The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-04-11
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While ten years ago the name
South Dakota was used as synonym
of hard times, and the exactions of
the loan shark were popular theme,
today the conditions are vastly differ
ent, as shown by the statements of the
national and state banks on the call
for their conditions on the goth of
January last. The people of the state
are carrying deposits in these banks
to the total of over $3S, 100000, the
exact figures being $3S,283,657 This
on total population of 455,1S5 means
that South Dakotans have in their
banks about SIS for each resident,
white, red and black The state banks
appear to be the most popular, carry
ing deposits to the amount of $23.0SS,-
IT'S, while the national banks show
$15,2S3,657. In the four months up to
January 90 the deposits of the state
banks increased $2,996,32S, and those
of the national banks $115,168. These
figures will be increased i'm even great
,er fold by the time of the next call on
the banks, through the thousands of
new settlers who are locating them
selves in all parts Of the state, bring
ing with them capital to develop their
new homes and who will begin at once
to take their places in this state of op-
portunities as producers Of new
wealth.
Complaints are coming to the COVER
nor's office that railway shipping
agents at points in the eastern part of
the state are refusing to accept hides
for shipment unless they have been in
hn of 10
state inspection law The agents re-
fusing such shipments must be under
misrepresentation as to the intent and
purpose of the hide inspection law. 1t
was passed and intended to
protect the range country from
cattle thieves, and was never
in any way intended as a quar-
.antine measure. The inspection re-
quired was to prevent the sale of hides
from stolen cattle and to use as evil
dence in tracing thieves where they
attempted to dispose Of hides bearing
brands to which they were not enti-
tied. On unbranded hides the law
would be worthless. The counties in
'terested appointed their inspectors
for the purpose intended by the law,
and none of the other counties Of the
state paid any attention to 1t, and
there are few if any such inspectors
in the eastern part of the state.
Up to present time the different
railway extensions definitely announc-
ed for South Dakota this year, by the
Milwaukee, the Northwestern, the
Minneapolis and ST. Louis, and the
South Dakota Central, will give the
state 939 miles of new road. Besides
these announced extensions there are
pretty we'll settled rumors that the
Great Northern will add few miles
to it's South Dakota lines before the
close of the year, and other projects
are expected to bring the mileage for
the. year to fully 1000 miles. 1t is
doubtful whether any other state in
the union ever secured that amount OF
new railroad mileage in single yeaS.
and the new country to be developed
by these lines will give the state a
boom which will have the solid foun-
dalton to make it permanent and last
ing.
The state land department and the
governors office daily receive numer-
Gus inquiries in regard TO South Da-
kota resources. To reply to all these
is practically impossible, and a small
condensed folder is now being prepar-
ed showing the general resources and
new railroad conditions In the state,
which will be used as a general an
sswer to such inquiries. The situation
strongly emphasizes the need of some
responsible authority Of the state to
look after such material, and the next
legislature will be leaving duty un-
sion in that direction If nothing more
than an additional clerk in some of
the departments with an appropria-
ton for printing, to show up the re-
sources of the state.
The report of the bureau Of vital
statistics for the month of February
shows birth rate Of % day, bring
ing the total number of births since
July last to 6,266.. There were 292
deaths, of which 40 resulted from
pneumonia, and 10 from cancer,
There were suicides and / murder.
There were 341 marriages for the
month, Emil Wittmayer, aged Is, and
Lydia Haylock, aged 16, at Eureka, |
being the only couple out of the aver |
age. Thirty-one divorces were grant
ed as follows: Jones, II; Rice, A; Nc
Coy. 3: E. G.. Smith, 2; f. b. Smith, |
2; MCGEE, 2; Marquis, 1. Only were |
residents of the state. There were
100 naturalizations, OF which were |
Bohemians and the remainder coming |
from the north of Europe and Canada. |
The state board of agriculture was |
in session at Huron recently. Aside |
from the regular routine business |
much was done in arranging for the |
fair to be held on the association |
grounds at Huron In September. Va |
rious improvements in the ground will |