The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-09-29
BURLINGTON 70 EXTEND
RuMoR THAT THE FREMONT LINE
WILL BUILD NORTHWEST.
COULD UTILIZE YANKToN GRADE
The Great Northern owns an Interest
In the Old Line Graded Between
Norfolk and Yankton, and Con.
nection Here Would be Natural.

The Lincoln Star contains an ar
ticle which points to the building OF
another railroad into this section OF
the state Whether there is anything
in it or not, it is very plausible story
particularly in view of the fact that
there at present exists railroad grade
practically completed between this
place and Yankton which is largely
owned by the Great Northern railroad.
What more natural, with the invest.
ment in this grade lying idle, that the
Great Northern would want to utilize
It? BY extending the line from Ere
mont to Norfolk, connection would be
easily made with Yankton, and eX-
tension to the other points mentioned
could be made according to the Star,
story, which is as follows:
"The people of Fremont firmly be-
lieve that the Great Northern has It's
eve on the territory northwest of their
CITY," said ]. w. Nation of Fremont at
the Capitol hotel this morning. THE
new road has begun to lay track and
will be running trains over the new
line from Sioux City to Ashland before
the first of the year. | was at Dakota
City yesterday and they were just lay
ing the first rails.
"If you will look at a map OF the
state you will see a fine territory north
west of Fremont which, at the present
time. belongs to the Union Pacific and
the Northwestern. Much of this fer
tile part of the state is a long way
from any railroad Now, the theory
of many people in Fremont is that the
Burlington, or the Great Northern, al
most the same thing, intends at some
future time to build west from Ere
mont, passing up Maple creek, follow
ing the Northwestern rather closely
and cutting through the cattle country
in Rock, Brown and Cherry counties,
connecting with the main line again
at Alliance. A stub road may be built
out from O'Neill to connect with this
new line and then the markets of Sioux
City. Omaha and Kansas City will be
easily available to cattlemen.
The o'Neill Branch.
"For several years the people in the
northern part of the state have talked
about that branch of the Great North
ern to O'Neill being extended to con
meet with the Burlington at ThedforC
or Dunning, but have never believed
that this would be built. What woult
be the use? There would be little new
business to he secured and the Bur
lingtOn and Great Northern are wei
connected now by the Ashland cutoff
No, if the Burlington ever attacks thai
territory it will send a line out o
Fremont to do so.
"FOr what other reason would the
new cutoff run several miles out OF It's
way to go around the city of Fremont
Why has the new road bought such ar
immense amount of trackage room
south of Fremont? The only eXpla
nation of these things that we car
figure out is that the road is preparing
for the new line to the west Why
up to the final survey, the engineer
went to the east of Fremont every
time. for that was the easiest route tt
build and if the Great Northern wa
only looking for local business, thu
route to the east would have secured
it as we'll as the present long one Giro
ling the city.
Saw "NeW Light"
"The last survey was the only on
made west of Fremont and 1t was th
one which the road follows. Thl
shows us that the management of tn
Great Northern saw new light befor
thev built the road"