The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-15
The Annual Report Shows Very
Prosperous Conditions
Prevailing.
A
New Railroad Extensions Under Way
and the Large Amount of Public
Building Gives Promise of
Another Prosperous Year.

'SNA>sS NaAS eh'i'
nual review of the progress of the STATE
OF South Dakota for the year 1905, pre-
pared by Secretary Doane Robinson.
The report in part is as follows:
The distinctive feature of the year
has been the action of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul, and the Chi.
caSo and Northwestern railways in pre-.
pairing to extend their respective lines
across the state. For twenty-five years
the western terminals Of these lines
have been at The Missouri river, a,
n no effort has been made to extend
them, or otherwise bring the two ends
of the state into convenient commune
cation e.- M ".
After the harvest the Northwestern
railway announced it's determination
to extend it's line from Pierre to Rapid
City. Construction was begun upon
both ends of the extension upon
a temporary bridge at Pierre, and it
may be confidently predicted that the
review of the state, a year hence, can
record that the long separated ends of
South Dakota are united by two great
railway lines.
The Milwaukee railway has also en-
tended the Armour branch, a distance
of about thirty miles, directly north
from Armour, n has constructed a
line from Madison to Sioux Falls.
Belle Fourche Project.
Only second in importance to the rail
road extension is the great Belle
Fourche irrigation project under the
direction of the general government.
More than 1000, 600 is being expended
under the provisions of the reclamation
law and more han 1O0,0 600 acres OF fer
tile land will come under the Belle
Fourche ditch.
The legislature authorized the con-
struction of Il wing OF Il capitol build
inS to cost not more than $50, 900, the
plan to be a portion of a structure
which when completed should cost not
more than $500, 900. The funds for the
structure to be derived from the sale
of state capitol lands. At his date
the proceeds of sales aggregate $45, 900.
The foundation of the east wing of
the capitol building has been completed.
State Building Erected.
The legislature also made provision
for a mechanical laboratory at the
Northern Normal and Industrial schoo!
at Aberdeen. which has been completed.
Several exhibition buildings for the
state fair. which has been permanently
located at Huron, and for an exhibi-
ton building for The state live stock
show, at Mitchell.
The splendid hospital building at the
asylum for the insane has been COM
pleted during the year and the infirm-
AIRY for men is nearing completion.
Provision was also made for the cree
ton of a. large factory building at the
pe%nitentiary, md the installation of a
shirt making plant to employ 120 men.
Yankton has occupied the fine fed
C.r ~fE1~ I.,,1ls,.r ,ls@ l,- MOO,
under construction for the past two
years. The federal postoffice and court
house at Pierre is enclosed and the
Deadwood building is completed to the
first story. More or less important adj
ditions lave been made to each of the
Indian schools.
Yankton county has completed and
occupied her splendid new court house.
Faux county has Il court house under
construction. Several high school
buildings have been erected during the
year and some fine churches and opera
houses; of the first the Congregational
and Catholic churches at Yankton and
the Methodist church al Drookings are
most notable.
Flood at Fort Pierre.
The only noteworthy disaster which
has fallen upon the state during the
year was the great food upon the
ASSoiis VI ASAN AASSAf = ~
the destruction of a portion of the city
of Fort Pierre on July 3. The flood
was h result Of several days of inces-
sant rainfall, which washed ava the
dams in the interior, constructed by the
Northwestern Railway company to pro-
vide water along the drover's trail.
The water arose with surprising rapid
ity, to a height before undreamed of,
Eight persons lost their lives by drown
ing eighteen residences were washed
away into the Missouri river and many
others wrecked, flooded and ruined.
A great prairie fire swept through
the western portion of Brown county
on November IS, destroying a vast
amount of property, estimated to be
worth a half million dollars.
In 1903 South Dakota shipped to
market 1886 car loads of stock. In
1904 this was reduced to 27,270 car
loads. In 1905 it again increased almost
year being 1914 cars. These figures
are for the last fiscal years of the
railroads, ending with most of the roads
on July l., and with others Septem-
The Acreage Of Wheat.
Our estimate Of the wheat crop OF
1904 published in the review Of the
progress of the state last veal was
i 524,15O,OO0 bushels. The actual figures
for that crop as shown by the census
taken last May was 24,1sS,132 bushels
| The census shows that there were g.
aS74,1S4 acres harvested last year. The
total acreage this year is about the
same. From what I have seen and
learned I conclude that the average
yield this season is fifteen bushels pei
acre or a total of 43,110,000 bushels
This has averaged the producer So
cents in the local market making the
value of the entire crop s2S. 1921, 500.
The following is the total value OF
the agricultural and mineral produc-
.tions of South Dakota for 1905:
Wheat, 49, 10000 bushels.......s SOL, SOC
Corn, 51,615, S72 ushels....... asa 61
Oats, AZ, 100000 bushels. ....... 9,450, 00(
Barley, 20.000,ON bushels. ... 5,400, OW
Epeltz, 100000 bushels. ....u go GC
Macaroni, 100000 bushels...... SEQ, 0DC
Flax and w ................. 1900, Ut
Potatoes, garden and fruit........ $3.50, DOC
Dairy products ................ Z, 00O, ON
Eggs and poultry ............. 3,6G0,OO
Hay 14,5t1,0 t
Liv stock 25,OOO,0G
Wool n hides ........... 3S0,O0C
Honey, 80 tons .....-........ 10000
Minerals 100000
Total new wealth, 1906. $50. $fa6, 6s6. 2sl
Total new wealth, 1904......... III, 49,, 00d
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