Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-05-26

would be reaching out for more
institutions to enhance the value OF
his property. What is a good argu-
ment for the property of an indi.
vidual is a good argument for the
property of the state. The south
eastern corner of this state has now
seven of the public institutions of the
state, the state university at Ver-
million, the Madison normal at
Madison, the Springfield normal at
Springfield, school for deaf mutes
at Sioux Falls, South Dakota peni-
tertiary at Sioux Falls, state reform
school at Plankinton, hospital for
insane at Yankton. On a line
running through the center of the
state from east to west, there are
two, the capital at Pierre and the
agricultural college at Brookings.
In the northeast corner Of the state
there are three, the school for feeble
minded at Redfeld, northern normal
school at Aberdeen and the state
blind asylum at Grary. In the
southwestern portion we find the
school of mines at Rapid City,
Spearfsh normal at S~pearfish, and
the soldiers home at Hot Springs.
In the northwest corner of the state
there are no institutions of any
kind. What kind of justice would
it be to take the state capital and
give it to that portion of the state
that has already one-half Of the
institutions? You would take away
the only institution now any where
near the northwestern part of the
state. All the people pay for the
support of all the institutions and
they should be distributed equitably
over the state and not allow any one
section to have them all.
Mitchell supporters would have
one believe that Pierre is a small
hamlet, hardly worthy of a position
upon the map. This is not the case.
Pierre is a very prosperous little
city situated on the Missouri river,
and is n of the most pleasantly
located towns in the state. The
city is built upon three benches.
The business part of the city is
located upon the first bench, and
the residence portion upon the next
two benches. The state house and
grounds are situated upon the
second bench and have a very hand
some view of the Missouri river.
The city has its W water works,
electric light and gas plants, and a
complete eve system. There is a
beautiful park filled with native
trees about two blocks from the
state house. The city also owns an
island in the Missouri river that is
heavily wooded which vas presented
to it by the Northwestern railway
company and furnishes a most
excellent place for picnics and
pleasure parties in the summer time
and when the state grows to warrant
it can easily be made into one IF
the largest and most beautiful
state parks to be found anywhere in
the northwest.
That Pierre can take care of the
crowds that are called to the state
capital is demonstrated by the
efficient manner with which she has
for fourteen years cared for the
sessions of the state Legislature and
those attracted by the sessions.
Pierre has something that no other
city in the northwest has. She has
a system of artesian wells that
furnish sufficient gas for lighting
the whole city, furnish power for
the city lighting and pumping
station, the mill and other companies
using large gas engines for power,
besides furnishing fuel for hundreds
of families. South Dakota is a
state where no matter what city
has the capital thousands of dollars
must be spent for fuel each year,
that is unless the capital is left at
Piarre The state at tha eyDnnSe IF