The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-01-17
THE LAST SESSION.
Governor Sheldon Speaks and the CeM-
mittee on Resolutions Report

Governor Sheldon Speaks and the Corn
mittee on Resolutions Report
Chairman Keith called the conven-
tion to order Thursday morning at nine
o'clock and the first on the program
was dissertation on the rock forma-
tion of this state by Prof. J. E. Todd of
the state university. The remarks of
the professor were full of interest and
particularly 80 were they when he ex-
plained the artesian we'll system by
means of chart which displayed the
range of the artesian basin, where it
was formed and how it was fed. Chair
man Keith at this time asked to be ex-
cused from further duties as he was
forced to return to Sioux Falls and
Judge Reed of Woonsocket presided in
his place. The convention gave vote
OF thanks to Judge Keith for his ex-
cellent and conservative work in the
chair. Governor Sheldon was the
next speaker and His Excellency GER
tainly made the delegates a good,
practical talk. He spoke OF the finan-
cial situation of the state since the de-
falcation of Taylor year ago, and con-
vinced his hearers that the credit of
the state had not been impaired by
such defalcation.
At this point the committee on re-
solutions made its report through it's
chairman, W. e, Upton, as follows:
First-Resolved, That the thanks of
of this convention are due to the cit
liens of Mitchell for the very cordial
and hospitable manner in which they
have received and entertained the
members of this convention.
Second-Resolved That we heartily
commend the liberal manner in which
the public press of this state has ad-
vertised the plans and purposes of this
convention, which has made possible
| this large and enthusiastic gathering.
| Third That our thanks
are due to the railroads of this state
for their liberality in extending re
duced rates to those attending this
convention.
| Fourth-Resolved, That we earnestly
recommend that the next Legislature be
requested to establish Bureau of I'm
migration and appoint commissioner
of immigration, and that the officers
of this association be and are hereby
instructed to present this matter to the
legislature and urge favorable consid-
Grafton on this line.
Fifth-Resolved, That the county
commissioners of the various counties
of this state be requested to encourage
and assist the work of this society by
appropriations from the funds of the
respective counties sums sufficient to
meet fair and equitable share of the
expenses incurred in carrying out the
plans of this organization.
SiXth-Resolved, That it is the sense
of this convention that the executive
committee be urged to at once make
special efforts with the Western Pas
senger association to get them to grant
excursion rates on all lines running into
this state, the same as they are now
giving to induce immigration into
southern portions of the United States
Seventh That we heartily
commend the movement now being
made for the holding of an exposition
at some central point in the Great
North hwest in the near future, and tha
it is the sense Of this convention thai
such exposition should be encourage,
by the people of South Dakota to the
end that the boundless wealth in nat
ural resources which Providence has