The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-07
AID FOR SOUTH DAKOTA
MINNEAPOLIS WILL sEND sn.ooo Tn
THE DESTITUTE.

MINNEAPOLIS WILL SEND $1,000 TC
THE DESTITUTE.
Governor Mellette Meets the Board n
Trade and Tells of tho Condition nm,
Suffering of the People-A big fund t.
he Raised,
The st. Paul Pioneer Press has thu
following:
The session of the board of trade yester.
day proved to be an enthusiastic QUO OF
the subject of Dakota rolief. There were
distinguished visitors present in the person
of Gov. Mellette, Senator Hunter, Repre-.
sentative Smith and Judge Briggs of South
Dakota. These gentlemen presented the
needs Of their state 10 el%oquently thut the
board lost 10 time III seeing that n COM
mittee was appointed to endeayor to raise
tho amount of money requested. Gov.
Mellette suia his purpose was to collect a
fund OF $50,OuU with which to purchase
seed wheat for use IL the spring. OF that
amount South Dakota proposed to raise
one-half itself, and for the remaining one
half the citizens of Minneapolis, st.
Paul, Winonu, Sioux City aud Omaha
would be importuned. tie said that
the assistance of neighboring states
would enable his people TO get through the
winter comfortably, but i'll the spring it
would be necessary to furnish them seed
wheat. Ii he succeeded in raising the en-
tire amount he proposed to have a written
report compiled OF the way i'll which the
money was distributed. In this connection
Gov. Mellette suggested.that North Dakota
manner. Minneapolis would never regret
it. Every dollar contributed meant al
acre and . quarter of wheat W He felt
confident that he development of Dakota
had developed both Mime apolis and st.
Paul. The prospects of a good crop forthe
coming year he regarded as favorable.
Here the governor tool occasion to
retsr to the exaggerated reports OF the eli
mate and other alleged disadvantages of
Dakota, which eastern newspapers have
printed in order to prevent immigration.
That was one of the many burdens under
which the two new states had suffered for y
long time. The great mistake of his coun-
try, Gov. Mellette confessed. had been the
lack OF diversified crops. In reply to ques-
tions he said there was little seed wheat on
hand i'll the state, u large number of peo-
pie having been already obliged to use the
wheat that they had put Ivy TO save. Re-
garding the relief that was needed other
than seed wheat in some CT the counties,
he replied that it was difficult to answer.
Sometimes where the clamor is tho loudcst
the needs are the smallest.
Following the governor. Judge Briggs, of
Ipswich, addressed the meeting. 1t seems
that he is in the city on o separate mission,
that of securing relief for his own county,
lsdmunds. lie rcferredt to the fact that his
people had suffered from poor crops since
1885. Last years failure III particular
wiped them out of nearly all their possess
sions, SO that they were unable to pay the
interest on heavy mortgages to both real and
personal property. AT present the smaller
on again. To emphasize the poverty of
the country Judge Briggs stated that the
gross collection MADE by him last year
would not amount to as much as his per
cent. of the year before. Nevertheless, In
the face of all this he still had firm faith IN
the future. Representative Smith also
wished the board to understand that his
constituents were possessed of nerve" to
hold out. Senator Hunter emphasized tho
difference between the pleas made by Gov.
Mellctte and Judge Briggs, the formers
being a commercial proposition entirely.
Considerable discussion followed these
speeches. The opinion seemed to be una
nimous that the requests for relief should
NC uSteul uIOu ltNolNOlN. Dut JuSt AuW W
go about the matter was another thing.
Il. II. Peavey moved that Il committee Of
three be appointed to cooperate with COM
mittees from the jobbers' union and the
chamber of commerce to raise the $4,000.
II. G. o. Morrison wanted this amended
SO that the board would insure the raising
of that amount. but Judge Atwatcy and l..
j. Phelps objected on the ground that the
board could not be so bound. Mr.. Nor
rison accordingly withdrew his amendment
and Mr.. Peayey's prevailed, and President
Nelson appointed I. II. Heayey. j. Ii. Bas-
sett and l.. j. Phelps the committee. The
names OF j. T. Wyman and Anthony Kelly
were afterward added. Previously Gen.
George p. Wilson spoke in favor of North
Dakota. He did not like TO discriminate
between the two states, inaslnuch Us the
restitution in the northern one WAS much
greater. South Dakota is not limited to
wheat raising. rs is her sister. lie thought
$4,000 for each state could largely be Sc
cured through the wealthy churches of the
city.