Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07
$3.50 PER ANNuM
ELECTRIC LINE,
TO ISABEL

AoCl tllc CapGIOH 1IhL LlCC.
trio Line Again" Sam Happy
thought writes the following reply
to our criticism of his project for
the State to build and equip an
electric railway from Ft. Pierre to
Ashcroft, in the NV part of the
State, which we copy from the last
issue of the Pierre Cap. journal:
'The journal last evening car
ried reprint of an editorial taken
from the Forest City Press, in
which the Press editor interposes
strong objection to the proposed
Electric Railway from Ft. Pierre to
Ashcroft, Harding-co.
1.-The editor of the Press makes
a strong point and a good plea on
the ''square deal' idea in favor of
his proposed Electric Line from
Cheyenne Agency to the coal fields
at or near Isabel.
"lndeed, | am ready to concede
that the Press editor has made
master suggestion, which if car
ried out would rebound with great
benefit TO all central So. Dakota,
not to say the entire State, and esp
ecially to all the towns and cities
on and near the Big Muddy, even
to Iowa. Nebr Kan. and Missouri,
as we shall see later.
"Railway lines are needed to
connect the coal fields of So.Dako-
ia with the Missouri riyer as
water highway for the purpose of
distributing the Ignite coal along
the river points at the lowest cost
possible. 1t is conceded that there
is nothing cheaper than waterpow-
cr to generate electric current,
which can be used for power, heat,
light etc. Here is where the Lit
tie Bend water power project fig
lures to big advantage.
"Doane Robinson has compiled
interesting data as to the horse
power potential that can be deyel-
oped at Little Bend, with a given
diversion dam and canal anddam
for creating the power head. 1t is
estimated that on that basis there
will be minimum of $4,000
effective horsepower continually at
low water To think that this is
now going to waste when it might
be utilized for purposes of indus
try and economy in fuel saving,
and for extending large areas for
crop production, now SO much
needed to help win the war and
stave Oft famine, seems pity.
The development of the Little
Bend project would make possible
the two elecrtric lines, with con-
Meeting link from Pierre to Little
Bend and Forest City. =
III am inclined to think the
Press has made good suggestion
and one that should be heartily
supported. Sometimes it takes a
combination of ideas to result in
the hest possible fact. Here is an
instance of it. Others may sec.
still larger possibilities and advan-
tages to he derived. If SO. why not
get under the project and BOOST
for 1T good and stronp.
Il am willing to boost for the
Press EDITORS Electric Railway
from Cheyenne Agency to Isabel
or the So Dakota coal fields and in
SO doing must boost for the Little
Bend power project, SO we'll pre-
sented and outlined by Doane Rob
inson, and finally l must insist on
The proposed Electric Line from
Ft- Pierre TO Ashcroft on the Little
7 Missouri in Harding co, for this
line will open up the largest pos
). sible area of fine LOAN SOILS
t so we'll adapted for production OF
food cereals. which are so much
NEEDED at this time.
"Let US ALL boost for ALL
these good practical projects
Who is next to lift
Sam Happythought.'
). -Four X c. Anderson, the popu
lar coffee man, came in with th,
= mail Tuesday evening and depart