The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
ITS POPULATION IS
100000 GREATER
South Dakota Grows in Past
Year in Many Different
Ways.
RICHES ALSO INCREASE
Mortgages Cancelled and Bank Ac.
counts Started-Farm Lands
Hlgh-Sioux Falls Enjoys
Large Prosperity.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. THE A.
gus-Leader has through its special cor
respondents over the state collected
some very interesting statistics re-
garding the growth and development of
the state during the year 1901. These re-
ports which are from t~hirty-three coun-
ties scattered all over the state make
a most remarkable showing. Every
single county reports a big growth in
population and in building and bust
ness improvements. Farm land sales
for the year have been and
an increase of 25 per cent in the selling
| price has been noted. IN many in
stances the prices LAY advanced IS to
100 per cent. 1t is claimed that the net
Increase in population during the past
twelve months has been close to 100, GOO.
| A most encouraging feature Is the fact
that a great proportion of this increase
has gone into the farming sections of
the state. The year has been a most
prosperous one as is evidenced by the
new improvements in the way of new
buildings and ~renovations. Another
most promising circumstance is the
manner in which the farmers have been
liquidating their Indebtedness. The
farmers instead Of being debt-ridden
now have bank accounts. 1t Is unques-
tionably true that at this period the
people of South Dakota owe less money
and lave more with which to pay what
they do w thar at any other time in
the history of the state. Church So
cieties ave been burning mortgages;
fraternal and secret societies nave been
erecting homes of their own and indi-
Viduals have been anticipating indebt-
edness. Interest rates have fallen in
the past six years from 10 to s and 6 per
cent. And the best of it all Is that there
Is every indication of the present pros
porous times continuing.
Sioux Falls has kept pace with the
remainder of the state. There has been
an increase of 1900 in the population.
There are tWenty-three more business
houses In the city than there were on
the LIST day of January, 1901. The bank
clearingS for The year amounted to
$11, $50. 1856, as compared with 1882, S99
for 1900. showing an increase Of 3d.
727,457, or a trifle over SO per cent.
There has not been a business failure
in the city during the year Of any mo-
ment. In the way Of building and In
creasing business it has been the
greatest in the history Of the city. The
total amount of money spent in new
buildings, in additions, repairs and
other bettelments, in streets and other
improvements, foots up to the grand
total of $S75.5 74. The total number Of
new residences foots up to 152, which
were erected at a cost Of $461, GAS. There
were eighteen new buildings and man
~ufacturing buildings, including the new
Cataract hotel and the mailing plant,
which cost approximately S10O, 900 each.
The public improvements, including
eleven and one-half miles of new
cement walks, many miles Of new
street curbings, some grading and paw
Ing, and the city electric light plant,
reach close to another $10O, 900.