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The South Dakota Central Railway ran between Sioux Falls and Watertown. The railroad was organized and operated by local businessmen.〔The Influence of Railroads Upon the Process and Patterns of Settlement in South Dakota, by James Frederic Hamburg (1970), page 266〕 Sioux Falls lawyer Joe Kirby served as the railroad's vice president and attorney. Construction of the line began in 1904. Nine new towns were created along the line, including Crooks, Lyons, Lake Norden and Hayti.〔The Influence of Railroads Upon the Process and Patterns of Settlement in South Dakota, by James Frederic Hamburg (1970), page 266〕 Frederick Maytag invested in the railroad in 1904. At about the same time he established the Maytag Company which made washing machines.〔Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders (1983) H-M page 875〕 The railroad suffered chronic financial difficulties.〔http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6AZX_South_Dakota_Central_Lake_Norden_South_Dakota〕 It went into receivership in 1908 and was sold in 1916 in accordance with a bankruptcy court order. It eventually came under the control of the Great Northern Railway.〔US Interstate Commerce Reports (Valuation Reports) 1927, pages 207-208〕 Maytag lost money on his railroad investment, and even reimbursed friends who invested in the venture on his advice.〔Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders (1983) H-M page 875〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「South Dakota Central Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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