Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-10-10
Agitation Ii Kept Up.

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and st. Paul papers have all taken
their turn and said something favor
able concerning the railroad which is
soon to be built across this state but
the Tribune, ana now it comes to the
frcnt with the following we'll spoken
logic. 1t says that 1.-The Evening Call.
published at Lead, South Da1ota,
urges the people Of tie various towns
OF the Black Hills to pull together fer
the proposed railroad from Mime.
apolis and St. Paul across South
Dakota to the Hills to take steps to
cooperate with the twin Cities to
hasten its construction. The people
OF these cities, it thinEs, are but lily
informed OF the resources o. the Black
Hills, and active measures shout be
taken to post them. The people OF
Aberdeen and Pierre are also much
interested in this project, and would
no doubt like to join the push. The
Call speaks OF a movement set on
loot by the Minneapolis and st. Paul
commercial clubs, but We do not
think that & csc organizations have
done anything more than to form
ulate a wish t at such a road should
be butt. 1t takes money to b lid
railroads, and money in these times
Is exceedingly hard to get. Our in
telligent business men appreciate the
value OF q rail connection with the
Black Hills, and they will always be
found ready to cooperate in any
fannthla Uav RI nnt GI,pH N rnnl
There is already We understand, II
grade between Aberdeen and Pierre
that could be used. The demand 70
this line is su"h that there is a good
opportunity for an enterprising pro-
jector who has good financial connec.
tions to work up a com any to build
IL. We believe that a good deal OF aid
would be given by the people along
the line IN granting right Of way,
depot privileges, terminal facilities,
etc, and possibly the farmers would
be willing to turn in and do some
grading. Aberdeen and Pi RE and
some of the Black Hills towns could
no doubt be relied on Tor assistance
OF some sort. What Minneapolis and
st. paul could or would do, the
liibuhC % lOO aubici sLCd " sly DuL
orr business men are enterprising and
would give a business proposition a
cordial reception. The rAad to the
Black Hills shouli be kepcin mind by
all parties concerned. Abeginring by
way of preliminary organization,
might be made this fall, and it is
probable that in another six months
the Money market will be in such a
condition that the project can be
Hcate2."
Sioux Falls Press:-Railroad Com
missioner f. f. Conklin is in the city
and in a talk on the railroad situation
in South Dakota, replied 10 the query
as to the number of miles of new road
which will be constructed i'm the state
this year: '"There is rot likely to be
very much if any new road built
into the state this year, but next
yeas it will be different" He then
discussed the probabilities for Pierre
in the Q estion of railroad construc.
ton which he looks upon as certain
next season. He stated that he felt
Certain that the principal railroad
building in the state next year, would
be the construction OF a line from the
Twin cities to the Black Hills bv
way of Pierre. His confidence
that the road will be built
comes { ON what he has heard
from the iobbers of Minneapolis and
st. Paul, with whom he is well &C.
qua;nted. They are publishing the
matter for all there is i'll il, as they
are beginning to thoroughly realize
the enormous amount of trade they
are losing by their not having a more
direct line OF communication with the
Black Hills country. They do not
believe that the road will be as profit
able liz local traffic at once as other
roads might be, but it will be through
u part of the state ~h;ch has re
manned undeveloped for lack OF rail-
road facilities and the traffic will be
increasing all the time, and the main
object OF its construction, to secure
the trade OF the Hills. will make the
whole road a paying investment from
the start. He said: 81 am willing to
put myself on rec rd as Saying that
within w. years the people of Pierre
will enjoy the pleasing spectacle OF
another read running into the city"