The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-23
MILWAUKEE WILL BUILD
The improvements So Long Delayed
Have Now Been Authorized to
Start at Once.
Start at Once.

Start at Once.
Perhaps the best news that has
come to Mitchell in some time was in
a letter received from w. G. McKen-
ma, second vice president of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad,
directed to L. l.. Ness, industrial
commissioner of the Commercial
Club, and which was received Tues
day afternoon.
This letter contained the informa-
ton that work will be commenced at
once on the laying of new sidetracks
in the eastern end of the railroad
yards, the erection of a new freight
house and transfer platform.
Some time ago, Mr.. Ness, in behalf
of the Commercial Club, took up
this matter of better facilities for the
handling of freight with the com
pany and after several letters had
passed the company reached the def
mite conclusion to make the needed
improvements.
The officers of the company were
as fully aware Of the congested con-
dition of things in Mitchell as were
the business men themselves. The
officers have been through here sew
.seral times in the past few months at
,ytimes when 1t was barely possible to
handle the freight so that it could
be delivered to the merchants with
lin a reasonable time. Agent George
took advantage of the opportunity
week ago when several Of the Off
1ials were here to further impress
upon their minds the absolute neces-
sity for relieving the situation, and
! several times in the past year he has
given the officials the information as
to the need of additional facilities.
Now that the order has gone forth
to build, the company will without
question make every improvement
that is needed in Mitchell, for MI.
lMcKenna stated that he realized that
Mitchell was an important station on
THE line of the road.
w. HI. Gregory, the roadmaster,
received notice Tuesday to employ
rs men and to get to work at once
laying the new tracks, and that If he
was short of material to order it at
once by wire. Mr.. Gregory is now
anxious to get the men and set them
to work.
The little freight house west of
thesdepot which has served the COM
pany's use for many years, long ago
became inadequate to the needs OF
the business that was being transact
ed. The new freight depot that is
to be built at once will be located
on a different site, and will be placed
east of Main street, on the corner
of Railroad and Lawler streets. II
will be 200 feet long and 40 fee
wide, dimensions that will certainly
put to blush the little affair which
has bulged with the business it has
handled. Just what material will b.
used in construction has not beer
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1t will be fireproof, or nearly SO. l
will be surrounded by a commodiou
platform that will facilitate the hand
ling of the freight. Two tracks will
be built, one to serve the freigh
house and another to serve the team
for unloading. A track will also b
laid to serve the Mitchell Furnitur
Co. and the Dakota Improved See
Co, which are located across tn
street from the freight house. L
the east end of the yards there is t
be a general Encouragement of tn
tracks leading up to the beer storag
warehouses, which will have spur
leading off to further better the cor
ditions.