The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-19

THE MILWAUKEE EXTENSION

Plans are Extensive for the Building
to he Done by the. Milwaunee
Road.
1t is conceded fact that there
is no bluff and bluster about the
proposed extension plans of the Mil
waukee road in the coming year.
The assurances from the proper
authorities that the road will be
extended from Chamberlain across
the reservation to the Black Hills
are being verified right along by
the actions Of the company.
At the present time there is a
corps Of Milwaukee surveyors at
Woonsocket and they have COM
menced TO run the permanent survey
Of the road from that place through
Washington Springs to a point in
Hand county. A preliminary survey
was run over this line last year.
The Washington Springs business men
are thoroughly satisfied that the
extension is to be made in the spring.
Commenting on what the Milwaukee
is doing at Woonsocket the Sioux
City Journal few days ago had
note to this effect concerning the
proposed extension: :
The understanding in Milwaukee
railroad circles is that the line will
be built in the spring, and that it
finally will become a part of the pro-
jected extension from Chamberlain
to Rapid City.
That the Milwaukee next spring
will connect up its Platte, A rmour and
Woonsocket lines to Chamberlain and
construct an extension from Chamber
lain to Rapid City has been knwon
in Sioux City for several months.
The beginning Of work only awaits
the opening of spring.
With this line extended into Hand
county it will give the Milwa lkee an
opportunity to build south from the
end Of the road at Orient and connect
up with the Woonsocket extension
and build on to the Platte line. 1t
would thus traverse a country that
has no line Of road running north
and south. 1t would cross the
MITCHELL line to Cham berlain that
| will be extended to the Hills country,
and would give it network of rail-
roads that touch the biggest portion
| of the eastern part of the state.
| The attitude of the Northwestern
road on the west side of the Missouri
river is menace to the business OF
the Milwaukee road. The North.
western has but recently built its
road up to Bonesteel and by going q
little farther north it will tap the
greater portion of the country which
ships all of its live stock over the
Milwaukee road from Chamberlain.
There is not the least likelihood Of
| that road submitting to having its
business act off to such an extent,
The information has come from
sufficiently reliable sources of the
road that the extension across the
reservation is absolutely sure. Mitch.
ellis position in the capital campaign
stands we'll as a place easily reached
by the majority OF the people in the
eastern part of the state. The big
majority of persons going to Pierre
must either pass through Mitchell
or close to it, and those living NORTH
of the city can reach US very handily
indeed. Even the Black Hills people
in going to Pierre can make mucl
better time by having tie capital To-
Gated here. With the Milwaukee,!
extension to the Hills country Mitch
ell's position in the capital campaign
becomes one of the strongest pos
sible. And before the capital is
voted on in two years we are just a!
confident as can be that the east ant
west parts of the state will be con
nected with railroad iron, and that
too, at Chamberlain.