Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

we find the one mine that has always paid
its dividends and yet has enough ore in
sight to continue doing so for generations
to come. Further down In this region we
find immense quarries OF stone, jasper,
stuooo, mica and other minerals In the
foot hills, the best OF material IL found
for the manufacture Of brick, and this in
dustry is growing very rapidly.
Large quantities of facing brick are now
being shipped from Rapid City to points
in Nebraska, and also further east and
south. The manufacturing and mining
possibilities OF the Black Hills are almost
limitless, and as yet we have not gotten
far enough into them TO appreciate what
Another industry of this section Of the
we have there
state that is going to become very promi-
nent and which will be known world wide
IL the growing of fruits without irrigation.
Al the present time It is being carried
on very successfully by a few fruit
growers The foot hills seem to have been
provided by nature just to produce q
superior quality of apples and other fruits,
and what this section Of the state needs
more than anything else is a vast army
Of fruit growers. We believe that in
few years 1t win be as famous for its dry
land fruit as lie any valley in the west for
its irrigated fruit, and any school boy
knows the difference between the flavor OF
an irrigated apple and one grown under
dry-land conditions.
Great Irrigation Project.
To the north and east Of the Black HIS
IL the great Belle Fourche irrigation pro-
ject, by means OF which several townships
Of land are being brought under irrigation
bitches constructed by the federal govern
ment. The soil is most fertile and the
country seems to be particularly adapted
to the irrigation when the same is properly
accomplished. 1t is here that the man who
wants a constant supply of water Will
find his mecca. Irrigation IL also being car
ried on along many OF the small streams,
but not to the extent OF this project
And thus, we can offer to the homeseeker
almost any condition he desires and he will
always find opportunity to expend his er-
fort profitably II he will study and comply
with the conditions 1t Is but natural that
in a state having as varied conditions as
South Dakota offers, many make mistakes.
Farming is tried in one section as 1,
should be in another and failure sometimes
results. The secret OF success lies in being
able to adapt oneself to the conditions un-
der which he is working.
| South Dakota has also acquired a repu-
tation for it's cement products. We have
immense deposits of material well adapted
to the manufacture OF this article which ia
becoming 30 popular and so necessary in
modern building
Lumber and Fuel.
! Our lumber resources Of course are lin
tied, but we have q considerable supply in
the Black Hills. At this time. however,
they are unavailable to the eastern Gee
lions OF the state, because OF the excessive
freight rates charged by the railways for
carrying, The roads seem to be and are,
willing to haul lumber uphill to the Black
/ Hills cheaper than roll It down grade 10
the Missouri river. This is also true of
some other products OF that section OF the
state.
In the northwestern portion Of the state.
liberal deposits OF Ignite coal are, found.
We probably have not proposition that
will justify us in predicting extensive coal
mining operations from a commercial
standpoint, but there f. an abundant sup
ply for the people living upon the land
approximate to the coal beds
We viii welcome TO our state the home
seeker, what ever his occupation. and we
will do everything we can to assist him to
make success OF life.