St. Paul daily globe., 1888-12-15

ries in the house. Although rigid party
man, he has always been i'll favor of
division and two states. and it is under
stood will press the matter in that shape.
whatever position SPRINGER takes. In a
very elaborate personal interview cover
ing half page or more in a recent issue
of the New York World, Mr.. Cox gives
his views and Information in regard to
the territory and admission. A few eX-
tracts Will show that he is doing good
work. He says:
II divided into states. South Dakota VIII
have an area greater than any one OF the
states except California. Colorado. kADsas,
Minnesota. Nevada. Oregon or Texas. Il
would exceed the whole Of New EnSiand-
with New jersey thrown IL. IL would he
one-third hrger than Iowa II has q poruls
ton running from so, 600 10 4O1,o 600. II Is
bounding ahead with tremendous energy.
lis wheat crop i'll 1857 was so 600 bushels;
its corn crop 2G,oO00O0. Us mineral opn-
lencc figures up over S33.U00,O0o OIL gold
and silver from the Black Hills since lSI7.
IN addition 10 her soil and climate silc h1s
Ignite coal. with twenty foot veins. which IS
qEile useful thing when lbe billiards come.
J might sum il all up in the lyTic langUaSc uL
my colleague from New YORK, Mr. BAkkf'
who made the report of the Isinority III IA
vor of SouIh Dakota: For ten years she
has pressed herself. a peerless beauty III re-
sources, wealth. numhels and intelligence:
the piIde OF al America. yet ignored by con
eress and denied tho neht 10 enlec her IA
thcTs house
The advocates of a new name for
North Dakota viii catch point III the
confusion on the wheat question, in The
mind of even 50 well-iniormcd friend
as Mr. Cox. lie gives ihc South the
G0.00O,0O0 bushels, and docs not even in
innate that the North has any sliaic i'll
that great product. Here Is what he
says Of the North:
The bill for North Dakota. or ile teri.
tory lying north of the seventh parallel 81
surveys. authorizes the election OF dcleen'cs
tD Il convention 10 form Il constitution il Is
Iu the usual form The Democratic e majority
Ofthe House committee however, have luicr.
ToScd an adverse report. What reasons VIII
be given iu favor OF such q lneasuref flIst.
the STATE VIII have ati area of 14.OUO square
mites 1t VIII DC 400 miles long
f1om cast to west and 2ll mics
vide from north 10 south. lis area
viii be equal 20 ulat Of our largest
states. with the exception OF eight. namely:
| Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota. oregon, Colo
rIto Calitornia Nevada ana Texas. III ls
prairie, and, Like the rest OF the territory, fer
| tie II l. CaUablc of Sustaining an immense
POPULATION. II had ready 30. 600 people
on Tie lst of January OF this year as shown
to- olheial data liz The Office of the secretary
Of The Interior. It will be urged in favor OF
her admSSlOn tnat no state was ever or
gnnllcd from The public domain with sucha
population. The assessed value Of her
ricpCTiy for the purposes OF taxation m
Guiding railroads. was s725oO, 900. and her
railroad mileage 1906 The value of her
school property and The outlay for schools,
her school houses. her NEWSPAPERS. banks
AID banking capital all play their part in Tic
argumcnt winch the Republicans and the
friends Of the division OF tic territory Will
urge for Tie admission OF North Dakota The
qGcsIon is SEgH that pnrty have the mo-
HOp1iy of the Crcdit for It's admission?
This immense growth has occurred since
$50 In 1870 her population was only
1000. la 1850 it was 3S,0u0. II IS now
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