Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-13
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The work ofgrading the B. & NJ 10
this city is progressing at a rate of speed
that even surprises old railway contract.
ors, already two-thirds Of the grading
between here and Minnekahta station
is completed. The work of laying
track was commenced on the 23d Of the
present month and it looks much now
as though the track would be laid into
Hot springs by the lst day Of July.
The B. & NJ are hustlers when they once
get move ON themselves, and no mi !.
take.-Hot Springs Herald.
WILL BUILD TO THE HILLS.
A reporter of the Capital found Gene
raj Manager Ward Of the Duluth, Pierre
K Black Hills railroad in most AMIGA
BILE frame of mind yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Ward has just returned from trip
to st. Paul, where he has been in consul
tation with officials of the Northern Pa
ciiic railroad among whom was Presi-
dent Oakes.
the officials mean business in build.
ing this road into Pierce, and are not
going to stop here, bnt are going TO the
Black Hills and that just as quick as
they can get there.
In regard TO the grading Of the road
from Oakes TO Aberdeen, the n. =. will
have that completed in time to get the
road ironed into. Pierre this fall.
Not only will they build from Oakes but
will build the thirty miles of line be-
tween Minor and Oakes. This cut will
make saving of just los miles over
the route from Oakes to st. Paul, via
Jamestown. With that cut off the dis
tance from Pierre to st. Paul will be 492
miles.
With the completing Of the line into
Pierre fast passenger train will be put
on to st. Panl and the passenger which
now leaves St. faul at four o'clock in
the afternoon will reach here the next
morning at 10 or eleven o'clock.
The route from Pierre to the BLACK
Hills will be by way of Rapid City no
doubt, If the people out there will offer
some inducement. If they do not the
road will push further north and strike
Deadwood. the ultimate terminus oi
the Pierre line is to connect with the
Northern Pacific line tothe coast at some
available point near Helena. With the
line completed to that point Pierre will
be on a through continental route.
The business men Of st. Paul and
Minneapolis are interested in this route
and they are urging the Northern Pa
cigc to complete the road as soon as pos
sibe into the Black Hills, so that they
can get the trade Of that country
While in st Paul Mr. Ward talked with
prominent business men ofthat city and
he knows it to be fact that they are
not little interested in the trade Of the
Black Hills They believe with the com
pletion OF the Pierre road that they can
go in there and virtually control the
trade, for st. Paul, of that section.
| Another feature Of the Northern Pa.
cifc into Pierre is, that il is stirring up
other roads III this section. While in
st. Paul. Mr.. Ward met prominent Of
fetal of the Great Northern, who seem.
ed greatly interested in the railroad
building into Pierre. lie stated that il
was only question Of time when they
would be compelled to build into the
city. He also seemed TO greatly regrei
the fact that they had not accepted the
Which was accepted bty tS tfe f,s North1tefff N hf1esf
Pacific.
Mr.. Ward will no doubt, have charge
of the grade between Aberdeen and
Oakes and Aiilnor. He expects TO leave
for Faulkton, Monday morning, to look
after the grading which is now going on
on the FIRST fifteen miles out Of that
| place.
! Ifanyone desires TO become enthusi.
astic on Pierre's railroad prospects they
want TO converse with General Mana.
ger Ward sipce his re,urn.-Iierre Cap.
ital.