Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-02
ADDRESS.
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To the Voters OF South Dakota:

GENTLEMEN:-As we are constantly in
receipt of letters from all parts of the
state, requesting us to clearly define the
position which has been and will be taken
by the Pierre Board of Trade with refer
ence to the capital campaign, we beg
leave at this time to make the following
plain statement of facts. Before doing
so, we wish to tender our thanks to the
16, 1000 voters who last October teatiied
their approval of our city as temporary
capital by voting for it on election day.
To these friends we would say, that no
act of ours during the present campaign
shall cause them to feel that their conf
dence was misplaced; and to such friends
as may vote for Pierre at the coming
election, we give assurance that they
shall, by reason of future Developments,
have no reason to regret it.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND MAJORITY.
For the encouragement of these, we
state that careful estimate of the senti-
ment throughout the state, which has re-
Gently been made on The same plan as
was adopted by our Organization last
year, shows that the majority for Pierre
in November will be about 5000, which
majority will, of course, be increased or
diminished between this time and elec-
tion day, as the popular wave of senti-
ment sways to and from each candidate.
A SAVING TO THE STATE.
The citizens of South Dakota can save
enough within one year after railroad
shall have run eastward from the Black
Hills to the Missouri river in cost alone,
to pay the entire expense of the state
Legislature for twenty years. The wealth
of this section consists not alone in the
inexhaustable supply and variety of min
erals, but it contains enough timber to
supply the entire state, coupled with one
of the best agricultural and grazing re-
gions in the west.
THE WESTERN HALF.
The permanent capital which will be
located in November, is not for today OF
for twelve years hence, but for all time
land to admit that it ought to be at this
time located in the center of population,
is to admit that South Dakota has
reached her full state of development
with tendency to decay. We say, and
we believe it susceptible of proof, that
the half of the state lying west of the
Missouri river is equally as good as the
portion lying to the east of that great
stream; that it is capable of sustaining
large population, and that it now ap
pears like the younger child in the fam
lily, not at this time capable of self de
fense, yet, with equal rights in the heri
tage. And now in conclusion, we viii
. say that we are talking to reasonable
, fair minded men; that If South Dakot,
has future at all, and we believe that i
, has, that il will have in ten years a mil
: lion people, of whom 500, 900 will be cas-
: of the river and fully 100000 west of th'
river. Can anything be fairer to all sec
) tions OF the state than to say to one an
} other, let us place the capital in the OK
act center, between the mining, minera
and agricultural region west OF the rive
. and it's markets for all the produce whicl
} we can raise, and the greatest agricul
: tural and fuel consuming region east
: ward of the river.
81 PIERRE BOARD OF TRADE.
, Chicago, milwaukee g st. Paul Railway.
Electric lighted and steam heated YES
tibuled trains with Westinghouse air sig
: malls between Chicago, st. Paul and Min
: neapolis, daily.
Through parlor cars on day trains be
tween Chicago, st. Paul and Minneapolis
Electric lighted and steam heated ves
tibuled trains between Chicago, Counci
Bluffs and Omaha daily.
), Through Pullman vestibuled sleepin
! cars daily between Chicago, the Yellow
stone Park, Tacoma and Portland, Orr
gon.
: Solid yestibuled trains, daily betwee
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Kansas Cit
J, via, the Hedrick route.
. Through Pullman sleeping cars dali
: between st. Louis, st. Paul and MINI,
Z apolis.
y Finest dining cars in the world
The best Pullman sleepers. Eleciri
: reading lamps in berths.
Y 5,7OO miles or road in Illinois, Wi
:, consin, Iowa, Minnesota, Missou1
2 South Dakota and North Dakota.
. Everything first class.
9 First-class people patronize first-cla'
Z lines.
d Ticket agents everywhere sell ticke
over the Chicago, Milwaukee and q
s-l Paul Railway.