The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-05-05
NEW INDUSTRIES


! Within the last few months the Milbank Con.
| crete Co. and the Jas. Miracle Concrete CO.
| have been organized and each of these concerns
intend to engage extensively in the manufacture
| OF concrete building materials and doing gen.
eral cement work. This is certainly the Con
crete Age" and l can bespeak for those com
panlses s great gre R prosperity. The time is propitous
Gerry house and Wholesale fruit house. Our
location from other wholesale points, rich con-
tiguous territory and railway facilities make
this an ideal place for same. This is now head.
quarters for large grain elevator interests and
1t seems to me that grain cleaning and mixing
house would be a profitable investment as we'll
| as most excellent thing for our farmers.
The work done at terminal points could be
done by our own laborers and the price of grain
increased. Some considerable movement has
been made toward the establishments of a can.
ming factory in the near future which should
receive our aid and announcement. Every
and If we do not have them it is our own fault.
In 1900 our population according to the census
reports was less than 1900, while at our late
election there were 435 votes cast, which ac-
cordlng to the best known means Of computa-
tion would give us population of PTS people,
RURAL TELEPHONES
Our. ever enterprising farmers have recently
headquarters at Milbank. This is an evidence
of prosperity and of educational advancement
exceeding that OF many communities that have
judgment the duty of the city council and
mayor to grant this company such reasonahle
franchises as 1T may require in the city and to
offer aid and assistance If requested to secure
connections with other companies upon terms
that are reasonable and just.
SOLDIERS MONUMENT
Last Decoration Day the Grand ARMY Of the
Republic and city officials dedicated a mag
nihcent monument to the Union soldiers cost.
ing $lW00 co. which was contributed by the nat.
riOtic citizens of our city and Grant cbunty
This monument attracts more attention from
people visiting our city than any other thing in
it. and is living testimonial of the aDDrecia.
tion by our people Of the valiant services OF
those who fought to preserve the Union. II was
Col. N. I. Lowthian who made it possible to
have this monument He raised the funds,
Suporintended the work, and we corta nlv ova
him a debt of gratitude for his faithfnl and
patriotic services in that behalf.
CITY IMPROVEMENTS
Since my last report number of substantial
and modern residences have been hn;lt We
can proudly boast of the fact that Milbank has
more fine residences than any other CITY of its
size in the state, while practically all our peo-
for the future are certainly encouraging. Hotel
St. Hubert is being rebuilt and enlarged so that
it will be the largest, best equipped and most
modern hostelry west of the cities. An INTO.
date opera house will be built this season.
while many new residences are CONTEMPLATED
and in course of construction.
NEW COURT HOUSE
An effort should be made by our peopla m
ascertain the sentiment Of the taxpayers of the
county as to the adyisaaility Of erecting a new
court house and jail at sqch time in the future
as financial conditions will permit. The pres.
ent wooden structure which has been in use for
nearly ten years is inadequate in many Darticu.
lars and is not in keeping with surrounding
conditions.