Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30
c. & NV. RY. OFFICIALS
On a Tour to Gettysburg Getting
Ready to Extend TO
Forest City

The following account of the
visit of the above mentioned otlic-
lals is taken from the Redfcld
Press of last week. Information
via Gettysburg is to the effect that
they also came out there.
The time is rapidly coming to
focus when it will be said of our
railroads, that they all lead either
to the seacoast or to the nations
capital-going one better than W
once said of old Rome. With
permanency and prosperity COM
bined, to encourage it's owners. the
Gettysburg branch of the Chicago
& North Western Ry. is bound to
be extended either directly to the
Pacific coast or to some CONNER
cial center on the west, by either
building another new transconti=
mental line or extending to con-
ncction with some other system.
The immense area to the west of
Forest City, with its wealth of un-
developed resources, as yet unoc-
cupied by any railroad, is plenty
sufficient reason or grounds to
raise the hopes and expectations
of this community to the highest
pitch.
The extension of the North
Western from Pierre, following so
closely Bad river, leaves three inn
mcnse and greater valleys to the
north with but one known pros
pective occupant-as yet-barring
the Milwaukee, whose extension is
some distance to the north of
Grand river.
"Assistant Gen. Man. Cantilli-
on and Traffic Man. Alex. johnson,
of the C&NWRy. we're interview
ed by Il committee from the COM
mercial club of this city Redfeld)
and Il delegation of representative
business men. During the inter
view number of matters were
talked over looking toward the
Improvement of the city and in
which the city have felt that the
railroad company could offer ma
terial aid.
"Mr. Cantillion and Mr.. John
son inspected the railroad yards in
company with the committee and
the proposition of moving the
rolndhousc so as to open up Hum
bolt ave. was fully discussed. Mr..
Cantillion was very candid in his
statement of the company's posi-
tion, and indicated that on account
of track facilities the company al
ready had and the expense involv
ed as we'll as the great inconven-
ience caused in moving the round
house, it might deter the company
from moving the roundhouse very
far out of its present position. 1t
was stated, however. that the
company contemplated building a
new roundhouse here and would
double its capacity, and that in
such event it would be recommend
ed to the directors that the round
house he moved far enough west
from its present location to be out
of line of Humboldt avenue: and
that round house, when built.
would be of brick, and every effort
made by the company to reserve a
neat and attractive building and
yards.
"Mr. Cantilllon further assured
the committee that crossings would
be put in Immediately from the
Redfield Town Lot company's adj
dition leading n College Hill, SO
that there would be q better means
of communication between the two
residence portions Of the town.
1.-The question of a new depot
was also taken up, and it was CON
ceded by both Of the gentlemen
that Redfield was entitled to new
depot. While no promises were
made. they stated that they would
heartily recommend the building