Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-01-30
Capital Removal Talk.
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measure has been or will be introduced
to remove the capital from its present.
location, and by some it il stated the in
tention is to make Fargo the seat of gov:
ernment. There are but few who will
not acknowledge that this city would be
a much better capital than the present.
derneath the removal scheme, which will
soon develop. I,
Yankton correspondence Fargo Republican.
Mr.. Walsh's proposed bill for the re-
moval of the capital and territorial rec.
ords will provide for its location on the
prairie away from any town, but on the
line of some railroad near the centre of
south Dakota. Provisions will be made
for big land grant and town will
laid out and plated, the money realized.
from the sale of lots to 20 toward the
erection of capitol buildings. Snch q
scheme as this can be easily carried as
it removes the contention Of the towns
now organized. The notice Of the bill
Yesterday created considerable OF sen.
sation, and there is q strong probability
that the bill will pass if introduced.
Special to the Bismarck Tribune.
Yankton, Jan. 26-There is much talk
about Walsh's bill to remove the terrific.
rial capital from Yankton.c The bill pro.
vides for its location on the prairie,
away from any town, but on some road
near the center of south Dakota. Pro-
vision will be made for q big land grant,
and town will be laid ont aud plated,
the money realized from the sale, Of lots
to 90 toward the erection of capitol
buildings. II is thought by some that
the bill may pass, but scheme has been
concocted tonight which may head of
the Walsh scheme, and place the capital
in the vicinity of Bismarck, north Dako
ia. The scheme is to introduce bill
removing the capital to point a. near
the geographical center Of the present
territory as possible. which would be q
few miles south of Fort Yates, on the
east side of the Missouri river, and about
forty-fve miles south Of Bis
marck. It is believed that such
| q bill will 60 through in preference
to the one introduced by Mr.. Walsh
The latter gentleman seems disposed TO
adopt the policy Of anything to beat
Yankton and the other points in the ex.
treme southern portion of the territory
and representatives from those sections
together with many from the central and
northern localities, will combine against
him and locate the capital as above
stated, in Emmons county. It is believ.
ed that enough could be realized out Ioi
the sale Of lots to pay for the erection soi
extensive capitol buildings, and that 6
city Of importance will grow up at ,that
point in very short time. It il argued
that the southwestern branch Of th,
Northern Pacific will build ailine to;tt,a
point, together with a branch from Bis
marck, and that Jim Hill will also, sen,
a branch from the DEVILS Lake regiol
down to Bismarck and thence to th
future capital. Itis also argued tha
both the Chicago, Milwaukee, & st. Pau
and the Northwestern contemplat
building to Bismarck during the comm
season and that the capital scheme, a
proposed, will suit them exactly. Th
division and admission bill now befor
congress is regarded as practically killet
and the attention of the territorial legis
lature will now be turned to the locating
of the capital at point where it can b
made accessible from all portions of th
, territory. 1t is thought that by Angus
J the railroads in question will have CON
pleted their lines to tie proposed sit,
, provided it is determined upon as no
talked. It is rumored here to-nigt
that the railroad companies have bee
, asked what they will do for the schem
should it be made to win.