The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-08-09
CAPITAL TALK.
Unbiased Arguments by a Clear
Headed Neighbor.
Mitchell Now Considered Really
in the Race.
What is Being Said OH This In.
portant Subject.
MlTCHELL'S CHANCES. .
The Points i'll Her Favor-Where Her
Vote Will Come From.

Alexandria Herald: Take a map
and note that Mitchell has through
east and west line, also a through
north and south line, also the Omaha
line. The lines that are tributary to
Mitchell pass squarely through eigh-
teen of the most populous counties in
the state. Besides these lines other
lines Cross and thus furnish transpor-
tation to any county in the territory
having railway.
Observe the number Of towns in the
state from which one could take the
train and reach Mitchell direct with
out change of cars. These roads are
not to be built in the future; they are
trunk lines now. On the score of ac-
commodation to towns alone, Mitchell
stands in the ratio of four to one over
any competitor.
There are thirty thousand votes ma
turally tributary to Mitchell. Her en-
emies haYe to concede her half of these
and that is where the shoe pinches.
With seven candidates in field fifteen
Thousand votes will land the capital at
Mitchell
Again, the Milwaukee road cannot
sit idly by and let the capital go to
another line. That road will be forced
to help Mitchell. 1t is intimated the
road is at work
Glance at her rivals. Pierre and
Huron on one line of road about IS
miles apart. Red6eld but little way
north. WatertoWn on the extreme
east. All in the north central part of
the state and all near each other. 1t
looks as though they would succeed in
cutting each others throats e1rectually.
This leaves Sioux Falls as NIitchell's
only real competitor for the densely
populated southern section. Sioux
Falls can draw nothing from the east,
because she is so near the jumping off
place. A few miles west and she be-
gins to invade Mitchell's natural terri
tory, consequently at that point Sioux
Falls will have to fight for what she
gets, with the reason and good judg-
ment of the voter against her.
What kind of a place would Mitchell
make for the capital? Good. She has
all the natural advantages of which
any of the ambitious cities boast and
many they have not.
Mitchell is well located and has
many advantages now. She is in shape
to point to what she has now and does
not need to tell what she will have Gin
case," etc.
Mitchell will make the fight hot and
fierce from now on and while she will
decry no rival will seek to gain the
capital by every legitimate means at
her command.
Because Mitchell thought proper to
get her forces well in hand before en-
tering the capital fight other aspirants
hugged themselves in ecstacy and in
duIged the delusion that the best city
on the main line Of the Milwaukee in
Dakota was not a rival. The fact was
proclaimed and commented upon. The
city bided its time, got its funds to-
gether and now thoroughly ready,
makes its bow to the public. In q
| weeks time every voter will know the
city is in earnest. In two weeks peo-
pie will gravely discuss the matter. In
three weeks other aspirants will begin
to abuse her. In a month it will be
admitted she stands considerably in
the way of some of the rest. Five
weeks and neighbors will begin to talk
it over among themselves and think it
pretty nice thing to have the capital
so near their farms. Six weeks and
business and professional men on this
line will say they would be fools to let
the capital go off the mainline. Seven
weeks and it will be seen that the
densely populated south central part
of the state can't afford to let the cap
ital go north or west, thereby taking
immigration away from their section.
Eight weeks and those who have con-
vinced themselves will turn mission
aries in the cause. Nine weeks and
the vote will show that Mitchell has
been chosen.