Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1904-05-06

ef, ERon, Salem, Mad1SOn OF MOHtfOee'
Wolsey, Redfeld or Huron, Watertown
or Brookings, or from any point east OF
the river one can reach Mitchell In
most cases in few hours. West OF
Redfield and Aberdeen the people, az
it is now. come to these points and run
south to Wolsey and then change cars
for q night ride 10 Pierre As it will be
when the capital is At Mitchell. there
will be no change Of cars at Wolsey but
a continuous ride of one hour more
from the north and you will be at the
capital at II q. m. and with two trains
day you could return north in the
evening if you wished.
They tell US once in while that
Sioux Falls and Yankton are jealous of
Mitchell. but this is the lnerest non.
sence. The capital never hurt Mitchell
Or Sioux Falls when it was at Yankton
and will be a decided advantage to both
towns when located at Mitchell II
Yankton. and Sioux Falls are depending
for commercial prosperity on what may
or what may not take place al Mitchell
their future will be featureless with
ont the energy and enterprise that
makes town.
The capital at Mitchell will only add
additional commercial and railway &C.
tivity throughout the state east of the
river II the capital has to remain at
Pierre, the people of the state will
know Of it only in name. None will
go there only when compelled to do col!
The capital at Pierre will never help
the state or the country west of Pierre.
Mitchell will continue to grow and pros
per if there was no capital in the state.
aud Yankton and Sioux Falls, Redfeld
and Aberdeen will grow and boom
along under natural advantages.
But when we consider the location
OF the capital, then we come to some
thing that interests every man and
every woman. because its location
means much for the development of the
state, and from motives of local self
interest every man in Lincoln county
should vote in favor of Mitchell Some
will vote for Pierre because they may
own real estate there. and some will
vote for Pierre because they want to be
opposite, but the fact cannot be denied
that local interest demands the removal
of the capital from Pierre to Mitchell.
The same local interest will rule in
every county that wants to see the
state grow.
The capital has been at Pierre four.
teen years and nine.tenths of the
people only know this from hearsay.
It has not helped Pierre or the country
around it, 1t will never be of any
benefit to that section of the state be
cause capital building and a biennial
session of the legislature is of no COM
mercial advantage. The cattlemsn
west of Pierre care nothing for the
capital. they; are interested in cattle
raising and their country is we'll adapt
ed for that. Town properly in Pierre
is not worth as much now as it was
ten years ago.
Then they tell US that it is gong to
cost the people something to move the
records and furniture. 1t willtnot cost
the people one dollar to remove the
state property. This Mitchell guar.
antees
We come back to the chief argument
in favor of removal, that of convenience
to the people. and no other argument
is really required. Put. the capital
where the people can reach it with ease
and comfort and where the people may
look in upon the law makers, and where
it will be pleasant to 60 and not hard.
ship as it is to 60 to Pierre.