The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-08-23
Mitchell For Capital.

4 ~ Hu1s90ONohu tAHesso0N ohu dAVe-QdIeS UuG passage
OF the omnibus bin by congress. In
TACT itchell aided in the opening up
8of the question of voting upon the To-
cation of the capital for the sole pur-
pose of taking hand in the fight her.
sell. Mitchell knew she had merit and
strength as a capital candidate. She
knew she had friends upon whom she
could rely for material assistance. and
for votes to locate the capital. EARLY
I IN the spring she announced her inten-
s>tlon to enter the race, and in due time
thereafter at citizens nesting an
executive committee was appointed to
take charge Of her campaign. The COM
mlttee took their time TO prepare for
the contest. They looked the ground
I over carefully, and decided that Wig
6rous and short campaign was prefer
able to a long drawn out struggle.
The committee is well organized and
thegwork properly divided, and men
are already in the field doing valient
work. The committee is backed by
every citizen Of Mitchell. Each resi-
dent and each property holder has con-
tributed toward the fund fordefraying
the expense OF the canvass. The greater
part of Mitche]ls 1000 citizens own
their own residences and places of busi-
ness, and do not wish to sell out. A
temporary boom for speculative pur-
poses My, would not pay to them the
! cost ofa vigorous campaign. Mitchell
lB in the race to secure the location of
the capital, and for that purpose alone.
M effort will be spared in bringing
our advantages before the people, and
we confidently look for success.
@ We espeak thus plainly on this sub
elgct because designing persons have
said to some OF our friends that our
candidacy is half-hearted; that we are
working for Il real estate boom or for a
little notoriety. We assure you this is
not the Case If Mitchell is not in
earnest in this strife for he capital,
then there is no city that is in earnest.
Mitchell entered the capital race delib-
2erately and resolutely, and she is there
to stay. And today there is no town
whose prospects of success are brighter
+ than8her Her candidacy rests upon
her merit, us the mostsuitahle location
of the state for the capital, and we
firmly believe the best interests of the
state will bepromoted by her selection.
The following are some of 2iitchell's
strong points, viz:
A convenient location in the cen
ter of population of the state.
2. Accessibility on account of her
superior railroad facilities.
B.. "a location upon two great lines of
railroad, whose lines do now, or will
within year. extend to all sections of
thestate, both of which roads are in
terested in the up-building of Mitchell
as the center of their South Dakota
system. The G., M. Il st. p, already
haYing in this city the largest AID best
round house and machine shop in the
northwest, and the other expecting to
build like shops when their lines
already surveyed are extended south
West!and northwest from this city,
a location more favorable to the
Black Hills than any other candidate
town, because it will certainly cause
the extension of the G., NJ. & st. p.
railroad from the Missouri river to the
hills at the earliest time possible, and
80 furnish the Black Hills people
popular route to the east, via Mitchell
and Manila, thus avoiding the snow
blockades in winter in Minnesota and
northern Iowa.
5s 81. s.. Mitchell is proverbially healthy
city, having excellent facilities for
drainage.
s.. The city is we'll supplied with
pure water from an artesian well at
\ depth of $50 feet.which is suitable for
domestic purposes. Excellent wateris
\ also obtained from shallow wells all
over the city at depth Of from 15 to
4 40 feet. The artesian we'll supplies
abundance of water for fire purposes,
and carried to different parts of the
city by: five miles of water mains with
propershYdrants attached. The city
TO beat once lighted by electricity.
The citizens of Mitchell are ener-
getic. Intelligent and moral IS evil
ssdenced by their excellent public
schools, eight beautiful churches and
the Methodist university, recently lin
ssished and furnished by the citizens of
Mitchell at a heavy expense. Tire new
~NntY YeBsity is, however, an ornament to
,a Ise kss1ty, and credit to the state, be-
turf superbly built of Sioux Falls
ltl9 ltal9 sper.
Il r. 5. 5. Mitchell, too, has a school section
withinher border to swell the Golfers
of theEstate if the capital is located
here. 70 finer body of land adjoins
\ " any city, and no section of land in
Dakota would be more enhanced in
value by the location of the capital
arit than the one which corners
@ into the city OF Mitch ell.
This city has several commanding
sites for the state buildings, unequalec
4 by any candidate town in the state
\ These natural elevations are conven
\ lent tO3the city and cover several hun
I'D ed Qcrag Of smooth nrair.ia wit h rpn