The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-11-25
THE KIMBALL RApH
cLATE TlNAN
Official Paper Of the CITY and County
THE CAPITOL BUILDING

THE CAPITOL BUILDING
There is Il great deal of thoughtless
gush going the rounds of the press
over a new capitol building at Pierre.
1t is to be excused of course-largely-
on the part Of those spa that
urged the removal of the capital to
Mitchell. holding as they did that
the building at Pierre now used
for a capitol building is unfit for the
purpose. But it is highly inconsistent
for those other newspapers which over
and over and again insisted that the
Pierre building was Just as good and a
little better than the modern granite
structure at Mitchell and would ans
wer all the needs of the state for years
to come. And when it comes to talk
ing about the legislature %approprlat-
ing, or taking the preliminary steps to
do SO, of a million dollars tor a lew
building, it is, as said at the begin
ming, thoughless gush.
If the average writer had to kick
that million dollars out of a lob press
as the farmers Of the state have to
pillow it out of the ground, they would
hesitate, and then some, before spend
ing it for a capital building with no
more resources than South Dakota.
1t is refreshing to see a little sober
thought injected into the matter by
some of the more conservative news
papers, of which the subjointd from
the Huronite is a very good and perth
nent bit of it:
Papers talking about of a mil
lion dollar appropriation for a
capitol building better go little
slow. South Dakota is very young
state aud if a million dollars is
spent now for Il capitol building,
bonds will have to be issued and
before it is paid for it will have
cost the tax payers of the state
two million of dollars. If a SIC, 900
structure has been ample for theO
states needs for fourteen years a
building costing 5000, 600 would
answer every purpose of the state
for all time to come, and it could
be built during tie next biennial
period from current revenues, if
the legislature will stop appropri-
educational institutions.
The Lake Preston Times also throw.
IN some good stuff on the subject, O,
which the subioined is a sample:
While there is no doubt express
ed in the vote upon the capital
question, it is we'll to be consistent
The Times supported Pierre en-
Enthusiastically during the campaign
and %rejOiceS at that city's success.
One OF the arguments used in the
campaign was that the present
state house Owned by the state)
was sufficient for several years.
until the state lands could be dis
posed OF to advantage and a fund
raised for the construction CT such
a building as would be a credit to
the commonwealth. Now, that
election is over, some Of the sup
porters Of Mitchell are jealous and
fearful that some other city might
want the capital, and some of
Pierre's frients wants ito "make
sure OF holding it, SO there is al
ready talk of an appropriation for
a start on a new structure. While
it is quite reasonable to expect
that the interests Of the state may
demand an appropriation for a
library building, me which will
protect against fire, nothing furth-
er is necessary just now. South
Dakota is not anxious for another
capital fight, and no such move is
in prospect. 1t will pay to be con-
sistent. Every newspaper support
ing Pierre in the recent campaign
j, took the position that the present
capitol building was sufficient for
present needs, and the friends of
the permanent capital can afford
to be consistent. and save a large
addition to the bonded debt of the
state