The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-03-24
BUILDING DURING YEAR

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working into the northwest showed
unusual activity in the matter Of pre-
liminary work, and it was freely pre-
dicted that the coming of warm wealth
er this year would mean an increase
in the activity which would be direct
ed toward actual construction work to
follow up the preliminary work which
was rushed a'ong last fall and in the
early winter, says n Pierre dispatch.
But while the snow Is gone from the
prairies, and the indications are for an
early and open spring, the anticipated
activity is only being shown In spots.
The long, severe winter. with its
storms and heavy operating expense,
and reduction of h. DELAYED
freights, has apparently nut 4 chill in.
to the heads of the different roads.
which even the warm days that have
prevailed through this month have not
yet entirely dispelled.
The work of the Northwestern sys.
tenn at the present appears to be CEN
tered on the Blunt-G Gettysburg and the
Belle Fourche extensions. Material is
being rapidly forwarded to Belle
Fourche for the construction work on
that line out into the territory covered
with the Belle Fourche irrigation pro-
ject, and twenty-five miles will with
out doubt be pushed through early this
summer. This line will reach out
through the country which will be
developed into small irrigated farms,
and will have a heavy patronage from
its opening. This line will very like
ly be in operation by early in the sum-
mer. The line from Hitchcock to
Onida, to connect with the Blunt
Gettysburg line at Onida, is evidently
in partial eclipse. The engineering
force has been withdrawn from Hitch
cock, and material which was intended
for that line Is being taken to Blunt
and Belle Fourche, but that line will
very likely be given more attention
later in the summer. The connection
between the Pierre-Rapid City line and
that extending east from Belle Fourche
is also at a standstill, all work being
held up on that after keeping engin-
GERS out on the locating lines almost
up to Christmas. Neither does there
appear to be any activity shown on
the extension from Dallas, which was
finished as to preliminary work last
fall, and which Is believed to be a
part Of the connection to the Belle
Fourche line.
The Milwaukee road, which graded
two lines across the Cheyenne river
reservation last fall, will probably
rush work ON it's north branch out into
the Thunder Butte county early this
spring for the handling of settlers on
the newly opened lands, and will likely
finish their southern line along Fox
Ridge later in the season, with all
indications Of the southern line wait
ing until the northern one is com
pleted before any move is made to the
south.
The Minneapolis and st. Louis does
not appear to be making any special
efforts toward continuing work west
Of the Missouri from lie Beau this
spring. While they did considerable
preliminary work in that territory last
year, they have not resumed operations
this year. But they are showing in
dications of pushing work on their ex-
tension from Aberdeen to- Pierre.
They have a force Of engineers OF the
line who have been u since some
time In February.