The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-16
MANY MORE INDUSTRIES.
New Railroads Will Open Up NaturA
Resources Of Slack Hills.

Rapid City. :. D.. Nov. li-The pco-
pie of South Dakota have not yet Iully
graspcd the meaning OF the CouStruc-
ton OF the two railroads across the res
ervation from Chamberlain and Pierre
To hts city. There ~ o no further
question but hat the Milwaukee and
Northwestern Railway companies VIII
push their Hines across the reservation
AT the earliest possible time.
From the Black Hills standpoint, per-
hApS. ~ will mean more financially 10
the Hills than TO the eastern part OF
the state. In the first place. there are
a good many coal mines along the west
ern border of n state which could be-
opened up and the product shipped TO
the eastern part OF the state at a good
profit 10 the Black Hills owners. There
IL also a great prospect OF opening up
oil wells Ia the same district and the
oil found there Us n superior quality to
anything that could be furnished from
the south. The timber and building
stone supplies are another product that
would come into market ia the eastern
part OF the state.
The building of these roads viii mean
the increasing uf the population OF the
Black Hills. there being many o
sand people who viii take up their
homes throughout Stanley n Lyman
counties and IL will Increase the pop
ulation OF the foot' hill cities. largely.
such as Rapid city. Sturgis. Belle
FourChc ana Speariish.
Since the attention OF the people or
the state has been turned To- the So
called reservation. the land lying be-
tween the Missouri river and the Black
Hills. 10 has beer oun that the soil
Is rich and will. along the creeks. raise
an excellent crop cach year without
failure. The higher lands cannot he
surpassed for cattle and sheep raising.
All this can ground Is now being
taken up rapidly. and I'm The course OF
the next w or three years there viii
be settlers on every section.
n IS practically "a certain thing that
n great many manufacturing plants
will locate In the Black Hills cities.
Cheap power can be furnished and so
make "A market for manufactured prod
ucts M home. Already negotiations are
IN progress for one of the largest foun-
dries I'm the west which will be moved
To- the Hills as soon as the right place
Is found.
The Black Hills can become n self
supporting community entirely.
These connecting links OF steel would
mean much politically to the Black
Hills. The day has come, Il would seem
to the Black Hills people. when a bet
ter representation Is needed at Wash
in.tou.
With all the latent wealth of tn"
Black Hills and the varied Interests tO
be looked after. Il would seem that the
Black Hills can rightfuily ask and de-
mand "A United States senator. This de-
mand Is AT the present time being made
and with au excellent prospect of being
granted.
The two parts al the state. the east
and west. would be united.
There are Few states IN the union that
have greater wealth and greater posi-
bllIties than South Dakota. In min
eral wealth the Hilis stands third plac.
at the present time and with h proper
attention TO these mining investments
By the eastern South Dakota people,
the BLACK Hills could easily take a see.
cnd place.
That time Is surely coming.