St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-02
SPRINGER is ENDORSED.
Pierre and Other Towns That Want to
Vote for the Capital.
PIERRE PLUCKY AND HAPPY
Over fhe Reservation and the Good
Chance for The Big
Prize.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
PIERRE, Oak, March 1.-Springer
may be condemned by many for his al
legged dilatory actions in the past in
dealing with the territories, but Pierre
cannot truthfully refute the fact that
he has already done her one good turn.
When in the conference committee he
so strongly urged that South Oak ota
should have another vote on the capital
location the same time the constitution
was passed upon, he manifestly showed
a spirit of fair play toward all
the aspiring cities in South Dakota
and that:they should have equal chances
to gain this prize. This matter has
been brought home to the people in
Pierre. and they are now preparing for
the most vigorous action to secure the
temporary location of the seat of gov
eminent of the new state. The last
Dakota GLOBE contained map that
should be truthfully regarded by every
voter in South Dakota when he comes
to vote for capital. 1t had Pierre just
where she is, within six miles of the
geographical center of the new state,
on the largest navigable river in
America-the only one in Dakota-and
accessible from all direction Of the
state.
THESE GLOBES
were greedlly devoured by the public
in Pierre. going off like ''hOt cakes"
and it was regarded as a good adver-
tisement for Pierre, whether the GLOBE
so intended it or not. The board of
trade OF Pierre has been having, to-
gether with citizens, sort of protracted
mass meeting ever since the news was
flashed from Washington that the two
Dakotas were soon to be states. These
meetings have how resulted in the city
turning over to the executive commit
tee of the board of trade. which con-
sists of Hon. P. +. Mcclure, John
Sutherland, w. S. Wells, w. |. Will
man and Mayor Johnston, full control
and management of the campaign for
the capital. Not better or harder
rustling set of five men could have
been found III any city, whether
it can be depended on that
Pierre will be the capital of South Da-
kota if they have to go without sleep
and their natural rest until election day
is past. a meeting was called for Mon
day afternoon of this week, and just be-
fore it came to order dispatch dropped
in from Washington. from Kleiner, stat
ing the Sioux bill had passed the sem
ate. Wild excitement ensued for a
time. and when speeches were
made the most INDECENT citizen
had no hesitancy in coming
to the front and subscribing to the eX-
tent of his means to the fund to prose-
cute the capital fight. To this end
handsome amount was secured with
which to wage the war and many prom
ised to shell out to greater extent when
it became necessary. With the reServa
ton opening almost all assured fact,
the solid friendship of the Black Hills
with her, 5000 votes assured and cap
ital in sight, the face of the Pierreite
has contracted to cheerful dimensions
and is no more long enough to hide the
sun. The assurances from Washington
the past week that
TIE RESERVATION BILL
is almost as good as accomplished.
brings home the fact that Pierre will
soon be the interesting point of vast
new empire of 100000 acres of rich
and fertile land, which will create one
of the most substantial booms ever
known in the West, While beyond this
empire she will find as one of her con-
tingents the Black Hills region within
eaSv access, country now known to be
ore of the richest in diversified wealth
and resources in the world. With
this "land of milk and honey"
and the Big Sioux swarming
with life and settlement, all right at
her doors. Pierre now looks into the
near future with hopes that were never
SO Dright-the Sioux reservation to con-
tribute her part in stock and agricul-
tural wealth, while the Hills gives her
unlimited store of mineral and diversi-
fed resources. and Pierre the outlet of
1t all. 1t certainly looks to our people
that they had not waited all these long
and MANY wears i'm vain 8 O. ID