Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
GROWING IN WEALTH
And Commercial Importance which Is
Attracting State Wide Attention.

And Commercial Importance which Is
Attracting State Wide Attention.
A writer on the Aberdeen American
has many goods words for Pierre and |
Pierre people. He says:
"lt is well worth biennial trip to
Pierre just to note the progress the
capital city is making now that she
is freed from the incubus of lmpend- |
ing capitol removal. Her fifteen years
of constant agitation did more than to
get on her nerves, it got into her pock-
etbook. The money which the other |
towns We're pending for civic improve
ments, Pierre had to put up to hold
her place on the map. During the
first two year after the third, and
final vote was taken the Pierre prop
erty owner spent most of his time
pinching himself to be sure he was
awake. When he became fully con-
vinced that it was no dream, he
| tightened up his belt, drew one deep
breath and started in to run off the
| handicap. But tifteen-year hoodoo
cannot be shaken off in minute.
| When the time to grow came it brought
with it the question "where to grow"
"Holler," Pierre would be making
the balance of the state sit up and
take notice. She is doing wonders as
it is, but it pains one to see a town
with the "makin's'' of first, hust
ling to hold third or fourth place.
Foremost among the things which
make for the prominence of New
bridge, the new capitol building, the
federal building and the new passen-
ger station. The bridge cost round
million, and it insures Pierre's place
as a commercial factor of the states
future. The new capitol will cost
somewhere around $500, 900 to finish
and furnish it, and it will be the pride
of both the city and state. The fed
eral building is of Bedford stone, the
same that is going into the super
structure of the capitol, and it was
the fine appearance Of the U. S. build
ing that changed public sentiment
to favor the Bedford stone. The new
northwestern station is located at al
most the exact center OF the city, is
convenient to the hotels, and is cred
table to the state capital, as it would
be to any city in the state.
In respect Of business blocks and
residence improvements, Pierre is
keeping pace with the progress of the
state. The opera house block, the
Hyde block, and the Capitol avenue
block, all at the intersection of Pierre
street and Capitol avenue, the Bank
of Commerce building, the new Ma
sonic Temple, and several sma Her
blocks on Pierre and Dakota streets,
are, as one would expect to find in
cities Of 10000 inhabitants. The bus
mess Of the city has kept fully in
stride with the growth Of it's facilities.
The "outfitting" house, which form
erly supplied the ranchmen on the
reservation, has grown naturally into
the wholesale grocery for the conven-
ience of the new stores on the reser-
vation. Three or four immense lum-
Der yards, crowded to the limit during
the building season, bear witness to
the rapid settlement and improvement
Of the tributary country. Among
other good things new industry has
been established, one that bids fair to
become one of her permanent institu-
tions, the Crystal Water company.
concern filters the Missouri river
water, which, in it's natural state is
rarely equaled, bottles it and is ship
ping it all over the state and into Iowa
and Minnesota. The plant occupies
both floors and the basement of large
brick block. 1t is equipped with up
to-date machinery and appliances.
Five years hence, every Dakotan
will be glad the capital was located vt
Pierre, and ten years later will won
der if anybody ever thought of put
ting it anywhere else.