The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-12-07
4 0'||yIRlOR VEssfY
s'CaRRnnG NEWS
STATES RICHES
Delivering Speech Ir:.
Town on Govern
ors Special
FIGURES QUOTED
For Eleven Years South Da-
kota Has Led In New
Wealth Per Capita


Governor Vessey Of South Dakota is
delivering on the tour of the Govern
or's specil through the eastern
states:
In attempting to forecast and
read the history of the worlds future,
We observe that one very imsortant
and pregnant word stands out salient
~ and prominently on Its horizon
that word is opportunity, and at this
time 1t is u desire and our mission
to bring to the people OF the eastern
sections OF our country q fuller and
more thorough knowledge and a more
complete realization of the opportu-
mites actually existing and abound
Ing in the great states of the north
west and especially in South Dakota.
AS . state. We are yet young and
Il is but q comparatively few years
since the territory was regarded by
the older settled portions, in a vague
and remote manner, e.s an unin-
habited waste and barren expanse,
uniformed, crude, raw and complete
~ nndeveloped.
within the very recent past, this
illusion has been most effedtually
dispelled, the truth has been ana
continues to be unfOlded, and today
South Dakota with her wonderful
roll. her splendid water-powers, her
thrifty farms, her rapidly growing
towns, her amazing progress and
her Infinite resources take her right
full place in the foremost rank Of the
states OF the Nation.
$40 properly treat Of the opportu-
mites presented In South Dakota
and&the remarkable progress made
within the last few years would re-
quire&a naddress of very exhaustive
length, hence I will here attempt
nothing but q most rapid and Inn
zpfessionistic sketch, indicative of
what has been done by the settler
in2the past and of what the new
scome4, the home-seeker, can expect
sof the future.
very good idea of the rapid
development accomplished along ag-
licultural lines and of the uniform
increase In state products may be Sc
cured from the following authenti-
Gated figures. South Dakota pro-
duces bushels ofScorn:
lin 1900, 32,418,000 bushels,
worth $9,401, 900.
il 1908, 41,61s.ooo bushels,
worth 14,566,OO
il 1905, ~62.s12,ooo bushels,
worth $l8.215,OOO.
Ins.lSOS 57,Oii,oOo Dushels'
$2S.S3S,0OO
IN l9Oy,
worth 33s,852,550.
wheat the state produced:
In 1Ar.O 9%N&149.OOO bushels.
Horth $ll,6S6.el -.
u 1893 aa;2s2'ooo bushels
In 1906, 4l,s5e,eoo bushels
worth $25,592,OOO.
II 1908, 31.s62,ooo pusnels'
worth SSa,ssS,ooo 900 s.a.
IN = ao,S1o,ooo Dushels'
worth $34,Sl4,6lo.
sOf oats were : nan sha,s
"a 1900, l2.6Sa,ooo 'pusneis'
worth SS,O26,OoO.
N 1908, 5s,426,ooo bushels.
worth w:
In 1906. 46,4lO,ooo bushels
worth $ll.6o3, ~
In 1908, sl,3So,ooo
worth Sl2,S72,ooO:
In 1903 44,S4l,Vuo Dusaeis'
ANMOltn 30 ,ono a.
! I'll years 1917 ana lSos were
not good seasons LOT oats ~ ns
state, extreme heat during lne pef!ou
when the crop was hlling, cutelhs 'he
yield materially.
barley, We
In lyVO, i,ofo'cVo pusues'
Worth $11S,ooO.
IN W.. ~lV.ooo'uoV business
worth $S,5l6,oov.
In 1875, wv, sue
Worth .
IN y 4,oos.ooV business
worth $ll.5os ,.
In = ls,oo4'VVo ousnels
Worth $s,lsS,ooV. 900
During the yea 1879, excessive
moisture at the critical period at
fected the yield OF barley severely.
.of potatoes, were pro
In 1900, a,o3O'ooo ushe1
worth %s1 1aas aeesooo nusne,s.