Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-07-18
Dakota Division.

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Dakota Division.
Bismarck Journal:-Why not vote at
the coming election upon the question
of the division of Dakotag II is be-
lieved that fully 80 per cent. ofthe peo-
pie of Dakota desire division Tie SEN
ate before adjournment will pass the
Harrison bill. Whynot back Its friends
in the house and prove by our votes
how the people of Dakota stand upon
the.question. 1t is believed that out of
10000 votes which will be poled in Da-
kota this fall $1,000 will favor division.
Let every committee having in charge
the matter Of providing tickets cause
to be printed thereon, "Forthe division
of Dakota, yes" If any voter wants to
vote "no' let him scratch.
The division of Dakota is now regard
ed as a political question. The demo-
Gratis oppose the division and admission
OF Dakota because to do SO defeats in
creased republican representation in
congress.
The rights or wishes of the people
cut no figure in their calculations.
By opposing the division Of Dakota
they delay the admission of one repub-
lican state and prevent laying Che foun-
dation for another.
If the republicans elect the next pres
ident, and as q result of the elections,
control the next congress, the democrats
m%ayconcede divisionthi winter, know
Ing that the next congress Will surely
grant it if they don't.
A vote upon the subject might slim
ulate action and would silence those
who to defeat division will claim that
our people are divided upon the subject
Let us vote fot the division of Dako.
ia and for Blaine and Logan.
For the former proposition we can
give a majority Of over $4,000, and fol
the latter over $4,000.
Sioux Falls Leader:-Three years age
Mr.. P%ierson, 9 stock farmer from cen.
trail Illinois, purchased $40 acres of land
in Yankton county, Dakota, and started
to raise stock. In this business, he in.
formed the writer, he is doing better
than in his old home. He has always
succeeded in growing the best of corn
He soWed eighty acres to Kentucky
blue grass, and in two years it had q
turf and produced an amount OF grass
equal to what it required four years tc
accomplish in Illinois. This is the
statement Of a practical farmer and Can
be relied IN. Land that will produce
grass as described by Mr.. Pierson is
valuable, and will bring prices equal tc
similar lands in Iowa and Illinois; fol-
our dry climate grasses are more valu'
able than in Wetter climates; and any
land that will produce without dress.
ing in large quantities the various do
nestle grasses, such as blue grass, tim
othy and clover, is valuable. In oul
climate all kinds of stock will fatten
on grasses, and these being surer than
any other kind Of crop renders stock
raising with us much safer and more
profitable than in countries that rely on
other food. Dakota's great wealth Is
in her grasses, and when these shall be
utilized to their full extent, then will
Dakota be a grand and wealthy state.
This statement Of the financial con-
dltion of Dakota, by Treasurer McVay
has a satisfactory look: "Dakota's
bonded is ss394,500; assess
ed valuation Of the territory for 1884 is
expected to reach 10Q,O0O,NO. Thus {
four mill tax will wipe out the entire
debt Of Dakota this year, If it was nee
essary to dc SO. Tor this indebtedness
we have to show an insane asylum a
Yankton, university at VerlniLion, az,
ricultural college at Brookings, peni
tertiary at Sioux Falls, university a
Grand Forks, normal school at Madi
son, ~penitentiary at Bismarck, insane
asylum at Jamestown, school for thu
blindat Sioux Falls,-all wei lconstruct
ed buildings Treasurer McFay says
II don't think there has been a steal il
one Of them"
The Bismarck Journal calls upor
the republicans Of the territory to place
the names of Blaine and Logan upo1
every republican ticket used in Dakot;
at the fall elections, and'also to add thu
words 'For the Division OF Dakota
Yes"
This will not only give evidence O.
republican strength, but will be a pro
test against the democratic injustice
which denies us representation. w
like the idea and should be glad to se'