St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-13
MITCHELL AS The CAPITAL
Its Advantages as Compared With the
Other Prominent Aspirants.
HAS THE MOST RAILROADS,
And Will Have the Prize if the Voters
Look at II in These
Lights.
Special 10 the Globe.

s~ECCldl ~ lile NiouS-
MITCHELL, S. d., April 12.-There
are now ten or more towns in the capt.
tai race, yet Mitchell's citizens have the
utmost confidence in the ability of this
city to take good care of its interests in
this matter. OF these towns Mitchell,
Sioux Falls, Pierre, Redtield, Huron,
Chamberlain, Madison and Aberdeen
are the most prominent ones that have
formally entered the ring. While
Aberdeen is one of the best towns
in the territory, with excellent
railway facilities, yet her poor
location and near adiacency to
large section of comparatively
unsettled country would preclude the
idea OF her being the city upon Which
the banner Of victory would be placed.
Although nearer the center of popu-
latlon, the same can be said of Redfield.
Sioux Falls. although the largest city
III the list, can hardly expect to secure
the prize with the unfavorable location
she possesses. Her railroad facilities,
SO far as accommodating the major part
OF the territory are concerned, are also
very inferior, she having but two lines
OF railroad extending into the territory,
lines.
Pierre aud Huron arc nearly on a
footing as TO railroad facilities. those of
the latter city being slightly superior.
but the railroad accommodations of
both are exceedingly poor. To reach
either city requires a change of cars and
neceSSitates the traveller purchasing
two or more tickets.
Chamberlain and Madison, exceed
ingly entcrpriSing little boroughs and
containing more widely known and ell
terpriSing citizens than any other towns
OF their size i'll the territory, ale of
course III the ring for
ADVERTISING PURPOSES,
ana not with any other expectations
than TO boom their respective selves.
several questions from a standpoint
other than the real estate dealers will
be considered by the voters of the terri
tory when the time comes for them to
decide as to which town shall be their
choice for the capital. The most i'm
portant question will be the railroad
facilities and geographical position of
the various candidates. OF all these
different towns there are but three that
can lay any particular claim to being
geographically located near the center
Huron. Pierre and Mitchell. Of the
fast TWO Pierre has much the best of II.
counting i'll the Sioux reservation. Ey-
Guiding this entirely, or even that nor
ton which will never be opened to SET
tlement. her position would be changed
from the best TO the poorest. In regard
to railroad accommodations neither of
these towns can offer satisfactory argyll
mcntS. Pierre having but one main line
OF railway and Huron two. Mitchell.
the other leading town,
SURPRISES ALL THE CITIES
OF South Dakota i'll this respect. and
her location is as good as the best.
With her present five lines, and the
other two to be built this summer. she
stands unrivaled by any of the cities
named. Over three-fourths of the peopIe
in the entire state of South Dakota
can reach Mitchell and return the same
day. The half can not be said Of any
other city.
Moreover, if n representative from
every town In the state were to assemble
at one place it would not cost more than
tWo-thirds TO bring them all TO Mitchell
than TO any other city. There are also
from 90 per cent to 40 per cent more
people within radius of any diameter
of Mitchell than of any of the other
candidates, which fact conciusiyeIy
proves her claim as the center of popu-
Iation.
This superiority of Mitchell as a rail-
road center. and her position in the
center of population, will make foun-
dation solid enough upon which to con
struct the new capital of the state of
South Dakota. W. HEALEY.