Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-02-22
conceded objections to the creation of

did not exist. for the reason that a very
large portion of the surface of Dakota
was not capable of production and the
support Of any considerable population.
The fallacy of such reasoning is es-
tabllshed by the logic Of events and by
the truth of history. At the time OF
Dahota's first organization the plains
of southern Dakota. which are now in
Guided in the corn belt OF the west,
were as arid and d~esolate a wasteas the
bad lands of the Sioux reservation are
to-day. According to the testimony
of such authority as General w. II. IL.
Beadle and General Corte2 Eessellden,
the former and the present United
states Surveyor General of Dakota, the
public domain yet to be taken up ID
Dakota. including q considerable por-
tion of the proposed coded district OF
the Indian reservation, is far more in
viting to the settler than the real plo'
neer Of Dakota found the Sioux vale,
which has long since passed the eN-
perilmental stage.
In north Dakota the line of settle
ment and the path Of development
crossed the Missouri river, WESTWARD
| bound. with the Northern Pacific rail
road. At the extreme western limits
of south Dakota the development OF
| the marvellous resources of the Black
! Hills, rich in gold and silver and coal
| and timber, has been commenced under
| great disadvantage. With the opening
| of the reservation there will he a race
| between two great lines Of OF railway
to the Hills that will carry with it q
iood-tide of immigration.
The assessed values and the wheat
crop of north Dakota and south Dakota
respectively, show beyond all question
that each section-each territory-has
already advanced far enough to stane
done. The official figures of Treasur'
II McNay show the total assessed val
ues of all Dakota to be $50, l54,6O9, o.
which amount the counties north o.
the 10th parallel furnish &31.Q06,S l0. ant
the counties south, $50. 147, 100.
Mr.. j. r. Dodge, statistician of thu
department. of agriculture, furnishe:
the Intef-Ocean with the following fig
ares OF the wheat crop for 1883: Tota
product. l6.12S.G00 bushels: total acre
age. 1,00S,cO0; proportion Of crop grow
north of 46th parallel, SO per cent, o
about nine million bushels, and proper
ton grown south, "A per cent, or abou
seven million bushels.
Dakota divided will make two terri
tories. each larger than the great stat
If Missouri, and more than one-fourtl
iarger than Iowa or Illinois. Dakot
divided will heal the present d%issension
angendered by the capital-removal con
mission and its choice OF a seat Of gov
rnment that. while justly repudiate
by the people Of south Dakota. ma
prove to be just the thing for north d;
} Sota. Dakota divided would give til
largest guaranty Of honest, economic;
and effective home government to eac
territory. Two Dakotas alone ca
safely be intrusted with the affairs {
the two distinct sections Of countr
J hat, While they are no farther trol
ire certainly no nearer two each otht
shan Iowa or Minnesota OF Kansas an
Nebrasha.-Chicago Inter-Ocean.
1 The proposition to take from tt
courts the decision as to the conStit1
: ionality Of the capital commission al
and place the matter in the hands
congress has aroused the righteous il
dignation Of the Grand FORKS Ieral
Referring to the proposed congressio:
II measure for the legaliZation of Il
capita' commission act. the 1Iera
e says:
The best evidence of the foulne
which %envelops the capital commissit
is that our delegate, Mr.. Raymond. I
d fuses to touch The proposed bill. II
/ telegraph excuses Him on the grouI
i that he does not wish to be mixed l
= in the matter. Well he knows tn;
a even 70 sanction the Introduction
e such an unrighteous bill, by a word
d approval or a nod of assent. would
visited by the great majority of IL
n people Of i}akota, with lasting eNerr
e ton at3 IS Tar as She ignoble fame
the O1dNay Grew has gone. men wou'
shake their heads and murmlr: Sd
filed with the same black reekir
pitch" Beware, gentlemen Of co
gress. Before you ever entertain
proposition with the avowed purpo
of taking a case all covered with frat
n frou the grasp Of justice ~investigat
Call for evidence and well prove
/ your satisfaction what a rascally pie
Of business the capital c~olnmissic
was, and how the location was secur,
by bribery. The proof is at hand, tn
n at least one CT TIE commissioners vi
not almost hut wholly persuaded"
see tie eligibility Of the site; throus