The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-08-23
MITCHELL AS THE CAPITAL
The Advantages as They Appear
tO t},n Local Eyn


to the Local Eye
Special to the st. Paul Globe.
MITCHELL, S. d., Aug 11.-As the
capital campaign progresses Mitchell's
chances have grown brighter, her peo-
pie more cheerful, her workers more
enthusiastic. We have received so
much encouragement that we are con-
lldent of success. Every candidate
claims to be the most central and access
sible point. Mitchell most assuredly is.
Not far from the center of population,
having railroad facilities north through
the state, south to Sioux City, east to
Chicago on the Chicago, Milwaukee Il
st. Paul, and east direct to st. Paul on
the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha. she certainly controls the key
to the situation, and will he the most
accessible point and nearer the center
!of population, even though the reserva-
ton opens. Much of the land west of
the river is worthless, and it is q vast
country and will not be settled in a
day. The Chicago. Milwaukee Il st.
Paul railroad company is obliged by
their contract and is willing to strike
out as early as possible, and direct
line of communication will be opened
between the east and the west, distrib-
uting the people and property Of the
west via Mitchell to any desired point
of the compass. The
LEGISLATURE WILL CONVENE
soon after the election. The capital
should not be located at a townin which
they cannot transact their business. At
this point, Othellolike, Mitchell speaks.
Two public halls for the senate and
house are at the disposal of the state;
offices ready on main streets for the
state officers; postollice three doors
from the principal hotel: two telegraph
lines across the streethave their Offices;
eleven hotels can entertain them; a
morning daily; democratic, republican
and prohibition weeklies will publish
authentic reports of their deliberations,
and our streets and stores will he light
ed by electricity. The people of South
Dakota have learned to their cost the
expenses of having the capital at Bis
marck. Will they repeat the expert
ment by again placing it in the north :?
PLACE IT AT MITCHELL,
and they will save thousands of dollars
per annum. Huron thinks it has hen
on when they brag it has school sec
tion. What's the matter with Mitchell? :?
The school section, or GAO acres Of
land belonging to the state, adjoining
Mitchell, is the finest piece of level
prairie out doors. Think of its vaAle
to the state were Mitchell the capital!
Why, as an economic measure alone,
Mitchell should be the capital. If the
people of South Dakota would lessen
their burden of taxes they should give
their unanimous vote for Mitchell.
Locate the capital in the river towns
and the entire portion east arrests its
development by retarding settlement
and consequent growth. The location
of the capital at Mitchell means filling
the vacant lands with settlers, increas-
ling the value of land, and thus the
prosperity and growth of every town
in South Dakota. Pierre has obliter-
ated the map with prospective rail-
roads. The farmers who will be de-
ceived by such clap trap will be fools
both in this world and the next. This
is an important question to the people
of South Dakota, and a mistake in Oc
tober may take years to recover from
1t may not appear of any possible in
terest to ST. Paul people, but they must
remember that Mitchell is but days
ride from st. Paul at the terminus ofe
line that will soon extend the Chicago
st. Paul, Minneapolis Il Omaha, anc
that the location of the capital open:
the territory to them directly from st
J; Paul to the Hills.