The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-21


While corn is the second product in
total value, the 1903 crop shows an
Increase Of about thirteen and a half
million bushels over the crop of 1902.
Al the rate corn Is being increased In
acreage, the prediction that corn will
be King In South Dakota within q few
years, seems to be reasonable. The
total production Of new wealth for
1902 was $119,949,000. The increase
OF nearly $27,000,000 Of this year IN
sunicient answer to the derogatory re-
ports about the state that have an
peared within the last fortnight
Perhaps q stronger argument In
FAVOR OF the state Is shown in an ex-
animation of the bank deposits. In
July, 1901, South Dakota banks had
deposits amounting to $4,000, 900. 90:
on July 1, 1909, these amounted to
$4,000. 100000, and on July /, 1908. to
S32, 900, 100000.
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 10 good money in South
Dakota cattle. Men who have como 10
South Dakota without money, and
who now count their dollars with ave
ngures, say that raising cattle IL the
only business In the world for which
2 man can borrow his entire CAPITA.
1t 10 fact that South Dakota banks
are glad to help any honest, industri.
Gus young man. who comes we'll recon.
men1ed Tor his commercial integrity,
IN cattle business and accept his cat
tie ~ collateral. A banker OF Ins,
wich told your correspondent that dur.
ing twenty years Of such loans he baA
not lost one cent and he could name
by the score young men who had se.
cured from South Dakota banks the
price of their first terd Of cattle.
A visit to the cattle ranch of Lee
Prentis near Vermillion, 8. D., was
one OF the interesting features q the
above mentioned trip. Lee 4 Prentis
are the largest cattle breeders in
south Dakota They exhibit with some
pride, among their valuable short
horns. . two-year-old heifer which re-
Gently took sweepstakes over the win.
ner OF the sweepstakes at 1902 Inter.
national Live Stock Exposition at Chi
cago Other shorthorns have lust re-
turned from q very victorious tour
among Interstate and county fairs.
winning eight first prizes at SiOur
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
Itockmen. as well as a majority of the
South Dakota editors have been in at.
tendance at the Corn Palace at Mitch.
sll during the last week. The South
Dakota Commission to the st. Louis
Exposition has Just decided to repro
luce the Mitchell Corn Palace as the
souLn Dakota exhibit, and visitors to
It. Louis will have an opportunity to
zee building 40 by 100 feet, the ex-
erior OF which will be entirely con.
tructed OF corn.
Like other South Dakota tovns.
iitchell is showing considerable pros.
erity and enterprise this year. The
OF the $4,000 city hall
'as laid last week; the walls of .
oo,Voo motel to be built of stone and
teei are up above the first floor;
'arnegie library has been built at n
ost of $4,000, and score of smaller
uildings are under construction. and
and pavement of streets
re under way. AS an especial reason
,r such fine showing at this time
le last legislature OF South Dakota
greed to submit to voters of the state
November, 1904, the question of
loving the state capitol from Pierre
Mitchell. The people of the latter
'wn, backed by a goodly number of
lose IN the most thickly populated
ortions or the state east Of the Mis-
,ur1 River, ard In the Black Hills
no Will find Mitchell more accessible
an Pierre, have already under wav
lively campaign by which thew ev.
'ct to secure the capital in Novem.
y, 1904. The reproduction of the
itchell Corn Palace at the ST. Louis