Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-11-15
FOREST CITY, RAILROAD CENTER
Aberdeen PenciI.Pusiler Puts Us on
his Railroad Map.

Gettvsbur.. Herald of last week.
1t was written at Aberdeen under
date of Nov 3. and evidently is
sent cut v some party directly in
t re tie in the ps ming of the
Ilcy ne Il v,r Reservation to set
tie g t. We add few comments
t. bc w.
j { = + lie nd cur peiing
lines of abroad Ill, in two years.
be 9ridironing this state. west of
the Missouri river. according to
the statement of prominent rail
road official. who says the activity
in railroad construction of the
past year was only the beginning
of gigantic plans for the develop
ment of South Dakota by the rail
roads.
"Three of the railroads are al
ready under construction, viz: the
Pacific coast extension of the Mill
waukee from Glenham; the Mil
waukee extension from Chamber
lain, and the Northwestern S
road from Pierre to the Black
Hills. Work on the two latter is
almost completed.
1.-The other lines, construction
of which is beyond doubt, will be
an extension of the Minneapolis &
St. Louis westward from Lebcau
and of the North Western south
west from Forest City.
s'The former will run almost in
straight line westward along the
Moreau river. 1t was not by
mere accident that the MINI. & St.
l.. selected Lebeau as the present
western terminus of the Oak ota
extension. The crossing of the
Missouri river is more accessible
there than at any point in the
state. The approach to the river
banks is easy. and the grade a
gently sloping one. The hard
banks form excellent foundations
for bridge abutments.
''To the westward is one of the
best grazing countries in the great
northwest. and the fact that the
Minn. & st. l.. will have IL direct
line to the Minneapolis market
will give it commanding position
in the cattle-carrying business
The road will enter the great
Belle Fourche country, and advan
tages from an extension westward
5 practically assure its ultimate con
>tructlom.
,, "a North Western line south
west from Forest City also woulo
tap rich country half way be
tween the projected St. Louis lin'
and the North Western extension
from Pierre to the Black Hills. l
i would take traffic reached by nj
other line Leaving the Missouri
!. at Forest City, the proposed linz
is expected to run in a southwest
ly direction along the Cheyenne
river until Meade county is reach
|, ed, whence it will strike westward
into the lower Belle Fourch'
country
Some criticisms and addition
: can easily be made to the above
/ In the first place. the Missouri i
at least twice as wide at Lebeau a
it is at Forest City. and sounding
already made here have establish
ed the fact that bridge foundation
can be put in at less cost here thai
at any other place in the state.
Then there is u natural rout
: for a MINI. & st. l.. branch t
Pierre via the Little Chcyenn
, valley and Forest City, thru wei
. watered and productive country.
;. If the Nor h-WeStern >hud eve
!. cross the ri cr here, its terminu
b or destination will not be the Bell
= Fourche alone. 1t will 90 on til
y. it reaches the Yellowstone Par
{. T. and direct Pacific coast connection
o. Md three anscontinental road
N thru south Dakota is not too muc
= for us o expect, with the openin
y of tho !ndian country which ha
:. FAR acted a a barrie to thei
|: = II nsion North Dak' tn now ha
,hree. and Nebraska and Kansa
= each four or five.
For's 'ity and Cheyenne Rive
Agency are easily the only natur;
II lie ay lwu in one
the Cheyenne and Moreau rive
count les
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