St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-16
ITS CUP OVERFLOWS
And Will Be Still Fuller When
the Good Things Get
There.
Why Pierre Now Toots It's
Horn as 1t Never footed
Before.
1t Is Grateful to Dawes and
Springer and All the
Others.
Some Of the Things in Sight
That Will Inaugurate the
New Era.
Special to the Globe.

PIERRE, S. D., March 15.-Pierre, is
happy and thankful just now, because
of the great good luck that is coming
her way at last. Her joy found express
sion in one of the greatest ratification
meetings, or gatherings of her citizens,
last Tuesday evening ever known since
she was named. The real estate offices,
stores and places of business were
closed under stress of public feeling,
which would allow no such an occasion
to be contaminated, and the inhabitants
TO man, woman and child, turned out to
join the pOpulace in having time to be
remembered. The meeting was the
occasion of many speeches, in which
the lions or the hour, such as Hon.
John j. Klimer and Hon. Col. j. Craw-
ford, led: and finally, to climax the sit
uation, a set of resolutions were read
and adopted by an unanimous 'saye," of
which the following, very expressive of
just how things are, is an exact copy.
THE RESOLUTIONS:
Whereas, The citizens of Pierre have
long labored. waited and prayed for the
opening of the great Sioux Indian re-
servation, and the division and admis-
sion of Dakota; and
Whereas, Our labors are about to be
crowned with success, therefore be it
Resolved, That the citizens i'm mass
meeting assembled take this occasion
to express cur sincere gratitude to the
friends in congress who so valliantly
aided us in our work, and especially to
Hon. S. w. Peel, Hon. Knute Nelson,
Hon. IL. l.. Dawes, Hon. o. III. Platt,
as well as many other members of con-
gress of the United States.
Resolved, That we extend our thanks
to the Hon. William E. Springer for in
siSting that new vote should be taken
on the location of the temporary capi-
tai of South Dakota; and
Resolved, further, That we do and
should appreciate the able efforts of our
esteemed fellow citizen, the Hon. John
j. KIeiner, who has devoted his time,
experience and intellect TO further the
cause which is, so dear to us all; and,
Resolved, Thatswe extend our hearty
congratulations to the Hon. .Coe |. CraW-
ford ON his brilliant record in the Da-
kota legislature, and to his worthy CO.
worker. the Hon. Frank Lillibridge; !;
and
Resolved, That we extend our thanks
to Hon. y. S. Clifford for his hard and
persistent efforts in behalf of Dakota's S
interests, and to his successor in office.
borne such an unselfiSh and effective
part in the history of the past few
months:
Resolved, That the people of Pierre
feel that new era of unexampled pros
perity has settled upon SOnth Dakota
and this beautiful city, and that the fu-
ture will have in store for us more of
prosperity than adversely; more of sun
shine than shadow.
Mayor A. w. Johnston moved that
the names of Hon. p. F. Mcclure and j.
G. McManima be added to the list of
those entitled to the gratitude of the
citizens of Pierre. The amendment
was agreed to and the resolutions were
unanimously adopted.
In this connection it is right and
proper to say that Pierre has good
cause to go mad with feeling akin to
joy and congratulate everybody along
the line who has helped out in her in
terests, from Dawes and Platt down to
Mcclure and McManima. Her pros
poets were never brighter than at pres
ent. The chances for her ultimate sue
cess in the
CAPITAL CONTEST
that is on are Increasing each day and
hour. as valuable aid is SuccesSively
promised from every quarter and sec
ton Of the new realm of South Dakota.
To see each day men who are capitalists
and representatives of SyndicateS from
each city in the new state coming
to Pierre and investing heavily, even
though they often belong to places
that claim to be actively in the field for
capital honorS, is enough to fill the cup
of hope of Pierre full to the overfowing,
and, as the JriSbman remarked. "even
then it is not full yet" To see staff
correspondents of the leading dallies of
the Northwest sent here to look into
the trouble and see what all her boom
is about, and then widen their circula-
ton several hundred by Pierre sub
scriptions, as was the case of the GLOBE
last week; to note the manner in whic h
the press of South Dakota is falling
skirts of rival capital aSpirants, and
BOOMING PIERRE
for first choice, first, last and all the
time; to see horde of men, specula-
tors and investors. get Off the train each
day and court the company of land
agents and real estate men from the
hour of their arrival until their depart
ure; and lastly, to look forward to the
things that may be expected and are
assured to Pierre the coming season.
An Indian school, for which is now ap-
priated by the general government the
amount of $4,000, to be expended inside
the next seven months: the opening
of the reservation of 1900, 600
acres of fertile land, which
gives Pierre the sinch as the
Outfitting and distributing point. for all
this vast tract; the extension of the
Northwestern railroad through to the
Black Hills upon the immediate opening
of the reservation, making Pierre the
outlet of the vast wealth of that region;
the building of bridge across the Mis-
souri, river contingent on the above; and
with the fulfillment of all these condi-
tions, which are truly conditions and
not theorems, the sure location of the
capital of South Dakota at this SPOT.
which will induce the extension of other
lines of railroads from the north, east
and south, flocking together at the capi-
tai of new state, and bidding for the
trade of Pierre as the
ONLY GATEWAY
for the untold wealth that lies tributary
to the West. Truly, Pierre is booming
in earnest, and the facts and outlook
justify it all. Her recommendations
certify the faith that is in her, and
which will firmly carry her on until she
ranks with any of the leading cities of
the West. Her future is assured, else
there would not, at the present rate of
100000 per day, be invested in Pierre
property fortunes, and the interests of
men and syndicates who have unlimited
means at command. Yes, Pierre pro-
poses to boom, and with a kindly feeling