The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-03-03
The Plan Proposed at Aber-
deem Meeting With Favor
in South Dakota.
Complete and Careful Bill Provid-
Ing for System Of Town
ship Irrigation.
The Legislature to Be as Economical
as possible--0ther State
News.

DAKOTA, says the plan proposed by the
Commercial club, OF Aberdeen, for put
ting large number OF sheep into this
state, Is meetin~ with much favor. The
plan Is To org snize company and sell
1000 shares OF stock at S25 per share.
With this sum breeding sheep will be
purchased and leased 10 farmers on
shares. This plan, IL Is believed, will
encourage farmers and keep them here.
Those who have given any attention to
sheep raising and wool growing In South
Dakota have found 1t profitable business.
Circulars setting forth the plan
proposed by the Aberdeen club
have been sent out TO various parties
outside OF the state and the result has
been that q large number OF shares
have been purchased ny men who
are desirous OF aiding In the develop
ment OF the sheep industry in South Da-
kota. Further speaking OF the enter
prise the same gentleman remarked that
a number OF business men In Minneapo-
lis, st. Paul, Sioux City, etc, have taken
from five To twelve shares, and the com
mittee having direct management OF the
enterprise are confident the plan will
prove grand success.
Aside from what the Aberdeen club is
doing, private individu uals and small com
panies are becoming deeply interested In
sheep and wool, and as a result thousands
OF sheep are being brought into the state.
Last week more than 1900 head arrived
here from Nebraska and Colorado, and
yesterday 500 head arrived at Highmore
10 be put upon the farm OF James Nc
Dowell, near that city. Since the middle
OF December about 1000 sheep have ar
rived la this Immediate vicinity, and that
number will be more than doubled be-
fore the lst OF April There In scarcely
q settler In this part Of, the state that
has not from 25 TO 300 or 500 head OF
sheep, and all are desirous OF adding TO
their number.
The Irrigation Probiena-
PIERRE, March 2.--Shall we irrigate?
In . quits the popular. 4or rather propass
question here now as was the question
short time ago, have you received vote
for United states senator? The ques-
tion IL asked In more senses than one,
too. In the first and primary state, any
one travelling over the Chicago a. North
western railway from Huron 10 Pierre |
and noticing along the road those ar
tesian spouters pouring forth their large |
streams of water continuously, working |
quite as industriously as death and taxes |
and going forth to fructify the land, |
joyous streams OF living water |
under such circumstances almost any
one could be pardoned for answering in |
tho Affirmative. Senator Melville has in |
n very complete and careful bill provid. |
ing for system of township irrigation, |
similar to the township school |
system. The townships will be privi- |
legged to bond and sink wells which they |
can rent. Also allowed TO oil lake beds. |
this will be any Improvement |
ON the present law Is doubtful The diff |
iiculty with the existing law is that the |
have not been able To dispose |
Of their bonds. III this IN the case, can |
the townships expect to bo any more |
successful Ina the matter? But the |
spouters are going down just the same. |
They have been a success for irrigation |
In other states, and there is no reason |
why they should not be- y bigger success |
here.
A Mistake OF the Lssf Legislature.
1t has been recognized as a mistake of |
the last legislature. which this one has |
been called upon 10 correct, that express |
companies were not taxed proportion
ately with ether similar Hines of btisi- |
ness, such as railroads An attempt is
being made 10 correct this Whether IL /
will be successful yet remains 10 be seen. |
The matter has come before the senate |
In the form as To whether the |
state has the right to estimate the /
property liable TO taxation by the gross |
earnings OF the companies. As IL is now |
their only property liable To taxation /
is few carts, Office fixtures, furniture, |
etc. IL Is apparent that this property |
bears little relation To the amount of |
business that they dos In the state |
or the amount of money that |
the people pay 20 their support. On the |
other hand, IL Is difficult To estimate the |
amount OF business these companies do |
In any one state, as their business II |
largely Interstate. Upon this phase OF |
the question the committee was tie, so |
that no report, has been had. Senator |
Maxwell, Of the committee. suggested |
the following plan: that these companies |
be Obliged 10 Incorporate In the state |
and then be- taxed upon their capital |
stock. Whether this IL feasible or not. |
Is not altogether apparent. yet. The |
bills introduced on this subject have not |
come before either house yet. 80 that IL
IL difficult to predict Just what action |
will be taken. The express companiss
have a strong lobby here and II IL need
less to say that they don't want 20 be-
taxed. any more than anybody else does.
To kan within Its Iacorns.
Ii begins 10 look as though the South
dakota Legislature meant what IL has
been saying all along that IL was In favor
OF economy. The two appropriation
committees have their report ready and
they substantially .agree The sum OF
s5e6, 1880 Is feborted as necessary TO
run the state machinery for the next two
years and 10 Is estimated that the pres
ent sources OF revenue for that timc will
amount to 500, 900. In comparison with
the appropriation OF last year, which
was S4I7,0l4.24 for one year, II will be
seen that the state under the proposed
bill will save Sils, s,0s9.p4 per year. That
amount OF money II not 20 bc sEeezed at
IN these times II may be that the bill
Will be changed some, but begt said 70