Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-28
NEW TRADE FIELD FOR OMAHA
Empire Opened to Market Town by
Burlington Extension.
JOBBERs WILL INVADE MONTANA
Rich Country Of $4,000 square Miles
and $4,000 Population Subject TO
Commercial Conquest by
Nebraska Metropolis.

omsha jobbers are preparing to invade
the territory, comprising about 1900 square
miles and a population Of about 1900,
which will be made tributary to Omaha
within the next month. This vast area will
be added by the operdng to traffic of the
new extension OF the Burlington system
from Billings to Great Falls, Mont. This
new line will put Omaha in direct touch
with the vast territory trsversed by the
Great Northern, with which road the Bur
lington will then lave direct connection.
The Burlington now has two through
trains from Omaha to the Pacific north
west, both running direct from Omaha to
Billings, and then west over the Northern
Pacific. Although the Burlington officials
say that no definite plans have been out
lined, 1t is now considered more than prob
able that the Burlington will run one train
to the coast over the Northern Pacific and
the other over the Great Northern, thus
putting the entire country tributary to the
Great Northern in direct touch with Omaha.
Competition VIII Come.
Since railroads first invaded Montana the
people OF the northern part OF that state
and along the line Of the Great Norther
have been at the mercy Of the tradesmen
Of the Twin Cities, this territory being
recognized by all as exclusively Minneap-
oils and st. Paul territory because OF the
direct route OF the Great Northern. Al
this will soon change and the jobbers OF
Omaha will invade that territory, offering
the merchants OF the towns along the
Great Northern better prices because OF
competition. That this competition will be
welcomed goes without saying, and the
Omaha. jobbers will have easy sailing wher
they first enter, and are able to Offer
goods at less money than these merchants
are accustomed TO pay.
Not only will the jobbers OF Omaha bc
able TO sell to this rich country, bu
Omaha the Market Town, will offer q
splendid additional market for the products
of the fields and forests of this country
Omaha is already doing an immense vol
ume of business with the country around
Billings, and il will be but a short journey
to extend into the new territory. 1t IL
said that one county on the new line ha,
more sheep than any county in the United
States and ali the world knows that Omaha
has a fine sheep market and will be the
leading wool market of the world.
BituminOus Coal Field.
The new line taps a bituminous coal fielt
that is said to be second to none eXcep
the Pennsylvania fields. For go miles tho
new line runs through a country which
will yield as good wheat as any country
on earth. A few small fields OF wheat hav'
proven this, although vast stretches hav,
not as yet been touched by the pillow. but
will be as soon as the new road goes t.
bringing in settlers. Because Of the build
ing of this Burlington extension. which II
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and by the Milwaukee extension to the
coast, which crosses this line, land values
have increased within the last two year.
from $40 an acre to SIS an acre in somt
localities.
TIL Burlington thus will have through
trains before the Milwaukee. and the Bur
lington will run its trains direct from
Omaha, thus giving the Omaha jobbers
first crack at the new business. Cattl
Craze on a thousand hills in Montana, anC
these will soon have a more direct rout