The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-06-16
The Object I've Point That the ST Paul
Road Is Heading For

The following statement from u
civil engineer of wide personal inform
alton, appeared in the Minneapolis
Tribune OF June 4, and may be con-
sidcred as very authentic at the pres
ent time:
J. B. Sudderman, a civil engineer of
Winnipeg, who has been extensively
employed in surveying work for Can
adian railways for a number OF years,
is a guest at the West hotel.
Mr.. Sudderman, who has just left
the Dakotas, vouchsafes the positive
information that the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railway not only
intends to build to the coast, but that
the gigantic work is already under J
way and being pushed with all posi-
BILE haste.
Mr.. Sudderman witnessed the great
activity of the Milwaukee at Cham
berlain, S. d., where the first section
of the new transcontinental line is
being constructed TO the Black Hills,
a work which was undertaken some
weeks ago..
81 am amazed that any M should
longer question the intentions of the
| Milwaukee to invade the coast coun-
try" said MI. Sudderman. "Onicial
announcement was made recently by
President Earling regarding the con-
struction Of a line from Chamberlain
and Evarts, although he did not dis
close the colossal plans of the company
regarding the coast proposition, But
it as certain as anything in this world
can be that the Milwaukee will reach
the coast as soon as its lines can be
run over the route which has been
selected for it.
GAS several routes were surveyed, l
am unable to say which one will be
followed, but the idea that any ques-
stion remains of the Mllwaukee's clear
purpose is ridiculous. In the engineer
ing department Of the entire road the
Pacific coast extension isa matter Of
common knowledge, and it is aston
fishing that people have not yet accept
ed the positive evidence of the fact.
"There are imperative reasons why
the Milwaukee must build to the
coast. With the Great Northern,
Northern Pacific and Burlington
systems directly controlled by j. j..
Hill, it must build the coast line or
see its prestige as a Western property
!, disappear.
"Anyone living in North and South
Dakota will understand how vitality
important it is for the Milwaukee to
get to the Western seaboard. In form
er years, before the development of
transcontinental business, the roads
invading the western country to the
/ extent the Milwaukee does at present
t had an equal show. Now all this is
s changed. The traffic of the west has
increased beyond the dreams of the
railway promoters of a few years ago,
S and naturally the through lines get
\ the business.
cit is as necessary for the Mil.
waukee to build through as it would
t tor a street railway line to reach i'm,
portant terminal points made by com
d p%etitors. To remain stationery would
be the same as the street railway tt
operate part of a line in a district oc
e cupied by through lines.
''The company will develop the i'm
IS mcnse coal and oil lands of Wyomin,
t. in its scheme of development, an,
IS will thread a rich country all the dis
lance wherever possible. Wall stree
!e thoroughly understands that the lin,
IS is beng built, but the people of tn
northwest are not yet satisfied. Thi
strikes me as peculiar, as Minneapoli
and st. Pail will be greatly beneftc,
by ha wing another line connecting I'll.
Twin cities and the Pacific coast
~ There is no competition at present, a
to anyone must know who is at all ia
miliar with raiIroading."