The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-01-31
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The Chicago Rivals Present an Excellent
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WORK OF THE COMMITTEE.
migration Association Has Outlined Its
worI>--Plan to Raise Money.

Immigration Association Has Outlined Its
Woril--Plan to Raise Money.
The executive committee of the
South Dakota Immigration Association
transacted some important business
at its meeting in Aberdeen last Friday
evening and in reference to what was
accomplished we take the following
from the Aberdeen News OF Saturday,
the Introductory being the platform
unanimously adopted by the committee:
bound to each other by commercial,
Industrial social and fraternal ties.
We recognize as our duty to aid and
encourage, by all honorable means, any
movement which will benefit the whole
or any portion of the state, for the
prosperity or adversely of any portion
effects, TO some extent, the entire state.
The dignity Of manhood should raise
us above the ordinary acceptation OF
the name 'real estate rustler," and his
methods, and clothe us in the loyalty
of citizenship of the state OF South Da-
kota, having at heart the real and
abiding welfare OF our homes. In order
to properly serve our state we must
understand her various recources
Alright and insist that this information
be published without exaggeration or
Misrepresentation in any manner. We
have suffered in the past and are suf-
ferng now from the wild and irrespon-
sible. misleading representations
thrown broadcast until real estate lit
erature is looked upon as carefully
studied batch of lies. In attempting
to inform ourselves, in order that we
may inform others in regard to the
agricultural and mineral wealth OF our
state, we should consider the subject
with great care and thoroughness, ad-
| mitting that there is no mistake in the
economy of nature. That which ap-
pears to us wrong is right not rightly
understood" and that each particular
section of our state is rich in its pecll-
liar manner There is no state in the
union less understood or more misun-
derstood than South Dakota. This
results from the great variety Of con-
ditions. We have extending for
many miles into the eastern boarder
the prairies and climate OF Iowa and
Minnesota. This section is popularly
known as the big Sioux Valley
Beyond this is. the artesian basin, which
we are just beginning to understand
West OF this best is the grazing land
and joining on the west OF this range
are the Black Hills mines. The state
may be divided into four great belts
and each OF these belts has peculiar
advantages to which we invite the
careful investigation of the home
seeker.
In order to secure the ''sinews o
war" for carrying on the work it wa
voted to make an assessment of S3(
upon each one million OF assessed valu
alton in the state, which will raise, il
round numbers, the sum OF $1,000
The fifth circuit, which comprises tn
counties OF Brown, Beadle, Sphinx
Marshall and Day, and has an assessed
valuation OF S2l ,977 :2G6. can be employ
ed to good advantage to illustrate tn
system whichs will be used. On tn
$50 basis, this circuit will be expecte
to contribute 81 ,O9S.S6, Of which Brow
county's amount will approximate S31:
II is proposed to call the directors, o
committeeman, for each county to
conference to be held some time mex
week in order that definite plans TO
raising the money may be determined
In view OF the public character of th
movement il is recommended by th
executive committee that the count
boards OF the several counties shoul
be asked to appropriate the desire
amount. A resolution was also passe
that every nonresident real estat
holder be requested to contribute
i, the fund at the rate of 81 for eac
: quarter section Of land SO held. 1t ws
figured that the individual cost to til
citizens of the state would amount
only two cents per capita or ten cen
Y a family.