St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-22
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a day or two ago the writer had occasion to
visit Bismarck and take observations of the CAPT
tai city and especially of Its capitol. This ls
really solid. substantial structure with founda-
tions seven feet in width, and thoroughly built
in all its parts, with the exception Of few brick
In the outer walls that have been affected by
freezing and softened so that they will be taken
out. The roof is mostly on, except in the center
where the dome is to rise 100 feet so. On
most of the floors the first boards are laid, and
the work so far advanced that there win be no
difficulty in having it ready for the legislature
The senate or council chamber will be very fine
room some twepty-six feet in height, ninety feet
in width and perhaps fifty the other way. AS
there are but twenty-four law makers to occupy
it, there would seem to be danger of their get
ting lost in its vastness. The other house will
meet in temporary hall upon the third
story, as the wing for its permanent room will
not be erected this year. The building is claimed
to be superior in architectural merit to the state
house at St. Paul, but similar in the main. II
will certainly be structure of which all may b
proud, and grand exhibition of the enterprise
and public spirit of the people of Bismarck. If
it is completed and presented the territory with
out cost to the latter it will be q royal gift, and
amply meet all the pledges given by the place.
A double force of workmen will hasten il to COM
pletion. AS it is located on an emnence over
looking the city and country, the view had from
the roof is rare one. 1t covers the undulating
landscape and winding river as far as the eye can
REACH and at the foot is the thrifty, busting
city. But little distance away, but nearly two
and one-h half miles, is the new penitentiary,
well constructed brick building nearly
completed and full of useful suggestion and
monition for legislators. 1t is not a long step
down. 1t will furnish ample accommodations
for 125 guests with all the modern Improvements
and conveinences. Just here one can easily feel
surprised that the usually alert and out reaching
city on the Red did not secure the penitentiary.
| If memory serves, the legislator from Fargo did
| prepare and introduce bill providing for the
| erection of this pententary, and the Bismarck
men run their town into the bill over his head
striking out Fargo land they supplemented this by
| the capture of the capital commission, James
| town asylum and Grand Forks university,
| all with appropriations and the live institu-
| tions. If Fargo got anything it has failed to
| materalise Possibly it may have been given an
| agricultural college without appropriations
paper institution not likely to be more, as there
| will be no chance for another combination like
| that which spread all the buildings needed
for two states over the territory, except one
capital. Fargo man was put at the head of the
| pententiary commission and secured the con-
| tracts for his town, and that crumb was all it
took in from the deal. Why Fargo Jared so
| poorly is not important to inquire and not fully
| known to this department. But to stop this di-
gression Bismarck is fortunate in having little
of the discordant among its citizens. Whatever
Mckenzie says they will do. 1t is now picking
this best of the territorial fruit. Legislators will
| find few drawbacks there next winter. First,
beer is ten cents for small glasses, but $50, 900
brewery will soon turn the pelluicd waters of the
Missouri river into this favorite tonic and tariffs
may fall. Whisky, however, may be had two
drinks for quarter. The law makers will need
to fortfy with it when they face the wintry blasts
in climbing the hill mile to the capitol. Bis
marck has the promise of lourishing city when
its new railroads come and the country about
settles up generally, but it will never be great
metropolis until the visitor can get SCHOONER
for five cents