The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-11-06
THE NEWS QUITE ANXIOUS

\berdeen News: tits neither here
MIR there in$the rapitul contest that
HWjlchcll Offers the use OF temporary
nuartcls forSstnte house purposes in
,'Mr event Of the caital being located
~ that city. The state will be
nIliucd to erect a building of its
avn or to improve the recent one in
any event, and the sooner the work
=. hc,unS tile better. X < X y x
10 doubt by utilizing the new city
lyI, and the Carnegie library. which
we're erected for entirely different
nrposcs. Mitchell might be able
n house the state government in
same shape for Il lrief period, but
this would only emphasize the ne
rcssiry of a new capitol.
Nv his attitude Of supporting
Pierre for the capital Rrer. Mcleod
j., IN something OF the same position
Of John Longstatf, both Of whom.
have been enneavoring to lift the
capital away from Pierre, although
Mr.. Mcleod takes d loftier view in
his removal ideas, now that lie is a
Pierre adherent. The temporary
ouarters'' that Mitchell offers the
state are not So, Temporary ut what
they can be made PERMANENT for a
number of years-infa fact Just us long
AS the state Legislature. thinks it can
use them. MitcheHe4s absolutely OBJ.
posed to the state at this time and a
wear from this TINE. OF two years
from this time in making a million
appropriation for the construction Of
A capitol building. a.. "A
This city is not IN the least
alarmed that when it is voted the
capital of the state that any move.
mcnt will be successful thereafter
looking towa1ds another capital fight.
For the reason that the election this
time will not tie conducted IN lines
where Il man cannot vote his honest
convictions and when he votes for
Mitchell will be solely on the basis
that it is better to have. the state
capital nor the people Of the
state. Rrer. Mcleod has no concep-
ton of the adequacy Of the city hall
building for the state capitol. RI
Mitchell had planned it solely for
the city hall it would not have been
50 large, but it was planned wholly
for the use as a temporary capitol
building and plenty of competent
Judges who have seen the plans of the
structure and know the needs of the
legislature and state officers admit
freely that it will fill the wants or
the state iii every 'rcspectuntil shells
ready to erect Il permanent struc-
tnre. ,
So far rs urging the state -tOhat
once arrange for the building Of a
permanent structure Mitchell is not
taking any steps in that direction.
This city does not want to cmbarlSs
the state by forcing it to sell its
lands perhaps at a time when they
would not command the best possible
figure. The state can have a home
and wait until the lands become
worth more money and then not the
slightest embarrassment will be
placed on the people TO raise sutfl-
cicnt money to give this common
wealth M of the h%andsonlest struc-
lures in the west.
The News states that the Car
neglc library building will also be
used for capitol purposes. This is
Il creation unworthy OF the usual
fairness Of tllatag paper, and seeks te
maze it appear that the tcity hall
building will be inadequate for legls-
lativr and other uses. W hen Brer.
Mcleod comes to Mitchell for TIT
next session Of the legislature 1T
will find that he will have plenty
OF room to exercise his capabilitieE
in whatever direction they may want
to rnn. The Carne2je library biild'
ing was erected for-linrary- purpose
and it will be used for that alone
The city hall was planned absolutel!
Tor the temporary snse, Of the state
capitol and will be used for tina
purpose. &"F'Hs'@A .
Along this line Of appropriation
talk the Pierre capital committee il
Il circular sent out some four o
i've months ago, in which it present
Claims for retaining Pierre as tn
capital. closes with the followln!
sentence:
The result will mean that tive
Years from now provision will b
made for a million dollar capit(
building at Pierre.''
This means that Pierre is going
force the state TO erect a capit'
building regardless of the fact thes
the state lands have may be so
at a sacrifice, while a matter OF
lew Years longer would undoubted
result in adding an immense amou1
or money to the aggregate sum tn;
can be secured for the land