Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-04-28
Railroad News Gathering Decidedly
the Most Encouraging Bright
Aspect.
General Manager Ward Called to Sioux
City for Conference-Somc
Resolutions.
Local and General News Picked up in
the City and Cleaned From
Exchanges.

likely to prove an cye-opcner in the way
of DEVELOPMENTS, aud such as will convince
everybody that there is a God who still
rcjgns in Israel. so TO speak. Part OF this
is a secret which the FREE PRESS is not
permitted to tell. but the following few
"tips'' may give some light,to the unin-
formed:
Jas. A. Ward general manager OF the
new Duluth. Pierre aud Black Hills line,
is now in Sioux City, called there to confer
with the projectors of the Hapd CITY,
Missouri River and St. Paul road and GER
tain head railroad officials. the object OF
the conference being to 30 arrange things
thnt the enterprise of connecting the twin
cities by rail- via Pierre with the Back
Hills can be accomplished without any
more unnecessary delay. Engineer IL, A.
Humphrey is also in Aberdeen. where lie Is
working with Chief Engineer Iidcn over
the survey made from Aberdeen. MI.
Tllden will probably soon be transferred
to some other new extension by the North
eru Pacific and will turn the details over
to Mr.. Humphrey. Among these is the
shortening of several curves where grad
ing is not yet done, and the lessenins OF
the grade in number of places
In addition TO these the following from
the St. Paul Dispatch is indicative that
the people there are becoming thoroughly
alive to their needs:
C.. w. Hackctt presided at this morn
ing's meeting of the chamber OF commerce
and A. +. Fo4g acted as secretary in the
absence of Mr.. Tallmadge, who is still in
the east. There was u large attendance
of the board.
The principal matter Of interest to come
before the meeting WAS the following pre-
amble and resolution offered BY Captain y.
H. Castle on subject o. the greatest
moment TO ST. Paul.
The resolution Was couchea in the fol-
lowing terms:
Whereas, The first exploration and de
yeiopment Of the Black Hills region Of
South Dakota was nrgcly the work of ST.
Paul men, and the beginnings of its trade
were fostered by St. Paul merchants.
which trade was largely diverted 10 other
points by reason OF adverse railroad com-
bnationS, and
Whereas. The development of the I'M
parailclcd mineral resources OF that re-
gion has already rendered il one OF the
richest sections of country naturally lfib-
utary TO ST. Paul. with assurances OF
growth in the immediate future far sur
passing all that has been hitherto record
ed, and
Whereas circutons railroad line OF
over LOCO miles now separates this region
from lis base of supplies AT Chicago. whlt
the completion of the two partly construct
ed lines reaching to Aberdeen, ). ID.
would giVea competing line 10 st. Pan
more than 800 miles shorter than the pres
ent Chicago like, thus making ST. Pau
easily IA favorte rival with Chicago for ;
trade amounting to Sl5,Ooo,OO0 annual!
and rapidly increasing. and
Whereas, The enterprising business me,
of Rapid City have organized the Rapit
City. Missouri Riverand St Paul Raiiwa.
company to build Il line from that city It
Pierre d distance Of 100 miles. subscribin
literally in cash donations. liberal right
of-way and ample terminal facilities. TO
the purpose of securing this desirable out
let and entering encrgetically upon tn
work of construction; therefor
Resolved, That the chamber of com
merce of the city of ST. Paul welcome
this enterprise most cordially as one c
certain, substantial benefit to the com
mercial aud industrial interests of the cit
and of equally assured advantage to til
people of the Black Hills country, aud es
peciaily of Rapid City.
Resolved, That being advised by pas
development of future possibilities of tn
region travcrsed by the proposed line an
living at the western terminus, both in az
ricultural and mineral resources, includ
ing grain, cattle, lumber, coal. tin, irol
silver and gold ores among its products
likewise involving an immense paSSengt
traffic, we have full faith in the practica
blity of the enterprise as a business yer
- ture and commend it to the favorable cor
sideratiOn of investors at home an
abrond.
Capt. Castle fortified his resolution wit
some very interesting remarks on I'll
great and increasing resources of tt
Black Hills country and the desirabilil
of maintaining trade relations with til;
territory. He asked that the rules be su:
pended and the resolution adopted, whc
was promptly done.
The st. Paul Globe commenting on til
matter. says:
The resolutions offered by Capt. Cast
which the chamber of commerce adoptt
at its meeting yesterday morning, call a
tention to the notable condition of affair
In the early days before any railroads
alltran into the Black Hills the stage lin
which was the only means of transport,
tion in that region, was operated by S
Paul men in the interest OF this cit
Since then the ills have developed ma
velously. and have become the seat of
large and rich population. The miner
wealth of the region is daily provr
greater than the most sanguine prospec
ors had hoped for, and at the same tin
fields of perpetual fertility are bcr
brought under cultivation. The trade
the section is estimated as being annual
in the neighborhood of sl5.OOO.OO but
spite of our early intimacy with the III
trict, we get none Of it. 1t all goes now
either Chicago or Omaha, simply becau
there is no railroad connection with tt
twin cities. The people of the Hills q
largely from St. Paul, and they wou
prefer to do business with us. but
stretch OF 100 miles from Pierre to Rap
City separates them from the nearest lii
running to this point, A road GOVERN