Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-06-09

Doinge Of the Commission.
From the Pioneer Press, 10Th.


The Dakota capital commission hav
ing completed the round Of competing
capital sites in North Dakota, has agail
found a resting place in st. Paul. The
party of correspondents and other in
| tercsted Dakotians came in on the
O'clock train over the Northern Pacific
road yesterday morning. The party o.
outsiders who came over from the terri
tory this trip was unusually large, and
some Of the gentlemen brought their
wives along with them. 1t includes
three or four of the members Of the
! legislature which created the commits
sion and number Of well-known Dako-
Ia capitalists, representing nearly every
town which has put in a bid.
Capt. Hughes went to Minneapolis
during the day and paid visit to GOV.
Ordway, who is stopping in that city.
Upon his return last evening, he said
the visit was mainly Of a social char
acter.
He stated that his trip in North Dako-
ia had presented agreeable surprises 10
him. He was much pleased with Bis
mark, and with ali the Northern Pacific
places. The commission had come to
St Paul merely for Il brief season Of rest,
having been travelling and working for
nearly thirty days and nights. Capt
Hughes stated further that he believed
the momcntous question entrusted to
the commission would be settled within
Il very short time. The commissioners
would leave St Paul some time today
but before they went the time and place
of the next meeting would probably be
determined upon. In fact he believed
that the question of The capital location
would be decided before the commission
separated to 90 10 their homes. He did
not think they wou!d have n.lich Diff
Guilty about the matter when they really
go, down to work
Commissioner Matthews took "a some
what different view. He said that there
was quite a diversion Of sentiment
among the members of the commission,
and that he should not be surprised if
they should fail TO come TO n decision,
except to agree to disagree. In this case
there could he nothing left for them to
do but To 20 home and await the action
of the next legislature. There had been
no conference among the members as
yet, au1 SO it was impossible to tell how
the case stood.
A number Of the gentlemen who have
been accompanying the commission
were interviewed. Most of them, cs-
pccially those Of North Dakota, seemed
To- have an idea that Bismarck would be
selected ~ the future capitol, and even
some Southern Dakota gentlemen in
tcrested in towns in that section seemed
disposed to concede that Biemarch pre-
sented an unusually fine site in addition
TO the unusually strong inducements it
had offered Said one Southern Dako
tian:
Bismarck surprised us all The I60
acres is III the business part ofthe town,
and the town is building toward the
tract Every foot of the land can be
utilized, but very little grading being
necessary. There is a gradual ascent of
-. la IA
a good hill for The capitol building to
rest on. The view Of the southwark is
very extended and very fine. ! nave al
ways gone in for a Southern Dakota
town, but | am afraid Bismarck presents
more attractions than we can. More.
over, in case Of division, Bismarck will
answer first rate for capital for the
north half In case Of no division, its
central location would make it good
capital for the entire commonwealth.
Fargo, ID. H., June 2.-The capital
commission met this morning and took
seven ballots, the result being the same
each time Bismarck ,, Pierre >, Red
lltlu a., IluiOII 4, flt'Iic!l L. 4>o SeItC-
ton. At o'clock this afternoon the
commission reconvened, when on the
first ballot the town Of Bismarck had
four votes. The choice Of Bismarck was
then made unanimous. 1t will be the
future capital Of Dakota.
Bismarcks bid for the capital was the
same as half million cash, and while
We would rather have seen the location
at Pierre. our second choice would Ger
tainly have been Bismarck, and with
the exception Of the people Of the ex-
treme southeastern portion of the terri
tory we are Of the opinion that majori-
ty OF the inhabitants will be satisfied.
The Pioneer Press in an editorial on
the location Of the capital at Bismarck
says: 1T is the old story of wrangling
and divided majority, dominated by a
vigorous and united minority--if body
of men which includes Alex Mckenzie
can be called minority. North Dakota
men are forming strong habit Of sue
caSs which may nroye inconyppient tO