Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-11-01
To the Voters of the Black Hills.

U W. SNOf oboPpSu W iOhOSs thoe
every state and national institution 10.
Gated in the Black- -nt,s. was secured for
| you by republican legislatures and re-
publican congressman? The state school
| of mines and soldiers home at Hot
Springs were all republican measures
passed by republican legislatures. The
| appropriations for the Spearfish fish
hatchery, the Deadwood public build
ing, the military post at Fort Meade, the
Rapid City Indian school and the ma
tional sanitarium at Hot Springs were
secured by your republican COMPRESSION.
al delegation, passed by a republican
congress and signed by republican
president.
Please consider what the appropria.
tions made by the last congress mean for
| the Black Hills. Two hundred thous-
and for the public building in Deadwood,
which it will take at least two years to
complete and means the expenditure of
least $4,000 Of this amount for labor
and material which must be obtained in
this immediate vicinity. Can any one
doubt the great benefit this will be not
only to Deadwood, but the entire COM
munity surrounding Deadwood and even
| outside the limits of Lawrence county,
for Deadwood cannot furnish the stone
and lumber and probably not all the
mechanics and laborers from the con-
fines of her own city limits. Fort Meade
has been made a permanent post with
eight troops of cavalry and $135,000 was
appropriated by the last congress for
new quarters and other necessary i'm
proyements. This large expenditure of
money for Fort Meade will directly or
indirectly benefit every citizen in the
Black Hills, especially mechanics and
laboring men during its erection, and is
of especial benefit to the farmers and
stock owners of this entire section, for
the reason that n cavalrv post will con-
stantIy consume larger amount Of hay,
grain and straw and products ofthe farm
and also make a market for cavalry
horses.
The appropriation of $4,000 for the
Indian school at Rapid City, to enlarge
the capacity of the building, is another
expenditure of money that will benefit
the mechanics and laboring men and
dealers in building material.
Last, but not least, is the appropriation
of $4,000 for the national sanitarium
at Hot Springs, which will be the max.
ing Of that town and great advantage to
the whole state.
The total appropriations amount to a
grand Total of $535,OOO to be expended
in the Hills during the next two years,
and in addition to this appropriations
will have to be made each year to pay
the running expenses of these institu
tions. Now, this large expenditure,
which was brought about by our repub-
lican representatives in congress can not
but benefit all sections of the Black Hills,
and We want every reasonable business
man, mechanic and laborer to consider
this matter carefully and then decide
whether or not he does not owe his vote
to the republican party this year. In
addition to this it is conceded by every
one that the next state legislature will
be overwhelmingly republican, and in
order to secure the proper appropriations
for our state institutions it will be neces-
sary to send republican representatives
to the state legislature, for the reason
that democratic representatives will not
receive the same recognition as mem
ber of the dominant party and will haye
little if any influence in promoting and
carrying through legislative measures
next winter. Respectfully yours,
GEORGE V. AYERS,
Vice-Chairman Republican State Cen.
trail Committee.