Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-16
TO RESUME WORK.
The Manitoba to Busy Iteelf
On its Sioux Falls End.
All Negotiations with the Sioux City
& Northern Ended.

All Negotiations with the Sioux City
& Northern Ended.
Other Railroad Matters of
Gre ater or Lesstr Impor-
tance.
The following from the Sioux Falls
Press of Saturday is of great interest to
Ysnkton readers: a..-s
ALI negotiations between the Sioux
City and Northern and Manitoba rail-
ways are off. A contract was made in
May by the Sioux Oity and Northern
people with New York parties,
presumably In the interest of the
Manitoba company, for placing the
! bonds OF the former connpeny for build
| ing 100 mics of road, and the line was
definitely located to Palisade. It was
understood that the Manitoba company
would operate the road when con-
struoted. Owing to the recent decisions
of the railroad commissioners of Iowa
against railroad companies, the contract
entered into by the New York capitalists
l
The Manitoba people positively decline
to operate single mile of railway In
the state of Iowa under existing laws.
This may operate to the advantage OF
Sioux Falls, as the extension
of the Wilmer and Sioux Falls
line will now undoubtedly be made In
Dakota 10 general southwestern course,
instead of being directed to Sioux City
and crossing the river at that point. The
| building of the bridge here, and the
grading OF the depot grounds on the
south side, has been held up but is now
ordered completed ut once. Chief Engi-
neer KILLER will be in Sioux Falls next
Tuesday to isy out sidetrscks. depot
buildings, etc., and work will begin
forthwith. A foe bridge will be con.
structed over the Sioux, costing about
$l4 900; all probabilities of losing the
main line OF the Manitoba seem to have
vanished, and the extension from this
point is only question of time. 1t ia
not probable that any new road Will be
built this year By any Of the companies
eentering at this point The present
state OF the money market, and the de-
| preston OF stocks. make this necessity.
! There seems to be O tacit understanding
among all roads to lay still for year or
two, and fully perfect thsi. present
lines. When they do start. we may look
for an era in railroad building such as
this country has never seen.
PROGRESS OF THE MANITOBA.
/ The Pipestone Star says: There is
nothing watched with more interest at
the present time than the progress being
made by the Willmar and Sioux Fails
company in the construction of their
line. Nearly every day we have in
quiries from farmers as to how long il
will he before trains can be looked for,
and whether the road will be built In
time to handle the coming crop and fur
nish fuel III return. We, of coarse, have
no officia! advice as to just when the
road viii be completed, but we have
every confidence that it will not be de-
layed one day longer than is absolutely
necessary, and we feel safe in assuring
the people of this county that the Dn-
luth road will handle part OF this years
crop and also bring us in fue
at a great deal cheaper
price than il has ever beer
known here before. In the vicinity Of
Granite Falls the company hes some
heavy bridging to do. To facilitate
matters temporary structure is being
constructed. AS soon as this .E done
supplies will then come forward TOR this
end of the line, and there are no more
obstacles to rapid railroad building until
Palisade is reached. This latter WORK
is in charge of j. M, Poerbaucb, who
!; assures us that he will be all ready TO,
the iron men by the time they reaot
there. And by the time the iron is laid
to Sioux Falls the bridge at Granite viii
: be done and regular trains can be PM
ON at once. This road will be CT immense
benefits to this section there is no doubt
and that such On interest will be taker
in its completion by our people will bt
gratifying to the management.
EXCITEMENT AT NoBFo1K.
Norfolk, Neb.. special: Norfolk is or
the eve of great advance. Parties from
the outside are here buying up real
estate on the strength OF the Manitobs
and Burlington & Missouri RAILROADS
coming in this fall. Everything ii
, activity. The city is making great prep
aratlons for the state @. A. r. reunion
and the first meeting of the north Ne
: braska fair ASSOCIATION. The watel
, works are almost completed and the
electric light will be in running order by
August 10th. The streets are being
graded and paved with gravel, and in
fact Norfolk is rapidly growing. There
] have been erected this spring over i5(
! buildings, and all are occupied and the
demand greater than ever. q. a Mast
president of the Citizens National bank
, is now building brick block next to tht
bank and number of others are to b,
erected at once. The Daily News build
ing is almost completed and O. F. W
Marquardt is at work on his block, which
, will be the finest in north Nebresks
when fni he'd; and last, but not least
the young republican club of Norfolk Il
making great preparations for regular
/ old time republican rally for Harrison