The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-05
RAILROADS AND CAPITAL
The Milwaukee Extension is Re
garded as Sure by Joe Greene.
of Chamberlain.

Sioux City Journal: While denialS
are made, it is known positively that
both the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway company and tue Chicago.
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway
company have given out to their
ing the capital fight now being waged
in South Dakota. The Northwestern
wants the capital to remain at
Pierre. and it desires its agents to
use all their influence to that end.
The Milwaukee desires the capital to
be removed to Mitchell, and its
agents have been given to understand
that pulls in that direction will be
appreciated.
The Black Hills country holds the
key to the situation, and its votes in
all probability will go to Pierre or
Mitchell, the choice depending upon
the strength Of assurance with re-
gard to a railroad from the Missouri
river to the Black Hills. If Pierre
can ''show" the Black Hills people
that the Northwestern will build
from Pierre to the Hills, the capital
almost surely will remain in it's
present location. On the other hand.
if Pierre shall not be able to satisfy
the Black Hills On this point, and
the Milwaukee can make it plain
beyond all doubt that the Milwaukee
will construct its proposed extension
from Chamberlain to Rapid City,
then Mitchell may become the capital
city.
Joseph NJ. Greene. of Chamberlain,
member of the national republican
committee from South Dakota, feels
assured the Milwaukee will build
the extension just as Roswell Miller,
chairman of the roads board of
directors, weeks ago said it would.
The Argus-Leader. Of Sioux Falls,
in an interview with Mr.. Greene ON
this subject, quotes him as follows:
1t is known that for years we have
pinned our faith in Chamberlain's
greater future on a railroad extension
across the river on to the Hills. We
are now as sure that the extension
will be made inside of the next
eighteen months as we are that our
city will be On the map until that
time. The conditions are ripe for
the movement. This extension has
become a necessity for the preserva-
tion Of the great interests Of the
Milwaukee company, even if the
actual growth of it's western COM
merce be left out of consideration.
When the Northwestern extended it's
line up along the western side of the
river and it became a direct menace
to the extension and even to the
maintenance OF the M~ilwaukee's
present business. and the proposed
ern nOrthward along the western
side Of the Missouri increases the
significance Of the play upon the
checker board by the rivalry of COM
panies. The Northwestern is aiming
to tap the best of the range country
n the only way in which the Mil
Waukee can %counteract the movement
IS to extend across the river and
take a rush for the king row over
in the Black Hills and in that way
it can and will catch the traffic both
going and coming.
The movement means much for
Chamberlain. and much for the
eastern and western parts of the
state When the line is completed it
will develop present cities and
communities and new commercial
ties will be formed between the two
sections of the state. The building
OF this line. now thoroughly assured,
contains more of promise to the
state, in the near future than any
other improvement had under con
temptation since we attained to
statehood.