The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-05-12
PiERPUNT MORGAN Is
ASKED TO CONSERVE
EnpYHMEc nj cTATr
VII UVLJ UT OIHIL
South Dakota Has 500, 900, 900
of Idle Money Awaiting
Dormant Industries.

D0ll1ldut 1luuSUIlSS
Pierre, S. D., May 10-South Dakota
needs a P%iecpont Morgan and needs
him badly. There is almost $50, 900. 900
lying in our banks and investors are
everywhere looking for profitable en-
ployment for their funds. There are,
foo, very many enterprises which
would be of great value to the public
and for the development of the state
and for which we have capital in
abundance If it was assembled by
ON reputable captain of Industry.
Comprehensive business organization
at home only is needed to secure
many advantages to the state which
hitherto it has been impossible to get
outside capital to undertake.
The South Dakota Central Railroad
company has demonstrated that local
capital can build a railroad and make
1t pay. There are a lot of similar OPP
~portunities here. For instance. the city
of Pierre owns the right of way and
more than 100 miles of grade through
a rich region from Pierre to Aberdeen.
A million dollars would do the other "a
miles OF grade to complete the line.
and iron and equip it with engines
and rolling stock 1t would make a
fine and profitable property and there
as slathers of money here to do the
trick If the right men would take 1t up.
Here is where our Morgan would
shine.
The water powers on the Missouri
/ tee, a@sc:a opportunities aos.- SAFE and
permanent investment. Navigation
briqueting enterprises are waiting for
the financial backing. These PROPOSE
tions offer the greatest Inducements,
for the demand for coal is unlimited
and the success of the enterprise Is
assured he moment it is given the
same kind of organization that handles
the eastern coal supply. There is not
one element of risk here that Is not
incident to any business of similar
character in Europe or America. South
Dakota has the ready to
back an organization that would in
stantly relieve our people of the ex-
tortion of the eastern coal barons, save
enough hard cash every year to finance
the business and give the public first
class fuel at one-half present cost.
trolley lines are in demand all over
the state; they will a Develop
ment and return sure dividends. Money
sufficient for them and for the other
enterprises mentioned Is In the banks
of the state awaiting the call Of the
right man who can assemble 1t n
business head, with comprehensive
grasp of affairs ability to do prac-
teal things is the greatest need of the
state today. Organization and an or
GAMER is wanted.
Il The suggestion that Ziebach county
be restored to the map of the state is
receiving much commentator, but
there appears to be a misunderstand-
ing of the necessity which induced the
Legislature of 1897 to wipe it off. The
taxation problem made it Imperative
that all of the open lands Of the state
be brought within some organized
county and with the sparse settlement
at that time the only practical method
seemed to be to attach the outlying
n unorganized territory to counties
then IN existence. Therefore, Ziebach,
jackson, Sterling, Presho and perhaps
some other counties were Incorporated
with Pennington, Meade. Butte, STAN
ley and Lyman, solely for the purpose
OF getting the vast herds OF cattle then
upon the range within taxing juris-
diction.
An annoying situation exists upon
the Cheyenne River reservation, where
settlement Is just now being made,
through the failure of the last legisla-
ture to properly apportion the territory
In new counties. Bills for the purpose
were before the legislature, but died
in committee through the indifference
of the members. The open portion of
the Cheyenne Is now within fragment
tary counties and some Of it is not in
any county. II the settlers in the
fragments insist upon organization be-
fore the legislature sits, counties bad
In form and extent. will be organized
and the final Judgment of them will
lead to many complications.
The provision inserted in the omni-
bus Indian bill by Congressman Burke
for the disposition of the lands of de-
ceased Indians and permitting Indians
to dispose of their allotments by will
is a very important and necessary pro-
vision. AT present much trouble is
engendered through the lack Of a
statutory system and the loose family
relations of the Indians make the ques-
ton of heirship a most perplexing one.
Further than this the present method
leaves ar open way for a lot of graft
among subordinate officials and squaw
men who. acting In colIuston. defrauds
the Indians and the public.
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I@ WOMAN GENIUS INvENTs
~ A FOLDING UMBRELLA
Salem, S. D., May 1o.-Miss \
Katherine Connors, OF this
place, Is of an Inventive turn
of mind and ENJOYS the distinc-
ton OF being the only woman
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