The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-18
TAKE DEFEAT EASILY
Mitchell Citizens Held Mass Meeting Fri.
day Night-Not Worried Over
Capital Defeat.
Resolutions Were Adopted Looking 10
Putting Into Execution Plans for
New Business.
Addresses by Citizens indicated That
Mitchell Would Not be Retarded
in Her Growth.
SUCCESSFUL MASS MEETING
SUCCESSFUL MASS MEETING
Citizens Gathered En- Masse at CITY
Hall to Discuss Plans for
Mitchell's Growth.

Ii anybody outside OF Mitchell had
an idea that this town vas going to
sit down and NOPE because she did
not win the capital contest they
would have had their minds dis
abused in a very short time had they
been present at the mass meeting
held in. tbe magnificent city hall Fri
day night.
The large auditorium had heen
seated with chairs from the corn pail
ace and the gallery was opened for
the overflow. Every seat was occu-
pied and many stood up through the
interesting proceedings. With the
floor removed that separated the
lower and upper part of the auditor
ium it presented a grand appearance
and the breast of Mitchell's citizens
naturally swelled with pride as they
viewed the interior of their possess
sions. This grand building itself is
enough OF AN inspiration to lead the
people on to the better things.
III. G. Preston. who was the chair
mar of the meeting. called the peo-
Pile to order and stated briefly what
they had come together tor-not to
express regrets at the loss sustained
Tuesday, out 20 make plans for the
future TO make Mitchell grow and
become the leading city.of the state
and his sentiment met with a
hearty applause. Mr.. Preston read
an extract from the Hudsonite, writ
ten By Bob Schaeber, in which he
paid a very handsome tribute to
Mitchell and her future.
The first speaker Of the evening
was Mayor Silsby, who said there
never was a time in the twenty-five
years that he had lived in Mitchell
that he was as proud of his citizen
ship and of our people as he was at
this moment. While we had sought
to capture the capital plum and
found it beyond our reach, he said
the bright faces which greeted him
showed that it was the intention to
meet the future manfully, and that
it inspired him more than ever be-
fore. No such defeat as last Tues
day, he declared, can keep Mitchell
down. He referred briefly to the
Sl50,0 0 which had been put into the
campaign the day or two before cleo
ton, and he was proud to say that
none Of it "as handled by a Mitchell
worker. This with the mileage
books and passes issued by the
North-W Western railroad had effected
a.change i'm a vote that was Mitch
ellis two days before election. The
mayor said that as a result Of the
election Mitchell had been told by
some towns that we did not want the
capital, that il we had it we might
get chesty and aspire to other things,
such as wholesale houses and the
like. The mayor declared that the
time bad come when Mitchell could
rightfully aspire for wholesale bust
ness Institutions and that 1T was.to
be the policy in the future to make
Mitchell develop more Thoroughly
along commercial lines. He relerred
to what Mitchell has secured from
the capital campaign in the way OF
hotels, new residences, the city ball.
etc, and said that he did not want
the people to overlook the magniti-
cent institution Dakota Wesleyan
University-as one OF the grandest
things that Mitchell might possess.
In closing the mayor suggested that
a committee be appointed to formu-
late a set of resolutions that would
outline somethlng..of the future as
pirations of Mitchell.
Mr.. Preston named the following
committee: Geo. A. Silsby, ID. A.
Mizener. +. II. Winsor, John Mich
els, Thos. Fullerton, 4. j. Spangler.
j. T. Morrow. VIM. NJ. Smith, S. III.
Scallin. j. O. Walrath. II. d. But
tertield, G. G. Rathbun. a. e.
Dean, j. l.. Hannett.
While the committee was absent
preparing the resolutions Mr.. Pres
ton called upon a. f. Hitchcock who
spoke on some features of the cam
' paign and stated that there was nc