The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-27
w HAT OTHERS SAY

500 Critic: When the capital was
first located at Pierre, the Presbyter-
ian college was located there. a COL
lege building was erected and it
stands today a monument to the false
claims Of the capital city. The Pres
bvterian church, after several years of
futile attempts to get the students to
go to that town, gave up in disgust
and removed the college to Huron.
Centerville Chronicle: II a dozen
men land in Pierre looking for a piece
of land to file on for speculative pur-
poses and without the slightest in
tention Of living in that country, the
Pierre space writer forthwith sends
off a special to the Sioux City, Sioux
Falls and other daily newspapers pro-
claiming the arrival Of a carload of
settlers. Pierre is not the only town
in the state where people are arriving.
Every newspaper in the state chroni-
Giles from one to a half dozen new ar
rivals every week, eight months
in the year. Multiply them
together and see what they will
amount to. Why, as a matter of fact,
if it could be proven, we'd bet a con-
siderable sum that the birth rate east
of the Missouri in this state alone
more than Offsets the immigration
west Of Pierre for the past two years.
Waubay Clipper: The people in the
Hills in particular ought to know
that the Northwestern railroad will
never take the initiatorY step toward
the upbuilding of any part of the
state, either east or west of the Mis-
souri,, at any risk or sacrifice to them
selves, however small, and until bigger
profits are assured by building across
to the Hills. they will do nothing but
possibly-suryey.
Fulton Advocate: For nearly a
century the capital of Georgia was at
Milledgeville. a sleepy old town, but
in almost the exact center of the
state. A few years ago the capital
! was removed from this sacred center.
to Atlanta, the live and accessible
metropolis near the north line Of the
state. To make the change a capitol
building had to be abandoned that
the capital might be placed where it
would accommodate people rather than
sentiment.
Redfield Press: A striking iliustra-
tion of the accessibility of Mitchell
appeared in the fact that there were
in session in that city at one time in
January the following state meetings:
The State Poultry Association, State
Stock Breeders Association, State
Buttermakers' Association, State
Woolgrowers' Association and a large
fine stock sale held br the state
agricultural college.
Waubay Clipper: We do not believe
the location of the capital has any
thing to do with the development of
lands. Pierre has had the capital for
many years, but the country has not
developed. Day county and the coun-
ties in this part of the state are re-
mote from the capital, but this part
of the state has certainly developed.
Then consider the southeastern coun-
ties, Yankton, Clay, Lincoln and
Others. Have their lands renamed
undeveloped on account of not having
a capital as a lodestone to draw home
seekers? We understand that land in
that part of the state is more valuable
than land in the states and better de-
veloped than any other part of the
state, and they certainly r not any
where near the capital.
Minnehaha Baltic: In the thirteen
years the capital has been located on
the edge Of the range country and
Indian reservations the state has been
placed to many thousands of dollars
extra expense for mileage for the leg
islatiyc bodies and state officers-a
tribute to the geographical center
sentiment the commonwealth could
i'll afford.
Pierpoint Signal: Most of the FL
ings in the Pierre district have been
made since the capital removal ques-
tion was submitted, a comparatively
small percentage Of the filings having
been made during the period when
Pierre was in u%ndisputed possession of
the capital, which shows that the cap
ital being located there in that dis.
trict has nothing to do with the de.
yelopment of that section of the state.
if it had, the submitting Of the re-
moyal question would have had d
tendency to lessen the filings during
this time, when even the residents of
Pierre are anything but confident
that the capital will remain at that
place.