The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30

census.
We are pleased at having an oppor-
tunity of reproducing the Registers
table showing the increase Of popula-
ton in Thirty. tour counties of the
state during the period between the
especially as these counties either
practically border the Missouri or are
west or ,t-whclc the Register is So
INK TO have the center Of population,
The first Thing 70 strike the think,
ng man is that these thirty-tour
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the states
twenty live years --oF Settlement-
coutatn but al,ON OF It's t0l 900 popu-
lation, leaving Slo,o 600 amooS-.the
other twenty counties of the state
everyone OF them east Of the Mis-
souri,. II from the Registers table
OF counties. as printed above, the
counties east OF the Missouri are
scratched there remains hut 4$,a14
people west OF the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
VI whom are concentrated in tour or.
i've Black Hills Counties,
Another thing to strike the reader.
OF the table or hgureS Is that Of the
ll,lGl Increase in the counties named,
10, aSl or 1t is IN the two counties OF
Lawrence and ChaS, Mix. The first
named county is the richest county
OF the slack HIS, the home al the
llNn,NSr,l N ,,,5,,, nt,lN iNh,s MN -
on the east side Of the river and in
topography almost Identical with the
rich counties in the southeastern
part OF the state.
1t viii be noticed also that not all
OF the counties named in the list
made gains during the period named,
Some or them lost over a third OF tile
population notably NugheS-wherE |
the capital IS al present located-I
right on the heels or locating the
capital there, too, incidentally, this
doesn't look as though il was 4 pay
ing proposition for the state TO hold
Pierre up by the tail aud its taxpay-
erS by the throat With the eNpectu-
ton Of Inducing settlement in that
part Of the state, While Hughes
county was losing a third Of its pop
alation from 1890 TO 1900 the city Of
Mitchell alone gained over a,eO peo-
pie, \ recent directory or Canton
shows 4 gain OF 10 in less than TWO
years. |
According to.the Registers own
showing the Increase Of population |
for the state as u whole MAS four peri
cent greater than the Increase in the !
counties ii SelSctS-noGwirhseandins
these counties had all the advantages
Of ~uno>cUpied government land open
TO entry and in Other lands FOR 81 per
acre up
The Registers sS~EimaseS--an what !
has happened III the way II pop0la- |
ten since 1890 Is pure guess work~iu
which the wish is father 70 the !
tho0sne'> plays the principal part, !
The number az tlinsS in the land
osScsS 0o.nos dedicate the uualhev Of
SsttAeCS- Il is the history q the
state thai not oas 1T ten Of these
who Tile Oh lands oscoue settlers ]
Settlement cones later, ARA -hel
amount II ii IS governed wholly by
the value q the. lar6> for whatevarI
purpose they Are best a6apssd
The Register In coauloo With !
Sans Others focsstS that while set |
sle20snS Is S0iUS aloGas che troatlsrl
me o>acsly IS 6iiluS ~ behind. We
can nAns several towns and cities!
in rhs state which aaoE2s, taken in !
the S~sSCsSacs, have gained rnozs in
N>s91asio0 since lA0 than ANY co@n- !
y wsS- q piszre, oacsi6s q the
BLACK Hills
The to0r nGse0wssSes0 co20s5eS q
&o"& Seooi at 4 SeaniSsilf while shs
DIX rush MS Oh To- South DaSoEaE
cheap lands during the eighties |
sFoaa lSA u ia0 these coansIssI
gained ever y per cssar IN population !
-aS-s th2a any t@&r coosSsCss
eoauEss> In >oath n2Sou-srd now |
have = ReSa&leSa u orss S&,aA
To< rapid rise IL land values all
eSsg We STATE sass l. lbs Missouri
daring CAe gaSe savss yaarS eeasel :
SSAan& t@1 S&s&2e2 Land aud At /
esaeIosa WAS naturally attracted u ca@i
la1S wSS5 - Pssss SeI29 opea 10
Sovs&G1s91 &ae<y, This a&9srallws
e&S42S& SIT Chs Ind
cscSS> bat which, is the GsSzzae1e
&&0dS &zs eSeSe& Gs caGgoe coa15nas .
En~SsSatee&y~ In LsG2an eo@asy gs&c~
2Sc&@y al u TN lands &cs taken sG
>@SsE aaSess mss5 Il s&s r1ves, II.
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