Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-14
TRIP 10 SO UTH DAKOTA
Great Opportunities Open for the Live
Hustlins Young Men Of This
Country

Great Opportunities Open for the Live
Husslins Young Men Of This
IN Country
Accompanied by Grover b. Boiler,
the editor Of The American made his
first trip to the much talked Of new
state Of South Dakota last week. OF
what we have heard concerning that
state the past eight or ten years, we
expected to see fine laying and very
prosperous appearing section, and in
this we were not mistaken. The trip
from the time we entered South
Dakota just west Of Hawarden, Ia,
on west to Pierre, the capital Of that
young state, was made in sday light.
"a finer lying country weneyer passed
through. The crops, especially the
small grain, were looking fine, and
the corn was almost as far advanced
as 1t was in IoWo. Every town
through which we passed showed
signs Of prosperity. New buildings
were In evidence everywhere. These
towns being nearly all new, the lack
Of trees and shrubbery was particu-
larly noticeable.
The coantry all around Pierre and
1T. Pierre lin fact the land bordering
tho Missouri river the entire length
Of the state, is quite rough and brok-
en-, but when you get back a few miles
the country is very rich and fertile.
TO our way Of looking at things,
there are no two twin towns in the
central northwest that have more.
prosperous future in store for them
than these two Pierres. The capitol
10 now permanently located at Pierre
and the state officers have just moved
into the fine new capitol building, a
structure copied much after the Iowa
capitol, but not SO large. Other pub
10 buildings costing all the way from
az, 900 to 100000. located at Pierre
we mention the government Indian
school. the government post office
building, st. Mary's hospital, two
high school buildings, two modern
hotels, . Methodist church, etc.
As yet Pierre has but one line of
railroad. the Northwestern, but at
the present time four other lines are
headed that way-the Minneapolis s.
st. Louis, from the northwest; the
Great Northern, from the north; the
Milwaukee and G. B.: 6 @. from the
south. All these railroad lines are
sure to reach the state capital iii the
near future.
The city owns its lighting plant
and water works, both Of which are
operated by the natural gas wells
which appear to be inexhaustible.
With all these, and many other great
natural advantages, the capital of
South Dakota cannot help but make
9 city of from 10000 to 10000 in the
next few years.
Fort Pierre, which is located just
ACROSS the Missouri river from Pierre
and which at present hasa population
Of only about 1000, lsssequally as
promising as Pierre. This appears
~ US to hold the same relation to
Pierre proper as South Omaha does
TO Omaha. Large packing Industries
are sure to occupy that field. I'M
mense brick industries are springing
up as the hills Of that section contain
the very best shale beds to be found
anywhere and the supply is practi-:
8cally inexhanstible.
Natural gas is used in burning
these bricks which adds to the cheap
ness Of the production. Large cement
works are also being talked Of and
viii soon be built at this point as a
late analysis Of the raw materials for
the manufacture Of cement found in:
immense quantities near that town.
which show 99.84 and 99. 67 per cent
pure which iss several points stronger
than any other cement tests in the
central west and northwest. We
could go on and give many other rea-
sons why there is such a great future
II store for these two coming ci5ies
.of tho northwest, but this il sufficient.
All that country west Of the river;
u new. Itahas been settled up but 8
short time. Stanley county, Of which
Fort Pierre 10 the county seat, IL,
much larger than the Ninth congress
5sionAl district Of Iowa. IL Id las
miles long and 85 miles wide. In.
taking the late census the district
M divided up into districts. Frank
81. Carlisle, . former resident Of Girls
void was assigned to one district
scomposed Of nineteen townships.
4 Ten years ago there were less than
forty farms scheduled ia this district
hut this year MI. Carlisle found more
sthan 800 farms. The other districts
ofs the COUNTY show 4 similar increase
Al farm schedu les. We give this
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