St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-10
half Of the great throng could hear him anu
went away greatly disappointed.

half of the great throng could hear him ana
went away greatly disappointed.
MR.. HILL SAID:
Ladies and Gentlemen-You all appreciate
the difficulty l am laboring under in attempt-
ing TO address you on this occasion. aih
visiting your giant territory not Tor the pe'r-
pose of speech-making, but Tor slgnu-seehs
and to learn the true condition OF auars' L
visited Huron at this time as anorulhs lno
best opportunity to learn the agricultural re-
sources of the country. My father was
farmer and worked upon a farm myself UNI
til the age OF % years, and L own siholl
farm now. The first state talr was helu III
Ohio in 1850, when the state had population
of /, 100, 600, and 1t was not superior, out III
ferior, to the fair which you are hoiulhs mere
to-day. From this beginning there mas de-
veloped fair and in some cases, TWO In
every county in OHIO. At that ume there
was no thoroughbred stock III OnIo. Tue
first importation was made by DE- Matthew's
and to-day it is doubtful whether there Is
any animal in the stable that has no improved
blood. This Improvement
INCREASED THE WEALTH OF THE STATE
until the people have learned what the peo-
of Dakota will learn in time, that II Is easier
TO feed the world by raising tine STOCK, WITH
out hard labor, than 1t Is TO 1eed IL wheat
with hard labor. But | observe the right
spirit here | have seen us fine stock ON
these grounds as L ever saw in Ohio had
no idea you could raise such corn, melons
and vegetables as l see here. saw
Cheyenne melon weighing sixty pounds
which twice as large as they raise III ONO
will now go home aud tell my people
what I have seen, out 1 do not know that
shall tell all that L have seen. l do not agree
to do this, for AIN afraid l have lot OF sore
headed Democrats in my county, ana they
would say it was Wing lie. short time
since l read descriptions, and examined maps
and pr0SpectuSeS with view To visiting New
Mexico. From the glowing articles L eX-
pected booming cities and wholesale houses.
When l came in sight of Santa Fe thought L
a great lot of unburned brick klns The
adobe houses, built of mud, are none OF them
over twenty feet high The streets are
eleven feet wide, and filled with
ragged children, dogs and dust Donkeys
were the principal means or transportation,
both for freight and passengers. My dream
Of prosperity vanished like mist. Thought L
might have been deceived in the same manner
as to Dakota. / examined the statistics and
learned of a vast amount of money invested
in schools, churches, court houses and other
buildings. l thought there was something
behind it all. When l came to Mitchell | saw
substantial buildings there, and when l came
to Huron and observed your fine brick build
ings here, your street cars, electric lights and
your vast system of railways in Dakota
WAS AsTONISHED.
Had been blindfolded and brought here
among on l could not have told whether
was in Dakota or New York. When look
upon the intelligent people before me l know
they are from the best among the states.
Mr.. Jefferson, speaking of the Louisiana ter
ritOry, said the south half was populated by
frogs and alligators and the north half was
vast barren plain across which crow could
not fly without carrying his dinner with him.
Our government paid less for the whole terri
Of Lon rn from the
tax receipts Of the three largest counties of
Dakota. 1t is the heart of the continent. In
q few short years you have grown and devel-
oped until your postal revenue exceeds that
or eleven different states. l Am glad tC come
here and to have seen your excellent coun-
try, and am sorry | cannot get over the whole
territory. for 1 am told the rest is all like it.
l suppose it is expected l should say word
in regard to the prospects of admission.
certainly think you ought to be admitted be-
cause you came from the old states l ind
among you an ex-governor. Congressman
and others of the officials, who were ac-
customed to conduct the affairs of the states
of which they formed part. have not yet
met man who did not declare that he lived
in the best county of the territory. When
arrived at Mitchell found old friends who
declared Dawson county was the best in Da-
kota. there found 800 families from my
own state. When l got TO WoOnsOcket l
asked them what kind of a county they had.
They replied: "a numbering sight better
than DAWSON When l came here was in
formed that
HURON WAS THE BEST TOWN
and Beadle the best county. So I have heard
the same of Vermillion in the South, Brook
ings in the East and many other counties.
This idea alone has given me the greatest con-
fidence in Dakota. Show me man who is
not proud of his home, and will show you
devoid of thrift, enterprise and patriot
ism. The love of home begets patriotism 1t
was love of.hOme and home rights that caused
the Revolution. l am in favor of the adms-
sion of Dakota. whether Democratic or Re-
publican. There is no such thing
us political favor. No man can
tell what the future will be. l do not care
whether you come in whole or divided. I
thought it my duty as a citizen to learn what
you did want. have asked to have the mat
ter submitted to a vote. l cannot close what
Huron and Dakota for the cordial and hearty
manner in which 1 have been received every
where. When I return to Washington shall
have greatly enlarged views as to your real
merits and shall labor with all my might to
secure the rights which so justly belong to
you.
The races, balloon ascension and other
parts of the afternoon programme were
continued till tomorrow. 1t is now likely
the fair will hold over Saturday. The
committees awards in the cattle and horse
departments are not half done yet, and the
same is true in many other departments.
The tive-mile running race occurs at 10 to-
morrow afternoon. Beadle county took
the $500 prize for the best county exhibit.