St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-04
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HOW The HILLS WILL Vote
On the Location Of the Capital and the
Reasons for the Vote.
DEADWooD DON'T WANT 1T,
Although She Eas Celestial Climate
and Every Advantage Hut
Location.

Special to the Globe.
DEApwooD, S. D., May s. The capt.
tai question is, to some extent, over
Swallowed by the question OF the auop-
ton of a constitution in this part of the
territory ;,,and yet the people of this sec
ton have decided views also as to where
the future capital of the great state OF
South Dakota should be located, and
will take lively interest in the matter
when the proper time comes. Ihey
are not going to shout themselves hoarse
for any particular place at any time,
much less work themselves into
frenzy so early in the contest as this, as
some of the cities east of the Missouri
appear to be doing. But when the day
of election rolls around, every voter IN
the Black Hills and surrounding coun-
try will do his duty by gong to the polls
and voting for the city which. IN his
Judgment. is best and most conveniently
located
FOR CAPITAL. PURPOSES.
The silence of the people over here on
this question must not be attributed to
indifference, for they are by no means
indifferent to this matter. They recog-
niZe the importance of having the capt.
tal of tie state located where it will be
most convenient of access to the citizens
of every part of the state. Certainly the
Black Hills are as much interested as
any other part of the territory in the
selection of the capital city, for they have
been for many years shut off from all
direct communication with their capital:
They have had to travel thousands OF
miles to attend the sessions OF the leglS-
lature and of the supreme court, and
now, when All opportunity is afforded to
remedy this injustice, they are not likely
to allow it to pass by with indifference.
Black Hills people do not look with
much patience, either, on theoridiculOus
claims which some of the towns east of
the muddy Missouri are setting up for
the capital DeadwoOd has made no
effort to get the capital and
DOES NOT WANT IT,
because she knows it's absurd to ask
that the capital of the state of South
Dakota lie located away off in this side
of the state. But she can offer as many
and as good reasons why it should be
put here, as some of the present aspir-
ants are Offering, What other town
in Dakot can offer such inducements
in the way of climate as Deadwood.
Here we have mild winters invariably,
Uilu pltdSdlll NSll>htiul hSaelAOA
throughout the summer: this is that
something that is lacking in all of the
would-be capitals. The only principle
that should be involved in this question
is which city is, and is likely to be,
most accessible to all parts of the State.
Places bidding for the Black Hills vote
must notify the people Oh this pont-elSe
their bid will be in vain. Nor is it SIM
ply for the present that the question
must be settled. There are cities more
conveniently located now than others,
but what about the future-are they
likely to retain their present advan-
tages in this respect? When the reser-
walton is opened
RAILROADS WILL. BE BUILT
and the entire condition of affairs will
be changed. The time may come, in
deed, when the western half of South
Dakota shall be more thickly populated
than the entire eastern part, and
greater population dwell here than east
of the Missouri. In proportion to the
area occupied there are certainly as
many, if not more people, in Western
Dakota at present than there are across
the river, and yet the Black Hills alone
are capable of sustaining, and will SuS-
tain, when their resources are once de-
veloped, treble their present population.
Inc agricultural ldlluS III Tie BldcK
Hills district are not all taken up yet.
There are thousands OF acres yet unSur-
veyed of the richest farming lands in
America awaiting the honest settler.
Now add to this a dozen counties that
will be formed out of the Sioux reserva-
ton, and it becomes apparent at once
that the Scepter of power, wealth
and influence must rapidly drift west
ward. 1t is not an extravaganza predic-
ton that there will be 100000 people in
South Dakota west of the Missouri
river
INSIDE OF TWO YEARS.
The resources of this portion of the
territory are richer and more varied
than any other. and will support
greater population. 1t is quite proba-
Bile that we have cities OF our own, or
that there they be ones not now in
existence. which shall one day excel in
Importance. population and wealth any
of the towns in the eastern part of the
state. The interests of this section of
the future state demand that the capt.
tai should be located as near the Hills
is possible land certainly our people
who are awake to their own interests,
will see to it that they do their part in
getting ont full vote on the question.
Deadwood will listen kindly to the argu-
ments of her sister cities. who are
striving for this honor: but as the COM
mercial metropolis of the state she will
vote with an eye to her own interests
and those of this entire section of the
country.