The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-22
NEW DALLAS 10 GET ROAD
BoNEsTEEL HEARS THAT THIS
WILL BE DONE.
THE CONTRACTORS HAVE BID
Il is Reported In Bonesteel Paper
That Contractors Have Been Look.
ina over the Field for Some Time
and New Extension viii Result


Homestead pilot: We have been re.
linbly informed that railroad contract
ors have been In our midst for the
past few weeks and that they were
here for the purpose of looking over
the lay of the land west of Gregory to
the Trip county line, with the view
OF bidding for the five miles of grad.
ing which the Northwestern proposes
TO build this spring for the convent
ence of the public during the great
rush for land In Trip county.
We also understand that all bids
have already been forwarded to the
company's headquarters and that ac-
ton will be taken on them immediate
iy and the contract awarded
This, If II he true. and there seems
TO be no doubt but what II Is, will
make the new town of Dallas the ter.
minus OF the Northwestern extension
west from Boncstecl, at least during
the present year. II Is expected that
az soon as the company has reaped
the benefits from the Trip county
opening, that they will immediately
start operations and construct a road
through Trip and Myer counties and
connect with their Rapid City-Pierre
line at Phillips, n town located direct
ly west of Midland. With this con
nection II would give the company a
direct line between Sioux City and the
Black Hills country. and shorten the
al iN wv a
wcastleNiobrara line, which is now
being constructed will also assist in
shortening the route between these
points, 1t having been figured out that
when both these connections are made
Sioux City will be llS miles closer to
the Black Hills country. This will un-
doubtedly be the main line of the
Northwestern between these points,
and will be great boon to the people
of this section of the country, as 1t
will put them closer and give them
better service to good markets.
AS n natural sequence to the extern
sion of the road so as to push through
Trip and Myer counties, and give us
n direct outlet to the Black Hills coun-
try and Sioux City by u much shorter
route, will come the location of the
division point at Bonesteel. This must
follow rs the city will be most favor
ably located as to central position and
this means material growth and pros
perity for Bonestcel and the surround
ing country. The railroad officials
will not bubble or split hairs over
the division location. With them 1t is
business proposition that must and
will best conserve to their interests in
the dispatch of their business as we'll
as in accommodations so far as
track facilities and the acquiring of
property goes for the improvements
the road must necessarily make for
the work that falls to the division
town.
1t will not be long before Bonesteel
will be in II most effectually as rail
road town, and with patient anxiety
will our citizens watch the work of
completing the network of extensions
which will bring to us a great promi
nence and population.
Bonesteel citizens should congratu-
late themselves for the reason that
their town is so well located and prac-
tically assured a division point.