St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-22
AN OFFICIAL JUNKET.
The Dakota Territorial Officers, on Trip
of Inspection, Reach st. Paul
Yesterday,
Where They Rest Few Hours Before
Continuing Their Homeward
Journey.
Brief Notes From the Institutions OF
South Dakota That They Looked 4
Through.
All Pleased and Speak In Glowing
Terms of the Trip and Their
Receptions.
Dakota Officials.

This is not a deadhead trip by good
DEAL" remarked thick set, good natured
looking man to a GLOBE reporter at the
Ryan hotel Yesterday afternoon. 1t was
Territorial Secretary Mccormack of Dakota,
who had arrived with the other officials
from Southern Dakota earlier in the after
noon. The party had been on trip of i'll
spection to various state institutions in
South Dakota, and comprised the following
persons: Gov. Gilbert A. Pierce, with
Mrs. and Miss Pierce; Territorial Auditor
Caldwell and wife, Secretary Mccormack
and wife and Treasurer Raymond and wife.
Their trip had already lasted for ten days.
They made but brief stay in
st. Paul, many of them calling
upon relatives, and left at 7:30
o'clock last night for Grand Forks. The
officials seemed to be in the best of spirits,
and had nothing but the most flattering
words for the many cities and towns in
South Dakota that have entertained them.
They have been, Treasurer Raymond said,
received with overpowering cordiality all
along the line" 1t was as all the gentle
men members of the party, except Gov.
Pierce. were standing at the desk in the
Ryan looking over the mail that had accu-
INFLATED at this point that Secretary Nc
Cormack was tackled by GLOBE reporter.
He explained the object of the trip and
what had been seen. He said that it had
been visit to the state institutions in
Southern Dakota. some of which had never
been seen by any of the Off
Gals until the present trip. sit is
not required by law" said Mr..
Mccormack. ''but it would be manifestly
for our advantage to know something
definite from our own observations of these
institutions, and SO we make the trip,
every man paying his own part" and then
he made the remark quoted in the opening
sentence.
1--WE have visited, first the agricultural
college, at Brookings," said Treasurer Ray
mOnd, land | was surprised to find how
great work is being done there. There
are 140 students. and two buildings that
are kept up in firSt-clasS condition. do
not know particulars as to the work of
other agricultural colleges in other states,
so cannot make comparisons, but certainly
at Brookings vast amount of good work is
being done. We visited the Yankton in
sane hospital, an institution that
WOULD BE A CREDIT
to an older state, and found this In good
condition and we'll kept. Then, the terri.
torial university at Vermillion was visited
1t seemed to be in very
prosperous condition. with about IT'S
students. We also looked over the peniten-
tiary at Sioux Falls which will rank well
with similar institutions in any part of the
country, as well as the school for deaf
mutes at the same place. The normal
school at Madison makes up the number of
institutions. All of them are well kept,
and would do credit to any state. There is
one thing | feel confident of as concerns
the institutions named, there has been no
steal in their building. The buildings show
up for every dollar they have cost. All are
comfortable, healthy and substantial, A
good illustration of Western energy and
push is seen in the way the Normal school
at Madison has been built up. 1t was
burned down one evening last February,
during term time. But the citizens took
hold of the matter and not recitation
was skipped. Glasses were heard in
the COURT house the next day
and for some time afterwards.
within twenty-four hours the money was
raised to rebuild. Work was begun at
ce'and by July the new building will be
ready for occupancy. Business all through
the portion of the territory so far as we
could observe, is in good condition, and the
prospects for the crops are excellent"
Auditor Caldwell said the party had been
given perfect ovation along the line of it's
travel. No announcement had been made
to the cities they proposed to visit, but the
news Of their coming had been sent ahead,
and they were met by city officials, brass
bands and in one or two cases the fire de-
partments had turned out. He intimated
that this looked as if Gov. Pierce was pop
ular in that section of the territory, but put
it all on the governor, as the other officials
all happened to be within sound of his
voice.
The entire party said they were not in
formed on any political affairs of interest.
They had studiously avoided talking on
such topics, but had confined themselves to
sight seeing and enjoying the hospitality
that met them everywhere. AS to division
and admission the officers had kept quiet.
GOV. PIERCE PLEASED.
Gov. Pierce said, referring to his trip.
that at every place he had found the peo-
pie in the most prosperous condition, with
every reason to hope for successful sea-
son. The party, in addition to the quartet,
originally consisted of Immigration Agent
Dunlap and Attorney General Rice and
their wives. The party started from Bis
marck ON its tour of inspection on Tuesday.
May II, and would return next Tuesday.
the 25th, the two weeks set for the trip ex-
piring at that time. He said that Dakota
generally was never in such a good, healthy
condition as at the present time, and mate
rial improvements were expected Oh every
hand. While the much-desired division
and admission scheme had failed to pass
the present congress, the people were not
discouraged in the premises, but took their
defeat good-naturedly
The party took supper at O'Clock. and
was off for Grand Forks and other points to
inspect the institutions similar to those from
which it had just come, in the northern
half of the territory. They will visit Fargo
and jamestown, where they will look over
the insane asylum. and will complete the
list with a visit to the penitentiary at Bis
marc1-