The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1888-03-30
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Tac,,cal Views on the Rcserya-
tioN Opening.

Il tion Opening.
cUtEespo in the Aberdeen
SD SAYS: GLOW is the opening of
reservation going to effect Aber-
deem Vicinity" is question often
asked May presume to give you an
ion The tide of immigration has
ssbeen turned away from Dakota to a
reatsxtent. The "opening" will turn
ttsntlonanew to the immediate Nth
4 west itis settled that Dakota soil is
nee tfe most productive quality. Any
thing thRtsthe northern climate pro-
ssucs sRr0Ws here abundantly and lux
sS; S;uripNsiy provided there is sufficient
ineIst1l 1t all hinges on the rainfall.
ttknty of rain, failure in Da-
limpossibiity, and an abund-
assured fact. Any old resi-
this region knows that the rain
been steadily, but surely, mov-
vsst,year by year, keeping in the
II rear settlement. We in Aberdeen
can I've nearly the spot where the
of the rain belt rested
reason. East of it crops were
abundant. Cultivation extends the
rainsbelt. The region beyond the Mis-
soQrisis quite ways beyond the pres
Z ent rain belt. 1t will go there the
same as it, did here, in time; after culti-
II yation and settlement.
old boom spirit, which settled
z oentr Dakota has given place to more
$PrActcAl and solid views. The float
;s Inn element has tloated away, and left
sits place more solid and enduring
aeonditi0n, and [ hardly think it will
II seX6E; ;be revived by the opening of any
hey ond us. The provisions OF
n F1sarvation bill are not. conducive
ihesaxc itement and speculation that
bAettlement of eastern Dakota gave
q sssIllsasstosa No pre-emptions, no tree
4S0 acres, but in place of it
efglmple, sober one-fourth section,
# by actual settlement and oc-
patign only. No young persons
rs come out there and live
!Ls1and few months and go away
proved up claims, both mort
all that could be raised on
ssss ssssAnd, having few hundred dol
left over and above what the land
"a ssa1 required, consider the result a
3ieNty fair speculation for years or,
laying around. If land ever be-
mes valuable, they would claim it;
not,sthe mortgagee takes it. How
s#eYer,slt has become valuable, and the
ssmortgagee took but little, yet that
EssHtate fittings retarded settlement and
s kept actual settlers from getting it.
There will be nothing of the kind on
sheNIsServation. In consequence, set
Staamant will be very SLOW Many will
sg0 cut there, look around, and the
1; In0reg thoughtful ones, especially those
Tho have some means, will look
Ar0nnd and find throughout central
Dakota a well settled country that has
sSSfMIly emerged from the pioneer condi-
y tiOn they will find there the very best
society. public roads, schools,
chslrches, well established markets,and
#|ss # #sstn@fact everything that goes to make
HUN prosperous farming community,
E1thnearly the same accessories that
left in the eastern communities;
Shey@swlll find interspesred among
sehosef farms many quarter section of
ehes1 land above spoken of, and which
he bought at from $500 to $1,000
" " the. 100 acres. The eastern man
sS ssS h0settles in such community reaps
The benefit of the experience at once,
Which has taken the original settler
;earssto acquire.
Every mile further one goes from
ialaTkets increases the cost of every
81 ssthilg4he consumes, and diminishes the
receipts for articles he produces. Rail-
u 0ad#competition to this country, too,
n has stepped in and made it possible to
|ss6ny for lower prices than it will be
Hnssible to do there until roads enough
are built there to bring about the same