Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-29
THE 500.

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MARCKf AND ABERDEEN THIS
YEAR--THE MILWAUKEE ROAD
MAY RETALIATE AND BUILD TO
. BISMARCK. , =. = 5& 5]s s1.f1S$ S$%2s
The Minneapolis Times has been.
calling on the railroad people or it's
own imagination again and finds as
follows: @.'''' T'.>. t$$s.%..l 81
'The announced intention of the
500 road to build to the Missouri river
in South Dakota, and not into Aber-
deem or Bismarck, which were be-
lieved by many. to be its objective
points, has occasioned no little sur
prise among railroad officials of the
twin cities and particularly Of the Mil
waukee road, into whose territory it
proposes to build. ,y,$-:
The latter road has held undisputed
possession of the great wheat country
around Eureka, S. D., which enjoys the
distinction Of being the greatest prim-
ary wheat shipping market in the
world. The reason that this little
country town has earned such repu-
tation is found in the fact that, in ad-
dition to being in a wonderful wheat
raising section, it drew on the terri
tory for as much as fifty miles to the
north and west ON account of the alb
sence of other shipping facilities.
1t is in this wonderfully rich section
that the 500. road will strive for IA
share of wheat traffic, and with the
building of the road there will spring
up elevators to handle the grain that
will surely result in the loss to the
Milwaukee road of part of its bus
mess.
tsThere is little doubt, therefore, that
the latter will retaliate by pushing an
extension from Eureka on into EN-
mons county, North Dakota A we'll
posted grain dealer who has elevator
interests in South Dakota expressed
the opinion yesterday that that would
be the result of the Soos action in
building into Milwaukee territory; that
the Milwaukee road had intended to
extend into Emmons county and would
undoubtedly have commenced opera
tions ere this had not last years crop
shortage upset its plans. o.. Vs. :, -,
The official declaration that the 500
road did not intend to make any ex-
tension this year other than from
| Wishek to the Missouri river, as an
nounced last Tuesday in the Times,
was a sore disapp pointment to the peo-
pie of Bismarck and Aberdeen, who
had hoped that they would have addi-
tional railway facilities this fall. That
the management of the 500 road had
laid plans for the construction of lines
into both Of these cities this year
there is not the slightest doubt, and
because they have decided not to do SO
row is no fault OF theirs. The Times
I is: reliably Informed that the reason
these extensions will not be made this
year is on account Of an inability to
secure delivery Of sufficient rails in
time for the work this season !,
M It is q fact not general NV known that
the Chicago, Milwaukee ana ST. Pau,
| s.sailWay is bonded into Bismarck ana
that the road a few years ago pur.
chased and still own 5 4 large and val
uable tract OF land FOR terminal faeili-
ties at Bismarck Il is possible that
between the 500 extending into its
territory and the Burlin gton being
taken in by the Great Northern ana
Northern Pacific the Milwaukee road
may conclude TO make 4 few xten-
sioas Into the enemy country and
build on 70 Bisnarck