The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-10-02
FIRST VESSEL THROUGH GATIrN.

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Friday should have been q historic
day. No doubt in time ii will become
a historic day, For On that date the
ftrst-sea-going vessel made its way
through the Gat,in locks in the Pan
anna canal AS they constitute the
most important part of the canal, this
Is almost, equivalent to saying that
the boat passed through the canal. In
deed it wouli be possible now for N
ship to go from ocean to ocean
through the canal, so far as the de-
velopment Of the canal itself is con-
cerned.
There remains a considerable an
omit to do in finishing touches on the
canal. Bntethe excavation is nearly
completed. Tho locks are in working
order. The end is in sight. II is clear
that the canal will he in operation
before the opening of the exposition
whic his t~oScelebra,c the occasion.
The Panama Canal is for the
United States an engineering tri-
nmph. a commercial triumph a milit-
AIRY triumph, ~ brings the two
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ends Of the United States closer
together. at WIN cement the
United States more closely TO
the whole South American ron
tihent. 1T will add to the ease OF de-.
Tending the entire s~ea-coast of the
United States in time OF war. Surely
n there was an occasion which war.
rants a worlds exposition for this
celebration, IL is this one which is
rapidly approaching.
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p%residents Malone, OF the state
grange. has evolved d plan 10 develop
the dairy and live stock industrie.
IN the territory west of The Missouri
river. He suggests that the non-resi
lent landowners supply a certain
number % aairy cattles for each qua
Ter section of land, the resident /,
pay for them with a Share OF iii,
cream receipts. tt Is one Of the prob
lens OF aSstate like South Dakota i,
make the%land all produce revenu
Mr.. Maloness plan would be YER,
good Il itsMollldd Only work. u, how
ever the single tax should be adopte'
for the state, II would compel som
such activity on the part OF non.resi
dent landowners. They could not at
ford to allow their land to lie idle
Mr.. Malone represents the class tina
would be benefited most by the ador
ton of the single tax system. /
444 NH l0Nea3th
would put an end to The present prae
lice oil penalizing the man who i'm
proves his property and of allowin
the man who makes no improvement
Ia become rich as a result of hi
neighbours industry.
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Dick Richards will have 10 GREAT
a party of his own in order TO Iocat
himself permanently, He has broke
with the progressive wing of the rt
publican party and is unwilling to b
known as a stalwart. Tie takes issu
With the progressive party and at lii
i same time ia overload for a branc
OF the democratic party which ha
been developed largely under his er
couragement. About as muck as ca
be said OF Richards in the way q
political classification is to say tha
Dick IS Dick.
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That the Pennsylvania railroa
system should have decided to di.
pose Of Its hard coal mines is ia
moro significant than that he go,
ernment has started a new anti IN
the purpose Of dissolving the combin
between the coal companies and raj
roads. For the rail-coal combine ha
already shown itself able to fight o
all government attacks. despite tn
enactment of 4 law specifically pr
hibiting such consultations. This
4 peculiarly offensive monopoly, be
cause It enjoys a dual control. Pos
sessing the mines and also the onl
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