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HHH^ infcn MB bJE-IBM-SI fIBBMB 081 ■£—■■} 1 -:,--.-■"■,, '■.'.' ■ .-•■■ • io -'■■• '■. $3,000,000 To Be Expended In Improvements This Year ! Look at the advantages offered, and invest your money now. A great Railway Center, .a Bridge j across the Missouri, the Manitoba Railway here this Spring. location. j—^ —^^^T >/ J^\ RAILWAY ADVANTAGES ! A glance at the maps will show that \^ > |\ Gr a naT, ai) ias^ Talle7 j Ullclion 1\ ' ;>£! Yankton, by reason of her location, is Yankton is situated in the southeast "^3^ _^^ —^-TO— -— —^a^,, y s| ?■■*• -4~^_^-^ * "^r* -M the future center of the most gigantic comer of Dakota, on the Missouri river, f *«*» *» *>* U| M»aaAa // A \^W l\\ °/ " (^1 railroad system in the West. If the 150 miles above Omaha, and is sur- ; j\ lljf c ,» eOtv l^\\ %\ /- I reader doubts this let him take a late rounded by the richest country on the A 4j^ -I!!^V^ Ort^L . s^^ CI - H map showing the recent railroad develop face of the globe. Corn, cattle and -p » JsA.^' O //f T ■ A I^W "\, /^''"'^N^stl | men and observe the following facts: hogs are the staple products of Yankton | — -mr^r-^^s. — HH^Z tt c Al *j/L*** r -^-k *%. ■ wam^-^s— ~^^^§ Al ji The trunk line of the Manitoba southwest county. Our farmers are all prosper- _ \ ~Tllfc — ip^HlS^i — -^fe^J^fili extends in almost a direct line from Duluth ous and all branches of business are R^^x!^ <£? C^^^A \ IX^^°' » \ |>»O^»> /^^T^l to Sioux Falls, and the survey from Sioux thriving. ; The country surrounding Pi ° r^^W^!Lji^^^ Falls to Yanktonis nearly completed; Tankton is capable of supporting a city. Wm^f^ Ch!)^ \\V\ I \ Vi^^ JpC\ > the road will be built the coming season, of 100,000 inhabitants. |^^^-___^^___:_____ -^J^^^^^^^ Again: the western terminus of the Main _______ ■ . ..: • i^lllir rZ&^'y^ 7^^^^^^ r —— Line of the Illinois Central is now at S~\S°% a i niillkir-£> r^^ry^ ■■ V^^m^^St^V^ LeMars ' lowa, and the line between \J\*Jr%\a* IVIIINt..Oj|-— J^-- :^^^^^=F^^r^^3S^^^^s^^^ already located and surveyed. Turning Two miles and a half from Yankton —^/l^>^^%/^\^ ~ ireSf"' / —^^ SOUTH from Yankton, we find the Union we have an unlimited supply of coal. A Sf^l +* ifplS^Wte^^ffiil j r. *W 'W*l I Pacific buildin S a line from near Colum large company has been organized- and \ _^ ef >\ 4 J|? A^'<X#^^^^^-^4^~i bus ' straight north to Yankton, and this will put down a shaft immediately. N E 8* 7777^; ~^A '^W^% /^J^-K'^-^P^^l line now extends to Norfolk, Neb and The coal is of a very line quality and | W W^^^^^M^ ' "^foffiP***- |f a ]it^ ™ Ore *" f^ miles th the supply is sufficient to meet the large „ $ / $M§. V ~^K% ;= *4^hl^" —— Y^^l from 1 ankton. We then have these demand that.it will call forth when the r=^_X _ -..\/ i- c.^J^l T^^C ' L BU1 " I „ N three great systems of road building to mines arc opened. ' — — — -~ ~^£^?^' /^%l _ . arana^i^C l^^i *^^ —\~ 1 — _____ ward 1 ankton as a common center, each ' C o/L . I '/ ■'■■■ xinco^%v^ \\ > * i * ; I _) with only sixty miles to complete. What —— \^^/ - --*- --> ./O.V._\.. _ J ,,.,,, V :,^^ !S^ doe§ thif . meau? A |ance the Yankton has been favored by nature in many respects. But the most remarkable is the magnificent water power obtained by sink ing artesian wells to a depth of six hundred feet. These are at present twelve (12) 4-inch wells and two (2) mammoth 6-inch spout ers, with a capacity of twenty-two hundred gallons per minute and forty-five horse power each. One of these wells is used for manu facturing purposes by clay and running the electric light dynamo at night. Yankton with her unlimited water power developed will make a second Minneapolis. IViAINUr AO I UKIN(jI Yankton now .has running in full blast a large Linseed Oil Mill, a Woolen Mill with all the latest improved machinery, the largest flouring mills in Dakota, a large pork packing establishment, three large brick yards, a tow mill and other minor establishments. Yank ton ships more goods, manufactured at home, than any other town in Dakota. With the new railroads and enterprises now assured, Yankton will make a city of not less than 50,000 people in the next five years. JOBBING. With our new railroads Yankton mil make the best jobbing point on the Missouri river. Numerous wholesale houses in St. Paul and Minneapolis will establish branch houses in Yankton this year to sup ply the trade of Northeastern Nebraska, Southern Dakota and the Black Hills country. R,ELAJI. EJST-A.TE3I Real Estate in Yankton compared with other cities of the same size is remarkably cheap, f, BUSINESS LOTS 22x88 range in price from $50 to $100 per front foot. RESIDENCE LOTS $100 to $700 each, according to location. ACRE