The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-09-19
MILWAUKEE ROAD EXTENDS
Seems That the Matter is Settled for
the Milwaukee Extension to
Black Hills Country.

DldCh Hills SS
For some time there has been a
great deal Of talk about the Chicago
Milwaukee s. ST. Paul railway ex-
tending its line from Mitchell and
chamberlain through to the Black
Hills country. A good deal of the
talk has been on the surface, with
the superstition that it came from
headquarters. There now seems to
be nj question whatever but that the
company will build is line through
from Chan berlain to Rapid City.
The following from tie Sioux City
journal comes from pretty good
authority in the Milwakee's circles,
and can be relied upon:
Roswell Miller, chairman of the
Chicago Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railway company's board of directors,
has made announcement of a proposed
extension of that system which is of
first Importance in Sioux City and
South Dakota.
The announcement was made a few
days ago in New York to a widely
known South Dakota man who has
large property interests in that state.
Mr.. Miller talked freely Of the COM
pany's plans with regard to proposed
extension in South Dakota. The
Milwaukee next year will extend its
Chamberlain line to the Black Hills.
Mr.. Miller said, with any request
that the information be considered
confidential. The western terminus
of the line will be Rapid City.
Mr.. Miller had a map which showed
the route Of the proposed extension
brought to his desk, and he traced
the course for his visitor. Mr.. Miller
pointed out that the Platte line
would be continued up through
Charles Mix and Brule counties to
chamberlain, and that the extension
westward from Chamberlain would
follow the valley of the White river
through Lyman and Stanley counties
and into Pennington county.
The extension will be completed
next year, MI. Miller said.
The visitor remarked that this
news would have a tremendous bear
ing upon the capital site fight in
) South Dakota.
"Our legislature will meet this
winter" the visitor said. land
: this announcement will almost GER
; tainly send the capital to MITCHELL
, Mitchell is on a straight line east
from Chamberlain. In fact, Chamber
lain is the terminus Of the Sioux
City-Mitchell line.
Mr.. Miller said the capital contest
, did not enter into the calculations
of the Milwaukee, that the Black
Hills line wOuld-be built westward
from Chamberlain and through the
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location Of the capital.
, This line will not only revolutionize
traffic between eastern and western
South Dakota, but it will open up
, for settlement an agricultural section
of the state which now is wild grazing
) land. Much Of this land now is
. held at $40 an acre. With a railroad
: through the country its value will be
greatly increased. Lying between
!. Chamberlain and Rapid City and
stretching from the White river
far up into North Dakota is the
finest grazing land in this or any
$ other country, and only a railroad to
a cattle market has been lacking to
!. make it ideal. The Milwaukee will
> build the railroad, Sioux City will
supply the market.
This line will give Sioux City a
g direct line to the Black Hills. and
d one much shorter than the present
Omaha Elkhorn route. 1t will let
Sioux City jobbers into the Hills
districJ hours ahead of Omaha and
Denver.
With the Platte line and Chamber
y lain line running to Rapid City, Sioux
City will be by far the leading
d Missouri river gateway to the Black
Hills.
! That is the best news that has
;, come to Mitchell in a good many
:, days, for this city will be the gate
way of the Milwaukee's lines in three
directions on the way to the Hills
country. Mitchell hopes for its
speedy completion.
There's no beauty in all the land,
That can with her face compare.
Her lips are red, her eyes are bright,
e She takes Rocky Mountain Tea al
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