Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-30
Resolved, That it is the conviction Of
body that the state Of South Dako-

thls BODY that the state OF South Dako-
ia needs no exaggerated and boom adj
~vertlsing-her vast mineral
her wonderful artesian basin for water
power and irrigation purposes, the rich
grasses of her prairies, the productive
ness OF her soil, and her salubrious eli
mate, together with her excellent school
system and her churches and other ele-
ments of an advanced civilization
planted here by her citizens-all these
when properly and truthfully spread be-
fore the world are ample in themselves
to attract to our dominions the most de-
sirable class of settlers from other parts
OF the United States and foreign lands.
The cost OF maintaining and carrying
forward this work shall be equally di-
vided among the counties according to
the assessed valuation.
AT a meeting Of the executive board,
held at the office OF the secretary in
Aberdeen, January 22d and 23d, the
treasurer introduced the following reso-
luton, which was unanimously adopted:
AS citizens of South Dakota we are
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 Dakota,
having at heart the real and abiding
welfare of our homes. In order to
properly serve our state we must under
stand her various Alright and
insist that this information be published
without exaggeration or misrepresenta-
ton in any manner. We have suffered
in the past and are suffering now from
the wild and irresponsible, misleading
representations thrown broadcast until
real estate literature is looked upon as a
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 sub
ject with great care and thoroughness,
admitting that there is no mistake in
the economy of nature. That which
appears to us wrong is ''right not rightly
understood" and that each particular
section of our state is rich in its peculiar
manner. There is no state in the union
less understood or more misunderstood
than South Dakota. This results from
the great variety of conditions. We
have extending FOR many miles into the
eastern border the prairies and climate
of Iowa and Minnesota. This section
is popularity known as the "Big Sioux
Valley" Beyond this is the artesian
basin, which We are just beginning to
understand. West of this belt 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 OF war"
For CARRYING IN the work IL was v0tod /