Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-17
Minot Joins Institution
7owns in Fighting Plan
to Remove State Capital

Valley City, Glendale and Mandan Are Cities Having Interests
Identical Bismarck Which Resent Disturbing the Dstrbu
ton and Location State Institutions Placed There Already
by a Referendum Vote of the People
Mino and of square the
proposition capital This sentiment
editorial of the OpticReporer
Elendae already voiced their dis
approval The editorial appearing the opticepoer
of recent issue represents majority
petitions. 1t should not be
possible this issue
DON'T PETITIONS
referendum Of the
people The Normal school
established special referendum later New Rockford has not
argument support of its foolish dream 1t merely wants
the capital, that is all.
having institutions abandon neutrality
fighting side by side with Bis
marck this fight the cities already mentioned Read this
Opceporter entitled Putting the
Capital On Wheels and
DON'T SIGN PETITIONS:
Opic.eporer either
the removal fight Its policy dictated
believes interests the Of the
the portion of the
which running through
criticism the ambitions and enterprise of
New Rockford in seeking the capital They the
enterpring people in the state else they would
the task they have But believe their ambitions
and enterprise in the capital removal matteer dged and futile
their city would have produced results much
wheels
become travelling city of Importance
wanting it the which has forced to fights
it. The would glad
hands to permanently the state fair which
wheels and located the eastern border the
ford and the beneficial results the city from that enterprise located
would the the whole
greater than those arising the location Of the state capital
EMeRoIL STATE.
the capital already has, and for
other state institutions For if the capital
he other public institution? When the location
not first discussed suggested
Mayve Normal which crowded in between the University
the Agricultural college, be removed But the people who wanted
Normal had desire to begin the loading of
which would have produced strife and
hatred ruinous the and it's institutions But
the precedent will be established and
anmoses will developed and appropriation for the
support with the
influences the legislature The disastrous effects of such things
institutions too apparent to need discussion "
rs AN INJUSTICE .....t .
capital New Rockford injustice to the
part another institution to the eastern
which has far more than an equitable share
emphasize the western twohrds of the state
which the campaign by Rockford few facts sub
mtted line running north and south
which about ten miles west OF
division made to include
capital aspran will be the eastern division about six
fifty townships approximately $4,000
division there not far from thirteen
townships almost 47O0 miles Thus
end of the state this divon-Whch
onehd the total the state
According population which the last pub
which charged with Bismarck docong
division of the state ind
2 population and in the western division
99Oo populations division line,
afaly equitably possible
the last five well known the
increased their population than
fourth on average
much held their
WHAT EAST HAS, -g-t
of the capital which stands
prominently already
indicated with those located the
division support
expended largely locally In division
following institutions:
University, Forks
Agricultural College, Fargo
Normal School, Mayvi|e.
Normal School, Valley City ~
School Of Science, Watpeton.
industrial School, Glendale.