Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-08-04
THE FUTURE OF SOUTH DAKOTA

When our country generally has
prospered and progressed as above
indicated it is conceded that the best
portions of the whole will be best
developed and will reap the greatest
harvest. South Dakota is in the
great, Corn, Hog and Cattle belt, and
along with Iowa, Illinois, Kansas
and Nebraska, will be one of the cen
trail and prominent localities from
which our stores of grain and meat
and other food products Of the soil
must be drawn to feed those sections
of the world which have not been so
favored with 80 rich heritage of
soil nor 80 favorable and healthful a
climate. Go $50 miles north of South
Dakota and you are in a region where
mainly only small grains are pro-
duced and those no better than they
are here. Go south and you run into
the region OF cotton where the meat
they raise is only the festive possum
and an occasional razor back shoat.
Go east and you strike coal and coal
oil, hoop poles and automobiles.
West you dig for minerals and pierce
the bowels of the earth for water or
lead it down the mountain to irrigate
J. little patch OF sand upon which to
raisea bit of tasteless fruit. 1t takes
all sections Of our country and all
kinds Of materials and products to
temper up and provide for all wants
and something good is to be found
almost in any section of the United
States, however remote, but it re-
mains for the corn belt country to
provide the best and most Of it, the
staff without which the rest is value
less and it's pursuit without zest.
So here in South Dakota, the large
part Of which is equal of the best Of
any other state in productiveness,
we have all the essentials for success
and for the successful pursuit of hap
piness. We have pure life-giving air
fresh from the heavens and that
other prime blessing, pure water,
thus insuring good health. The state
Is well watered, the great Missouri
passes cornerwise through the entire
length Of the state, fed by numerous
hne streams. In the extreme west
ern part, gold, silver, tin, copper and
lead abounds with the greatest min
Ing camp in the world. The great
railways of the country have built
and with their many branches have
each well supplied the business CEN
ters so far. and each one has its eye
on extensions into and across the
state, with one continental line al
ready built and another we'll on the
way. The young cities Of the state
are up and doing with an honest rival
~ that promises great civic develop
ment in the coming decade. An ele-
CANT capitol building has recently
been completed at our enterprising
state capital. The unsettled land SO
recently held by the Indians are rap
Idly becoming farms and most of the
Indians themselves becoming respect
able farmers, and it is safe to say
that new empire has been placed on
sure foundation and that ere long
South Dakota will no longer be con-
sidered q frontier state and noted as
Teddy Rooseyelt's once wild and
woolly western headquarters. Her
markets ars becoming first class and
{ her real estate in sharp demand.
In all probability in 1920 South Da-
kota will figure in the national CEN
sus IN the two million class. This
! may seem high, but there Is q move
mont under way for an agricultural
advance that cannot fail to add large
w TO our opulation.
LIKES PIERRE
j. Dorothy enjoyed q visit yes
terday from an old friend whom he
sllAd not seen for SIS years and whom ii
took him about an hour to recognize.
1his was lien Siberal. Of Storm