The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-11-28
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1902.
WANTING TO GET EVEN.

Deadwood Pioneer-Times: Until
there is direct communication he.
tween the eastern and western parts
of South Dakota the people in the
western part are in no better position
TO select a new site for a capital than
they were twelve years AGO, The
present state house is a disgrace to
SO thriving and prosperous a state as
ooutn Lakota. 1t is agreat barnlike
structure. utterly unfit and absolute
~ inadequate to the needs of the
state officers. 1t is in constant
danger OF destruction by fire, with
u consequent loss of books and rec
ords which it would be next to i'm
possible to replace. There is need for
a permanent home for the seat of
state government and the protection
OF the accumulated records and doom
mentS now stored in the basement
n other out of the way places in the
state house. But to determine that
particular point in authorization of
the building of any Of the several
railways now halted on the eastern
oank or the Missouri river is a prob
ZEN Whlch refuses to be satisfactorily
solved. 1t is better to let the case
rest a few years longer until the ge-
oSgraphy OF South Dakota shall have
oeen changed sufficiently to permit
" nc mistake. 49, Up to the pres
emf time there has been no good
ieaSoi advanced for placing the cap
lIai on wheels and hawking it about
.ie state, &c the detriment of bust
ness and with no other ann than 10
give a few disgruntled malconrentS
Pierre. e
The Deadwood paper has a wrong
conception OF the capital movement
OF today. The towns that are in this
hsht are not in it for the purpose Of
fevenslng themselves on Pierre or any
individuals in the state. An
earnest, honest and conscientious
enoft is being put forth by these rep-
resentatlveS to move the capital of
South Dakota on its merits. The
tloheer-IImes speaks of the need of
a new capitol building for the state.
IL Is very apparent, The need has
oeeh a standing n for the past ten
years, but so long as the capital is so
unfortunately located the people have
not shown the least desire to have an
appropriation made looking toward
the erection of a state house. If the
state at large was SO we'll satisfied
win the present location it would
seem that long ago preparations would
nave oeen made to erect 4 decent
KIND OF a building. All along in the
hearts Of the people it has been felt
voiced on numerous occasions ,
1iat Pierre was not the place for the
and the movement that is (
oelng pushed has more genuine
merit IN it than any previous cam
paign. directed along the same line. =
mas shown. The Hills people are {
naturally in sympathy with some {
movement to secure a railroad across l
'he reservation which will bring I
Chem IN close touch with the eastern I
'aft OF the state. and particularly 5
The capital. We do not believe they 5
would be aVerse to it should the Mil 4
road extend from Chamber
am II form-the connecting link.
land them in Mitchell as the f
capital city. The Hills people have a
long and in vain for the rail- r
Dad connection. and We believe that 4.
dlelr wishes will be gratified. and :
rom a source, too. where thew d
rave not hitherto looked for assist n
nee. :