The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-11-06
Milbank a Division

Report is Confirmed al Chicago That
Divisions Will be Changed Bird
island and Milbank in Line.
Some time ago this paper an
nounced that Milbank was bound
to become a division point, bat
was unable to publish the name,
or the source from where the
news came. However, the
report has been verified and
publicly announced. The fol-
lowing is from the Aberdeen
Daily News:
1t Is learned on good authority
that the Milwaukee railroad has at
last solved the problem that arose
when the sixteen hour law went into
effect, at least SO far as the H. & D.
division is conc -rned. The division
points from St. Paul west as now or
ganized are Montevidio and Aber-
deen. 1t is now proposed to estab-
lish divisions at Bird Island and Mil
bank. and leave Aberdeen undisturb-
ed. Bird Island is about ninety three
miles from Minneapolis, Milbank is
ninety-two miles from Bird Island,
and Aberdeen is nearly 100 miles
from Milbank. This distribution of
divisions will enable the railroad to
comply with the new law, ard it is ex-
pected the arrangement will go into
effect without delay.
1t is now learned that, instead of
Aberdeen losing part or all of divis-
ion headquarters, vast improvements
will be made here and that this city
will be one OF the most important
division points in the entire trans
continental system. 1t is likelv that
the change outlined above will 60 in
to effect within the next few days and
very soon develop into active rail-
road centers.
The new arrangement is considered
the most logical yet propose 1t is
claimed that under the 16.hour law q
freight crew cannot very we'll go
more than 95 miles; therefore the dis
tribution of divisions as proposed ON
the II. & D. seems to meet the difficult
ties.
Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 3l.-The report
received here today from Aberdeen
that the Milwaukee road had deter
mined to make its division points
west of the Mississippi river, Bird Is
land, Mimi, Milbank, =. D., and
Aberdeen, S. D.. is confirmed here,
with the additional informs alton that
Mobridge will be the next division
point west of Aberdeen. Further
plans as to the west line are not yet
given out.
The Milwaukee has been stead.
lily easing its facilities IN this
city for the past two years, and
while some people believed some
thing good was coming to Mil
bank, there were more who
doubted. But the company had
expended about $4,000 on the
apron here, to assure it of q
supply of water which could not
be equaled until it got to
Aberdeen The sixteen hour
law also helped to cinch the
division for Mllbanh and short
ening of time to and from Chica-
go, was another factor. AS these
were all put together, the pros
poets for this city became bright
er
NOTES
New steel has been laid be-
tween this city and Summit this
fall, the last OF it going down last
Tuesday,
An additional side track is be-
ng laid near the ives, end side
tracks.
Monday morning, following
the decision of the Milwaukee
officials to make Bird Island and
Milbank divisions, orders we're
received countermanding the
orders to take out the old turn
tables. Considerable repairing
is being done to it.
The most Of the railway
men, living at Montevldeo, ex-
some who own property
there, are in favor of the change.
If the change is made as noted,
there will be some Of the old
timers return to this city, who
were here in the early days, be-
fore the original division was TAX
en- away from here.
Cliff Bingham who has charge
Of a work train, went down to
Mon tevideO Monday.
The cars that have been near
The round house and which were
being used by Italians have been
shipped out and the track torn
lp.
The Conrlghts repair cara
ave been moved north of their
Id location near the main line.
w, G. +. T.,