The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-24
DAWSON COUNTY ON LINE
The Building of the Dakota Midland
Railroad is Waking up Towns
Along It's Line.

The Dakota Midland railroad,
which is arousing interest up through
this state by the building Of its pro-
posed line, is seeking right of way
up through Hutchinson county.
This road was reported to have had
its eye On territory through Dawson
county. Whether the Dakota Mid
land is an olfshoot of the Great
Northern or Illinois Central is not
absolutely known, but it looks like
the Central is mixed up in it i'm some
way. II that road is coming any
whele near Mitchell it ought to be
induced to come into the city and
not 20 around or by it. The Sioux
City Tribune had the following to say
concerning the road a few days ago:
sat least one OF the graet rail-
|loads OF the northwest is now known
to have no connection whatever with
the South Dakota Midland', of
which l.. r. G1ddiugs. with d Wall
street address, is one of the the
chief promoters. President James
j. Hill, responding to the demand
of South DaEotans and tinanciers Of
Wall street. has given a statement
to ii e New York Times in which
lie says that the interests he
represents has nothing to do with
the South Dokata Midland, or that
he does not intend buying the rig Int
Of way secured by Giddings for that
company. after it is ready for. the
laying Of steel.
a denial has come from a semi
Official source Of the Milwaukee and
st. Paul Offices that the company is
not in anyway interested in the
deals . being made by MIR. Giddings
and his associates in South Dakota.
This leaves but n of the lines
which serves Sioux City and South
Dakota which can have any connec-
tion with the South Dakota Mid
land. This is Illinois Central road
Captain Merry, the general immi.
grafton agent of the Illinois Central,
has made a number OF trips to South
Dakota during the past year and it
is known that the captain is greatly
impressed with the possibilities Of
the new state. He may have inves-
tigated conditions in South Dakota
and it may be his company back of
the South Dakota Mi1alnd.
But everything points to the fact
that the proposed road is an indie
pendent Wall street venture. At
times it looks very encouraging to
Sioux City business interests, and
confidence in the plans of Mr..
Giddings run low at other times.
A report from Memo, S D., to
the effect that the South Dakota
Midland officials offered to run their
road through the city il the citizens
would dedicate v miles OF right
OF way has made things look gloomy
for the South Dakota Midland in
the vicinity of Memo. Another
FROM Centelville, S D., is to the
effect that the South Dakota Mid
land officials offered to run seven
miles southwest OF the city, has been
Il cause of much comment, and
started the talk that there are no
tinanciers VITO mea business back
of the project or a bonus would not
be wanted at every turn Of the road.
And still Mr.. Giddings goes ahead.
A Sioux City railroad man met his
right OF way agents i'm South Dakota
the past week and says they seem
like men determined to make the
thing d 90. Mr.. Giddinps has offered
a we'll known civil engineer a position
with his company and the engineer
is contemplating quitting a job with
n Of the best railroads in the west
to work for the South Dakota Mid
land.