Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-03-06
WHEAT HoRrA ERN DAKoTA
WAITS.


losA Parallel Or Nose ~ all.
Fargo Times.
siics the house committee ON terri
tories has reported adversely upon III.
bill eesae(ng She ppW Territory Of Eembi'
M, tts bAcxhitCfs lind BisnIascksss now
in Washington have united upon . scheme
for cssetiu9 tAs territory Of Lincoln. from
the s~s5sss1 Aalf N dakota dropping the
-proprsisiOn- to TAXA n degree from the
territories 81 wyoming and Montana
| This Wunso DIVIDE Dakota on tbs hun
| drsdsh mer1disn instssd Of the forty.si1th
parallel = bas heretofore been proposed.
The oae hundredth meridian crossss the
Hoe of the Northern Pacific about forty
miles east Of Bismarck, 20 that the pro.
p0sed division would make two long
narrow strips Of territory running north
and south most unnstural and imprac
ticabls dlvlsion. The Bismarckers and
Black Hills lhope TO forcs Yankton and
Southern Dakosa into the support Of the
measure 81 threatening 20 get : bill
thsoagh congrcs rsappoilsirg the terri
tory and then remsving the capitol from
Yankton 10 the HiilA
Col, Lounsbsrry, in writing 70 his pa
per from Washington. strongly advocates
this rew territorial scheme ~ the best
possible thing atsainAbls for Bismarck,
asd this = the way b. proposes 70 bull.
dsss Southern Dakota We quote from
his letter.
IL has frequently been snggested by
msmben whom l have met. that Bismarck
should b made the capitol Of the present
territory. Members IT the COMMITTEES
have proposed 70 sseur the passage Of
bill directing the governor to reapportion
the territory Into legislative districts,
- . basis the vote Ut the last gen.
enl election and to submit TO the people
Il the next annual election the question
pf removing the capitol TO Q more eligible
point than Yankton, and I am satisfied
that leRislation Of this kind could be put
Congress. This, however. would
work inlustics 70 southeastern Dakota,
where The bulk Of the population is now
70 - tsund. though i would be- big
thing for tho Black Hills, which would
undoubtedly walk Of with the persim.
moos, - thsy en- out vots oil OF the east
81 The territory, if aided BY Bismarck, aud
par pespls would surely rather 60 to
than Yankton, TO reach the
territorial OMEGA
6outhsIn Dakota people. We are in
clined T. think, will b. offered . new
lpportienmsnt IL they do not consent to
he creation Of new territory, aud we
Do advise them to send in their petitions
fos the proposed division rather than
lake the dose"
In commenting upon this delectablc
Dcheme the Bismarck Tribune says edito
. IL strikes 10 % the best territorial
division ct present that can be hoped for.
interests Are with the Hills
and the west, aud not With Yankton or
II the Missouri valley aud
not the Red River that feeds Bismarck.
L 10 the west and not the east that we
70. The sympathy and trade of the
HILLS arc worth more to the Denver Of
the no rtbwest than oil tho wheat land
md population Of eastern and southeast
eSn Dakota. It 10 not rejecting upon any
OF great territory to state the
- it plainiy and indisputably ap-
pears upon is face. W. would be the
point for and the gateway
% the new territory. There would I've
10 rival 70 ever whisper = doubt Of our
supremacy.
What I'll northern Dakota, (outside of
Bismarck) wants, Is . division Of the ter
ritory upon the natural iine Of the 10th
or not at oil. RESPONSIVENESS
this Bismarck scheme should be
,ent It once to Judge Kidder from every
own in nor .hern Dakota. not that there
D any danger Of it, becoming . law, nut
q correct any false impression which tho
Bismarck lobbyists now in Washington
may endsavor - make - to the feelings
II norther nI)akota in the matter OF . di.
vision Of the territory.