The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-27
new R. R. Lines
THROUGH S. DAF.
THREE ROADS PLAN BRANCHES
INTO NEWLY oPE:.ED INDIAN
RESERVATIONS.

Minneapolis, Nov. 27.-South Dakota
next year will be the scene of more
railroad building than any other state
in the northwest, according to COM
ment in railroad circles.
With the North Western, the Chi
cago, Milwaukee e. st. Paul and theh
Minneapolis & St Louis, vying with
each other in tapping virgin territory,
a great part lying in the Indian reser-
vations recently thrown open for set
Element and another great part for
mmerly held for grazing purposes,
South Dakota will practically be grid
ironed with rails within a short time
/ The North Western is taking the
lead in construction activities. Before
the next crop moves Ii will have An
ished several hundred mileos of new
railroad, part of 1t now under way
and part to be commenced In the
4 spring.
One of the important projects Is the
building ofo a line, thirty eight miles
Ing In northeasterly direction from
Dallas, running else to the northeast
corner Of the Rosebud reservation. The
extension has been surveyed and the
plats filed with the railroad commits
sion. 1t is expected that work will
start in the spring,
North Western Activities.
A line is TO be built straight west
from Hitchcock to onids- about ninety
miles long
A plat has been hled for the con-
struction OF a road In a. northeasterly
direction from Belle Fourche; toward
the Standing Rock reservation. No
definite length has been given, but IL Is
| expected that sixty miles, will be open
] ed up In the spring, Il
The Doland & Southwestern, sub
sidary line OF the North Western, will
construct a road from Dolani to Iro-
quois, about rorty-flve miles. It is
expected that this work will start In
the spring.
The North Western is also working
on line from Hawarden to Sioux
City, Ia, and Huron and Aberdeen, S.
D. The new line will connect Sioux
City and lie Mars and will obviate the
necessity OF the North Western using
the tracks of the Illinois Central be-
tween these rwo points, 1t 10 expect
ed that the cut-off will soon be com,
pleted.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
is pushing to rapid completion three
branch line extensions in South Da-
kota. One known as the Cannon Ball
branch, leaves Inc min line at point
near the center of the Standing Rock |
reservation and runs north to the |
north fork of the Cannon Ball river |
following the course of the river
Il ~ yTH-.
land in Hettinger county, North Da-
kota.
Two Other Extensions.
The other two extensions are the
Moreau and Cheyenne branches and
will run from Mobridge southwestward
through the Standing Rock and Chey-
enne river reservations. The Moreau
branch runs l.orth of the Moreau river
in the Cheyenne reservation and west
ward through Dewey, Schnasse and
Perkins counties to- Slim Btitres In
Harding county. The Cheyenne L
branch runs through, the ~, Cheyenne
reservation south of the Moreau river,
extending westward to the Montana
state line at a point north of Belle
Fourche. The Milwaukee road Is also
credited with having the construction1
OF other branches in view.
South Dakota is comparatively a
new territory for the Minneapolis e.
st. Louis, but it is reported that this
line has had surveyors in the field pre-
liminary to the construction of
branches. Irs extension stops at LIE
Beau but 1t is regarded as likely that
1t will bridge the Missouri river and
tap the Indian territory opened up for
The Minneapolis & st.
Louis has only one branch in South
Dakota, its main line etending straight
through from the twin cities to the
river, except for the Condo
Leola branch. The new line did not
pay. operating expenses the past fiscal
year, but 1t Is regarded as the best
feeder that the HaWley line has.
1t Is expected that 1t will branch out,
and give the main line al the business
II can handle.
lanamasa NAatarF Tram@