Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-08
DAKOTA NEWS.
Gathered from Various Sources
and Representing Varied and
Conflicting Views OF Men
and Things,

The Dakota capital commission having com.
pleted tho round of competing capital sites in
North Dakota, has again found resting place
IN ST. raul Tho commissioners and the nc
companylnG party OF correspondents and other
interested Dakouans came in on the 8 o'cloc;
tram over tho Northern Pacific road Yesterday
morning. The party of outsiders who came
over from the Territory this trip was unusually
large, and some of tho gentlemen brourl,i
their wives along with them. 1t includes three
or four OF tho members of the Legislature
which created the commission and a nnmLor
OF we!l-known Dakota capitalists, representing
nearly every town which has put in a bid.
CAPT, HUGHES INTERVIEWED.
Capt Hughes went to Minneapolis during
the day and paid visit to Gov Ortlwav. who
is stopping IN that city. Upon his return last
evening. Ee said the visit was mainly of n
social character
He stated that his trip in North Dakota had
presented agreeable surprises to him He was
much pleased with Bismarck, AMI with all tna
Northern Pacific towns, some of which were
charming places. The commission had come
to St Paul merely for a brief season
of rest having been travelling and working
for nearly thirty days and nights. Cant
Hughes stated further that he believed the
momentou1 question entrusted to the commits
sion would be settled within very short time
Tho commissioners would leave St Paul some
time to-day, but before they went the time and
place of the next meeting would probably be
determined upon In fact he believed tina, the
question OF the capital location would be de-
cided before the commission separated to 70 to
their homes. He did net think they would
have much difficulty about tho matter when
they really got down to work.
PROBABILITY OF FAILURE.
Commissioner Matthews took a somewhat
different view. He said that there was ouite
diversion of sentiment among tho members of
the commission, and that he should not be
surprised If they should fail 10 come TO de-
cislon, except to agree to disagree In this
case there could be nothing left for them TO
do but to go home and await the action of ina
next legislature, There had been no confer
ence among the members as vet. and go it was
impossible 10 tell how the case stood
number of tho gentlemen who have been
accompanying the commission were inter
viewed. Most of them, especially these of
North Dakota, seemed to have an idea that Bis
marck would be selected as the future capitol
and even some Southern Dakota gentlemen IN
terestod III towns in that section seemed dis.
posed to conccde that Bismarck presented an
unusually fine site in addition to the unusually
strong inducements IT had offered. Said one
South Dakouan:
Bismarck surprised us all. The 100 acres is in
the business part OF the town, and the town is
building toward the tract Every foot of the land
can be utilized, but very little grading being nee
essary. There is gradual ascent of 100 feet on
every side, which will make a good hill for the can
isoi otniulns 10 resi- on. Inc view to the south
w, 80, y go ~ az ", n iue' nave a.
ofrei,l Bsnarct ,rasa,ts nicr, .t an
eau. SIoreover in case of division Ritnr"s ..," y"
will answer first ate for a capital for the north
half. In case of no division, its central location
wonld make ii good capital for the entire COM
mohweahh.
BISMARCK MAN.
Col Lounsberry, editor of the Bismarck
Tribune, stated that it WAS the universal senti-
hient Oh lne commission ana those accompany
ius H. 'ha' the 'lsGArck SITE was the hand
soonest presented HecIalmed that Bismarck
Mas , iafoIea "a almost Unanimously by the people
VI Nof'h p"hota au'' tne newspapers OF That
section Almost without exception, and was the
second choleo or most OF the competing points
~ 9o"tn bahot". Inc Peohle OF
ai,';a lie SCUM. t H. he sala, s, desire the
sactnn t1n ., m p,HS rva aa ,og oJnvo ] 'ha1 me
selcctlol OF NTHWay, Aoeraeeh, Huron or led
n9ia "onid destroy all hope of dlyls!o2
MitchGH, S y iIerie ana other p9ints IN the south
iaNor bismarck rs second cnoice because
t sha' Mpu'u Ieaye 'heii IN posiuoh 10 comPete
~. ~ 1s sno loca''oll vi SIe capial When
.he Territory Is d'Vldeo. lie phlpks Mitchell
Is generally regarded as TOO far south,
pe!hs out siA,y-Avo miles hoFih OF 4ankton,
ous ~ "oula 20 ceAtia1 as 10 southern DaKota,
anu me pConle Oh 6hat sectloh are decided III
thelr preference lor bismarck rather than
poli's III SCUM Dakoia inreher hot'h lie there
tuio ieealus II eAseea'hsAy 91ihcut iof ehe con-
.iiG.ins in'e.es's III 'ie SCUM 70 center on any
point III mat region, aud thinks the most natural
,hlhs ior 'hehi 10 40 IS 10 ulIle WIN the lnem-
neTa OF me commission from the north and
locSte me caPltal AZ bismarck
c,,o nol. Lounsperfy tAonGht me people OF the
~ sou.n were 700 app 70 assume @ that tAe com,
,ss'Gh ti, Was ae1ns ior SCUM DAKOTA on.y, ana
thal IL Wou!a pe iMfossio!e 10 salsiy he
2outhefn @? elelneht except by me selecuoA OF
bisharck as
COMPROMISE POINT,
lor nc lhouSnl mat tiley sincerely believe
tnat DaKoia can ah6 Wall be di-
Nided. ana 'hey wanted to night out
.he capital mater III their own way at some
future time. The members Of the commission,
ne SAID, returned from South Dakota with
enlarged lucas OF It's excellence and import
auce one OF them hSd saln he mad had more
conceit taken out of him during
Ine past week than he had lost
before during hls whole lite Others
were satshed that Dakota as whole was very
much better than they lad supposed, and they
saw no reason why 'he North should not ut an
early day have even greater population than
tne south, particularly when the great extent
Df the south covered by tho SIOUX Indian
reservation Is considered, not to speak OF the
large tract covered by TIE Black Hills, only
adapted 10 mining and grazing
VARIOUS VIEWS
u. Burdick OF Fermillion, the member Of the
Dakota legislature who alleges that J. R.
Gamble, recently appointed assistant prosecut-
ing attorney of the Territory, offered him q
brlbe to vote against the commission bill, was
among the visitors from Dakota.