The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-30
SOUTH DAKOTA
AS A CORN STATE | J
MITCHELL AND IT'S UNIQUE PAIL
ACE MADE OF CORN.
How the Railway Extensions Are Build
Ing up the State, Which this Year
Has Gained Thousands Of New Set
tlers-I.and Values.

Special 70 The journal. s
Mitchell, s.. D., Nov. so.-While the
returns for the year are not yet all in
ana wiz not be for q couple Of months,
| 1t Is safe to. say that 1906 viii be the ban
ner year in the history OF South Dakota,
Doth az regards abundant crops and the
consequent creation of new wealth, and
aaso as regards the influx of new settlers
INTO the state. For the latter result the
railways deserve much of the credit. as
they have persistently advertised, the tire
mendous resources Of South Dakota, and
nave given attractive rates to prospect
I've settlers from other states. This work
o. the railways has been supplemented
by the efforts Of the real estate dealers,
with the result that many Thousands of
ne" homes have been erected and many
hundreds Of thousands Of acres Of htth--
erto virgin prairie have been brought I'M
o oef +h euatav aa Especially is this true
the great work Of ralw via WhH5e
Is going on: Much Of the land along
tnese routes was open to homestead, and
settler. It has practically al been taken
oR, and many thriving towns: now exist
Where year ago was the bleak cattle
range ng, <, - ~
w, Without doubt the experience of
that OF those In the Older Settled Sections
o. me state. In five years time they will
a nrlu thelr lands have appreciated in value
THIS increase In value is bound to make
tnem rich, aside. from the value of the
years ago t6ere w WERE the teW saotiona of
South Dakota. where land could not be
bought for SO an acre. Today there Is
not q, part Of the state where this can be
gone, except 1t in these new sections
are osin ng epsnsd up B BY ths
oiqer settled portions at anywhere from
90 70 800 per acre, but these prices will
not remain In force long. AS. the state
h hn,nS Up y WITH new settlers prices are
1 extreme eastern part Of the state, where
land readily brings from $50 to sis an
acre: Even at these prices the land is
66n 1ehes " ne It ,is considered that forty
| corn are about the, average crop, while
max, oats, speltz and other crops yield in
| like proportion.
How Land Values Grow. ......
AS an Illustration OF the rapid increase
OF lana values In the state take a case
which the writer Had brought TO his at
fention last summer: This happened. In
\ ..1-r Soui Ivy sstta ne was IN the COM
Ing for land We:drove. out to Gyde
township, and there stopped at a. farm
where the owner, Ras harvesting l' his is
. What sort Of i crop have you had
this year" >asked5sthe doctor, y, :. :
= Judge that my wheat lis going : to
anresh l., about thirty-Iay bushels to- the
win you sell your 8 farm =, was the
doctors next question. tis - ssEo IT !
us Certainly =at if lean get my price for
hat :dos YOU 5set price at7 Wa vas
~, a aalsEs stne
se syssas " IA ss.d ! " 4
sssRRssS,s ~ g. e ssss s
Of t had Been Cultivated ~ asI paftSe most
Of the half section was unbroken prairie.
There's $50 acres now under cultivation,
ana the 81 ge st. is in pasture Last year
aad dod my Lying This year RI sell over
! have a SON SONS s9ed ss5tls; hosS ana norses:
$4,000 clear of all expenses. This year
I'll make over $4,000 clear. Land that
Wil pay any such returns is easily worth
$4O an acre according to my calculations
and every year THAI own 1T I figure
This is not an isolated instance by any
| means. Wherever you go in South Da-
R Rot you hear the same story There has
twelve years. There used to be an i'm a..
preston that corn could not be grown in
South Dakota. Today the corn crop an
nually mounts away, up in the millions
OF bushels, and in a few years the state
destined he ho facf
corn producing states in the Union.
MItcheIPs Unique Corn Palace,
This county. Brule is especially noted
ing Of TIE corn palaces in this hi city, one
Of the most unique buildings in the
world, Every fall there; is a corn festi-
va ne held a. here e and people from al parts
entire exterior Of the palace, building
in the Byzantine style of architecture,
IS covered with corn arranged In mosaic
s The Tte ha gge soors Of the
most artistic effect. fhe building con- l..
tains an auditorium capable Of seating
5000 people, and Sousa's and other bands
are engaged to give concerts.
Mitchell was a strong candidate for the
capital, but was beaten for that honor by
Pierre. q town, that is only about quar-
ter, of its size. That, however, has not
discouraged Mitchell. It is q great trad
like a weed. It's population is now about
5000. and it possesses a"hotel that is the
pride Of South Dakota. It also has one
| Of the best theaters in the state, and on
every side new buildings can be seen in
course Of erection. 1t has several banks,
all Of which carry a good line Of deposits,
but this Is condition that is universal
thruout South Dakota, the banks of which
have, in round figures, about $50,000,000
on deposit. When one stops to consider
2 population Of Tess: TRAN. half a mi11ion On
the raptdity with which the state is PHI
ing up wealth can be readily appreciated.
Both the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul and the, Chicago & northwestern
railways are now building important ex-
tensions thru the state and these two
lines give excellent facilities to the farm
! ers for getting their crops and live stock
TO- TO- Minneapolis Mime and Chicago markets.
portation facilities The Great Northern
also trayerses a rich producing section,
and the 500 line, which is owned by the