Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-27
STEALING.A MARCH.

the extension of the Milwaukee railroad
west from Chamberlain, the same
& should now be dispelled by the active
work now going on at our down river
neighbor, in the way Of building a bridge
across the river and grading the line
out into Lyman county. It is fore
gone conclusion that the Milwaukee is
going to build west of the river from
Chamberlain, and that the break has at
last come for which the state has so
long looked forward to, which will
!, mean that the Black Hills will have di
rect connection through to the eastern
counties of the state, and on to Chicago.
The latest official maps of the Mil
waukee road show the extension of this
line from Chamberlain to point about
thirty.iive miles southwest of Pierre, at
or within a few miles OF what is known
as White Clay buttes. This is about
eighteen miles from the western line of
Lyman county. The survey shows that
thenew road will follow the course of
yellow Medicine creek until it runs
out OH the divide at the buttes. From
that point west to the Cheyenne river,
if the road is still further extended, it
would be q natural and easy route
along the divide between the White
and Bad rivers, which will probably be
the course of the road.
AslOf this information, however, is
somewhat secondary to the fact that is
staring the Northwestern railway man
.agement, as well as the interests of
Pierre and Fort Pierre in the face, that
when this stub line from Chamberlain
to White Clay buttes is completed
sometime this summer, aud trains are
! put on, things up this way are going to
suffer unless counter move is made by
the Northwestern in extending west
from this city. With new railroad
some thirty or forty miles south OF lis,
with new towns starting up aud fScili-
ties for shipping freight and trading
the Nrthwesternis pretty sure to lose
big percentage of the cattle ship
nlents it has heretofore enjoyed, while
this city and its neighbor across the
river will be looking in vain for the
profitable wholesale and retail trade, OF
the many stores and settlers down in
that section This, should spur the
Northwestern road up at once to pro-
tect its interests aud traffic by getting
across the river and begin building its
line west. Whether the company will
40 this is only conjecture ut present,
Though the hint is being let dropped
:
taAt immediate developments are in
The air 10 far as the Northwestern is
concerned. and . s.ienouelnant, ID liable
70 take place almost any time now.
From 40 that can be learned, it seems
Z thu Milwaukee has stolen 4 quiet march
Y On the n northwestern. Last winter an
4 Innocent bill was passed through con.
gress which gave to what was called
the White River Valley Railroad com
ps,ny the right to.constrncs pontoon
lasesa s-:s. Chs Dor ia; /, i ne
ss0flacers of the nsw company were citi.
zehs ~ Mitchell and other points ii the
anu nothing much was thought
oi + Hut shis> move now transpires
g TIE Incentive Tor the most important
tlroad move that has been made il
~ state IN the rast two decades. The
n Worth western, il seems, regarded il j.
sOlsly another Wild cat railroad scheme
4, AN nothing y counteract ii BY get
\ ting \ NE bin passed to allow it /,
put Ia = similar bridge at Pierre. How
80 4 tIe North~ western wants Is sue
css 4. holding its own without
3ildes franchise across the Misson
;salf 'iSrrs Il III commences extsndln,
M st from Pisfrsa - onse, aud can over
xonas Ar tan iprary inconvsnienc,
/ i! not issying abridss frauchis,
n 1lll sossIps ~ cArs ana materials d
elfa s iti| y ! bridge Franchise 1.
bis opinion 4, - az Frss r.
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