The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-03-10
MILWAUKEE, (On|hd
CONTINENTAL LINE VIA THE
BLACK HILLS.
ROAD RUNS THROUGH RAPID CITY
TO Come up White River and to
Touch Several Black
Hills Points.

Within the next four or five years
through trains from Chicago to
Seattle will be rushing through
Rapid City over the shortest line
to the Pacific coast.
The above statement may sound like
fairy story to persons not familiar
with certain moves that have recently
been made by important railroad peo-
pie. For instance, the "White River
Valley Railroad Company" which has
just recently been organized to con-
struct the first stretch of the new road
from Chamberlain to Deadwood via
Rapid City is incorporated by Messrs.
Branson OF Mitchell, Belts OF Mt. Yer
non, S. D. and Whedon, Bancroft and
Soule of Chicago. Mr.. Bronson IS a
personal friend OF Harry Hunter, i'm
migration agent Of the Milwaukee and
St. Paul Railroad, and it is quite
natural that he should be made one of
the incorporators OF the construction
company. Messrs. Whedon. Bancroft
Soule OF Chicago, somewhat obscure
men are nevertheless connected
secretely with the Milwaukee.
Kirk G. Philips of Deadwood, saw
the articles OF incorporation that
were filed by the White River Val
ley Railroad company with the sec
tary OF state while in Pierre recently
says the Pioneer-Times. They were
filed some weeks ago, and Mr.. Phil
lips says the people east of the Mis-
souri, river express great confidence
that the company will execute the
purpose named fwsas::ts existence in
the articles, the building of rail
road from the Missouri river to Dead
wood.
1t is generally understood that the
White River Valley Railroad com
pany is really the Chicago, Milwau.
kee & St Paul company, whose prac
tice it is when desiring to engage il
construction to form a local COM
pany for that purpose. Mr.. Philip!
says the company has two local in
corporators, which is in accordance
with the incorporation acts of thi
state, and the rest of the incorpora
tors are non residents The capital
izations of the company is $500, 600
The stated purpose of the incor-
poration in the articles, is to con
struct a railroad from Deadwood
South Dakota, through the countie
Of Lawrence, Meade, Penning ton
Stanley. Lyman and Brule. to a poin
on the Missouri river opposite tn
city of Chamberlain.
It is known that the Milwaukee
people have during the session {
congress just closed been granite
permission to bridge the Missouri
river at Chamberlain, it requirin
congressional permission to bridge
navigable stream.
People in the eastern part of tn
state are evidently watching the ma,
ter closely, and the declaration
made that construction will begin a
once. and that one hundred miles {
the road will be built during tn
coming spring and summer.
A recent press report from Cham
berlain mentioned the same projec
as follows:
ION January 10 articles of incor
poration were quietly filed at Pierr
with the secretary Of state under tn
title of "White River Valley Rail
way Company.
1.-The incorpoaators are O. L. Bran
son of Mitchell, and NJ. G. Belts Q
Mt. Vernon, Dawson county, Sout
Dakota and Edgar A. Bancroft
James P. Weldon and Charles E
Soule OF Cook county, Chicago, II
"The articles of incorporation sa
the purpose of incorporates is t
construct, maintain and operate
steam railroad for transportatio
purposes. The place of the principa
business of said company is to b
Mitchell, S D. The road is to /,
built from Deadwood, Lawrenc
county, to the east bank Of the Mis-
souri, IN Brule county. The estimate
length of the road is $50 miles AM
will pass through the counties Q
Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, Stan
ley, Lyman and Brute.