The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-05-12
LETTER FROM
PRESIDENT TAFT
COMMENDS THE OBSERVANCE OF
THE JUBILEE ANNIVERSARY
OF DAKOTA TERRITORY

The president Of the United States
has received an invitation TO attend
the celebration of the first jubilee
anniversary of Dakota Territory, and
while greatly regretting his inability
to attend the event, expresses his cor
dial endorsement Of the occasion in a
splendid letter in which he points out
the national significance and impor'
lance Of the celebration in words that
should impress the hearts OF all Da-
kotans eXultingly for the parts they
have taken in building UP the great
empire OF the Northwest.
The officers CT the Old Settlers, AS
ISOLATION Of Yankton, take a pardon
able pride and great pleasure in pre-
senting a copy of the Presidents let
ter to their fellow citizens OF the half
century old Territory, and hope that it
will prove an additional incentive to
bring us together at Yankton, the
first Capital of the Territory, and one
VI liS ettl lSSl StiiiSliiClItN liz lSItSi
of the President you will cad with in
terest. Here is a py Cf it:
THE WHITE HOUSE,
WASHINGTON, April IA, 1911.
My Dear Senator Gamble:
l have the courteous and cordial in
vitation supplemented by your own,
to attend the celebration at Yankton
commemorative Of the Fiftieth Ami
versary of the organization Of the Ter
ritory of Dakota and greatly regret
my inability to accept.
The occasion marks a most impor
tant event in the history and progress
Of the Northwest and we'll deserves
recognition by a celebration such as
is proposed. The development of the
Territory has been a factor not only
of great moment to the people and
region Immediately affected, but Of the
highest consequence to the Nation at
large. When organized the territory
embraced one-tenth of the area of the
Republic. Within practically it's Or
iginal limits five great States have
been founded and admitted into the
Federal Union The progress in ma
terial, social and commercial develop
ment of the commonwealth in ques-
ton has been marvellous, and the
gratitude of the people of the respec-
tive States and of the Nation as a
whole is due the pioneers and citizens
who contributed so much in laying the
foundations.
The celebration which you have in
contemplation should be worthy of
the high aims and heroic courage OF
dangers and hardships of the frontier,
and who, through their self-sacrifice
and devotion, aided so materially in
the up-building of the Republic. With
good wishes for the complete success
of the occasion, am,
Sincerely yours,
WAN. II. lAffl.
Hon. Robert j. Gamble. U.ted States
Senate.
The celebration of this Jubilee An
niversary, which is SO fifty COM
mended> by our National Chief Mag
istrate, will be appropriately observed
at Yanktcn, commencing Tuesday, the
eleventh day of June, of the present
year, A. D., 1911, and will continue
throughout the week
Yankton and its Ola Settlers Asso-
citation extend a hearty invitation to
the people of the grand quintette of
sovereign states, referred to by the
President to attend the Jubilee Ami
versary, and take such part in the ex-
ercjSeS as may become members of