The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-06
MAY run FROM
HERE TO COAST
COLONEL HUNTER TALKS OF THE
MILWAUKEE PLANS.
Immigration Agent Says He Thinks the
Extension to the Pacific, if It Is
Made, Will Be From Evarts, Which
Would Place Minneapolis on the New
Transcontinental.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Aberdeen, S. D., April 6.-Asked con-
corning rumored railroad extensions in
South Dakota during the present year.
Colonel Harry F. Hunter, immigration
agent for the milwaukee,, who passed
thru Aberdeen on his return to Chicago
from his Campbell county ranch, gave
out for publication. the following inter
view upon the subject:
"For the first time in my life, - said
Colonel Hunter, 81 am going to submit
to a newspaper interview and will tell
all know about the railroad situation
in South Dakota. In the first place,
the Milwaukee feels very friendly to
South Dakota because of the fair and
conservative attitude this state has
taken towards railroads in general and
our road in particular While the roads
are made the butts of politics in other
people of South Dakota have accorded
us the same general good treatment
that they have extended to all othe<
business interests of the state. I be-
lieve it is largely; for this reason that
the Milwaukee has decided to extent
it's South Dakota lines in preference to
making extensions in other states that
in other respects offer good advantages
in the way Of business. t Pin ...
| LES, you may say thdC IL tne MILL
waukee extends to the coast, T believe
the main coast line will be built from
Evarts. The Chamberlain extension
into Lyman county is not meant for q
coast line. We are building it now be-
cause that country is well settled, rich
and in need Of railroad facilities. Just
how far west this line will 20 eventual
ly I cannot say at this time. It may
strike thru to Rapid City or it may
skirt the foot hills, pretty well to the
east, and tap the Belle Fourche irriga-
meets with the rumorcd line west from
| Evarts. ~, III: ..-.
81 am not prepared to say just what
will be done in detail in this direction.
At present the survey is completed
only short distance west of the Ly.
man county line. The survey was made
several years ago and it is likely that
this old survey will be followed in the
main. The bridge will cross the Mis-
American island to reduce expenses and
engineering difficulties.
~ would not be surprised if the road
would start west from Evarts, bound
for the coast, as soon as the reserva
tion west of the river is thrown open
to settlement. just now, with no popu
lation in that stretch of territory, al
tho it is tine farming country, we
would have to run our road too great :
distance without the aid of local traffic
"You need not be surprised to heal
almost any day of other extension:
that will be undertaken by the Milwau
kee in this state, and that will be OF
direct benefit to Aberdeen. Just now
am not at liberty to say just what is
contemplated, but the matter may BIT
made public at almost anytime.
81 am also firmly of the opinion thai
the Great Northern will. extend south
west from Aberdeen this year. This
road, I believe, wants TO get into til,
Pierre country, and in all proba bilitJ
will be running into Faulkton before
snow flies. T have nothing authorita
tive with reference to the intentions o.
the Great Northern, but am giving 70!
railroad gossip that is believed by rail
road representatives outside of thu
Great Northern company. This exten
sion will be big thing for Aberdeen
as it will open a good country. =.
GAS I said before, this is the frs
newspaper interview have ever given
and what : have told you is exactl.
what I have reason to believe
Evarts is almost directly west q
Aberdeen, and if the Milwaukee build
it's line from there to the coast, Mime
apolis and Chicago would be the east
ern termini Of the new trans-contlner
tai road.