The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1918-02-21
LEAGUE TOM0VE
ITS OFFICES TO
MITCHELL SOON
Headquarters of Non Partisans
Transferred From Sioux
Falls Immediately
PUBLISH PAPER HERE
N. 9. RANDALL ARRIVES TO TAKE
CHARGE OF STATE PARTY Or
0AM-BlG GAIN FOR
CITY.

a. Lhno unltclutub Was lOdaN auttl0rlZeQ
that the South Dakota headquarters of
the National Nonpartisan League viii
De removed from Sioux Falls to NIII-
chell.
u is also announced that the League
will al an early date begin iJle publica-
tlon in Mitchell of South Dakota
weekly. This is to be corollary of
me Leagues national organ, the Nom
partisan Leader, published at St. Paul.
Mr.. n, S. Randall, who has been a
lecturer for the League, will be the
editor of the South Dakota publication.
MIR: Randall also announced the de-
eislon TO move The headquarters to
Mitchell. This Will be done probably
within the NEXT thirty days.
Mitchell Better Location.
Headquarters for the organization
We're established at Sioux Falls, as the
largest city in the state, when the
nneaSsue neS. first began its work in South
over the stale. The advantage Of Nit
chelrs location has become more ap-
parent. as the state can be reached
much more readily and with consider
ably less expense, from Mitchell than
from Sioux Falls. The Headquarters
are coming 10 mitchell on account OF
NE w same advantages that induced all
the, statewide farmers organizations,
such as The grain growers, live stock
men poultry men and horticulturists,
and also the Farmers Union, to hold
their state gatherings in Mitchell.
Removal of the League headquarl-
crs to Mitchell will mean substantial
increase of business for the city. Mem
per- ners i ana workers in the organization
viii he coming here every day, and in
addition there will be many meetings
and undoubtedly the state CONVENTION
as We'll.
To Boost Mitchell.
Mr.. Randall states that he intenis
10 pay high tribute to Mitchell in the
tlrsl issue OF the Leagues state organ.
lie Win publish the resolution passed
of the Mitchell Chamber of Commerce ues
asking the League to make Mitchell
us Headquarters. and he will assure
the farmers of the state that this at
titude on the part of the Mitchell bus
mess men has had much to do with
the decision to move the state offices
10 this city.
y am personally very glad that this
work is TO be done from MITCHELL
said Mr. Randall. Il like Your town
very much, and it will be a pleasur.
TO work from a city where the business
men have learned the falsity of the
thousand and one stories that have
been circulated by enemies of the Lea
ssu. ;.i ioi .iIs pul po9t ~ aIouSlnS oppo-
sltton among the states BUSINESS men.
To Build Up City.
"l Will be Il pleasure 10 me TO make
eNlden. To the business men of your
good city that the League contem
plates absolutely nothing except that
Which viii build up All such cities as
that of Mitchell. Tales that the Lea
que Wll' organize hundreds of stores
and and that il viii go into the banking
business. are he ypripSt rot rCbox.
know the falsty of all such yarns. up
in North Dakota When we began our
work there. many of the merchants
mol knowing what the League was try
ing TO do and refusing to inform them
selves, thought they We're opposed to
~. But now that they have learned
what is the Leagues program YOU
hear no more of such talk.
), The League has dedicated itself to
The task OF doing two things. One or
these is TO free the market In wnlcn
the farmer sells his product, in order
that he may receive his fair share of
the price paid by The consumer, ana
when that is done. he will have much
moro money to spend with your mer-
chantS.'
To Transfer Industry.
places as Minneapolis, ST. paul anu
Chicago. grain and milling and pack
lhg mouse and stock yards industries
SO THAT The money now being handled
in those centers for these Industries.
will be transferred to South Dakota
Surely your business men will Wei
come the opening of new Touring mills
terminal elevators and a big pacKlng
plant. al various places within the
state In other words, our program
does arouse the opposition of such
places places a, Minneapolis, ST. Paul and
~ ypla
Ter some of their business TO South
Dakota. But fail to see why South
Dakota should be so Interested in ST.
Paul. Minneapolis and Chicago as TO
oppose plan which proposes to move
INTO South Dakota all Of those manu-
featuring and distributing concerns
Which arc being operated on the output
of South Dakota farms. 1t Will mean
bigger cities for South Dakota. and
Mitchell With it's superior Location,
certainly ought 10 get its full share
Of the benefits from the adoption in
this state of The Leagues nrooram