Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-15
CORN BELT EXPOSITION
TO BE HELD AT MITCHELL
SOUTH DAKOTA.
The Exposition Will be one OF Great
Credit to the state-Wili Hold From
September 2s to October 8-Twenty-
one Counties 10 be Represented.


SOUTH DAKOTA Is one OF those states
In the country which Is at the present
on the top wave OF prosperity and her
residents, with the object of calling the
attention OF her sister states to her un-
bounded resources and her richness In
agricultural way have decided on the
holding OF a Corn Belt Exposition in
Mitchell from September % to October
q. 1892. The exposition is to be held in a
Corn Palace building which at this time
is nearly completed. The building will
be large and expensive one and all
the various tasty features of architec-
tural skill are being employed to make
the exterior very attractive. The in
terror Is sufficiently large to accommo-
date several thousand people while
seated, besides the various exhibits
from the twenty-one counties in the
Corn Belt OF the state and all the
mineral exhibits OF gold, silver, tin,
lead, etc, from the Black Hills. While
the exposition is expected to benefit
the'entire state vet only those counties,
lying within the Corn Belt district will
have charge OF the exposition. TIL
Corn Belt region is known as tn
twenty-one counties situated in tn
southeastern portion of the state. 1t 70
here that corn is successfully raiseu
and Of such quality and quantity as TO
rival that grown In more southerly
states. This is the spot in the state
where the famers have grown wealthy
from the annual sale or turning
off OF vast quantities OF cattle and
hogs. Diversified farming here is
the rule and the farmers are In conse-
quence successful in their pursuits.
The Corn Belt is the oldest settled and
nm Rf Af he f..ea A
crop failure has scarcely ever been
known and with the pride brought
about by success the residents of the
Corn Belt are endeavoring by this Expo
sition to show her resources in an at
tractive manner, and to rid from the
minds OF Fasteners the idea that South
Dakota is place where only billiards,
drouths, Indians, and destitute people
abound. In this land of bright sun
shiny weather genuine billiards are as
rare as in the East drouths have never
effected the Corn Belt, Indians are as
scarce as on the streets of Chicago, and
the farmers are housed in substantial
homes, their stock in roomy barns, and
the residents of the state will be found
TO be OF an intelligent class. Ameri-
cans by birth in an overwhelming ma
1oritY, they are mostly educated. They
tend that tho rest of the world shall
know it as they know 1t. In that parn
OF the state north and west of the Cor
Belt region the farmers a few years ago
were subjected to the disbursement |
incident to new country and to pio |
neers The southeastern part of the
state was more slowly settled than the
rest OF the state, and the residents were
farming successfully Ht the time of the
great influx of immigration into the rest
OF the state in the early eighties. The |
people who then came to secure Dakota
land were far different from the pres
ent class OF residents. Those who came
then were brought here with the expec-
tation OF securing land without making
1t their home. The majority of the fer
tile acres of the broad prairies OF the
state were taken up by this class.
Many never titled their land at all and
OF those that did do any farming done
it in such careless hap hazard way
that when any set back was brought
about through crop failure they failed TO
withstand the storm and left the coun-
try. The experienced farmers among
those who first came stayed, the mex
perlenced and thrftless class was
weeded out, and their places after
ward taken by the better element and
to-day without exception the farmers
Of the state are of the right class and
are working their way towards sure
enough success. The great crop yields |
Oh 1891 have been, take the state as a
whole, repeated the present season.
conservative estimates place the wheat
crop at 55,00O,O00 bushels, the corn 4
crop at $4,000, 600 bus hels, and the oat ,
crop at 60, 600, 600 bushels. The effects
~ naa nj nj. |
install a spirit Of enthusiasm into the |
people Of the state and spirit of en-
terprise which IL showing itself in all {
directions In increased business activ- /
ty. From an assessed valuation OF
s47. 7o1, 900, In 1852 the state has pros q
oered 10 such an extent that the @
assessed valuation this year is $137,-
i73, 76l. an Increase OF 800 per cent
This part of the Northwest which was
,nce considered "away out West" is
'ut 500 miles from the Worlds Fair
>ity and can be reached by a twelve
lour ride from that place. Proximity ,
o large markets is therefore clearly :
hown. Investments by eastern parties
viii be made 10 large extent in the :
lext few years. Nearly everV other
ection of the country has been doomed
" investors, in fact South Dakota is
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ghere the effect OF booming is not 4
hown, and capitalists are bound in q .
cry short time to become convinced =
hat the avenue for rich investments
ave surely opened in this state. n
south Dakota expects in the future n
D have the only Corn Palaces In the a
northwest The celebrated Corn Pal =
ces OF Sioux City attracted the atten- I,
ion OF the entire country to that city, q
nd yet Sioux City's prosperity can be ii
ttributed 70 a great extent to the hogs o
nd cattle raised on South Dakota soil I,
nd fed on South Dakota corn. /,
The present Corn Belt Ex position will A
Q one of great credit to the state. 1t I,
no small affair but of such magni- A
lde the visitors wonder when they Al
lew the building now going up at the 4
on is directly under the management n
I the citizens OF Mitchell who have as
nmed all the costs OF the undertaking,
ut the prominent residents and real W
state men OF all the counties in the tC
orn Belt are at work TO make the oil
exposition great sGccess. Among al
le attractions which are offered be- r
des the beautiful palace decorations In
70 the daily concerts OF the Iowa State eN
and, musical organization OF fifty vi
Ieces, and the doings OF political days
hen Republican, Democratic and m
armers' Alliance speakers OF national b.
,pute will deliver addresses, besides al
hers now being arranged for. The L
terror of the building will be lit by N
yriads Of electric lights and will re- b,
IN BILE a palace In overy sense of the &C
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