The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-11
Dux FAILS CROUCH

,OuA FALLS CROUCH
! oussn City Is Touchy Over Ita
Festival ana Fair and It's
Poor Patronage.
The Republican has not had the
sulihtest disposition to say an un-
kindly word concerning the Sioux
Falls fair and festival, notwithstand-
Ing the fact that last year the queen
city made az effort to break into the
field of amusement and entertainment
that Mitchell has carried on for a
good many years, and that, too,
without q failure.
a few days ago The Republican
made a reference to q couple Of
Mitchell people being In Sioux Falls
Tor the two first days Of the fair and
festival and mentioned the fact that
Sioux Falls people not turning out to
the lines band concerts. One Of the
parties told The Republican Of this
fact, and 1t was backed by the
columns Of the Algus-Leader which
on several occasions urged the Sioux
Fails to turn OUT to the concerts.
At the drst concert given by the
Innes Dand In the theatre building,
there were just % people In the
building, and one-ifth Of those we're
Mitchell people. The crowd In the
evening was not much larger and
Tuesday afternoon 1t was about the
same. In the evening of Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday the theatre
building vas filed from top to bot
tom. In TIE afternoons Of those days
the audiences, judging from the re-
ports of Sioux Falls own papers,
we're snail.
What Sioux Falls calls a crowd in
Its theatre building Is no COMPARE
son to what Mitchell calls a crowd In
It's corn palace building. Perhaps
1900 people can be crowded into the
theatre at Sioux Falls, while 5000
have been packed into the corn
palace building. Quite a difference.
isn't thereY The Argus-Leader tries
to make a point that Mitchell's
crowd was present in the afternoon
and not In the evening, while Sioux
Falls crowd came In the evening
and not In the afternoon. We can
assure the Argus-Leader that there
va not a night Of last weeks corn
palace that we're not from 1900 to
1880 people present at the Sousa
concerts.
But there is little use Of Mitchell
and Sioux Falls quarreling over these
two enterprises. Mitchell has demon
strated with her ten corn palaces
that she can draw the crowds despite
the other attractions In the state,
and Sioux Falls has shoxn In the
two same kind Of an entertsinment
that the people do not 60. The im-
portance OF Mitchell's show Is further
emphasized by the Milwaukee road
giving this city fourteen special
trains during the week Of the corn
palace. and turning down the appli.
cation Of Sioux Falls for special train
service The Milwaukee company
has investigated the conditions
and knows where the people will go.
Here Is a little item taken ''from
the Argus-Leader, which shows how
0ngenerous at least one man is:
a. a. DeGood Of the Boston Cafe
was observed closely scanning the
faces of passers by on the streets to-
day and when asked what was his
purpose remarked that he was look
lug for the Mitchell people who had
promised to come to the city, and
announced that II he found any he
was going to feed them free.
Mitchell people did not make any
big promises about sending big dele
cations to Sioux Falls, nor did Sioux
Falls offer Mitchell any encourage
mentzthat they were coming wei in
such vast numbers. In fact, the
Sioux Falls Press stated after the
state fair at Huron, that on account
fof 90 tnaEv Sioux Falls people going
TO Huron that Mitchell need not ex-
pect It's usllal large crowd fIom Sioux
Falls this year.
We have y genuine sorrow and SYM
pathy for Sioux Falls in her unsuc-
cessful efforts TO initiate Mitchell's
corn palace, and sincerely rpgret for
the good name OF the state Innes and
his band had to apologize for appear
Ing before such q small audience in
Ssouth Dakota's leading city,. We
are free to admit that Sioux Falls
had a splendid band and some good
attractions but she does not seem to.
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