The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-10-31
TO Move the CAPITAL.

Sioux Falls Press:-An item Of interest
to the South Dakotans at the present
time is the removal of the capital of
North Dakota from Bismarck to the Red
River valley is now being agitated and
will probably be done as soon as possible.
The reason for the proposed removal is
that the location at Bismarck-on the
Missouri river, remember, is a hole
in the treasury which must be
plugged up" The experience of North
Dakota should be a warning to the voters
of this state which they should weigh
we'll. 1t is proposed to move the states
headquarters to q point much farther
east Of the geographical center than
Huron Is. A similar hole in the treas
ury" would be found by the people Of
South Dakota should they place the per-
manent capital at Pierre, and it would
be found necessary to move it east. Is
there a man who Is willing, with an eye
single to the good Of the state, to waste
the revenues Of the state by paying the
requisite additional mileage which it
will cost if the capital is placed on the
Missouri river? 1t is not probable
There may be those who, for purely self
ish reasons will vote for Pierre. But
those who who have at heart the welfare
Of the state In its entirety. will vote for
Huron.
Among the reasons urged are the fol-
lowing, which will be found so appli-
cable to South Dakota and her present
capital, as to be In the nature of bad re-
suits should Pierre be again selected as
the location Of the capital. II you read
"Pierre' for Bismarck" in the subjoined
extract, you would at once see how the
conditions dove-tail. The extract says:
In order to 60 to Bismarck you have to
go through Grafton, Grand Forks, Fargo
or Wahpeton, as these points are all rail-
road centers as well as centers of wealth
and population and commercial activity;
while over in the Bismarck country, as
Johnson says, "there is nobody lives and
dogs bark at strangers" There are a
dozen enterprising and active little cities
in the Red River valley that have better
natural and better railroad facilities
than Bismarck. If one has an hours
business in Bismarck it takes him two
days to transact it and get out of town.
They have but one train a day each way
and it Is impossible to get out of town
the same day you get into 1t. Bismarck
can never hope to be q railroad center
this side of the millennium, while there
are several cities in the Red River Valley
that have from four to eight trains a day
each way. The real center Of a state in
these days Of modern commercial activ-
ity, is the railroad center, not the geo
graphical center. So far as nine-tenths
of the population Of the state is concerned
Bismarck is the hardest point in the state
to reach, and the Red River valley is COM
PEELED not only to supply the money for
the rat hole in the state treasury, but
her individual citizens are compelled
yearly to give up large sums Of money
to the railroads for transportation around
the globe in order to transact a little bus
mess at the state capital.
Bear In mind the experience Of North
Dakota. and save the waste, trouble and
expense which has hefallen the northern
twin. Vote to place the capital at Huron
IA is proper in every sense Of right,
inatico and NON