PROPERTY in city limits, average price $150 per acre; adjoining city limits from $50 to $100 per acre. Prices have advanced 100 percent during the past year and are steadily going up. ~ . THE SAINT PAtJfi fiAJLY* GLOBE: WEDNESDAY ' MORNING, FEBRUARY 29, 1383, c° 7 $3,000,000 Wll I c eipsnded in buildi ig in Ya ikt m Ilia year, giv ing employment t ) at !e .s; two tholsani laboiing nun. Amongst the imp o .emeu's already SK-ur<d w'll te two additions to Dakota Hospital f >r the Insane, situated in Yankton, to oo3t $100,000; a Government building, $100,000; a Cliamler of Commerce building, to cost $30,000; a Pe;t Sugar factory, to cost * 5)0,000. Biild ings to be erected by the Catliolic Diooese of South Da ! kota, of whic'i Yankton has been selected as the See city, $500,000, which will include a magnificent cathedral, a large college, hospital building, etc. Several modern business block j and reside n-es will also be erected. In addition to the above, plans are now being secured for a system of sewerage to cost not less than $40,000. Ten million brick will be used in the eriction of buildings in Yankton this year. BRIDGE. Work on the bridge will be commenced this year. The only natural crossing (rock foundation) between Omaha ! and Pierre exists at Yankton. Bedrock reached at a depth of 40 fe e L . A biidge charter has been secured from Congress and the preliminaries are now being ar ranged for the commencement of the work. The ap- ) proaches on both Dakota and Nebraska sides of the r iver j I are easy and no trouble is found in getting in and out. j $3,000,000 W 11 1 c eipsnded in buildi ig in Ya \\t m tha year, giv ing employment t ) at !e .s; two tholsani laboiing nun. Amongst the imp o . emeu's already s M-imd w'll te two additions to Dakota Hospital f )V the Insane, situated in Yankton, to cost $100,000; a Government building, $100,000; a CiamTer of Cimmerce bni'ding, to cost $30,000; a Pe;t Sugar factory, to cost Build ings to be erected by the Catliolic Diocese of South Da ! kota, of whic'i Yankton has been selected as the See city, $500,000, which will include a magnifies nt cathedral, a large college, hospital building, etc. Several modern business block j and reside n es will also be erected. In addition to the above, plans are now being secured for a system of sewerage to cost not less than $40,000. Ten million brick will be used in the eriction of buildings in Yankton this year. BRIDGE. Work on the bridge will be commenced this year. The only natural crossing (rock foundation) between Omaha ! and Pierre exists at Yankton. Bedrock reached at a depth of 40 fe e L . A biidge charter has been secured from Congress and the preliminaries are now being ar ranged for the commencement of the work. The ap proaches on both Dakota and Nebraska sides of the r iver I are easy and no trouble is found in getting in and out. will satisfy the most skeptical. The Manitoba system lies north and west Of this common center, with Duluth as its outlet. The Illinois Central system develops east and south of this common center, with its outlet east at Chicago and south at Xew Orleans. The Union Pacific system lies south and west of this common center, with Omaha as its eastern terminus, and no outlet east or north except over other lines. These three great systems of road have common competitor's in the C. M. and St. P. and the C. & X W. roads, which have in vaded the territory of all three of the systems which propose to cen ter at Yankton, while the Manitoba, tlie Illinois Central and Union Pacific roads occupy each its own territory, and are natural allies and not competitors. These three roads, by building to Yankton, unite their systems against common competition, bridge the river at Yankton, and each has two outlets which it did not have before, and together the three systems constitute the most formidable rail road combination in the history of the country. This makes Yank ton the central and transfer point and the most promising of the new Western cities of which Kansas City and Omaha are shining exam ples. Railroads already lead out of Yankton East, North and AVest, and with the coming of these new lines her future is asssured. OMAHA, YANKTON & NORTHWESTERN. This railroad, which has been granted a subsidy of $300,000 by the city of Omaha, will be built during the coming season from Omaha to Yankton, crossing the river at Yankton, then extend up the famous and rich Jim river valley, of which Yankton is the n&2tual outlet, giving Yankton a direct connection with Omaha, St. Louis and all southern and southwestern points. Surveyors are now lay ing out this line and work will begin on the grading as soon as the frost is out of the ground. 5