Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-12-08

CONE IN, DAKOTA.
A Few Figures IN Favor Of State
hood.
, Every Republican and every fair
minded Democrat should read the an.
nual report just made public by Gov
ernor Church Of Dakota. It reads
more like fairy story than a plain,
unvarnished official report Of facts and
figures. To begin with, the governor
elbows that this vast territory, which for
years has been knocking in vain for ad-
mission a. q State Of the Union. exceeds
in area twenty important European
countries. Dakota In square miles ex-
ceeds Norway;lt 1t exceeds Great Britain
and ireland together; 1t exceeds Italy
and Turkey in Europe. and England
and Wales combined. and Roumania
and Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Servia and many other coun.
tries which have figured prominently in
history.
Among our own states and territories
Dakota. with its $500, ,4sO acres out.
ranks all other States and Territories in
area except California, which has &c..
|8N, 200 acres, and Texas, which can
boast Of 167,se5,000 acres. The total
valuation Of this Territory is estimated
at $3.50, ,OO0, 600, the assessed valuation
Of the land alone in 1883 aggregating
416l. .40,974. The population Of Dakota.
is today greater than the population Of
any Of the following States in 1880:
Nebraska, New Hampshire. Vermont,
Rhode Island, Florida, Colorado, Ore
|gon and Delaware. Only twelve States
out Of the thirty-eight can boast Of
more miles of railro oad than Dakota,
and the other twenty4six have to take
back seats when the railroad mileage of
Dakota is called. 1t stands eleventh in
regard to national banks aud outranks
half our States in many other impor-
tant respects.
In agriculture Dakota fairly takes the
lead. In 1887 the wheat crop was g.
558, ,499 bushels, exceeding by nearly
20, 100000 bushels the crop OF Mime.
sofa, and standing first as wheat pro.
ducing State. Only Illinois and Iowa
are ahead of Dakota in the production
of oats, while it ranks high in the pro-
duction of corn and other farm produce.
The agricultural development OF Da-
ltota has certainly been marvellous.
There has been nothing like it even in
the history of tho Western States. The
decade just closing will see sparsely
populated Territory converted into
what ought to be mighty State. From
1856, 900 in 1880 the population has now
reached 100000. From wheat crop
of less than 5000, 900 bushels IN 1880 the
annual product has now reached 62,00O,.
600 bushels. The oat crop has increased
in less than ten years from 100000
bushels to 43, 10000 bushels. aud the
corn crop from 1900 600 in 1880 to 25,-
OOO, 900 last year. 1t is almost impossi
ble TO comprehend these figures, and if
they were not official and not
vouched for by the governor Of
the Territory it would be difficult to be.
lieve in their accuracy.
Almost first in point of area, the great
est " heat producing area of tho world.
with more miles Of railroad than thirty
four OF our other states and terrlorties
can boast of, third in the production Of
oats, exceeding eight states in popula-
ton and thirty.six States and Territories
in the number of its banks, and wealtl,
aggregating s32O. 900 600, with splendid
schools amply endowed by public lands,
with abundant water supply, an excel.
lent climate an energetic and enter
prlslng population, Dakota stands hat
in hand waiting for admission as q
State OF the Union, splendid and
growing monument to the narrow parti.
sanship, little craftsmanship and con.
temptible unfairness of the Democratic
party. It will remain for the RepubIl-
can party 10 open the door and welcome
this young and magnificent Western
State, with its unexampled vigor and
astonishing progress.
Let Dakota com in.