The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-03-06
ARousIHG The CITIZENS
DR.. Nicholson Talked Good and
Straight to the Assembled
Business Men Monday.

An audience OF over 500 men
assembled in the city hall Monday
evening in response TO an Invitation
from the Brotherhood to get together
and talk over conditions which must
be brought about to benefit Mitchell.
1t was sncn a gathering as to lead
one to believe that much good will
result from the heart to heart talk
that Or. Nicholson gave the bust
ness men.
PREVIOUS to the speech the boys
glee club of the high school sang a
selection and Prof. Percy Fullen-
weider rendered a violin solo accom-
panied by Miss Scott. Both numbers
were encored.
President Ramer, of the Brother
hood, presided over the meeting and
in presenting DIR. Nicholson he said
that aside from being a great
preacher, and a strong educationl
man, that DR.. Nicholson had inves-
tigated the subject Of commercialism
to such an extent that he could offer
some good suggestions to the citizens
of Mitchell for the future growth
and development of Mitchell. DR..
Nicholson made a few remarks about
the Brotherhood, and wanted to i'm
press on bis hearers that the Brother
hood was not any exalted plane, but
that its members stood ready to help
betterment OF the city. With a map
of the United States and one Of
South Dakota hanging in view of the
audience DR.. Nicholson showed how
South Dakota lay right in the track
of empire building between Duluth
and Seattle, where the development
was coming in the next few years.
He held that Mitchell lay in very
%stragetical point in the state for
the development of a good business
center. He gave a list OF the coun-
ties within a radius of 10 miles OF this
city, which he declared was trade
territory that absolutely belonged to
Mitchell, and that it was the duty
OF the business men to SEE that it
was occupied by Mitchell business
establishments. From a number of
counties he read the AGRICULTURAL
products that showed a vast amount
OF wealth.: how times had changed
from the one farming idea to the
better adaptablitv of the products
aud which were now raised in
abundance. He reasoned that with
all this wealth lying around US that
it was certainly an incentive to be
up ana doing.
In discussing the railroad situa-
tion, DR.. Nicholson SAID that the
two systems now here should be
given an opportunity to make the
way easier for reaching these points,
but If they failed to do something
then it vas the business of the men
OF Mitchell to look elsewhere for
the relief. He had many statistics to
show that he was backed by strong
argument for the development to
take place and that 1t only needed
the awakening OF tile business men
from their apathetic condition to
step up and take advantage of what
was riphtfnllv theirs. He set forth
some of the dangers which encom-
passed Mitchell, and it was we'll that
he did this, for without them oeing
seen the necessity for immediate
action would not be so apparent.
The state, he declared, had a
marvellous chance for growth, and
that Mitchell stood in like position,
aud lie Ella we'd that il the right
spirit p,esailed, wherein every man
pushed 18th all his might and did
not stop to see if some other fellow
was getting a little more than he
did, that Mitchell would come into
her Inheritance as a result Of the
united effort.
throughout his speech DIR. Nichol-
son was frequently %appl"aded as he
made some statement that seemed to
lit the situation exactly.
W.. e. Turner was called on from
the audience, and he gave some ex-
periences he has had in the matter
of securing lower freight rates, which
showed plainly that it was not such
an easy matter as it seemed. Mr..
Turner quoted rates between Chicago
and other points and Mitchell which
showed a great discrimination.
Commissioner Ness was also called
upon to make some remarks and he
took up the matter of securing an
adjustment of freight rates and offer
ed the encouraging news that a new
tariff sheet was soon to he issued
by the Milwaukee company that
would give Mitchell something better
than it has had.
The meeting was a splendid suc-