Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-05-26

soad. Add y dis lnors than 4 dos-
"a collegessanJ normal schools cn.
dowsd ~ the territory 81 supported
1by denoninati0nal organizations.
Reporter-These are astonishing
statements.
Answer-They stand for facts, and
~ our.6fths of New England
think Dakota il = semi-civilizsd
country. It's educational fund, de-
rivssl from sale Of school landt prom
ises 10 be the largest ever belonging
10 10 orEaliised state, with the ex-
ccption Of Texas.
Reportcr-How large is Dakota?
Answer-It 10 larger in area thon
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Mas
sachusetts and Connecticut comhin-
Cd. In 1880 it had about $4,000
Inhabitants; in 1885 it had 4l5,OOc;
70 per cent OF these are Americans.
Il casts more votes than the entire
population Of Nevada and almost as
many rs Oregon.
Reporter-What about the soil
ard climate?
Answer--The climate is cold in
winter, but clear, dry, hcalthful and
inyigorating. The soil is . rich, dark
vegetable loam, containing lime. pot
ash, soda. magnesia, sulphur and
phosphorus. The subsoil contains a
larger per cent Of phosphate Of lime
and 10 a great reserve fund from
which crops can draw substance az
Ter the soil is exhausted.
|. Reporter-Are not the most of
your citizens foreigners?
Answer-No, sir; seventy-two per
cent Of them are Americans. They
represent some Of the best brain, in
tetligence and push ofNew England.
We have no Anarchists in Dakota.
/ might almost say we have no
poor.
Reporter What about Henry
Georges statement that II the poor
man should 60 to Dakota he would
find that the monopolist or specu-
lator was ahead Of him, and secured
all the good lands.
Answer-Thc Statement: is not
correct.
Reporter-Was Mr.. Edward At
kins0n correct when he said that
the Dakota lands were inaccessible
to the poor man?
Answer-No, sir. The Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad,
as we'll AZ other lines, are carrying
people at o very low rate, and colon.
les are constantly forming, when the
passage rate is reduced TO a nomi-
nal figure.
Reporter-Are there rich Govern.
ment lands yet to be had in Dako.
u?
Answer-Yes, thousands Of acres
OF fertile soil, Ms rich and productive
as the valley Of the Indus or the
Nile, to be had for the asking. Sa.
gacious "Uncle SAM" under certain
Just conditions, give everybody: Q
good farm. 1t is m Of the anoma
lies of our civilization. that while
the eastern cities are overcrowded
with men who arestruggling for .
bare subsistence, with no prospects
ahead, here lies within sixty hours
travel a land where they could at
tain not only plenty, but even {
competency, and often q fortune.
Repdfter-Why hns not Dakot,
been admitted as a State?
Answer-Because it would be ,
Republican state.
puRsyga 1tfB1s;rTs1leRaaa J aAallsction' then i
Answer-It is; and a great people
possessing all the requisites t.
Statehood, are denied their legiti
mate and just rights for petty poll
tical purposes.
Reporter-Are you in favor Of til,
Harrison bill, advocating the divi
sion of Dakota on the 46th parallel
admitting the southern half as /,
new State?
Answer-Yes. For several year.
past our Legislature has at each SEES
sion passed a memorial asking Con
gress to SO divide the Territory ano
,Admit the southern half. The new
state would then be the eighth il
size and would contain a population
of 263,OOO--twice as many as Oregon
and four times as many as the Stat,
Of Nevada.
Reporter-If the Territory is no
admitted, who will probably b,
your next Governor
Answered.. Mark w. Sheafe
H is regarded ms one Of the mos
successful and brainy men in Dako
Ia. His appointment by Presiden'
Cleveland as Register OF the Unitec
States Land Office was q wise one
Of course my choice is Governor
Mellett. But If We are compelled
TO have a Democrat, Col. Sheafe is
man who would do honor to thu
position aud one that is universally
popular.
Reporter - When will Dakota
probably be admitted?
Answer think not until mex
seesion Of Congress. By that time
public opinion, that supreme arbitel
in human affairs, will be 10 enlight
ened concerning Dakotais just
claims that no party viii dare 70 OPP.
pose its admission. TO do SO would
b. political suicide.
BUTTERMLK.
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