The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-03-29

- r. 0S1AS A0Py VI ths
Daily Press q Dakotan, of Yank
ton, Of the date of May ", 1879,
and it is full or things interest
ing to those who knew Dakota as
it was then, and Is now. From
1T we take a few extracts which
will prove Of interest to our
readers.
OUR COMING RAILROADS
Our policy of the two leading
railroad corporations of the
west is now so clearly defined
that it requires no aimless guess
TO fasten upon their intentions.
The Chicago Milwaukee Il ST
Paul and the Chicago q North
western have decided to occupy
the extensions of their great
lines, first, southeastern Dakota,
and finally, southern Dakota
entire. The former is now
building one OF its lines within
the territory and the latter is
closing up the Minnesota gap
preparatory to crossing The
boundary and pushing out to.
wards the Missouri River. just
why the Chicago & Northwest
ern has concluded not 10 extend
from Watertown, the present
western terminus of its Winona
and st Peter branch, and why IL
goes backward east and south a
hundred miles on a line already
constructed, to take westward
start, is one of the problems we
cannot understand, in the alb
sence of reasons. Possibly it
designs running its Watertown
branch nnrthward down the
rich valley Of the Red river of
the north, on the Dakota side
the richest wheat producing
region la the world. The de-
signs of the Chicago Milwaukee
81 ST Paul, so lar as we are
permitted tp give them publicity
can be drawn from the work
already iliaugurated. 1t will
build from Canton to the jim
river at point near Firesteel,
where the company, by its rep
has purchased a
large tract of land for q townsite.
Beyond the Jim it promises a
road to the Missouri Rives some
where in the vicinity OF Fort
Thompson. 1t is not probable,
now ever, that either Of these
will build beyond the Jim this
BY constructing these
lines to this water course, they
will tap the region of extensive
new settlements aud will com
nand ait the commerce which
could be secured by going
westward. About forty
niles westward of the Jim be-
gins the great Sioux reservation,
which extends two hundred and
ifty miles westward TO the arms
II the Cheyenne vast tract
sholly given up 10 she uses OF
indians aud closed against white
occupation. The effect OF tie
movements of these two rail
'oads cannot be depicted. The
,ral. les OF southeastern Dakota
will bs occupied with rapldity
AZ beyond the comprehension
If those OF Us accustomed to
'ears of life upon the thinly set
led frontier. Ere we can realize
he change Dakota will spring
rom territorial obscurity TO II
,osiLion among the populous
tates the west. Ii will become
lie leading agricultural state
'ecause 1t possesses all the faci
tiles for cheap and productive
arming.
In the advertisement OF r. +.
darshall, groceries, we note a
st OF prices which are now |
bout what they were then. with
he exception Of sugar. The
ood old STANDARD A" sugar
sas selling 10 pounds for 81.
@" sugar. II pounds for 81. |
iranulaied sugar 9 pounds for |
1.
Ptices for grain were then, |
Wheat 45 10 sj5 cents; oats, 70 Il,
: cents; corn, 10 70 Is cents:
Ak 90 to 95 cents; potatoes, .
ents,
The paper contains the adver-
sement Of the Coulson line OF
iver steamers. which piled be
ween Yankton aud Fort Benton.
iontana. and gives q list Of the
Leamers. a party who has
nown this country Intimately L