Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-12-21
SOUTH DAKOTA HAS
INCREASE IN wealth
he Annual Report Shows Very
Prosperous Conditions
Prevailing.
A IMPROVEMENTS
New Railroad Extensions Under Wa
and the Large Amount of Public
Building Gives Promise Of
Another Prosperous Year.

Building Gives Promise or
Another Prosperous Year.
Pierre, S. ID, Dec. 1~2.-Pursuant to 4
custom i%naugurated with its birth the
state historical society presents the am
nual review of the progress of the state
of South Dakota FOR the year 1895, pre-
pared by Secretary Doane Robinson. .
The report in part is as follows:
The distinctive feature of he yeaS
has been the action of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul. and the Chi
cago 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, AT
Chamberlain and Pierre, respectively.
and no effort has been made To extend
them, or otherwise bring the two ends
of the state into convenient comlnuni-
cation.
After the harvest the Northwestern
railway announced it's determination
to extend its line from Pierre to Rapid
City. Construction was begun upon
both end of the extension n upon
" .sinpoi"is ~ 'N 80" h N
may pc nrs t,Nc . - ' "n
record that the long separated ends of
South Dakota are united by two great
railway lines.
The Milwaukee railway has also ex-
le'iueu Tue Altiioui pt"i5i.' - 'e 49,
o. aooul .nm's n''tSs, "it.e.S ~, !,
ron ron -Aili,"ul, alia NJ y rsri,t ="
n-l- r--.t- ,-.
Belle fourehe rroJect. >
Only second in Importance to the rafi-
road extension is the great i|ello
Fourche irrigation project unde; tho
direction of the general government,
More than S., 900, 900 is being expended
under the provisions of the reclamation
law and more than 1905 coo acres of far-
tile land will come und.r the Belle
Fourche ditch.
The legislature authorized the con-
struction of IL wine of IL capitol build
ing to cost not r.ore than $3.50, 600. the
plan to be n. portion of Il structure
which when completed should cost not
more thar $500, 00o. The funds for the
structure to be derived from the sale
of stat. capitol lands. AT this date
the proceeds of sales aggregate 5000
The foundation of the east wing OF
the capitol building has been completed,
State BUILDING Erected.
r,,o ,oui.l,.rro ,,eo ,,,aa n,ovisior
for a n~,ecbonical In boratory at ths
Northern Normal and Industrial school
at Aberdeen. which has been completed.
Several exhibition buildings for tn
state fair, which has been permanently
located at Huron, and for an exhibit
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 n the infirm-
airy for men is nearing completion.
Provision was also made for the erec-
tion of a large factory building at the
p%enitentiary and the installation of a
shirt making plant 10 employ 100 men.
Yankton has couple the fine fed
eral nostorice building which has beer
under construction for the past two
Years The federal nosto.tice and court
house at Pierre is enclosed and the
adwoo building is completed to the
frst story. More or less important adj.
ditions have heen made to each of The
indian schools,
yankton county has completed ant
oanniad hor snia,d;d new ca,,r, house
9ccupie oan me-. Sp ba Z y co m.M house nnde,
no~nstructinn several high schoo
h,,;lainae h,ya heen erected during III,
v v ana some fine churches and oper;
, 'S, &C, ~ tba frst tho iona
and catholic churches at Yankton am,
we notania
~ ri.oa ca. p;.r,
+ .'ooa az ~. .''
: the only hoteWorthy ulsas.ei Mh,t'
: has fallen upon the state curing "a
= year was the great moo upon IN !,
Teton or FAD river wnlch esul.ea !,
the oil d portl"h % .he e'e.
y of Fort Pierre on july o. me uNo'
was the result %, severn, aass ". nS 30
SAINT rainfall. whicn wasneu aMay ~ ~.
dams IN the lhterior, CONSTITUENTS W III
Northwestern Hallway 10 pr;
: vide water along Ihe rove . nai
The water arose WIN surpI5sahs rapiu
ity. to a helght before unare s. "
(. Eaght persons los. .nell lises " noshn
: ing eighteeh reslaencss wsie was an
. away into the missouri river a.u nan
others wrecked, Ioouea anu Iutnsu,
h NO wastern nortion of Brown count
the western pol,lo VI ~" .as
on november 10, ues.Iosins I" Il