Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10

FIJI issue u bulletin at the end of
each week fully sadyising whore.
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{ There are several fine features
connected With this plan. It
would give the patients a change
scenery and pleasant diversion
enrollte. The AK PAYERS might.
kick, Of course, we expect that.
But my i,srefragables argumnets are
bound to win. especially in the
moral propositions. 2
Now gentlemen, you have. my
scheme. i think it is entirely
feasible and | should like to book
an order just to try it. It's new
business, to bessllre, but the posi-
bilities are limitless. BY hard
work, Labor omnia vincit | shall
accomplish my end. should like
to remove a capital, for instance.
just as lyon have so magnificently
outlined, my dear G1mter, then
I'll change around a few county
seats during the warm spell, and
be ready in the fall to fill orders
to remove the large state institu-
tions. But I've got to begin some
where.
Then the spokesman and real
estate promoters retired for con-
sultation. They soon returned,
and the spokesman whispered
something into the ear of Dore-
mus, who said, very excitedly,
t"To Mitchell, you don t mean it. "
q do, by Jehosophat !. said the
railway man.
But said Doremus, you
know it would cost one. million
dollarsaof more to remove the cap-
ital to that place, in the way of
loss to the state of the present
large grounds and state house
owned by the state, and the gen
.eral expenses. grabs, and CRAFTS
always incident to these removals,
YOU know that, don t your"
Well, holly replied Grnter,
/ suppose it. will, but they won't
think of that seriously ln,iI! aztec
the capital is removed. then lei
them kick, by Jehosophat
Then again, said Dorclnlls.
the state endowment lands held
for purposes Of education, to the
amount of many thousands Of
acres. would be deprecated in val
sue to the extent of several million
dollars =
80 Oh we'll, Mreplied Gunter,
that's all right, they don need
the money now, and later on we
vcan move the capital back again. s
But, Gmter, = persisted Do,
remus, some of the people will.
know at once that this removal of
the capital means several millions
Of dollars loss to the state and this
will have to be made up by. the
Taxpayers, which will take u
great matiy Years to accomplish,
and, Of course you know that the
Taxpayers are oyerburdened now,
and, as a matter of fact, the loss
would be enormous without any
benefit to the&state; that it would
simply mean that the people are.
to be exploited to enrich you and
Ia few real estate men. No other
town in the state can say they
could make goodAto the state all
Iof the loss. The amount Of such
loss would be so large that it
would take all of the taxpayers
Sofssthe state many years to make
it good. =
"see here, old Copperas, ex-
citedly exclaimed Gunter, You
seem tosbe on the other side. The
way. you talk you ought to get
out of the capital removing bust
ness and sell your plant to the
other people. What we want Of
you is not any advice, but to do
the moving job What we want
You to do is to tote the old thing
down to Mitchell. That will give.
us aschance to clean up. Then
when we get ready to move the
old thing back, you can use your
conversation,
Of course. boys. reioined
Doremls, I'm right in with you
in this deal, but 1 only want to-
show you what a hard job it is,
so that whensit comes to- the pie
cutting, YOU will know where |
stand.
BY the way, you don't know,
boys, OF any county seat loose,
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