Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-12
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Mars 10 Eam&ton -Ghe Centrals Con,
ciuakon,
Railroad matters are taking shape in
YaDkton's favor and plans long under
consideration are coming to q head. A
telegram from T. j. Kahn, received to-
dsy, sent in the name of The Yankton
committee reads:
Norfolk, Nebraska, April l2.--Io w.
s. Bowen, Yankton, Dakota-Oar COM
nittee INST the Norfolk board of trade
last night. a railroad company is fully
Incorporated to build from Yankton to
Norfolk and its engineers go into the
field for work next week. Norfolk citi-
'zens are very enthusiastie."
The following special telegram to the
Sioux Oity journal pertains to the same
subjact:
Norfolk, Nehraaka, April H. @. a. r.
hall was crowded TO night to meet a
committee OF the Yaukton board of
trade, consisting of VIM. Nj. Powers, FL.
b. Goodrich and f. j. Kahn, aud listen
10 Q proposition IRON them With refer
euee to building 3 railroad from Yank-
ton 10 Notfolk. Yankton's representa-
tiVeB presented their case, practically
stating that the Manitoba was at the
back of their proposition; that the COM
pauy was building to Sioux Falls, would
build 90 YanRtop, and wanted SO bulls
TO Norfolk to connect with the Union
Pacific, and that it would ultimately
bulld TO Denver. They asked the people
OF Norfolk to pat o corps OF surveyors in
the heid, lad u practicable and feasible
-oute to Iankton, snd present the action
TO MIR. Hill, president of the Manitoba,
for consideration. In answer 60 this re-.
quest 1t wes stated that the Yankton
and Southwestern had already made q
proposition 90 Norfolk and would have
surveyors in the Geld within a few weeks
to select q route between the two cities,
and 1t was deemed unnecessary for Nor
folk TO make q survey. A motion that
Norfolk would give $25, 900 to the first
railroad TO build between Norfolk and
Ysnkton was adopted unanimously and
q resolution adopted that Norfolk send
greetings to Yankton and pledge hearty
cooperation by al mesns in her power
30 seGnr and aid the line of road, The
Yankton committee were taken in charge
by the executive committee of the Nor
folk board of trade to he entertained,
and after consultation further action
will DO agreed upon.
President Scongal, of the Yankton
board of trade, received from T. j. Kahn
a telegram similar TO the one above
given and Rlso a telegram from the
president of the Norfolk board of trade
sending greeting end confirming and en-
dorBiug MIR, Kahn's statements.
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
The Fort Dodge Messenger of the 10Th
settles the Illinois Central problem IN
favor OF the Yankton extension, 1t says;
For some time people have expressed
u belief That the Illinois Central would
not Withdraw from the ield and allow
| other companies to 90 into the territory
| which they themselves should occupy,
To-day all doubts are confirmed; the
company will build and the line will be
the LeMars and Yenkton line, which is
something over sixty miles in length,
extending west from LeMars across the
| Broken Kettle creek country via Akron
and the Big Sioux valley 10 Yank&on
The country TO be occupied has hereto
fore been entirely free from railroads,
although it is thiekly populated and
possesses o soil that is exceedingly fer.
tile, the Broken Kettle creek country
being considered the best farming
try in Iowa.
The new line which has been surveyed
and located Will be q very expensive
piece of work, the profiles OF the com
pany showing it to be the toughest and
most expensive country in which to
build that the company has contem-
plated occupying, but on the other band
1t is an exceeding rich and productive
farm country, the occupation of which
Will give a tributary territory to the
Central that will amply repay them fol
their outlay, which must of necessity
greatly increase the business of the MAR
line. The Illinois Central hes I'M
doubtedly made up its mind to rustic
after and to get it's share of the Dakote
business. Further developments may
be looked for soon. Well, ''let' err CO.
OTHER ROADS.
The Manitoba from Sidnx Falls and
the Northwestern from Harrington arr
assured for this year. -Four new rail
roads will help Yankton to a high com
mercial place.