Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1920-02-28
WHATS THE MATTER
With South Dakota-Governor Norbeck
Tells of Progress of State Under
Beneficial Laws Adopted.

1t means something to be citizen OF
South Dakota in these days, when the
| leadership of our state is every where
acknowledged in wise laws for the bene
fit Of all classes and for the development
of the states resources. Every citizen
should become familiar with what We
haye accomplished and take an indi,
yidual and personal pride in it, Al
should be ready, when told of progress
in government being made in other
states, to show the lacts-that South Da'
kota has already led off in such reforms
Two years ago We were told that the
sun had risen in the north and that ouI
sister state Of North Dakota, under the
leadership Of a new Moses, had broken
It's corporation shackles and declared foI
| the new freedom.
At that time our state was flooded
with agents, agitators and advertisers
saying: "Pay US sixteen dollars and be
| like unto Us. They enumerated man y
laws, which they proposed to secure,
that were good for the farmers. some
OF our people were impressed with this
talk, not realizing that in the matter OF
just and equitable laws for the farmer,
the laboring man, and the business man,
South Dakota was already a decade
ahead. Laws were freely promised that
were already upon our law books. A
sum of four hundred thousand dollars
was raised and handed over to the
Townley management. When the truth
came out-for it always does-many OF
those who had paid for a membership
in the Non Partisan League, dropped
out.
BY comparison with South Dakota,
the Townley government of North Da-
kola has been weighed out and found
wanting
The relief promised the North Dakota
farmers in the way of cheaper money
broke down because the plan was draft
ed by impractical socialists. South Da-
kola's Rural Credit plan works well and
has come to stay.
Hail insurance in North Dakota costs
% cents an acre for protection of $3.50
per acre. The actual cost in South Da.
kota was a triie less than cents for $40
protection. A charge was made of one
half the old rate. 1t paid all the losses
aud created a surplus of nearly $500 600.
The North Dakota Bank Guaranty Law
is guarantee in name only.
Much advertisement has been given
oy the Non-Partisan League of state
owned Touring mill in North Dakota
cost about $4,000. The TownIey PEOPLE
maintain that it regulates the price of
wheat in the northwest perhaps ia the
whole United States. La truth, they
grind three loads Of wheat day aud use
three loads of paper advertising it, The
mill is IN charge of a former resident of
South Dakota, well known in Lake and
other counties for his business failures.
If the S4OO, 900 collected by Townle
from South Dakota farmers has been in
vested IN tluurlng mills, it would have
purchased ten mills equal to the North
Dakota state mill
So much is not being said now but the
state finds itself invaded by new army
this time from the east. Just now we
are being told that Illinois is the state
fa.l al.n .nttlI 70 foil An.F
! Dads Of literature are coming in the
mails dwelling upon her wonders Our
people should be posted and ready TO
| show them that the good state of Ili-
nois has nothing on South Dakota We
Iead; they follow.
They tell US about their corn crop Of
Illinois, but the record shows that it's
average is less than that of the corn belt
of South Dakota.
We are hearing about the Illinois
clover, in spite of the fact that South
Dakota alfalfa is much more profitable,
They tell us of the Illinois State High.
way program, but indeed South Dakota
bas contracted to do much more per
capita.
They herald the low taxes of Illinois,
but the South Dakota rate is much
lower
| Further, they narate the consolida-
ton OF administrative Boards, by which
a dozen or more office holders in the
State of Illinois were removed from the
official list Well and good. But our
state cleaned house a number of years
ago. This also applies to the recent
consolidation Of the Boards that govern
the Illinois State Institutions. South
Dakota accomplished this consolidation
twenty years ago.
Also, Illinois has now abolished her
State Fair Board of twenty six members
and provided smaller Board. ON
state has had small Board for ter
years-fiye members drawing about $9(
per year.
Ask these men from Illinois, as they
invade our state, what Illinois has actu
ally done in the way of good laws for III
farmers, Iaboring men, soldiers anC
business men.
South Dakota says to all her youn,
men: I've will loan you meneyto pay
most of the cost of your farm; we will
loan it to you ON thirty years time oil
an interest rate so low that you nee,
have no fear; you can pay for the Ian,
out of the products of your labor" Thi
plan is not known in Illinois.
South Dakota also says to her soldiers
"We will get you farm and will eve
furnish you equipment, if you have eS
perience and industry" No state in th