Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-11-30
Broken Bow and the Missouri Pacific.

DTOhcn DOW TIC Nhoaouti
There has always been desire of the
people of Broken Bow and community
to have the Missouri Pacific extends its
road from Prosser to Broken Bow. 1t is
now currently reported the NJ. p. Railroad
contemplates extending its line in the
near future from Prosser to Shelton, a
town located in the southeast corner of
Buffalo county. Shelton is on all air line
from Prosser to Broken Bow. Shelton is
about twenty-five miles from the South
Loup, where it passes out of Custer coun-
ty. The route is an ideal one for a rail-
road. After reaching the Loup Valley
line could be projected to Broken Bow
up the Box Elder with small expense.
For a number of years Kearney has been
the road from Prosser to kearney but
without success. AS a matter of fact
there is nothing for the company to gain
by doing so. The M. P. railroad is own
Ell by the same company as the u. p.
which main line passes through Kearney.
The only object in extending to Shelton
is to obtain an outlet to the northwest
as it intersects with the L. p at that
point. The Kearney Hub in discussing
the extension of the NJ. P. railroad from
Prosser, which is only ten miles south
east of Shelton says:
Those who have investigated the
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intention of the Missouri Pacific to build
to Kearney. There are many reasons
for believing this to be true, one of the
principle ones being that officers of the
company have OH varions occasions stat
ed to those intimately acquainted with
them, that the contemplated line was
through Shelton and not through this
city. Such action upon the part of the
Missouri Pacific would be disastrous to
Shelton, which of necessity depends al
together upon local trade, and would at
the same time be black eye to Kearney."
Broken Bow and the country along the
route between here and Shelton are
greatly i'll need of a competing line of
railroad such as the Missouri Pacific
would furnish and the REPUBLICAN de.
sires to urge the business men of Broken
Bow to wake up to the situation and take
steps to secure this road. The Kearney
Hub further states that there is a way
to prevent the Missouri Pacific from
building from Prosser to the north west
and that is for Kearney to build a line
! from kearney to Prosser to connect with
the NJ. p. and it urges that it be done at
once beforeit is too late"
This would Indicate that the road has
determined to build toward Broken Bow
and that the only hopes Kearney has to
prevent it is to build a connecting line
from Kearney to Prosser.
If this is is the real situation steps
should be taken at once by the people of
Broken Bow, Deer Creek, Box Elder and
the South Loup to encourage the officers
OF the NJ =. in their contemplated extern
sion to the northwest 1t is a matter
that should be taken up at once by the
Business Mems Association of the CITY.
The Hub says furter that there is but
small doubt but what the plans for the
lines above referred TO will be finally
adopted within very short time and
Kearney's interests require that the city's
representatives be heard before such ac-
ton is taken"
As Broken Bow Interests are equal to
those of Kearney the reasoning is equally
applicable to Broken Bow. The situation
demands prompt action. Will we wake
up to the situation or shall we continue
in our Van Wrinkle Sleep
UP. Will Extend its Line From Gala.
way to Arnold.