The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-23
PLANS Of NEW RAILROAD
SENATOR GAMBLE SAYS THEY
WILL TALK TO NORFOLK.
NOT TO UTILIZE OLD GRADE
Norfolk's Cooperation to Push the New
North and South, Yankton.GuIf Rail-
road, viii be Asked by the Promot.
ers, According to Senator.

NOI ~ anu OOutIi dIlNNOH-SuH ndlI-
road, viii be Asked by the Promot.
ers, According to Senator.
From Mondays Dally.l
1t Is not contemplated to use the old
Yankton, Norfolk & Southwestern rail.
way grade, between Norfolk and Yank-
ton, for the newly incorporated Yank-
ton e. Southern, according to a letter
received by The News from United
States Senator Robert ]. Gamble in an
swer to a query touching this point.
Senator Gamble writes that the COM
pany has not fully determined upon its
program but says he is confident that
the representatives will, little later,
come in touch with the people of Nor
folk and he says that the company will
be very glad to have the cooperation
of Norfolk in the undertaking. II do
not understand that it is contemplated
to utilize the old Yankton & Norfolk
grade" he adds.
Concerning the project the Yankton
Press and Dakotan says:
For the second time in the history
of the town, Yankton has at present
an excellent prospect of securing
southern outlet by rail, which of
course means a bridge spanning the
Missouri river at or near this point.
Fremont Hill, who is associated with
Senator Gamble, Isaac Piles and w.
| Fantle and eastern capitalists in the
| Yankton & Southern railroad, for
which articles of incorporation have
been filed at Pierre, informed the
Yankton Commercial association that
the company was in position to con-
struct a bridge across the Missouri
river at this point and build standard
| guage steam railroad south, almost as
the crow flies, to point in Texas
where it will tap one of the three lines
| leading to the Galveston port. The
| feature of his announcement which
will be of especial Importance, aside
| from the fact that the company intends
to build, is that the property owners in
Yankton who will be- if the road is
constructed, immensely benefited, will
not be asked for one cent of bonus I'M
til the bridge is constructed and the
IOdu Ill ODtldllOll DSIWGGu 1 duhlOI
and Galveston. Then the citizens of
the mother city" of the Dakotas, will
be asked to give the company a boost
| by donating so per cent. of a bonus of
| 100000. When the rails of the pro-
| jected Yankton & Southern reach a
| point in Texas where they tap the
rails of line making connection with
the great gulf port, Yankton will be
expected to come forward with the re-
naming so per cent. of the bonus,
which is unusually small when the
benefits to be derived are considered.
The company binds itself to complete
the entire line and secure the gulf out
let before the expiration of the year
1910.
The Bridge Charter.
The charter for the construction of
a bridge across the Missouri at this
point was secured by Senator Gamble
during the last session of the national
congress- the charter being secured in
the name of the Winnipeg & Gulf Rail-
road company.
Senator Gamble does not care to
discuss details, but he has great con-
fidence in the men behind the project
and therefore has reason to believe
that the road will be built and operat-
ed in due time.
The Bridge.
The bridge which the Yankton &
Southern is to construct will in all
probability span the river at the point
about two miles west of Yankton Sc
lected some years ago for the crossing
of the Yankton and Norfolk line. Ac-
| cOrding to the contract which both the
company and the representative bust
ness men of the town have signified a
willingness to enter into, the bridge
in addition to the railroad track, will
be equipped with both wagon and foot
bridges for the accommodation of the
Cement City's Nebraska farmer
friends.
The Future of the Road.
No one can deny that such road
would be a good business proposition,
and a gilt edged one. The projected
route taps the center of the richest
and largest agricultural section of the
world. Gradually the grain receipts in
the Chicago and New York grain mar
kets is decreasing and the receipts at
Kansas City and Galveston are increas-
ing accordingly. Unquestionably there
is a great future for the road and in
the event of its construction Yankton
will be born again. Yankton will be-
come the gathering point for the eX-
port grain of the great northwest. The
grain market alone should make 1t a
little Chicago. The railroad shops and
kindred industries would make it a
little Pittsburg; the additional railroad
facilities should assist the brewery in
making it little Milwaukee, the bust
ness men in making it the wholesale
center of the western portion of the
: Northwest, the Western Portland Ce
ment company in making it the leading