The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-05-18

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the commission party entesed the train ut Aberdeen
st 10 O'Clock, Lawyer sklllmau addressed that body
1t enRthin behalf Of this place and expressed hn-
self that division should be made on. the Missouri
river and not on che forty. sixth parallel He com.
plinented tho commission highly and said their old
WA informal but would be made formal soon. d.
f. Hutchina; receiver Of land Office here. addressed
the commission In behalf q, Aberdeen and its I'D.
vantages for capital. Tho commissioners were
road s north Of Aberdeen to oslwuy. Asyndlcase Of
Chicago capitalists bought 10000 ncrea
Of land here last week hs,. tSa
sum win DO given for refusal. Where land could
not be bought conditionally. cash was paid down.
another Instance. $1,000 was paid for three quar-
tor sections. III the afternoon tho commissioner
wero driven IN carriages to two proposed capitol
sites west of town. REPRESENTATIVE. of the Milwau.
kee and Northwestern roads accompanied them. and
hero tho commission asked more questions and APP
peared especially interested than at any other
place visited thus far n 9s site midway the s
particular. being u compromise between tho roads.
and an influential commissioner expressed himself
that the railroads were important factors in this
ring and must bs considered II can be fairly said
tnat the future capital of Dakota will be located
hero. as representatives Of the land syndicate and
two railroads have to all appearances compromised.
Tho commissioners will proceed to Huron and
Pierre. ..
HURON, OAK. Special Telegram. May 9.-The
commission arrived here at o'clock this morning
and breakfasted at the Wright house. The weather
ia rainy and cold and Huron will show up to disad-
vantage. The party were serenaded by band,
then taken In carriages to view the proposed site.
lying one mile southwest Of town, aud is low and
level, not so fine and commanding as ut Redfield
and Frankfort. The psrty is comfortably
cared for here. Representatives from North
Dakota say that they are not interested only in
general way and want the capital south Of forty
sixth parallel. N. z. Hubbard. a Fargo
George II. Walsh, the big money man,
from Grand Forks, came to Huron this morning
As he Is largely interested in additional town plat
here, it is supposed that no is not here for his
great great railroad corporations. the IN Northwest:
selessed NN in the capita! "'i location: bu
the former has its own here it was vide.
of the Milwaukee, was here three days ago ant
made heavy conditional purchases of real estate BY
proxy. This is confirmed further when it is known
tina. special representatives of the atte1
road have met at intervals aud travelled will
the commissioners since it began the tour. The
two roads are apparently bidding against each 9th
lions of land and is destined to become CONNER
cial center, finely located on the Jim river.
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE,
from many parts of the Territory are here hoping
to get ray Of hope in advance-where to invest
their wealth in capital real estate. The hotels are
full Of commission visitors and excitement rum
high. Pools are selling and bets taker
in favor of Mitchell, with Heron second
best. Cant. Wagner, who is accompanying
the capital ocaers is one of the trustees of the in
| sane asylum, and to-day lie telegraphed the other
| members of the board if bonds for the erection Of
the other wing of the hospital could not be sold fo
95 cents to let the building go over till the mex
meeting Of the legislature. Yankton people ma!
be first to suffer by depreciation of the Territorial
credit, for which they are mainly responsible
A royal reception to the commissioner party wa,
| given at the residence of Superintendent Nicho.
tonight. About 200 persons of Hu.
| ron were there while the superintendent
and his estmable lady entertained them
| in agreeable and pleasant manner, after which
the party repaired to the Wright hotel, where fin
| supper awaited them. After supper speeches wer
made by, Capt Hughes Of the, com
| mission. who said he hoped that thu
| future location of the capital would b.
appreciated by all good citizens. and dwet at some
| length on the prosperity of Hason. Commits
| sioners Bedding and Thomson, Secretar,
| Wheelock, of Mitchell: D. K. Hubbard, o
| Fargo, and Major Ledwitch, of Pierre
made speeches in behalf of the commission and tn
future capital of Dakota, which were responded il
behalf o. Huron by Mayor Nash, Mr.. Cressy, of tn
| Daily Leader, A. B. Melville and others, afte
! which tho banquet adjourned. Tho party viii
| start for Pierre tomorrow at z q. m.