The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-09
Ex-Governor Lee and the Capitol.

Ex-Governor Lee and the Capitol.
Ex-gov. Andrew E. Lee has written to Black Hills
friend letter III which he gives what he regards arguments
removing the capitol from Pierre to MITCHELL Lets
look at Of them:
TWENTY -sEvEN TIMES AS DENSE.
Gov. Lee: Pierre can never hope to be central
for than 20 to rs per cent of the population,
while Mitchell must from its natural location and
agriculture advantages, retain from IS to 50 per
cent Of the population within radius of 100 miles
square.
This 100 miles square" might be marked practically
by lines extending south and east from Wolsey to the boundar
les Of the state but the fact the center of population
practically at Wolsey clear to the extreme northwest corner
Of Gov, Lees 400 square miles.
Again the of the is about $4,000 square
miles The of Cox Lees 100 square miles is 10000
square miles, about 10 Of the states For
then, this 10 per Of hold 80 per cent of
the population and forever the remaining 81 cent of
will hold only 20 per cent of population.
That say With total population of 10000 for|
the state this 100 square miles will have 100000 AMI
average Of 80 inhabitants the square mile while the balance
Of the state will have 800 000 of only three in
habants to the square mile So according to Gov Lee th
southeast of the state have forever and forever
population wentyseven times dense the balance of the
state!
To produce such condition the whole country north of
the main line Of the Northwestern including half of such
counties Brookngs Kngsbuy and Beadle and such cities
Waertown Aberdeen and Redfeld and the whole region
west Of the Jim River valley to the Missouri river including
Missouri region with cities like Deadwood, Lead and Rapid
City, and the great country that to develop between the
Black Hills and the Mssoural this splendid region north
and northwest and west of Gov. Lees 900 miles square,
Guiding 600 square miles to have population of only
100000 when the population of the entire state shall be
100000
Do you believe any staff? 70 such dire distress
these driven supply arguments removing
the capital from Pierre.
EX-GOVERNOR g. PRESIDENT.
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waukee railway is ready to extend from Chamberlain
tothe Hills and on to the Pacific coast
But President Earring Of Milwaukee has declared
that his company isn't ready to do such thing
has plans whatever for extending from the Missouri
the Hills and the coast.
However if the Milwaukee should extend what assur
has Gov Lee Mitchell that the would be from
Chamberlain instead Of Evarts?
And, in any event does anybody suppose that single
shovenl Of dirt would fly either extension the Miwau-
kee before would likewise be flying an extension Of the
B Northwestern from Pierre?
sss s.1MPoss1BLE FOR AGRICULTURE
Gov Lee: That any of the land lying between
the Missouri and the country Watered from the Black
Hills may be made valuable for agriculture is known
to be impossible by those OF us who have lived the
atate from twenty-five to thry-fve wears. The cry
of sknocker' which seems to be the principal arpr-
nen Of Pierre appealing to the peoples prejudice in
stead Of stating facts, alter the climate or SOIL
AS has been said before, argue Ave minutes
for Mitchell without knocking the west Missouri
Gov. Lee IS no exception.
Can't Gov Lee remember that during his. twenty Or
years residence here he has heard sanderous
said about The eastern half Of the state The Mitch