The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-08-16
10 tho yo.ors orsonth Dakota.

10 tho yotOrs or ont Dakota.
On the list day of October, 1889, you
will cast your vote for the location of
the capital of South Dakota.
There are several towns asking you
for your vote. Are yon prepared to vote
on this question? Have you studied
well the different locations and their ad-
vantages and disadvantages Or have
you received a map of South Dakota
with a star and q red mark to catch your
eye, printed thereon, which tells you that
this is the place for the capitals You
perhaps have pasted this map up In your
hous and have thought no more about
1t, except someone informs you that
there are other places which are work
ing for the location OF the capital and
have better claims than the one you have
on your map.
Pierre claims to be IN the geographical
center of the state and asks you to vote
it there. Will you do so2 Nine-tenths
of the voters of South Dakota have
never seen this place and probably never
will. 1t is located nj the end of u rail
road with no prospect. of another or an
extension of that one. for the reason
that to bridge the Missouri at that place
would be tool expensive when the same
company are bringing il at Forest City,
a few miles farther up the river and the
country west of the river for many miles
is in no better condition to support a
railroad than. the country surrounding
Pierre. and to talk of railroads extending
their lines from Yankton, Abderdeen,
Mitchell or Chamberlain through the
bluffs OF the Missouri to Pierre, even If
the capital should be located there is
sheer nonsense. What would they go
there for? There have been no crops
raised in Hughes, Sulley and Hyde ceun-
ties on the cast side Of the river and
meyer will be until they set more rain or
moisture in some torn, and on the east
side they have only succeeded in raising
a very poor crop of Indians to be sup
ported by the government, and the only
JSut W0ald navy " u ldil1ONu iiGTC
would be to haul supplies to them. The
population of Hughes county of which
Pierre is the county seat. is not half as
large as 1t was i've years age. Why
The farmers who located there have
qeen unable to raise any crops during
the past eight years and have beer
starved oHt-the inhabitants of Pierre
could not stand it and they went too anc
to-day capitalists from Omaha, Pitts
burg, Philadelphia and other eastern
cities own The land and town of Pierre
and during the past four months hav,
flooded South Dakota with maps, circu
lars and hand bills, asking the voter I,
place the capital at Pierre. assuring yo,
that if the capital Is located there rail
roads from all over Dakota would extern.
at once to Pierre. Do you believe 1t
Capitalists told us the sarne thing aboa
Bismarck. How many roads did Biz
marck have when the capital was 10
Gated there about six years agof One
How many has she now? One. 1t take
more than a capital location to Undue
railroad companies to build roads
There are towns not owned by easter
capitalists that have railroad f~acilitie
now, roads running north. south. eaE
and west through good %agricultur,
towns. owned by Dakotans who are hel
to stay and are asking you to vote I'll
capital where it can be reached by SCI
eral lines Of road how. Voters you al
taxed now all you can stand, will yo
vote to locate the capital where you ca
only get to it by one line OF railroad al
where it will cost you enormous sums
send your members to the legislatu
The center of population will not be
Pierre for the next10O years. if it is the
so let us aceomedate ourselves now. al
locate the capital where it can be reache
by railroads and where it viii be wit
n reach of the majority of voters
Soath Dakota.
Voters think of the facts here pr
duced and examine into them and
October LIST. east your vote for the TOW
ccnterally located with good railrot
facilities, thereby saying taxes and d
fcating the nonresident monoy-kin
who have come into our state and d
tempt to dictate where we shall lia
our capital.