The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-27
union DEPOT
is NEEDED
Four Roads With Parallel
Tracks Have Sepa-
rate Depots.
The NORTHWESTERN ROAD NEEDS A new ONE
Roads Should Get Together and Lo-
cate Union Station Where Mill
waukee Depot Now Is.

The need of a union depot in Rapid
City is recognized daily by strangers
visiting the city and by others who
will give it a moments thought. The
conditions are ideal for such an inn
provement, and as the city grows the
convenience will be more and more
desired. The four roads entering the
city could combine, as all of them en-
ter the city at the same place and
their tracks are parallel. The heavy
and steadily increasing business of
the Milwaukee and Northwestern
lines especially make it desirable and
beneficial to all concerned.
The three depots are now little over
block apart, and as the Northwest
ern needs new depot, it is an appar-
ent probability that new one will
be built. The location of the Mil
waukee depot is ideal for union sta
tion and with additions and few al
terations could be made available for
all roads. A union station would give
the city prestige and be of great ben
eft, especially as Rapid City will con-
tinue to grow.
PETITION FOR NEW DEPOT.
The following petition is being cir
izens of Rapid City:
70 Marvin Hughitt. President G. &
N. Ry. Coz Chicago, ILL.,:
Dear Sir:
The undersigned citizens and busi-
ness men OF Rapid City, S. d., re-
spectfully submit the following for
your consideration and action:
The population of Rapid City has
grown IRON over 100 in 1905 to over
5000 at the present time, an increase
OF over 300 per cent. Tie city is now
having q steady and substantial
growth. 1t is the railroad center of
the Black Hills country. 1t ranks as
the second largest passenger station
on the Omaha and Black Hills branch
of the Northwestern system. But
few points can equal, in South Dako.
tia, the showing in the volume OF
freight handled. The people of Rapid
City recognize the fact that the G.. &
N. w. railway has been an important
factor in the upbuilding of their city
and that it's future growth and pros.
perity depends largely upon continu-
ance of the friendly relations that
| now exist and cooperation between
us.
One of the greatest needs of Rapid
City, at this time, is a larger and
more commodious depot. We under.
stand that your company has plans
prepared for new uptodate depot tc
be built on the north half of block 73
but for some reason the work of con
lstruction has been delayed. We be
lieye that the present is an exception
ally favorable time to begin this work
and hereby assure you that early &C
tion In, this matter by you will be
Igreatly appreciated by every either
as we'll as the travelling public.
A BUYING NEW EQUIPMENT.
j Referring to improvements being
i made by the northwestern, the Sioul
I City Journal says:
I The Chicago 8 Northwestern N rail
road announces that it has placed or
ders for approximately S4,OOO,OOl
4 worth of new equipment, in addition
to the 5000 freight cars and tift,
a freight locomotives, costing In al
J, about SO, 900, 600, that have beel
: ordered within the last twely,
months. The orders will proyid
J, steel safety fireproof equipment OF
!, all through Northwestern passenge
: trains, and includes l25 coaches, re
lclining chair cars, postal and baggag
seyenty-fye Pacific type engines. TIL
3 car frames are to be constructed o
: noncoll ollapsible, highly reinforced steel
j and equipped with modern safety yes
tibules and high speed air brak
equipment. The new dining cars ar
/ larranged to seat thirty-six persons
The day coaches and chair cars are t
be five feet longer than the larges
lcars now in use,