Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-08-11

People who have expressed doubts us
80 the truth Of the report that Bis
marck had failed to raise the required
100000 capital bonus will have their
doubts removed by a perusal OF the
following extract from an advertise
ment published in the Bismarck Week
~ Tribune:
Notice is hereby given that a special
election has been called by the board
Of. county commissioners of Burleigh
county, u. l., and that such election
will be held in the several election pre-
cincts of Burleigh county. Dakota ter
ritory, OF Tuesday the 18th day of Au-
gust, 1883, for the purpose of submit
ting to the people Of said county the
question whether Burleigh county will
borrow one hundred thousand dollars
to aid in the erection of the capitol
building for the territory OF Dakota In
the city of Bismarck, and levy a tax
Of three mills on the dollar Oh the tax
able property of said county for per-
iod of ten years beginning in 1883.
The question to be submitted to the
people at such election is: "Shal Bur-
leigh county borrow one hundred thou
sand dollars to aid in the construction
Of the capitol building for Dakota ter
,itorv and levy a special tax of three
mills on the dollar on all taxable prop
erty for q period of ten years COM
mencing in 1883 for the purpose of pay
ing said sum?
The notice is signed by the chairman
of the board of county commissioners
and the county clerk and is dated July
Z. 1883. Here IS open confession of a
failure to comply With the provisions
Of the capital commission act and as q
last resort the people Of Bismarck pro-
pose to perform an illegal act with the
hope Of Squeezing the money out Of the
taxpayers. If the proposition to issue
the obligation Of the county to the ex-
tent Of $4,000 is voted through by
the people it will be wholly invalid and
any taxpayer in the county can render
imperative the entire scheme by en-
joining the collection Of the three mills
tax specified in the call for the election.
Bonds, or warrants, Or whatever it is
proposed to give as security for the
100000 borrowed, will not be worth
the paper they are written upon, as the
proceeding is SO entirely out of order
that wen a legislative body does not
possess the power to subsequently give
it legality. Under these circumstances
1t is not probable that capital will seek
investment in the proposed securities
and this attempt to raise the wind
seems fated to Join company with the
other failure. Certain business men
3f Bismarck have obligated themselves
by bond to pay 100000 in cash to Che
capital commission ard have guarah-
iced that land donated will, sell for
three hundred thousand dollars. It is
not considered that the bonds put up
foF security possess any legal signih.
canoe. In default of payment the
courts are powerless to collect on those
bonds. 1t, therefore, appears to us as
ii the capital commission is badly left
Ill around, and it 10Y needs only a de
cision in favor of the people in the quo
#.trranto case to shatter iii fragments
the INDUSTRIOUS bubble of corruption
constructed by the last legislature
Press and Dakotaian.
Southern Dakota is bound to make, /;
great butter cotantry, 1t has been pro
ven that the dry atmosphere and COO
nights Of this section favor the produc
lion Of rich, sweet cream. But thu
chief advantage Southern Dakota pos
sesses over all competitors is the album
dant supply of cheap food for its cows
Not only are the lNxuriant natura
grasses Of this territory highly relishee
by the cattle and admirably: :adspted t,
the production Of first class butter, bu
the cost of the feed here is. not over
quarter of what it is il sshre eastern
states. A competent authority writing
upon the subject, says that'Ghe cost o
the fsod Of q mich cow ranges iron
twenty to thirty dollars a year, ewhil
here it need not anuunt to mere tha1
from five to eight dollars per 'adnum
In most cases, with u fine natnra
hay meadows, The hay costs nothing
more than the labor and time bestowe,
in cutting and stacking it. Then TAX
into account the fact that very poo
butter sells. here for forty cents pc
pound, and that really, good butter cal
hardly hs ohtained at any price, a bal
ance sheet in:the dairy business ran b
figured up with out much difficult,
Under such s5riking1y advantageoli
circumstances, the butter of Dakot;
might be sold at such low prices as t,
drive the eastern made article from on
matkets, ht1d also effect the market o
the entire country.-Free Press.
Here is something from the siou.
City Journal that every man Shout,
read and heed "Don,t be afraid G
helping somebody besides yourself
You cabttot help another without a
the same time helping yourself Don
he afraid of doing somethinpf FIR Won