Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-13

vey from Hitchcock, on the line north
from Huron, to Onida in Sully county is
practically completed, as is the line run
ming about half way between the line from
Huron to this city, and the Gettysburg
extension, connecting with the line from
Blunt to- Gettysburg at Onida. The survey
from I~roquois to Doland Is completed,
which will give the Northwestern a line up
through the state east OF the Jim river
valley. The road has also been active
west Of the Missouri, pushing engineering
corps out east from Belle Fourche into
the country near White Owl. The officials
have filed with tho secretary of state a
resolution Of extension from Belle Fourche
almost to the east line of Meade county.
Several forces are now in the field seek
ing the best outlet to and from the Chey-
enne river, for a connecting line between
the lire out into the White Owl country
and the line from Pierre to Rapid City.
THIS is in the central part Of the state.
New Line I'm Trip.
In the south the road today filed a reso-
luton Of extension Of the Dallas line across
Trip county to the extreme western edge
OF Trip county, the location of the new
terminal being given as the west side Of
section %, township 80 north, range 70
wet. This would locate the terminal prac-
tically at the point where the line between
the new counties of Todd and Mellette
touch the western boundary OF Trip
county.
The Minneapolis s. St. Louis road, while
doing some survey work west Of the Mis-
souri,, along the Fox Ridge country, the
last summer, was tagging up to the time
the Hawley interests secured complete con-
troll. Since that time It has shown greater
activity, and is stacking up material for a
bridge at lie Beau, on what is alleged to be
a future coast extension OF that system.
Il has also filed with the State Railway
commission a plat OF an extension from
Aberdeen to Pierre, along the line of the
old grade, put in years ago by Hughes
county. The road has an option on this
grade until the LIST of next July, and it will
be given as a donation. in case the road
uses the line by that time.
Outside~Of these roads, there has been but
little doing in the state on the part of the
older lines. Among new projects, the pro-
posed electric line from Sioux City up into
the state appears to have considerable life.
The promoters are busy among the farmers
all along the proposed line, and promise to
be busy with actual construction work up
through Union, Clay, Yankton, Turner and
Hutchinson counties next year.
Electric Projects.
In the northeast corner OF the state the
promoters OF the Veblen & Northeastern
road are working on their plans for a line
from Aberdeen to connect with the Great
Northern in Minnesota, and claim to have
secured a loan TO proceed with the work.
The people OF Buffalo county, having evil
IDENTITY tired OF the delay Of any OF the roads
TO get into that county, have organized q
company to construct the Missouri River
& Northern road from Platte north through
Buffalo county, but that has never shown
any indications Of getting beyond the or
ganization stage as yet
Taken altogether, the situation Is favor
able for a lot OF railroad building in South
Dakota In 1910, with everything indicating
a greater increase in mileage for the state
that year than for ans year since state
hood,