The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-10-16

Total ...........................,, iis 90 ooo
While corn is the second product In
total value, tho 1903 crop shows an
increase Of about thirteen and half
million bushels over the crop OF 1902.
At the rate corn Is being Increased In
acreage, the prediction that corn win
DO king In South Dakota within few
years, seems to be reasonable. The
total production OF new wealth for
1902 was til9,940. 600. Tho increase
OF nearly s27.000,000 OF this year 10
Buficient answer 10 the derogatory 70
ports about the state that have ap.
peared within the last fortnight
Perhaps stronger argument In
favor OF tho state Is shown In an OF.
animation OF tho bank deposits. In
July, 1901, South Dakota banks had
deposits amounting 70 $4,000, 10000;
on July I, 1909. these amounted 10
S3O,O0O,00000, and on July /, 1908, to
$50, GOO, 10000.
In addition to the money In corn.
wheat and the gold OF the Black Hllls,
which has been termed the richest
one hundred square miles IN the
world. there Is good money In bouth
Dakota cattle. Men who have come 10
who now count their dollars with fivo
figures, ray that raising cnttle is the
/ only business IN the world for which
n man can borrow his entire capita.
/ II IL a fact that South Dakota banks
are glad to help any honest, lndustri.
l Gus young man, who comes well recon
menied for his commercial integrity
In cattle business and accept his cat
tic as collateral. A banker OF Ips
wlch told your correspondent that dur
ing twenty years OF such loans l9 hat
not lost ono cent and he could nam'
by the score young men who had SO
cured from South Dakota banks tn
price OF their FIRST terd OF cattle.
A visit 20 the cattle ranch OF Lee
prentls near Vermillion, s. D., wa,
one OF the interesting features q N,
above mentioned trip. Lee a Prenii
ere the largest cattle breeders II
south Dakota They exhibit with aom'
pride, among their valuable short
horns, a two.year-old heifer which re
Gently took sweepstakes over the win
nor OF the sweepstakes at 1909 Inter
national Live Stock Exposition at Chi
cRgo. Other ahorthorna have Just re
turned from a very victorious tou
among Interstate and county fairs
winning eight first prizes at siou
City. eight az Yankton and ak n
Huron. There are other stock farm
IN the state that show blooded cattl
not far behind these prize winners.
A large number OF the farmers an,
Etockmen, as well as a majority OF Thu
South Dakota editors have been IN al
tendance at the Corn Palace at Mitch
ell during the last week. The 8outl
Dakota Commission 10 the ST. Loui
Exposition has Just decided TO repro
duce the Mitchell Corn Palace as tn
sOuul Dakota exhibit, and visitors 4
St Louis win have an opportunity 4
see a building 40 by 400 feet, the OK
torior OF which viii he entirely con
Btructed OF corn. r4
Like other South Dakota towns
Mitchell Is showing considerable pros
porlty and enterprise this year. Tn,
cornerstone OF the $4,000 city hal
was lnld last week; the walls OF
$4,000 hotel 10 be built OF stone an,
steel are up above the FIRST floor;
Carnegie library has been built at
cont OF Si5 5000 and n score OF smaller
buildings are under construction, an,
Improvements and pavement OF street,
are under way. As an especial reason
for such fne showing at this time
the last legislature OF South Dakoti
agreed 10 submit TO voters OF the stat
IN November 1904. the question o
moving the state capitol from Pierr,
10 Mitchell. The people OF the latter
town, backed by goodly number o.
those In the most thickly populated
portions OF the state east Of the Mis-
sour RIVER, and In tho Black Hills
who win lhnd Mitchell more accessible
than Pierre. have already under way
a lively campaign by which they ex
poct 20 secure the capital IN Novem
Der. 1904. The reproduction OF the
Mitchell Corn Palace at the st. Louli
Exposition 10 regarded as big card
In their favor.