The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-03-07
ANOTHER RAILROAD
For Madison 1naugurated by Farmers
Between Sioux Falls and this City
Worth Looking After.

A few days ago a number OF leading
business men OF Madison were discuss
ing the transportation question and the
disadvantages in this respect under
which Madison labored. No sooner was
a young industry started in this town
and had gained a successful footing in
business than it would be slaughtered by
similar enterprises at Sioux Falls which
bad the advantage Of the better rates.
I'm fact" said one Of the gentlemen, who
was we'll qualified to speak on the cub
ject, 1T would pay every business man in
Madison in two OF three years to give
$500 apiece to secure q competing rail-
road. Besides lowering their Own
transportation rates it would enable
other enterprises unthought OF vet to
establish themselves in Madison besides
putting US OF a competing basis with
other towns for general trade" All pres
ent agreed that the gentlemen was
pretty nearly right II We got the right
competing line on an independent one
The following special Of the 4th inst,
from Sioux Falls to the Sioux City
Journal may be OF interest to these
Madison gentlemen in this connection:
A we'll grounded movement has been
inaugurated among some OF the leading
farmers Of this county to build a railroad
from Sioux Falls to Madison, IN Lake
county, and to ultimately extend the
line to Aberdeen. This project possesses
I many points OF merit, and It has been
placed on foot in q quiet and earnest
way. On last Saturda, between - and
100 farmers met at C%ottonville. They
all live along the proposed route OF the
road and all we're enthusiastically in
favor Of the enterprise. A large fund.
consisting Of cash and lands. was sub
scribed at the meeting to push forward
the project. The promoters OF the plan
are confident OF their ability to secure q
free right OF way besides doing consider.
able grading Of the roadbed. The new
company will be Incorporated under the
name OF the Sioux Falls and Aberdeen
railway. and it will not only be an air
line between this city, Madison and
| Aberdeen, but it will traverse one OF the
richest agricultural belts OF the
Big Sioux valley 0 without
convenient railroad accommodations.
The proposed line would cut in two the
distance between this city mud Madison.
according to the present rail facilities.
4 majority OF the farmers living along
the new route are now obliged to make
a wagon haul OF from twelve to twenty
five miles to their nearest railroad
markets. This ls also the case in the
region between Madison and Aberdeen.
During the boom days the Milwaukee
railway company had under considera-
ton the line between Sioux Falls and
Madison, but not receiving the necessary
announcement from the farmers along
the route allowed the undertaking to 60
BY default. The revived interest in the
matter WILL uO NlOuOI ukuAu uVttOCt tuc
attention Of that company.
A fine line Of silks for trimming waiste,
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Kidney or BLADDER Troubles.
Any OF the above complaints or too
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Backaohe Cure" Bed wetting by chill.
dren is generally cured by n bottle Of
this powerful remedy. Testimonials
will be furnished on application to the
dealer whose name is gwen below. II
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After years OF untold suffering from
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was cured by using q single box OF DE-
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