The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-16
TERRITORIAL NEWS
THE DAKOTA CAPITOL.
Alexander Hughes and Gov. Ordway much
Pleased with the Minnesota Structure

Alexander Hughes and Gov. Ordway much
Pleased with the Minnesota Structure
Work to Commence at Once.
Alexander Hughes, George A. Matthews and
Jol.a z. Delding, Of the Dakota capital removal
commission, were all in st Paul yesterday.
They fell in with each other at the Merchants
hotel, which gave them tho opportunity Of
talking over future plans and prospects, The
meeting. however, was without prearrange-
ment The commissioners have sent out no.
tees TO architects. inviting them to furnish
plans aud specifications, accompanied by esti-
mates, not to exceed $500, 600. for brick
capitol building, to be erected upon stone
foundations. Tho building must be suited
for tho State executive Offices and the assem-
bly of the two houses of the legislature, and
must be designed as tho main or central part
Of large building. The commissioners ro-
serve the right to reject any and all bids, and
will pay only for such plans and specifications
a. arc accepted The bids will be received up
to noon on the 9th OF July. Capt Hughes, as
chairman of the building committee, occupied
a portion Of his time yesterday visiting various
ST. Paul architects, and getting an expression
Of their views upon capitol architecture. He
also visited tho Minnesota capitol in com
pany with Gov. Ordway, who happened to
-be in town, aud with the latter was shown over
the building by Gov Hubbard Capt Hughes
expressed himself very much pleased with the
capitol. In conversation with a reporter, aud
saId that no was especially struck with the con-
vcnient arrangement Of the offices and rooms
A building somewhat similar in its internal ar
rangemont. at loast. he thought would DO suit
able for Dakota lie was surprised that q
structure of such substantial build, and well
furnished could have been obtained for the
amount OF money expended, ana hoped
Oak ota might be ~ fortunate in that direction
L. (t..&t vIns. ntnI
further that the commission intended TO lose
40 time The grounds would be plated and
laid out as soon as suitable person had been
found for the work, ii being the intention OF
tho commission to employ only first- class
landscape engineer. Great pains would bo
taken, he said. to make tho grounds attractive
and beautiful, and it was proposed to some ex-
tent to pattern them after the national capitol
grounds at Washington. Still, nodeinite ar
rangements had been made in that matter.
Capt Hughes left on the 4 l5 p. III. train for
Yankton. but Mossrs Beldlng and Matthews
remained in town over night The latter Is
going to Chicago for the purpose of engaging
the services of first-class engineer to lay out
the Dakota capitol grounds, and while there
will look over tho laying out OF Pullman.
GOV oRDwAY ELUCIDATEs.
The portly form Of Dakota's governor held
down a chair at the Merchants yesterday, and
he was ready and willing to express himself rs
in his estimate OF the Minnesota capitol He
thought such building could not be built in
Washington for less than ST. ,OOO, 600, and will
always remain monument To the good judg-
ment and economy of those who superntendod
its construction. He favors q capitol much
like Mime soa's for Dakota and said positively
that that the building must be done this year or
as nearly so as possible He took Alexander
Mitchell and others OF the Milwaukee road
around Bismarck while the railway party were
there, and the magnates expressed themselves
~ highly pleased with tho location and sur
roundiugs. Mr.. Mitchell said frankly he should
have liked to have had tho town named after
him chosen as the capital site, and would have
done anything honorable TO secure such a de-
cision, but he soon recognized the fact that
Mitchell lies too far to the south Manager
Merrill told Gov. Ordway he was satisfied and
further that If he was to build a road there he
wanted to know il and commence right on.
The governor says there il not the slightest
re AEON to doubt that the Milwaukee will be in
Bismarck before winter sets in. His idea Is
that tho Southern Minnesota, known as tue
middle division. will be built northwest to Le-
bean. or near there. ON the Missouri river, aud
the Hastings K Dakota division extended west
to Lebeau, tho two joining thence north
To Bismarck. distant about $50
miles from Iebeau. He says II
the Milwaukee and the Northwestern roads had
Joined on any ono town IN Southern Dakota,
that would have been selected as the capital,
but they each had pets Oh their own lines and
did not even given the commission their moral
support. The governor is strongly impressed
with belief in the future commercial greatness
Of Bismarck, and thinks the bonus to the Ter
ritory. if properly handled will amount 10 half
n miilion lollara