The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-02-19
POPULATION CENTER.
nitcbell's Claims for Capital Removal
Are Very Clearly Set Forth BY
Editor Linn.
Touches on SOmo Of the Many Points
That SubStantiatsS the Claims Of
Eitchell.
Supt. Nash Delivered an Interesting and
Instructive Address Before School
Omcers.
MOST CENTRALLY LOCATED
Mitchell in Position to be Reached
From Any Quarter of the
State Quickly.

VsS r.
ances of the Cataract during the
meeting Of the retail procers and ed
itors n would think that 1t was a
Mitchell jubilee. OF course Pierre
had friends there but the sentiment
and crowd all seemed in favor of
Mitchell, and a prominent Sioux
Falls old timer remarked that
"MItchell is geographically the cen
ter OF population at present and al
ways will remain so. not because 9TH
er parts Of the state will not grow
and prosper. but from the fact that
the population Of the state will hold
its present and future relation to a
we'll defined center, and Mitchell
seems to be that center in spite Of
all other conditions which surround
other growing centcrs of population.
Yankton, Mitchell, Redfeld and Alb
erdeen are the leading business cen
tiers Of a north line leading through
the center Of the state. Watertown,
Bookings, Sioux Falls, Canton and
Elk Point represent the eastern line
Of commercial activity and all are
within easy distance of the proposed
capital location at Mitchell. From
Elk Point, Vermillion, Gayville,
Yankton, Scotland, Springfield and
Tyndall, Mitchell is but a few hours
dista 1T. From Canton, Worthing,
Lennox, Parker, Marion Junction,
Brldgewater and Alexandria Mitchell
is a neighbor. The Northwestern
takes you up at Alcester, or at Beres-
ford, Ce%nterville, Hurley or Parker
and drops you at Salem, where the
Sioux Falls branch Of the Northwest
ern picks you up and you are at
Mitchell in a very short time. From
WATERFOWL, or BrookinRs or Madison
you u cut west aud jump onto the
train with its many connections at
Aberdeen, which picks up travellers
from the east and west at Redfeld,
Wolsey and Woonsocket and again
you are close to Mitchell when they
get to the east side Of the river. The
same is true Of those who on the
west side of the Missouri when they
reach Pierre. The Black Hills people
won't have to ride all day and part Of
the night to reach Mitchell, as they
do now to reach Pierre. II the Mil
waukee builds west from Chamber
lain and Evarts, and this will be
done, then the entire country from
Hot Springs and Edgemont TO Belle
Fourche will tie within a reasonable
distance from Mitchell"
Thus spoke a man who seems to
have given the location question some
study as to the conveniences of the
public, and when one looks over the
railroad map Of the state Mitchell is
found to be a population and railroad
Icenter, which one can reach from any
point in the state east of the Black
Hills. with ease and comfort. and
not a nights ride anywhere only
looming from Pierre to Wolsey. When
a nan has TO ride all day and the
greater part OF the night in the
winter time to reach a state capital
it is time it was changed to some
point where the people could get
there between meals.
After the first winter session of
the legislature at Pierre, a constant
and growing demand for the removal
of the capital has been heard all over
the state with the exception Of the
local interest embraced within a cir
Gle Of SO miles. II the capital had
been located at Mitchell, Sioux Falls,
Huron or Redfeld in the beginning,
no m would eve have heard of a
removal combination. Pierre is no.
to blame for the conditions that
favo: a more central point.
There is no use in "knocking;' any
part Of the state in discussing the
Icaiptal relocation. Just ask any ma
who has ever gone to Pierre in the
winter or duriog the legislature,
what he thinks OF the location. and
especially of the charming night ridei
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