The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-20
TIL PUBLIC PULSE.
LITTLE TALKS WITH PROM.
NENT PEOPLE,.
CONFIDENCE IN the NEW ROAD
Other Matters People Are Discuss
ing That May Prove Worth
the Reading.

| A Union reporter called on q
number of the business men of the
city the last week and two ques-
tions were put: What do you
think of the railroad?" and What
good will it do US when we get it?'
Some were adverse to answering
the questions at all, butspok on sub
jects that we're uppermost in their
minds. Some were provoked at the
latter question and mention ed the
fact that the reporter had been tell
ing good news for weeks past and it
seemed unnecessary for them to say
anvthin further.
MAYOR EMRIcK: "Thc railroad
is all right. Have you noticed that
cement walk? I heard that it was 20.
ing to crack. Now let me show you.
In this climate it is dry, and all
moisture in the spring is taken up.
The only thing that will crack that
walk is to have the moisture get
underneath and freeze which will
expand and swell che walk up,
then the heat will contract it
and the walk in contracting will
crack. This warm weather has
proven beyond all question that ce-
ment walks will hold good. I have
no doubt but that all the walks in
front of the business houses will be
cement before another year. I
think that the looks of the street
now will convince everyone Of the
success of.macadam and this will be
pushed also. '.s lSs1 ~, -s --.s:-,s ,s4 q N
]. G. SHERMAN, Pactola, S. d.:
"We firmly believe mp our way that
the railroad will 60 through. We
are all satisfied with the way things
are shaping themselves and I think
that all doubt in that direction has
been dispelled. The completion of
the road means everything to US as
we'll as to Rapid City. The road
runs right through the heart of an
immensely rich mining country and
the trouble has always been that we
could not interest money in a prop
ositlon SO far away from transporta-
tion facilities. Let me tell you that
you will see one Of the biggest
booms in the history of the country
and it won't be a boom that will
break, either, for we have the prop
erty there that will pay big, while
we have one of the finest smelters in
the world right here at Rapid City. "
=. =: Gentleman wishes his
name withheld, but would talk
1.-The railroad will build, there is no
question, but the subject that is up
permost with me is the method they
employ. Why not use the military
for just such work? We have gar
rison of soldiers right at our door
step, almost, who are doing nothing
and why not let them do it? All
the trouble that is usually met with
in railroad construction would be
done away with. This does not nee
essarily mean government owner
ship, but we are taxed to support
a lot of soldiers that do absolutely
nothing for the good-of the COM
munity. Why not let them raise
vegetables, cultivate the acreage the
government owns, run the govern
ment offices here and everywhere
and build your railroads. You
would have better fighting men and
men who could do something were
the opportunity offered.
E. NJ. REEVES: 81 have no inside
knowledge of the building of the
road The completion Of the road
will open up all the western part OF
the county to us and we will certainly
get that trade. "
3+6-.E4Fs.:;, .ss: ~aa1.slA .sssy' -. Lots ~at
good. The population of the city
will be doubled inside of a year.
What more can you ask for?"
J. j. MCNAMARA: 81 a,.l sure !
can give you no information in re-
gard to the railroad, but if it builds
am in hopes that it vii! start the
smelter. Further than that I | dc
not care to anticipate"
GEORGE MANSFIELD: 81 haven't
heard anything new that has not al.
read Z been n,,blisbed il the JIpinp