Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-05
RaIIronds Bring II Out.

Railroads Bring IL out.
But the construction of railroads in the
region marked the real beginning of the
prosperity Of this younger member of tho
family Of states, South Dakota. In the
last quarter OF a century the rich farm
land has increased in value from 10 to 20
per cent. The projected railroad building
for the present year promises to form a
record-breaker. and will open up a large
extent Of new territory for agricultural
purposes.
One Of the most important Of these ex-
tensions is that Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& ST. Paul railway from the Missouri river
TO the Black Hills region This traverses
rich agricultural territory and will ex-
tend market facilities to a section where
thousands of homes will be established A
large extent OF this region Is included in
Lyman county. which formed the great
Sioux reservation until 1890. when 100000
acres between the Missouri river and the
famous Black Hills was thrown open to
homesteaders. The rich soil salubrious
climate and attractive conditions drew
stockmen to the region, but with the ad-
vent of ADEQUATE means for the transporta-
ton of crops the territory has rapidly been
subdivided into farms and permanent
homeseekers have supplanted nomadic
Of the broad stretches Of unfenced prairie
over which the herders could ride at will
with ranches scores of miles apart and
broad grazing grounds between. there are
now to be found thousands OF miles of
wire fences. we'll built farm houses with
outbuildings along the laid out cross
country roads, and the region is dotted here
and there with villages and even towns
of considerable size nearly all the way
| from Chamberlain to the Black Hills.
source of Dakota's wealth.
Most OF the wealth OF South Dakota has
\ been made from the land. and the greater
| portion of 1t in the last twenty years The
savings bank deposits in the state now
| aggregate s42,0OOOOO. having grown from
! sl3, 0Oo, 900 since the beginning or the present
century. Last year no less han forty-three
new state banks were chartered TO care for
the growing wealth OF the state The total
value of the products of the state amounted
to Sl66,O00OO in round numbers in 1906, an
increase 100000 over 1904 With ir-
oreasing area under cultivation and
steadily growing population. the Increment
OF wealth in the next score OF years will
be something enormous.
No part OF the state is better prepared to
! participate in this added increment Of
wealth and prosperity than Lyman county
| of which the county seat is Oacoma beauti-
fully situated on the Missouri river. On
the railroad extension of the Chicago, Mil
| waukee & st. Paul, to the westward from
this place. three new towns were founded
| last year. bearing the names OF Reliance
! Kennehec and Presho. Each is in the
center Of a rich territory into which
| throngs of settlers are pressing who have
only to tickle the land with the implements
| OF cultivation and II laughs in abundant
harvests. All manner of supplies for build
ing homes and carrying forward farm
works are readily secured at these business
centers which share In the prosperity of
the region. Lyman county has the White
| river in the south. the Missouri in the east
| and the Bad river in the north and many
smaller water courses are tributaries of
each. one of the most conspicuous being
Medicine creek in the central portion of
the county. Along every stream there are
trees which furnish timber and fuel for
settlers. The rolling prairie AFFORDS an
ideal region for diversified farming and
the rich soil rewards the worker with
adequate crops in return for a medium of
toll. The best Of water is found in wells
from twenty to thirty feet deep in all parts
OF the county, while by sinking artesian
wells abundant supply for stock and large
farms for irrigation purposes when needed
and for artificial lakes is found
Opening New Regions.
The extension of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& ST. Paul railroad TO Rapid City opens up
n.