Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-02-19
RAILROAD BUILDING.


RAILROAD BUILDING.
sturgis can Have q Competing Line with
A Little work.
The signs Of the times are extremely
fattering for Sturgis 10 secure another
railroad the coming year il the citizens
are alive to the situation, and as this is
q matter OF no little Importance to the.
people of this vicinity it behooves them
to study the question and be in readi-
ness to take advantage Of every move
that is made by the several roads now
pointing Hillsward.
The B. & M. must get out OF Dead
wood, and If it does not build through
here, the business men and property
owners OF Sturgis will be largely to
blame. Will they take immediate action
in the premisesf Railway magnets take
notice of wide-awake communities,
therefore Sturgis must keep her eyes
open and SCOOP her neighboring
rivals.
Then there are the Milwaukee, the.
Illinois Central, the Northern Pacific
and the Midland Pacific all of them
figuring on reaching this country before
many months pass. Shall they be
given hearty and substantial invitation
to look up Natures route that leads to
sturgis or viii they be allowed to
"grope" about in ravines and draws and
be forever lost to the county seat OF
Meade and military post of Ft. Meade?
A few pointers are herewith given.
Read them, and then all hands unite and
put the ball in motion, to let the world
at large know that Sturgis does not live
only IN history:
The following New York dispatch to
the Chicago Times OF February 18th in
dicates that there viii be considerable
railroad building in and about the Hills
during the coming summer:
Before 1891 has expired all the rail-
roads roads ef e tie northwest will be operated
under "a single management" These
were the prophetic words ola gentleman
who was one of the prime movers in Or
ganizing the Western Railroad associa-
tion, and who took prominant and ae-
tive part in the Windsor hotel meetings.
The event he predicts, as outlined by
him, is the most gigantic railway con-
solidation that has ever been undertaken.
Southwestern consolidation is bagatelle
in comparison. Thetroads in the north
west include the Northern Pacific, the
Canadian Pacific, the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy, the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul, the Chicago & Northwest
ern, and the Great Northern.
"Why even talk of the proposed south.
western agreement" said the gentleman
ewhen the proposed northwestern agree
ment is so much more important? Here
is combination of roads that will ag.
gregate upward of $4,000 miles Of rail
lines in active operation, and to great
extent in competition with each other
Plans for their merging, or practica
consolidation, under one management
are now nearly completed. 1t may be
that the st. Paul and the Northwestern
may first make an independent consoli
dation. If they do it would only tend
to simplify matters. The Burlington
the Great Northern, and the Manitobt
are already working In the closest rela
tions with each other, so close, in fact
that President Perkins admitted at the
Windsor hotel meeting that the Burling
ton intended to extend its line from
Deadwood to connect with the Grea
Northern.
General Manager Ward, of the Du
luth, Pierre and Black Hills railroad
has received telegram from Gen. New
port of the Northern Pacific railroad
ordering him to report at st. Paul at al
early day to complete arrangements fo
the early completion of the grade be
tween here and Faulkton. In an inter
view Mr.. Ward says:
aIn short time now you will SCI
| graders between here and Faulkton JUS
about as thick as they can be strewn
I expect to see trains running int
Pierre via the Northern Pacific from
Cakes by the latter part of next August
and then as soon as this piece is com
Ipleted I believe the plan to be to turl
our attention to the extension of the lin,
to the Black Hills as rapidly as possible
Everybody that knows anything know
that this road has not been built here Il
stop here. 1t has been first, last ant
all the time to reach the Hills"
/ Mrs. A. Berstel Of Falsebottom CAV
birth to tripletts Saturday-two girl
and boy. The latter died but th
others are doing we'll.
| The Homestake company paid it
taxes the other day, amounting 30 $51,
1874 for 1891. Oh, for a few NOR
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