The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-15

Product. Bushels. Value.
Wheat ...................50. .50.ol0000 f35. .oD.ooO
oats NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SSSoSSoo 10000
harley --+..-.-.........,ll.Wo .WoyD $1,000
rlhN -..-...-.....+.s.-s.' S.vn'o <'1v.v1 <'1.vsn
rye ....-,...ss....,..-... leVoVoo =. M.o'uS M.9',us
Live stock ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s2.vovN
PPsary Pn nS ana nai,ry 1850 OooSS
Wool and hides 80. ...........,...... l.soocoo
Garden products nnd fruit....... 4O00O00
Minerals, stone and cement 2,OcooS
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .slis.f5oVan
While corn Is the second product In
total value. the 1903 crop shows an
increase OF about thirteen and a half
r1illion bushels over the crop OF 1909.
AT the rate corn is being increased in
acreage, the prediction that corn VIII
be king In South Dakota within a few
years. seems to be reasonable. The
total production of new wealth for
1902 was $Ii9.949,0 900 The Increase
OF nearly s27.0oO.000 of this year Is
sufficient answer TO the dcrogatory re-
ports about the state that have ap-
peared within the last fortnight.
Perhaps n stronger argument In
favor of the state IL shown In an ex-
animation OF the bank deposits. In
July. 1901, South Dakota banks had
deposits amounting to s1i.000,000.00:
on July !, 1902, these amounted to
s30,000.000.00, and on July !, 1908, to
1872 1000 10000.
In addition to the money In corn,
wheat and the gold OF the Black Hills,
which has been termed the richest
one hundred square miles in the
world. there is good money In South
Dakota cattle. Men who have come to
South Dakota without money. and
who now count their dollars with Ave
figures. say that raising cattle is tho
only business In the world for which
n man can borrow his entire capita.
II Is a fact that South Dakota banks
are glad to help any hcncst. industri-
GUS young man. who comes well recon-
mcnied for his commercial integrity.
In cattle business and accept his cat
tie as collateral. banker OF Ips-
wich told your correspondent that dur
ing twenty years Of such loans he had
not lost one cent and he could name
by the score young men who had Sc
cured from South Dakota banks tho
price of their first terd OF cattle.
A visit to the cattle ranch of Lee q
Prentis near Vermillion, s. D., was
enc of the interesting features tf the
above mentioned trip. Lee G. Prentis
ere the largest catt.e breeders in
south Dakota. They exhibit witt some
pride. among their valuable short
HofHfs u tWp-Jtdi'uiu H'itti Tt-
o-1tly took sweepstakes over the win
ner of the sweepstakes at 1902 Inter
national Live Stock Exposition at Chi
cago. Other shorthorns have Just re-
turned from n very victorious tour
among Interstate and county fairs.
winning eight first prizes Mt Sioux
City. eight at Yankton and six at
Huron. There are other stock farms
in the state that show blooded cattle
not far behind these prize winners.
A large number OF the farmers and
stockmeD, MS well as n majority OF the
South Dakota editors have been in at
tendance at the Corn Palace at Mitch
ell during the last week. The South
Dakota Commission to the St Louis
Exposition has Just decided to repro
duce the Mitchell Corn Palace as tho
South. Dakota exhibit. and visitors to
st. Louis will have an opportunity to
see building 140 by 100 feet, the ex-
terror OF which will he entirely CON
structed of corn.
Like other South Dakota towns.
Mitchell ia showing considerable pros
perity and enterprise this year. The
cornerstone of the $4,000 city hall
was laid last week. the walls OF n
$4,000 hotel to be built OF stone and
steel are up above the first floor. q
Carnegie library has been built at
cost Of $4,000. and a score OF smaller
buildings are under construction, and
improvements and pavement OF streets
are under way. AS an especial reason
for such a fine showing at this time.
the last legislature OF South Dakotn
agreed to submit to voters OF the state
in November, 1904. the question OF
moving the state capitol from Pierre
TO Mitchell. The people OF the latter
town, backed by goodly number Of
those In the most thickly populated
portions OF the state east OF the Mis-
souri, River. and In the Black Hills.
who will find Mitchell more accessible
than Pierre. have already under way
n lively campaign by which they ex-
pect to securo the capital In Novem-
ber. 1904. The reproduction OF tho
Mitchell Corn Palace at the St Louis
Exposition is regarded as big card
in their favor.