The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-10-21
.BOO51ER5C RO55ED
RIVER IN sMFFS
Cornhusker : Rosebud Trade
Party Has Tough Time
To Assist in Bog Power
Plant and Dam.

Benesteel, s. D., Oct. 1s.-Nature
took hand today and demonstrated
very effectively TO the members Of
the Chamber of Commerce junket
excursion. which is on It's first day
of travelling in the Ccrnhusker-Rose-
bud territory, the need of a bridge
across the Missouri river to Platte,
Geddes. Wagner, Lake Andes and
other towns in South Dakota.
= The boosters were headed for the
Rosebud country to mingle enthus-
iasm with the boosters in this sec
ton on he subject of a power site
and dam at Mulehead. When they
reached the Wheeler crossing, where
they expected to have themselves and
their autos ferried across to the Greg
Dry county side of the river, the wind
Vas SO strong that the ferryman de-
cllned to operate. The river Is so
shallow at present that only very
Tight loads can be carried and even
then a slight deviation from the
course means getting lodged on a
sandbar..
Crossed in Skiffs.
The visitors were taken across the
river in skiffs. Cars from Bonesteel
~SLc ~dAt1lt6 at ll1S I1feI DdIlh anu
brought them here to carry out the
program.
Representative citizens were here
from all of the railroad towns of the
Rosebud and a general disposition
was manifested to bring all possible
pressure on the next legislative ses-
sion with a view of having construc-
ton work started on the Mulehead
power dam and bridge. Statistics
were presented at the meeting here
tonight to show that the power dam
and bridge will not, in the final reck-
oning, cost South Dakota one cent.
The southern part of h state is
only asking the state to lend it's cred
1t to the enterprise in the matter of
floating bonds. All of the bonds,
principal and interest can be paid off
in rs years out of the operating pro-
fits, while at the same time furnish
ing electric light and power at one
half to one-fifth current rates in the
district to be supplied.
Would Be Cheap Power.
Computations which have been
made by experts show exactly what
the cost of the power will be under
this project, and that a comfortable
can DC CT0al6u III 20 years at
a flat rate of 2 cents per killowatt,
over and above paying off the bonds
n interest.
Sioux City is definitely considered
as part Of the service district in CON
nection with this project, n its To-
cation as a potential market for cheap
electric power, is one of the argu-
ments used. Because of this situation
the Mulehead power dam boosters
are hopeful of moral and material
support from the people of Sioux
City.
The four Rosebud counties and
about half a dozen counties east of
the river already have taken steps
to go into the legislative session next
spring with a compact working orga-
nization to fight for launching this
big enterprise. 1t involves a bond
issue Of about $40, 000, 900 at the out
set and some temporary taxation to
a small extent to take care Of the in$
terest charges, but all of this eventu"
ally will come back to the state,
Starting tomorrow morning at
Fairfax, the local and visiting boost
ers will visit all of the railroad towns
In the Rosebud, reaching Winner for
q general meeting tomorrow night.