Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-12-21

THE MIDLAND PACl FIC
The Prospects of the Midland Pacific
Being Built Are Very
Bright.
Reorganization of This Road Took
Place Last Monday in
Chicago.
j. Kennedy. Tod 4 Co.. and Other
Wealthy People Are In
!crcstrd.

Sioux Falls Press. III: Sioux Falls is q
great ci,v and is destined 10 be Il greater |
one. During This year Of pnnc> through
ou, the east. and when it was almost an
impossibility to secure money for any
purpose whatever. This city succeeded in
huilding the Sioux Falls iankton and
Southwestern railway to ianlton. dis
tancc of siXty-two miles. This line,
which was built through the personal cf-
forts of Senator r. Y. pettsrew, has
been ii great source of revenue 10 the
wholesale and retail merchants of the
city and will bc OF even more benefit in
| ,hc future The new road opened a
wholesale territory 10 SionX Falls that
| was formerly controlled ny Sioux City, but
ihu, place is now unable to sell goods in
| the district,
Some few years ago MIR. petiigrsw con
ceived the idea of building a railroad
/ from Sioux Fails to Seattle, y company
known aS the Midland Pacific was incor-
poratcd and >utiicen, money raised TO
make the preliminary survey. This sur
vey developed the fact That the country
| through whct. tn" road would pass was
| of the hest and rich in coal and mineral.
timber and agricultural lands. Theroute
of the contemplated road is through a
country lha, enjoys aneXeellcnt climate
AT all seasons of the year. and which is
sufficiently developed TO prove that Il
railroad would be a GREAT paying invest
| ment.
| Senator Pcttigrew had faith in th" road
and has devoted considerable of his time
| to getting its affairs in shape, but in the
/! meantime constructed The Sioux Fails
! and Yauk,or line. which he sold after
completion to the Great Northern. He
| has however. been determined TO see the
| Midland Pacific built. and. il is said. ar
rangcnents We're abonl completed last
spring for the building of the line to
Pierre. when the money panic came on.
The following special dispatch form nu
buque. iowa. was printed in Yesterdays
Sioux City Journal:
ZEN Govcrnor Larraher was here today
and sold his coal mine in the Black Hills
for 100000 10 President sweet. ol the
Chicago. Wilmington and Nrrmiiiiou
Coal company, OF tcago He wiltrans-
fer il 10 the Wyoming and Pierre Rail
road company. recently incorporated
here of which he is chairman. And
which. In The spring. Win build Il railroad
from the mine TO Il connection with the
Burlington and Missouri, seventeen
miles east. II is promised that rcor-
gaula,ion of the Midland Pacific viii he
elected in Chicago next Monday, and
then this road Viii be buil next year
from sioux Fails 20 the i.ar!abee mine,
i.O miles west. which is estimated by MIR.
Sweet TO contain 100000 ions of coal.
The Midland Pacific is surveyed from
Sioux FalIsto rXger sound 400 miles and
i, is stated thar J. Kennedy. Tod X Co,
and others have been enlisted in the en-
terpsse.
There is no donbt whatever bat th,
news is anthenic. and j, is very good
news for Sioux Fails. With work com
menced NEXT spring on the Midland Pa
cilc, and the prospects of its being COM
plcled next year to Tie Black Hills
Sioux Falls will be in most cnviabe po-
Silion. and her prospects of becoming 4
. large wholesale and manufacturing city
will be much improved. SIOUX Falls now
has six railroads and the Midland Pacific
, is the only railroad that is now needed by
, this city. as it opens the western half o
this state To the wholesale houses of thi:
3 city.
= The following Dubuque. Iowa, spccia
F. telegram OF the l4th 10 the Chicago lntcl
Ocean, confirms information contained il
the above and contains few more fact!
of the greatest Importance TO Pierre pco
pie and all who are Interested in our city
a. l.. Sweet. of Chicago, president o
: the Chicago. Wilmington and Nermilliol
; Coal company, met eN-GOv Larra5e,
here today and bought his coal mines il
the Back Hills for 100000. Mr.. Swee
acted for the Wyoming and Pierre Rail
!. road company, which he incorporated
y here a few weeks ago with Messrs. Cragil
and Gilman. of Chicago. and with Dubu
que men, including George NJ. Nix. gen
cral manager. In the spring railroa
will be built to the mine. which Nh
;, Sweets experts report to contain 5000.
:, 600 tons of coal, enough to last the rail
roads west of the Missouri river fo
twenty years. Next Monday q meetin
: will be held in Chicago to rcorganize tn
: Midland Pacific, projected from Siou
Falls to Puget Sound, l,400 miles, and G
which Mr.. Nix has made a preliminar
u survey. 1t is stated that j. Kennedy
Tod & Co. are back of the road and tina
it will be built next year from Sioux Fall
TO the Larrabec mines. 420 miles west.
i On and after January l, 1854, Greenoug