The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-03

TN losing the contest which it Waged
i last winter for the capital of South Da-
kota. the city of Redfield has lost no pres
tige or. no part of the splendid reputation
which it has always enjoyed for enter
prise and progressiveness. 1t has always
been and will continue to be, one OF the
best towns in the state. 1t has the loca-
ton, the tributary country, the railroads
and a citizenship that will serve to keep
. it at the front of western municipalities.
1t is a topnotcher and the people of the
state at large are proud of it. H
There are few drones in Redfeld's hive.
Its ctiz ems have full faith in it's ultimate
destiny and are tireleSs workers and i'm
bued with public spirit that never fall
ters. The capital campaign was simply
an Incident in It's career. and its failure
in nowise mars the prospects of the city
or checks the enterprise for which it's
residents have become famous. The city
made splendid progress last year; it is
going to do better this year and still better
next year. ,.a-as srs. # Z
.' What the City Has.
A college.
Six churches .'.
Two banks.
WaterWorkS.
e, Electric lights.
Three railroads. r..
Sewerage system. n.
Graded high school.
$500 population.
Foundry. -"
State asylum.
Three newspapers.
Fine modern hotels.
Three hundred barrel Touring mill.
Two department stores.
Second best opera house in state.
Telephone connection all over the state.
~ County of Which 1t Is Seat.
Sphinx county has population Of Il ,0OC
and area Of 967, $50 acres. '~..'
Three railroads.
Twelve railroad towns.
= Telephone lines.
County buildings worth SEQ, 1000 ...;
Poor farm, 500 acres.
One hundred and forty schOolhouses.
One college.
Eighteen churches.
Nine newspapers.
Seven mills.
Sixteen arteSian wells.
Seven creameries. Third in state in as,
Sessed valuation.
No bonded indebtedness.
An assessed valuation of Sc, 54697 co.
A yearly production of 2,314,9S0 bushel:
of wheat Census, 1900.
A live stock valuation of 81 661 ,451 (cen
sus 1900.
A yearly income from live stock of 1884,
$4,000 Census, 1900
A yearly income from live stock anC
wheat alone of $14919 for each inhabitant
or $745.95 for each family of five persons
RedfieId Coming Wholesaler.
Redfed is better situated for jobbinf
and distributing point than any other cit!
In the state. 1t has central location,
north and south line of the Milwa ul1e,
system and north. south, east and ives
lines of the Chicago & North Western. I
Is twelve hours from Minneapolis an,
twenty-four hours from Chicago. 1t
passenger and freight service is the YER
best. Travellers can reach eastern cite
by day night runs as they prefer. Al
northern. eastern, western and southern
extremities of the state. No other cit
in the state has facilities so good.
WhOlesaling is in it's infancy in Soutl
Dakota, and no one will attempt to den,
that Redtield has not q splendid future iii
this respect. The advantages which nad
1t factor in the capital campaign will
make tia bidder for large share in tn
benefits ando profits arising from every de
partment of legitimate commerce >an
trade. And when it begins to reach GU
for this class of business it will get il
despite the strong rivals which it wi
encounter:
The businesses tone of the. city is excel
lent as shown by the bank deposits, whic
approach close to $4,000
Improvements in Sight.
Redfields population of 1880 will in an
other year or two approach or even excee
5000. The city will probably expend fro1
s125.O00 to $3.50, 900 in permanent improve
nlents the present year. The state 'apprc