Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-14
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placing certain territorial bonds. He was
found at the banking house of Preston,
Kean q Co., and submitted to a very Cos
sipy interview on Dakotan topics.
"Your territory is nearly as large as
Chicago now," observed the reporter, men
tally betting one to seventy-seven on get
ting sharp point to his pencil without
paralyzlng the Methodist banking house
with esthetic language.
Yes, the census gives US about 100000,
but we expect to have 100000 by the end
of the year"
"Any grain up there?"
There are prospects of an immense
CROP"
THE CAPITAL COMMISSION.
"What about that capital commission 80
cit conducted its business with dispatch,
in an honorable, straightforward and salts
factory way. Great opposition was devel-
oped toward it at Yankton when it was
authorized, but opinion there is settled
now. Yankton is the more satisfied, since
! if Dakota is divided Bismarck will go with
the north end, leaving Yankton the field
The location of Bismarck was notable on
residing south of the forty-sixth parallel
and only three north of it. But the Bis
marck bid was worth 100000 to the terri
tory, the 320 acres of land offered being
guaranteed to realize 100000, besides the
necessary offer of 100000 cash and other
considerations"
THAT QUO WARRANrO.
''What has become of the quo warranto
served on the commission?"
''The people of Yankton served the quo
warrantO on the constitutional ground that
it was for the government and legislature
to determine the capital location. The
legislature decided, on the other hand, that
by the constitution its members were to
dig the cellar, lay the masonry, and COM
plete the structure, and by the precedents
of Nebraska and other states concluded to
delegate the power of location, ETC., to the
capital commission. The quo warranto
failed in its immediate effect by the organ
ization of the commission while speeding
through the city on fast train. Owing
to that Immediate failure it is understood
that proceedings will be dropped. Had
organization been prevented, the location
would have been delayed until after the
time prescribed by law, and Yankton
would have remained the capital indefinite
ly. 1t maybe of interest here to state that
Emery A.iStoors was the legal adviser of
the commission"
LIVELY BIDDING.
"There were several bids for the capital,
were there not?'
Fourteen bids averaged 100000 each
in value. Steele, the dashing young far
mer offered a check for 100000 and 100
acres of land to locate the capital on his
farm, which comprises four townships.
Alexander Mitchell is supposed to have of
tered the check for 100000 to have the
capital located as Mitchell, his namesake.
All offers are supposed to have been back
ed by the railways, although they inter
fered in no way with the operations of the
commission.
RAILWAY PROSPECTS.
What are the railway prospects Of Bis
marck:"
''The Chicago, Milwaukee 4 ST. Paul and
the Northwestern roads will arrive there
by the time snow flies. The Northern Pa
ciic, as you know, is already there, and
tributary to it is the St. Paul, Minneapolis
& Manitoba road. Places Of entrance
have already been assigned the roads"
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
''What is the meaning of the constitu-
tional convention called at Huron?"
delegates from each county south of
the forty-sixth parallel will meet and ar
range to demand of congress admission to
the Union of the southern half of Dakota
as a state. This half has already 100000
population, and Nevada entered with 49,
900. The convention is another means
to the same end that the quo warranto was
expected to achieve. My idea in voting
for the capital commission was to secure
the location of the capital in South Dakota
But since the location OF the capital at
Bismarck have changed my opinion, and
am not in sympathy with this convention.
Our people, however, are generally in
favor of the Huron meeting. But I am
certain that Democratic congress will
never consent to such ga division of the
state for reasons | will mention, and
therefore prefer to wait until time when
Dakota shall have become an empire
strong enough to make its demand GER
tainty. We have four great states in our
empire, not simply two, and they are of
the same size as New York, Ohio, Illinois
and Iowa. Now, the Democratic party
have nothing to hope from an agricultural
country, and it knows it, and will attempt
to force such a division as will in the
future give it share of the booty. Its
hope lies in the mining regions and the
grazing lands. Suppose Dakota was divid-
ed into two states, separated by the Mis-
souri, river, then on one side to-day
would be all the population and agri-
cultural areas. But on the other
are the vast mining regions
and grazing lands to fill up soon,
and here Democratic supremacy would be
expected. On the contrary, divide Dakota
by the forty-sixth parallel, and you have
two empire states, hopelessly and forever
Republican. into which the masses of
well-todo emgirants and capital are flow
ing at startling rate to perpetuate
Republicanism.
Observation-Disclosures.
"And the valuation of Dakota?''
''The assessed valuation in 1882 was $685.
100000, and in 1884 will be fully 100000
| 900, We are out of debt, and have 100000
in the treasury. We have a pgnitentiary
without soul in it and a lunatic asylum
| full-so full that we are building a large
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