The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-03-14
ROUTE QUESTION
WAS NOT SETTLED
LEFT NINE MEN
These Will Investigate
the Two Eastern
Routes
WILL MAKE REPORT
Another Convention to be
Held Here to Which Com
mittee Will Report
WILL MAKE REPORT

pOnderance OF the sentiment in the
big mass convention held in Mitchell
Thursday, and attended by the rep
resentatiyes CT thirty-two towns
along the line of the route. The great
est number of men came from the
I towns east, because there Is ~ big
contest on as to what route will be
ssschosan between Mitchell and Sioux
Falls--the Salem or north route, or
1sAlaxandriassa and the sot1thsroute. 1t
Was the contest bet weeny these two
routes which brought out such an
enthusiastic body OF men, stretching
1salf the way from Sioux Falls to
sss4tapidp City. skssaN saYS sefssa
nc lsGonyention Gould Not Decide.
1t was not long after the conven-
zion wasin session.that it was evil
dent the settlement of the two routes
could no be decided justly and fairly
by the convention without entailing
a hard fight and leaving a very bad
impression where the best of har-
mony should prevail. The Salem and
Alexandria adherents We're watching
for every possible advantage for
their supporters, until the situation
grew SO tense that any idea of reach
ing a definite conclusion was aban-
doned for the meeting.
Left to n Committee.
The p%erplexing question was left
to the Credentials committee to solve.
This committee was made up of Hen
~ ! Heinricks, Rapid City, Charles
Tidrick. Chamberlain, L. l.. Meisch,
Alexandria,. Tug Wilson, Salem, and
Martin Johnson, Kadoka. During
the Afternoon the committee brought
lhElls repoFt, ahd suggested that one
nan alom each Town on the route be
pei n!il,eu representation IN the con-
seh.ion ~ rye on the question OF
,iie hoi1hefh OF soulhefn route, rms
s ,tsa say I'D on a part oil
.ns 90. oaisin route that the represent
.lsss.1At OF Ma,cnell might
entow ley slIengths ana support to
.Ae ~1AieAanuIlu route ana they en-
.vIeu an opJectiol 10 such pan.
ne discussion thit lollowed was
soou y ana AT The same time
uuise serious, ~ resulted IN y
eJeclloh % me pan, ana the creden-
.ia,s cOniInlt.ee was asked to retire
anu my present son,elhlns oetter' n IN
ene pisst y taiks several pans We're
esoiveE elO WHICH COMMITTED
save some notlce IN the second deilb-
efation.s u So
Wnen the committee returned an
oenei paah was suggested. III was
nls lnals coInmlttee OF nine
lnen peH appolhted by the chairman,
sonsisl y. slaLe engineer :: ". Lee,
ana wv o.nef ehslheers' ana the re-
lla,iihs siA - ne selected one from
aacnt county4 On the proposed route
n NJ" niouAsE Els 10 the BLACK ltills.
lnat ~ shail ne Il business OF the
eonilnltlee 70 make u thorough 1n-
apeo.ioh aol.Ine TWO routes, VISIT the
salious Towns on the proposed Ugh
WY pe.Meen Mltcnell ana SIOUX
naiis' hs.ei 70 lle pfoposltlon that
.nsse towns hight nave 10 oHer, ana
anea, vi q notice OF Ten days TO can
! ,snoohe, e~oIveutlon. n mis- city to
Z .uc Ieport oi .he committee,
amu .lon inahe :. uecisioh OF the east
= loute. Inns pIoposltlon was
Ecu " on lne part OF an interest
~, anu uooh lhe oaiehl ana AieSan-
uila auiielenls were OF the opinion
C,.N ~ was une pesl soiulioh posslple.
SaNAuiM S.iahshy WIZ
on nl ~ ehe course OF a lew
uass' anu,ehe ilellpers VIII pegln
WIN y investigating the Two
nes
~. .o"ns ae p~ai.lcuiafiy any
~ oa .ne ohiciai route LOT
sn.a issoh .nae M ohe
nfsa;aI eoon - ~ pe pupilsneu the
1890 AZ e ~ me sea.e nishway
pan;d, Git,, s n;,.e on oloaA rams 10
issa " piaced, ahu TOUR
.hat a;uaa.As niousn .he state IN
NO aga;a, VIII naouiaily lolio"
oAasal .ouee anu WIN make the
sir. 10 - = Tut Ilelce, 9th de-
nass;h1 70 eooshiasu ollcially. ~ IS
p ps .p". .nas W%nicheVei route loses
m,I ~ VIII oe ouile;
M na.usn iioo" npeecles.
au..esses ~ .ie afternoon
thnsiasm ana nna .me leaees en-.