The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-06-08


minerals ~o,2OU,OOO
Production Of new wealth for
year .$244, 966 900
The Department of History esti-
mates our population at present as
SOC, 600, so new wealth produced would
amount for each man, woman and
child in the state to $400.08.
1t may be we'll questioned whether
any other state anywhere has ever
made such a record as this.
The last assessment of property in
the state was $3.50, 900 900 which
population, would make $2,133.33 for
each man, woman and child, OIL $1O,-
$685. for the average family of five,
through all the state.
The April call of bank deposits show
ed more than $113, 900 900 in the banks.
That would give $1SS.33 for every one
of our population, big and little.
In these items likely no state has
ever equalled South Dakota.
Our State and North Dakota
A comparison between South dakota
and our neighboring state On the north
has been made by Chas. McCaffree,
commissioner of immigration. In
summing up the situation Mr.. Nc
Caffree says:
IAN appropriation for the Depart
ment of immigration is not 100000 nor
$4,000 nor SIT 500 stated in campaign
advertising. We wish for the next
year while prospects are so good tnat
it were. The amount is So, 500, for
advertising, printing, postage, salaries
and everything.
North Dakota has been compared
to us because that state has shown a
gain in population over us since 1900.
While North Dakota is a grand state,
it is not so fortunate as we in soil, eli
mate or crops. Their states taxes
have been higher han ours both per
capita and in total amount. They have
not been quite as prosperous as we
have.
But there are three good reasons
for their greater growth. 1. They have
had cheaper land. 2. More important,
they have consistently gone after set
tiers. 3. They have had the big land
grants to the railroads (of which we
had none> settled in that time.
I'm 19O5-7-9 North Dakota spent
100000 in advertising aside from sal
aries and Office expense met by a sal
airy fund. South Dakota spent nothing.
In 1911 South Dakota woke up and
both states appropriated $4,000
though our fund had to pay salaries
and theirs did not. In 1913 the north
ern state appropriated $56,445 for same
purpose (%including exposition), we ap-
propriated s25, 900. In 1915 cur neigh
Dor appropriated SCI 900, we $25, 900.
Their land grant railways have done
much more than the state. The won
der is our northern neighbor did not
get a greater advantage. 1t Is a direct
argument for advertising.
you had perhaps not noticed that
according to the census the number of
our farms jumped from 1854 in 1910
to 1O1 ,224 in 1915, a big gain for nve
years. Supt. Robinson of the state
census, estimates u present popula-
ton at 600, 900. The gain of births
over deaths is 5000, leaving 5000 for
immigration within the year.
1--WE have received the report of m
migrant ears only from Dakota Divis-
ion of the Northwestern as yet. 1t
shows 541 cars received from outside
the state. That ought to be a fair
average territory. Figuring on that
basis, all the mileage Of the state
would give 2191 immigrant cars from
January / to May /. and these figures
are an increase of 80 per cent over
last year for same period. The entire
year will be very much larger, OF
course, but March and April are the
best months.
The Chicago Exhibit
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asking contribution to help finance u