The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-10-16
SOUTH DAoKTA MUST BE FOR
SOUTH DAKOTA.

for some strange reason, comes to
the defense of the Sioux City papers.
against the complaint OF The Repub-
lican that they are mo- committed to
the development of South Dakota in
terests. Just why the Watertown
paper thinks South Dakotans should
70 outside the state to find news
papers to support and dealers to pat
ronize, IL hard to understand. In the
case Of WATERFOWL, complaint is
often heard of the patronage that
goes to Minneapolis papers and Min
neapolis merchants. II this were not
true, Watertown would be a much
larger city and its daily paper a
stronger institution.
There is nothing personal about
the matter, SO far as The Republican
is concerned. The men who make the
Sioux City papers are az fine a lot
as a be found anywhere. But they
are publishing SIOUX CITY papers
and Sioux City IL located in IOWA.
Loyalty in them requires devotion
first Of all to the interests of Sioux
City and OF lows. Then If there is
anything left for South Dakota, we'll
and good. They cannot be blamed for
giving scores of columns of free adj
vertising to the Interstate Fair, which
is held at Sioux City; neither can
they be blamed for Diminishing the
Mitchell Corn Palace or South Dakota
State Fair with a few items of two or
three inches. 1t is their business to
help build up the Interstate Fair
They would be disloyal to their owl
community If they did anything else
And, co~llateraily, they should no,
lend their influence to develop thu
rival attractions at Mitchell ane
Huron.
Similarly, whenever freight rate
or train service between South Da
kota and Iowa are under considera
ton, the Sioux City papers are.foun'
working loyalty for such rates an
regulations as will give Sioux City al
advantage over South~Dakota points
No doubt the Sioux City Commercial
club takes peculiar pleasure in tn
fact that recently, by the use of what
ever cudgels and threats were nee
essary. it induced the Milwaukee raj
road to make a change in freigh
trains that gives Sioux City dali
freight service between Mitchell an
Sioux City, and Mitchell only ever
other day service into the same terri
tory. Does any one imagine for
moment that the Sioux City paper
do not approve of that blow at Mitch
ellis interests?
OF course Sioux City is going to b
for Sioux City. and the Sioux Cit
papers are going to be for Sioux Cit,
Nothing else could be expected. BIZ
that doesn't provide the answer t
the question. Why shouldn't sout
Dakota be for South Dakota?
Oh. It's q big question. Related I
It u the matter of railroad rates, S
arranged as to encourage long haul,
to induce shipment Of raw material
out OF South Dakota to distant point,
to be made into the finished produt
and shipped back. Why should sout
Dakota send her live stock to Chicae
or Omaha to be dressed and the
sent back into this state for col
SUMPTION Why should South Dakot
send her wheat to Minneapolis to +
ground and shipped back into sout
dakota for flourl Why should sout
Dakota retailers be obliged by the al
rangement OF freight rates to patror
Ire wholesalers outside the state
Why isn't it possible for South d,
kota to manufacture at home som
appreciable part of the manufacture
products used at home?
Yes. It IL a big question, and ce,
tatnly South Dakota people canne
look to outside newspapers for tn
answer. for they : in entire syn
patty with the theory that Sout
Dakota should be exploited from tn
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