St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-28
PIERRE THE EXACT CENTER
Of the New State Geographically, and
the Most Accessible to All.
TO BE THE CAPITAL, SURE
II Il Gets the Votes Expected From the
Hills and Various
Towns.

mcHG HdS DttH advanced by great
number of localities in the central and
south central portions of South Dakota
that should the capitol of the new state
be located at Pierre, in the exact geo.
graphical center, on one Of natures
largest highways of commerce. it would
be the means Of concentrating real es-
tate investments to the West, and thus
benefit the country to the eastward,
through which the wealth would have
to flow in its course to the common GEN.
ter. To locate the capitol Oh the east
ern border, in almost any one of the
half dozen ambitious cities which are
aspirants for it, would tend to confine
these investments and cause halt
there, thus deferring the settlement
and progress of the central and western
portions of South Dakota. In like man
ner it is argued that should Pierre be
chosen the capitol it would Immediately
cause the extension of various
LINES OF RAILWAY
to this point, that are now halting along
the eastern verge of the state, thus ad-
vancing in importance and progress
many different sections, comprising in
some instances entire counties, that now
have no railway market town within
convenient reach. This would also di-
rectly benefit the state at large by en-
hancing its railway facilities very gen
orally. The situation might be summed
up that if you locate the capital at
Pierre you benefit every section of the
new state, but more particularly those
places which will receive new impetus
for the reasons stated, while to put the
capital on the eastern side of the state
you defer their progress materially.
The capital question is getting to the
point where it is evident that Pierre,
with the help of her Black Hills friends,
HOLDS THE KEY
to the situation. With the support that
has been pledged to her from all parts
of South Dakota. and with the vote of
the Hills actually assured. Pierre has
come to the point where she believes
nothing stands in her way. The people
of South Dakota are not ''chumps."
Where a city which possesses every
requisite for capital city that could be
desired, having all the qualities of her
rivals in the way OF location. magnih-
cent sight, improvements, etc. and
center of the state, is put forward to
gam the prize, her claims are going to
be recognized by wise and far-seeing
people. They will never play for the
temporary capital, by locating it at
city near the eastern border, with a
promise that it can be moved to the cen
trail position when the demands of pop
ulatiOn will warrant it. The temporary
capital, if centrally located, will forever
be the permanent capital. The people,
realizing this, do not desire having an
other sQuabble over the matter. 1t is to
their interest to
SETTLE THE QUESTION
once tor all. and by so doing they settle
business, and this means that railroad
building will commence and continue,
and that there will not be several years
of waiting for these things should the
capital go to a city on the eastern bor-
der. Take, for instance, Aberdeen.
According to all that is known, Pierre
will get large majority in that city
and why? The country to the south
west of Aberdeen, even as far as the
Black Hills, is, in manner. naturally
tributary to that energetic and pushing
place. A railroad is now surveyed and
cross s-sectioned from Aberdeen to
Pierre, and only awaits the opening of
the Sioux reservation or the placing Of
the capital at Pierre as an inducement
to grade and build at once, and Aber-
deem is not the city to stand in its own
light. By their own vote they could
place the capital at Pierre, and be
thereby assured Of new feeder to the
southwest through many good towns
and cities, which would be an important
item toward building up Aberdeen's
interest, and for this reason
Pierre has received many strong eX-
preSsions of
SUPPORT FROM ABERDEEN,
likewise, under the same reasons, from
Canton, Hayward, Faulkton,
Scotland and many others. which in
some cases, lie almost under the dOmes
of rival cities for the capital.
Pierre has no bone to pick with her
She makes her fight purely
On her merits; has every argument and
every reason. that cannot be cOntrO-
verted to aid her in the struggle, and
accepts her chances against the entire
field. Should the reservation be opened
before the day of election, or even
should the success of the Sioux COM
mission become apparent by that time,
as everything now goes to show, the
capitol will be conceded to Pierre as
surely as the day of election dawns,
even by her most bitter rivals. With
put the opening of the reservation, her
chances are the best over other rivals by
arge odds. but the reservation is going
10 open-thank the Lord for that-and
with this millennium in the life of Pierre
nothing can stand in the way
)f her becoming the Kan sas City of the
upper Missouri; a city without rival
IN importance to vast country tribu-
,ary; the ''future great of South Da-
zOta, and alliterated forever as Peer
ess Pierre.'
HUMOROUS BROTHERHooD.