Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-11-03
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Further Developments In Relation
to the Chicago, Sioux City &
Bismarck.
Surprising Activity In the Chicago
Headquarters Of the New and
Coming Road.
Preparations Made to Push the Road
Which Will Surely Be Here
Very Soon.
Coming. Coming.

It's Coming. Coming.
1t is barely possible that u majority of
the residents Of the capital city will
shrug their shoulders impatiently when
the TRIBUNE rises to remark that the
Chicago, Sioux City & Bismarck railroad
is coming.
Perchance some Of them may say:
"D-n the new railroad" vigorously.
There have been so many new air lines
constructed through North Dakota to its
capital city in the course Of the past few
years, that the recording angel will not
note down any slight profanity which
may be INDUCED in by Bismarckers,
when another new road is broached.
But eve though its heralding may be
received with ,mpatience, the TRIBUNE
feels constrained to keep its readers in
formed as to the progress Of the Chicago
Sioux City 4 Bismarck.
There is not much indication of activ-
ity in railroad circles at this end of the
line. The mysterious wonders are all
being performed at the other end.
Everything is in readiness to run trains,
with the exception of the rolling stock,
several thousand miles of track and
some other altogether insignificant rail-
road paraphernalia.
This may seem q bold assertion, but it
is warranted, Notwithstanding. The Chi
cago Mail seems to have an eye on the
new road, for it says.
The Chicago, Sioux City & Bismarck rail.
road company, whose general Office is in
Chicago, is about to be consolidated with
the Chicago, Cascade & Western Railroad
company, whose home office is at present
in Cascade, Iowa, Representatives of the
last-named company have recently been in
Chicago in consultation with the represen-
tatives of the Chicago, Sioux City & Bis.
marck Railroad company, and it is under
stood that all the arrangements for consol-
idatiOn are perfected and only await the
confirmation of the board of trustees of the
Chicago, Sioux City & Bismarck Railroad
company at their meeting Wednesday
night.
The consolidation of these two corpora
tons will give the Chicago, Sioux City &
Bismarck a continuous line of way through
Illinois, Iowa, South and North Dakota to
Bismarck, the capital Of North Dakota, and
removes the last obstacle to the immedi-
ate construction of the roal. Several large
contracts have already been entered into by
the Chicago, Sioux City & Bismarck COM
pany for the grading of its roadway, and
during next summer the tr~ack-laying will
be pushed with vigOr and the track COM
pleted through Illinois and Iowa.
The route of the consolidated road from
Chicago will be through the counties of
Cook, DuPage, Kane, Dekalb, Ogle, Carroll,
and Joe Daviess; will cross the Mississippi
river at Dubuque and then run west in
Iowa on nearly a straight line to Sioux
City, through the counties OF Dubuque,
Jones, Linn. Benton, Tama, Grundy ,Hadin,
Hamilton, Webster, Calhoun, Sac, Ida, and
Woodbury.. Fifty miles of the road will be
finished in South Dakota from LabanOn to
Mound City by the first of January next.
Lest the reader think the whole thing
a cruel hoax, on the part of the Mail, be
is invited to peruse the folio wing from
the Tribune, a quite influential and re-
liable journal, whose home is also in the
Windy City:
The Chicago, Sioux City and Bismarck
railroad company, the general office of
which is in Chicago. is about to be consoli-
dated with the Chicago, Cascade and Wes-
tern railroad company, the headquarters of
which Is at present at Cascade, la. Repre-.
sentatives Of the last named company have
recently been in Chicago in consultation
with the representatives Of the Chicago
Sioux City & Bismarck railroad company
and it is understood all the arrangements
for the consolidation are perfected and
await only the confirmation of the Board
of Trustees of the latter company at its
meeting next Wednesday,. Several large
contracts have been entered into by the
Chicago, Sioux City & Bismarck railroad
company for the grading of its roadway
and during G summer the track-laying
will be pushed with vigor and the road
completed through Illinois and Iowa.
There is much more which might be
said about new railroads, but personal
safety demands considerable silence on
the subject, with all remarks appertain.
ing or relating thereto, judicious and
very, very guarded. To the c., s. G. &
B., however, everyone will accord a
warm welcome-when it comes. A
r%ight-of-way will be secured for them,
also, and a site for q new depot. This is
all which can be promised at present.
With the realism of the road, will in
crease the generosity of Bismarck to-
ward the new line.
Off the Track.
There was considerable activity in the
railroad yards all day yesterday. AT
about 10 o'clock Saturday night, a stock
train pulled out from the depot, and ran
into an open switch at the stockyards,
derailing the engine and four carloads of
stock. The stock cars were gotten back
OF the track again, one car having to be
unloaded, and but one steer was killed
in the derailing Of the cars. The engine
could not be moved, however, and it
rested or the rails, preventing the pass.
of trains. Section crews were sum-
moned, and a temporary track was built
around the engine. the work reonlrinu