Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-02-10
OMAHA AND YARKToN,

S"httn rNo HNnfOV
Board OF Trade Meeting for the Discus-
sion of Favorite Railread Project.
Omaha Bee, 9Th: Omaha's progress
sive and Rtirring citizens turned out in
largo numbers at the board of trade last
! night to confer with the committee from
Yaakton in reference to the proposed
Omaha, Yankton & Northwestern rail-
/ road, a large map suspended from the
presidents Kostrum set forth the yearly
grain products and oattle interests of
Dakota, and particularly those OF Yank-
ton, while carefully drawn lines served
to- show the course of the proposed road
| and those now in existence and feeding
from Yankton connty's products whlch
in 1887 were: horses, ,521; cattle, 49,
l740; hogs, 20,211; corn, 966,636 bushels:
oats, 484 ,l23, wheat, 2l7, ,456; flax, o.
5lS. ALI of this, or the major portion Of
u, was moved to the east last year by
!Ohicago and Il is argued 5T the I'll gentle
men from Yankson that ii they had
direct communication with Omaha that
their relations with Chicago would be
| reverted to this city.
Second vice president OF the board of
trade, Euclid Martin, called the meeting
to order and General Beadle was first
! called upon TO speak. The delegation,
he said, had come down from Yankton
| to live and grow, and wish the belief
that Omaha wanted to grow and live off
| from the inducements which Yankton
| had to offer her. Mr.. Beadle then re-
ferred to the map, and said that il oc.
| CURED TO him that Omaha was too long
/ east and west, and not wide enough
southwest and northwest. He next ap-
prised his audience of the effortg OhI-
cago is continually setting forth to live
and prosper from the profits of the pro-
dnots of the west. Mr.. BeadIe dweis on
| the lay OF the land, and its smooth
plains and fertile valleys, where corn
| and wheat grows in abundance, snd
| which Omaha wss now invited to come
after. Yankton was in the oanter of
this region, which besides its grain in
Id1cements, was noted for it's hog and
cattle interests. Dakota, in horse sul.
ture, is the seventeenth state (raferrInR
to it as q stste) in the forty-tive, twenty
sixth in sheep, twenty-tbird IN cattle
and eighteenth in hogs. Delightful
towns, elegant residences, institutions
and schools are fully developed in the
territory, and abundance of vigor and
enterprise is visible everywhere. III
south Dakota was state, asit should
| have been five years ago, the
speaker was positive that it would have
plenty OF railroads aad would not be
looked upon with the present hesitation
that is apparent among the citizens OF
Nebraska. The territory was not tied
up TO any market, in fact 1t was dissat-
isfied with points ii now has relations
with and il is ready to desert them at
| any time. Now was she time for Omaha
to act, end he said that he feared that it
would not be more than ten years before
Omaha would see its folly in not taking
| advantage OF the rich mineral OF the
Black Hills Of Dakota. The people there
have their doors open for Omaha, and
are anxious to have her como to them,
There are greet many other live, pro-
gressive and wealthy towns in Dakota
waiting for commercial point to neigh.
Dor with, and Omaha is invited TO CO.
operate with them. The gentleman
next referred to other Dakota mineral
resources, and the quality of the hogs
raised in that country. II Omaha builds
railroad into Dakota it will establish
social and commercial relations in which
Nebraska would find the Dakotaians
honest. upright and stdrdy in every
thing they undertook or agreed to do.
In conclusion Mr.. Beadls said that the
delegation did not come here to dictate
or suggest. Omaha has the direct con.
troll, and every ything depends with her
To her sound headed and clear minded
gentlemen would rest She result, and to
them he would let the matter relnain.
I lin m Nf Nplnra1 Gb.,o
thanks was extended TO General Beadle
Tor his interesting and instructive dis
course. Mr.. a. Rosewater, upon being
called upon by Mr.. j. E., Riley, said
that he did not know as he had anything
more to add than has already been said
In the matter, which has been agitated
for two years or more. Some weeks aro
when he consented to become one Of ths
Iacorporators Of the road, he said at The
time that Omaha could not furnish th,
lsuffcient capital to go ahead with il
But they had promises from outsid,
capitalists, and they next went besor,
the county commissioners and asked 10,
tho voting of bonds. The oppositio,
met from this source was ontspoken, anc
Mr.. hosewster added that the incorpora
tors were now IN consultation will
prominent citizens and large taxpayer,
with g view OF preparing proposition
which they would submit to the com.
missioners as a basis for permission ts
go before the people and voters with
he hoped that tine proposition woul,
be satisfactory to all, and that the road
which would be of snch eminent valu
to Omaha, would be built. Mr.. Rose
water also successfully dismissed som
, ridiculous assertions that had been mad
concerning the objects Of the inoorpors
tors.
Tho map brought by the Yankto
delegation was presented with their com