Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-03-24

non. ~. Al. NtlSl, t1c 'tT:tHu CThS
.t.cmber Of the late lamented legislature,
passed through ST. Paul on his way
home ana was captutc1 Gy Pioneer
Press reporter 10 whom he unburdened
himself as follows about the capitol re-
moval bill: The removal, he said, was
obligatory. Yankton being SO hard of ac-
cess and located away off In one corner
of the territory. The opposition to the
bill fought it hard but the people of the
territory at large We're determined upon
the change, and they secured it, The
idea Of waiting for conGtess to divide
the territory was altogether out Of place
The people had waited already four
years, and Mr. Walsh thought if they
had again decided to postpone the re-
moval until the division had been made,
the people would wait four years longer,
and probably more. The bill as passed
places the selection in the hands Of the
commission recently appointed, That
body will meet on the 30th inst for or
sanization, and it is expected that its
lahors viii be completed some time be-
fore the lst Of June, The only restric-
ton put on the commission by the bill
is that the location must be central ard
easy Of access Besides this, the town
to which the removal will be made, will
have to make Il donation in the shape Of
at least lG0 acres of land, and $i00, 900 in
money to 60 toward dcfraying the ex-
buildings. The land donated will be
laid off in pats and sold, the money re-
ctived flu;n sales to 60 TO the public
treasury and be dsbursed as other terri
torial moneys are disposed Of The pro-
ceeds are expected to exceed $250,O00.
As soon as the location is made, plans
for the new buildings will drawn, bids
advertised for and In fact, everything
done to insure the speedy erection Of
the much needed buildings. AS to pre-
cisely where the location would be
made, Mr.. Walsh was, Of course unable
to say but was of the opinion it would
not be far from Huron, in Beadle conn-
ty. That point is about in the centre Of
Of the southwest, the most thickly
settled portion Of Dakota. 1t is accessi-
BILE to all, for all railroads. running into
and from all parts Of the territory make
connections with the one or more rail-
roads running into Huron. Some por
tons Of these roads directly in the
ncighborhood Of Huron are not yet
built, but the surveys have been made,
and it would not take many days to COM
plete tie work already begun. Mr..
| Walsh did not think that Huron itself
would be selected. but thought that the
capital, when located, would be sufli-
ciently near to much benefit that town.
Anywhere i'm Beadle, or Brown, or
| Sphinx, the two counties directly north
Mr. Walsh thought would be the most
( advisable location az by every other
scheme Of this description, said the
gentleman from Grand Forks, many
people viii! be enriched, and especially
those who are fortunate enough to learn
sufficient before the location has been
announced to buy adjoining and sur
rounding property and speculate in it.
The donation required by the bill will
not in the least retard the work Of the
commission, for there is not single
town nor county in the territory that
could not give mucf larger bonus to
| become the caDital"