Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-14
THE NEBRASKA WAY.
Something About the Pro.
ject of the SAINT Fe
Company
Railroad Movements WI Norfolk
as their Destination.

Relative to the project of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad company
so move northward into Dakota and
Minnesota territory the Omaha Repub-
licsn says:
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe is
most wonderful road, and it
proposes to give Omaha an opportunity
of finding that fact out. AS square
and healthy stand-off to the rumor con-
oerninR Northern Pacific move south
wsrd here IL another which says just as
!orcibly that the Santa Fe is going
north. Last week The Republican pub
lished an item stating that representa-
tive OF the Santa Fe was here filing him.
self up with informRtion, taking meas
urements and looking out for feasible
routes over which his company might,
il 1t desired, run o line into Omaha.
He renamed here until Saturday, and
then went away, expecting to go direct
to Boston. Through certain parties who
talked with this gentleman it is learned
that the great Santa Fe corporation has
decided to build road from Topeka to
Omaha, thence north by way of Yankton
TO Minneapolis or St. Paul, and probably
on to the lakes. According to his cal
culations three surveying corps will be
put in the field within o month, one
starting at Topeka another from Omaha,
and the third from Yankton. The inten-
tion is 20 get the route located this fall,
and have everything ready to commence
building as early as possible next spring.
One assertion of the representative left
the impression that they expect to have
the entire line completed AMI in opera
tion In two years. lie is the same man
who procured the right OF way for the
line from Kansas Oity to Chicago and
ought to know what he is taking about
This would certainty be grand road
for Omaha. Its advantages and direct
benefits are 30 numerous and large that
columns might be written about them.
Just think of the great country both
north and south that would be made
tributary to her stock market
saying nothing about the new fields
opened by 1t for wholesale merchants
and manufacturers. Furthermore the
stock yards and market of Omaha
are gaming such reputation
among cattle men in southwestern
Kansas, southeastern Colorado, New
Mexico and Texas that they express
strong desires to ship their cattle here
but on account Of the fact that there or,
no direct roads running from those sec
tlons here, it would not pay them. It il
hardly believed that the Santa Fe woull
attempt 10 build such q line as the on,
proposed, only for the fact that the
Union Pacific and Rock Island are sail
ing down into It's territory, therefore, il
order to hold business now going se
Kansas City, which will eventually
come here, it is forced to turn it's at.
tention in this direction.
NORFOLK MOVEMENTS.
The Norfolk project so frequentl.
mentioned in the Press and Dakotaian i
exciting great interest on the NebFask
side. The following is from the Harting
ton Herald of the 18th:
For the past week Abstract or Steph
enson has been busy with the man,
transfers that are being made to sh
Yankton-Norfolk railway company, 1
is stated ON good authority that th
lright-of- has all been purchase,
and that the final surveys will be mad
IN few days. The Yankton-N -Norfol
scheme is no longer myth, it is resli
ty. Soon the long line OF two wheelet
sorapers will commence to throw dir
and il short time the scream OF th
competing locomotive will be hear
throughout the northwestern part @
Cedar county. While there is consider
able excitement in the northwest W
have on the opposite side an equall
lexpeotant people. For the past thre
weeks several gangs of surveyors hav
been surveying and driving grade steke
for third line in this county fror
Sioux City west. It is said that th
Illinois Central is behind this proiec
They are undoubtedly seeking connec
tion with the Union Pacific. Is woul
seem but proper for the citizens of Hart
ington il they desire to guard their owl
interest, to endeavor to secure one G
both OF these roads. II would pay th
companies to strike this point for on
| local traffic. Located in the center {
the county and easily accessible fror
| all directions, with competing lines {
railway we could easily command th
traffic OF the whole county. With prope
effort on the part Of our citizens we ca
see fattering prospect in store for tn
present prosperous and energetic count
seat. Much can be accomplished b
united action.
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