New Britain herald., 1921-04-22
SOUTH DAKOTA WILL
 HAVE NAME CHANGED
Desires to Be Called Roosevelt
 State-C. of C. Fosters Movement

Sioux Falls, s. D., April 22.-A campaign recently has been inaugu- rated by the Chamber of Commerce of Mitchell, s. D.. to have the name of South Dakota changed to Roose- welt. A similar movement, started several years ago received only little public support and consequently was dropped.
 This time, however, officers of the Mitchell Chamber of Commerce claim they will wage the campaign until it is brought to an issue. The scheme to divorce any possible relation be- tween North and South Dakota has brought forth considerable comment in the editorial columns of the states newspapers. Opinion is divided, but the majority of the editors disap- proved the plan, it is believed. The Mitchell Evening Republican, backing up the campaign of its Chamber of Commerce says, editorially: By all means, the name should be changed to that of Roosevelt. | The one great reason why we should get a new name for our state, is that, | because of circumstances for which 1 neither state is responsible, South Dakota, must. so long as so named, I be regarded as a sort of extension of North Dakota.
 "The transcontinental lines run | through North Dakota, with one new one skirting the border between the | two states. Travellers back and forth | across the continent go either through Nebraska or North Dakota. They never see South Dakota. They take 1t for granted, therefore, that this is exactly the same kind of state as l North Dakota. When they go back home. they draw picture of the Da- kotas, entirely from a North Dakota | color. If there is terrific blizzard ! in North Dakota-we have very few in this state-the papers the country | over refer to it as a Dakota blizzard. When crops are burned out of west 1 ern North Dakota, papers everywhere announce that the Dakotas are ruined once more. When 30 banks fail In North Dakota, papers refer to it as happening in Dakota, or in number of cases in South Dakota, where there have been only three state bank fail- ures in five years. s-
 Now we have no quarrel ] with our sister state to the north, but we do say that we are entitled to a reputation of our own. North Da- kota is a one-crop state. South Da- kota is quite as much engaged in di-
 
 versified crops as Iowa.
 l There is absolutely no way by which this state could get fair publicity to which it is entitled, as
 by changing it's name to that of the popular president who spent years Of
 his early manhood in Dakota terri
 tory.''
 The Alexandria Herald, opposing
 the plan, said editorially:
 a. The proposed name is good
 and would carry nothing but dignity
 and honor, but it seems that the old
 name of South Dakota should not be l cast aside in favor of a new name
 South Dakota is good enough for The
 Herald, and unless there is a. genera sentiment in favor of the changing o1 the name. this writer favors letting we'll enough alone" this writer favors letting well enougf | alone"
 The vermiIion Republican said II it's editorial column:
 we are willing to take our chances l. for the good old name of South La ;, kota is good enough for us for II | while vet at least"