Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-11-16
MORE RAILROAD TALK.
Geo. w. Smith Of MArshaltown, Iowa, Is
Enthusiastic for Broken Bow
pro.pecf.

SNSs W e'hheh VI IOWA. u
Enthusiastic for Broken Bow
Prospects.
| Since the agitation of the
question of more railroads for
broken Bow, Geo. w. Smith of
Marshaltowu, Iowa, who is the
owner of a splendid property here
has been looking the matter up
and he writes Ed. McComas that
Broken Tow will only at an early
day have another railroad center.
ing here, but the town will be
made division station. On a
recent visit to Chicago he was
informed of the proposed build
ing, and in letter to MIR. McCo-
mas of the 9th he says:
DhAR SIR:
Enclosed ] hand you clip
ping from the Chicago Tribune
of October %, which confirms
the story told ME at Chicago a
few weeks ago. If you will see
the Omaha Bee OF the Is and %
of October you will get more
fully details of the Burlingtons
doingS or intentions. Please
give this to Brother Ansberry of
the REPuBKICAN, if he has not
already had it. | am glad to
hear things are on the improve
out there. | think central Ne
! braska today has the best and
greatest future before it of any
locality ] know of for making Sc
curity investments.
With kind regards,
GEo. w. SMITH.
The clipping which he enclos-
es from the Chicago Tribune is
under the heading Twill Extend
Burlington:"
General Mana er Holdredge
of the Burlington road today an
nounced that the Burling ton will
at once begin the construction of
800 miles OF road to extend its
lines to Salt Lake.
1.-The line will start from a
point near Broken Bow, Neb.
and run to Bridgeport, Neb
where it will connect with the
Guernsey (Wyo.) line,
"Work on a line from Gueru-
sey to Salt Lake will start stimuli
taneously with that on the Bro
ken Bow. Bridgeport cutoff.
1.-The branch from Bridgeport
eastward to the main line will be
about $50 miles in length and the
line from Guernsey to Salt Lake
$50 miles long"
The article of the Bee Of the
p gives general details Of the
lines to be constructed west of
here that are to connect with the
Alliance line at or near Broken
Bow through North Platte and
west
But the article referred to in
the Bee of the 18th, is the one
which brings the Northwestern
into the deal. 1t predicts that
the North western is now survey
ing route from Fremont to tap
the Burlington at Broken Bow
with the object of retaliation
against the Burlington, which
through the Great Northern in
vaded Sioux City and the sur
rounding country. The follow
ing is the article referred to that
was published in the Bee of the
18th of October.
NoTHWESTERN STEAI,s A MARCH.
"Word comes from Fremont
that a surveying party is in the
field working on new line from
Fremont west to tap the Alliance
branch of the Burlington, pre-
Sumedly about Broken Bow.
While the information is not
definite as to the road which is
making the survey, it is generally
understood to be the Northwest
ern. One official said when
preached on the subject that the
Northwestern was Jumping into
that territory heretofore exc!usi-
vely Burlington as sort Of re-
taliation for the Burlington,
through the Great Northern, in
vading Sioux City and it's sur
rounding country
The City of Tubariyel.
By {. s. Eckrosh,)