Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-03-29
RAILROADS.
A Review of the Various chance.
to be Estimated IN Con-
sidertng
Miles City as q Railroad centre,
The Summing up of Which
is very Flattering.
RAILROADS.
RAU ROAD TALK.

NNfsND A~hShhs
A Dissertation on the Various Railroad
Bumors of the Day.
The railroad anticipations that have
been entertained by the people of east
ern Montana every spring, are with US
again this year. aud at this time they
seem TO be built upon firmer founda-
tiop than ever before. There are
many good reasons why this should
be so among which may be mentioned
the opening of thegrest Sioux reser-
walton in Dakota that has nearly toI
ten years held the Milwaukee and ST.
Paul and the Chicago and Northwest
err roads in check at the Missouri
river, the one at Chamberlain and the
other at Pierre. The cession of tract
of territory across this reservation
wide enough to afford traffic return
to these roads in the country they
have to build through, Is what they
have been waiting for, and will un-
doubtedly induce their advance
through western Dakota and into
Montana. Then, too, the leasing Of
the Wisconsin Central by the North
ein Pacific, by which the latter gains
an unbroken line from the Pacific
coast to Chicago, must necessarily
stimulate the Chicago roads centering
at Sc. Paul, which have heretofore
divided the Chicsgo brsiness Of the
Northern Pacific. to reach out and
protect themselves In the traffic Of this
country, for with this lease consum-
mated they cannot certainly compete
with the consolidated line. The two
roads most likely to offer an early So
luton Of this problem are the Chicago
and Northwestern through its Free
mont and Elkhorn branch, and the
Union Pacific through Its Cheyenne
& Northern branch. The former
reached the vicinity Of Deadwood
some three years ago, but from that
time up to last fall made but little
progress toward borders. II is now
reported that the grade is being ex-
tended from Spesrfish west, which
would indicate Buffalo, wyo., a. an
objective point. For q year or two
past we have looked upon this road
as being the most likely 10 be the FIRST
TO enter the southeastern borders Of
Montana, but recent information In
regard TO the intentions Of the Chey-
enne and Northern would indicate
that that road will make an early ap-
pearance In this vicinity. The termi-
nus last year reached Wendovsr In
Laramie county. Wyo., about two
hundred and forty miles due south
from Miles City. The extention Of
the road 10 that point resulted In an
immediate opening Of traffic In the
shipment Of southern cattle to Mon
tana ranges and the counter shipment
iu the fall Of some beef cattle 10 Chi
cago. This demonstrated at once that
the necessity of q north and south
road for this country was not theoreti-
cal, and afford the best argument In
the world for Its extension to q point
In Montana where 1t could success
fully compete for the whole cattle bus
iness. But 1t seems there is an ele-
ment In the Union Pacific directory
that is opposed to the using Of its sur
plus in construction and Is In favor
Of this surplus being paid out In divi-
dsnds. The element In favor Of con.
struction is what is known as the Bos-
ton representation headed by Presi-
dent Chas. Francis Adams. Fred
Ames and others and controls, so IL Ia
reported. 70 per cent of the stock. The
dividend payers are the New York
faction, headed by Sidney Dillon. The
question as TO the application Of the
surplus will not be settled until the
annual meeting to be held at Boston
on the oath Of April, but the Adams
interest, now In control, seem SO conf.
dent OF the outcome that they are
making ell the preliminaries for the
extension Of the Cheyenne q North
ern from wendover north. The Chey-
snns Leader Of the 10Th says that
w. H. Fitzpatrick, Of Kilpatrioh
Bros. q Collins, A. p. Wood and II.
v. Clarke, well known railway con-
tractors, arrived from Omaha yests..
day afternoon and were closeted with
Union Pacific officials for several
hours. This morning they leave fol
the terminus Of the Cheyenne A North
ern. They will view the ground fol
the purpose Of submitting bids for th'
preparation Of road bed. =.
1t has been ascertained from rell
able source that grading on the extep
sion Of the Chsy enne a Northern
will commence early next month"; IN
surveyors have been instructed y