The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-12-05
STRONG desire FOR
REMOVAL OF CAPITAL
South Dakota Legislators Don't
Want Seat of Government
at Pierre.
MITCHELL THE FAVORlTE
Black Hills Delegation Wants to U.s.
Relocation as a Club to Force
Building Of a Railroad From
the River TO the Hills.

Hot Springs, S. D., Nov. 29.-Sincc
election the sentiment In favor Oi I&-
locating the state capital has grown
and 1T is now known tnut three OF the
five senators from the Black Hills dis
trict are OutspUkcn in favor or resub-
mission. The other two senators are
non-committal, but it is believed they
will cast their ballots with their col
leagues when the time comes.
Shortly before election National
Committeeman j. NJ. Greene of Cham
berlain spent some time in this district
talking capital removal. He was fol-
lowed by Congressman Charley Burke,
who trailed him up and to some extent
changed the sentiment On the promise
that Pierre would see to it a railroad
connection with the Black Hills was es-
tablished within Il year. He pointed to
the fact that the Northwestern had put
on two daily passenger rains into
Pierre-something the road has one
shortly before the legislature ~cOnVenes
during the three last terms-only to
Take them off soon after adjournment.
People here have come to the con-
clusion a Pierre's promises amount
to nothing as far as the railroad is
concerned and nothing is expected
from the Northwestern which would
have to parallel it's own road into the
Hills. The newspapers are taking up
the question and practically all are in
favor Of relocation, it doesn't matter so
much Where-juSt SO a railroad to the
Hills is assured.
Sentiment Turns to Mitchell.
The probability of Mitchell being
most likely to bring about the desired
result has turned sentiment in it's di-
r~ection, especially as many believe that
the Milwaukee is going to extend west
from Chamberlain. The Elkhorn is
known to have surveyors in the field
west Of Chamberlain and has already
extended Its line northwest past Verdi
girls and will soon reach BOnesteel. 1t
Is the belief Of the stockmen west Of
Chamberlain that a spur will be built
into Lyman county to tap the. stock
shipping country and thus the Mil
Waukee will lose q large part Of their
big business west Of the river. Already
some Of the stockmen who formerly
shipped from Chamberlain have driven
their stock to the Elkhorn, this giving
them a chance at the Omaha market.
If the Ellthorn builds northwest across
the White river, the Milwaukee Will
lose thousands Of dollars worth Of bust
ness.
Rock Being Shipped for Bridge.
Another significant fact which indi-
Gates the determination Of the Mil
Waulkee to extend west from Chamber
lain. is the shipping in Of q vast amount
Of rock which has been piled up on
American island. presumably to be used
in the construction of the bridge across
the Missouri river from Chamberlain to
Oacoma. 1t Is claimed that the rock is
to be used in building a dock for the
Chamberlain ferry company, but non
of the employees believe it, and as a
matter Of fact the close proximity to
the channel to the place where the So
called dock is to be built, precludes any
possibility Of it being done. All old
rivermen and engineers agree that the
river would sweep out the dock, and
at n rate the amount Of rock which
has been shipped in would build a dozen
docks of the size needed by the ferry
company. Hence it is argued the talk
of dock building is merely a blind, be-
lieved to cover the intention Of the Mil
waukee to build west