The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-08-10
M|TCHELL'S PALACE
Business Men Decide to nold Another
Corn Palace--An Enthusiastic Keet-
Ing Was Held Friday.
The Dates Selected for the Big Event
viii be From Sept. 26 to Oct. 4
Inclusive.
4 Strong Executive Committee Was Se-
lected 10 Handle the kfair--Othef
COMMITTEES Named Later.
"A CORN PALACE FOR 1900.
The Business Men of Mitchell Agree
to Have Another of the Sue
A CORN PALACE FOR 1900.
The Business Men of Mitchell Agree
to Have Another of the Sue
cess of 1892-93.

Mitchell will have . corn palace in
this year OF 1900.
This much was decided upon st the
meeting held in the city council rooms
Friday evening. For the past week or
two there has been more or less discus
sion among the business men a. to the
possibility Of holding corn palace this
fall. Everything seemed right for the
great event and all it needed was to
have q meeting called and the PROPOSE
tion thoroug hly discussed.
That much was accomplished 1t this
meeting which was called by Mayor
VanAlstine. Notwithstanding the ex-
tremely hot weather which prevailed
during the evening there was large
and representative attendance Of the
business men Of this city. Mayor Van
Alstiue called the meeting TO order
and after briefly stating the object Of
the meeting the mayor was made chair
man Of the session with c. W. Downsy
as secretary.
| To get At the meat OF the matter ct
once expressions from the various
business men were called for and ii
was encouraging to hear their state.
ments-for the hearty words showed
plainly the feelings Of the men on the
important project. D. A. Mizener wai
the first to take the floor in support o1
the corn palace by referring to the
great success of 1892 and 1898, wher
such vast crowds came to Mitchell and
were impressed with the grandeur o
the building and the fine products O
the soil that were exhibited from the
various counties in this and the south
ern part Of the state. There was I
lasting benefit in that exhibit to Mitch
ell. Dawson county and to the state .
large. He said that the crops in th'
county were of such . high character
that there was not the least reason t
be ashamed to show them to the whole
world. He know of hundreds Of low
farmers who we're orly too anxious +
come out to South Dakota 70 500 tn
country and the crops We raised
There were plenty to show him righ
in Dawson county and the opportunit
should be given the Iowa man to come
The railroads he believed were NOR
than willing to do all in their power I
assist the enterprise along in ever
possible way and they could be relic
upon to do a great deal in the way {
advertising. Similar statements wer
made by Emil Becker, Geo. A. John
! ton, W. ]. Healey, J. N. Grow, N.
, Dawson, L. o. Gale, Will Harker,
E. Vermilyea, G. G. Bras, Samu
Webber, S. q. Scallin, Frank Welle
Chas. Ferguson. They were all heart
ly in favor Of the corn palace and xou
\ do all in their power to make it Q gu
= cess.
A motion was then male and it ca
ried unanimously to the effec, that
was the sense of the business men he
\ assembled that Mitchell should ha,
J the corn palace this year. The appoin
ment of an executive committee W
; then accomplished, it being undsrsto'
} that this committee should have Il
full control Of tho enterprise for Il
year, we're to appoint the sub-comm
tee and superintend the general ma
agement of all affairs in connection wi
y the corn palace. The committee "
appointed by the mayor rs follows:
: o. Gale, N. L. Dawson, T. G. Burr
] L. Beckwith, o. L. Branson, A.
Hitchcock, ]. T. Morrow, VIM. Koc
and the mayor, E. B. Van Alstine, v
added to the committee by vote of t
assembled audience. The first fo
memberss OF the committee we're me
bers of the committee which oarri
= the former corn palace to such succe
full conclusions in 1928, and We
. lieye it was . good move to again pls
the gentlemen there. Their services
tho coming corn palace will be invAl
h)a and the public will get the he