Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1905-12-08
WILL BUILD TO THE COAST.
milwaukee Decides to Build to Coast
At Once.

At Once.
Official announcement was made
last week that the Milwaukee road will
be at once extended from Evarts,
South Dakota, to Seattle and Tacoma.
The estimated cost is sjo,OOO,OOO.
1t is reported the Milwaukee road
is also negotiating for the purchase of
the Kansas City Southern, known as
the Port Arthur route. This would
give the Milwaukee road AN air line
from Kansas City to the gulf.
The Chicago Chronicle of the 3lst
said: At an expenditure of over $780,
100000 the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul road will at once commence
the construction of the extension of
its line to the Pacific coast from it's
Missouri river points and make Seattle
and Tacoma its western termini in
stead of Evarts and Chamberlain.
The construction of the extension
was formally authorized yesterday at
the meeting of the board of directors
of the st Paul road in New York city
after the presentation of the report by
President A. j. Earling of the condi
tiOnS in the far west as he found them
in his recent trip. The report of the
action OF the board of directors was
wired to Chicago and its official an.
nouncement was made last night by
Second Vice President r. w. Nc
kenna.
1t was announced that the work
will require about three years for COM
pletion and will when finished add
1,5OO miles to the st. Paul system.
At present the mileage is over 1900,
with 400 miles in various places under
construction. The surveys for the
work are partially completed and to
avoid difficulties several routss have
been selected in places where there is
any doubt of right of way grants.
President Earling, in company with
experts. spent two weeks in the terri
tory through which the extension is
to be constructed and his report of
the substantial and steady develop
ment of the cities of the Pacific coast
and the territory west of the Missouri
river, together with the great volume
of business for shipment found there,
brought about the decision of the
board of directors yesterday. Ever
since the completion of the extension
of the road to Evarts four years ogo
President Earling has kept close
watch of the development of the Paci.
hc coast and far west business and
several months ago the first steps we're
taken to secure the extension which
has now been officially ordered.
In authorizing the extension the
board of directors voted that Presi-
dent Earling take steps at once and
that construction begin at several
points. The extension route will be
through the states of South Dakota.
Montana, Idaho and Washington.
1t is estimated that the cost of con.
struction per mile will be about S4O.-
600 and that the cost for the 1.5OO
miles will be more than s6OOOOOOO.
The extension of the ST. Paul road
to Seattle and Tacoma will not ONLY
be profitable to the road but is expect
ed to give a boom to those two cities
and to the many cities along the pro
posed extension route.
''President Earling will direct the
undertaking in accordance with the
formal authorization voted by the
board of directors in New York." said
Second Vice President McKenna last
night. "Ihe step decided upon is GER