Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-24
INDUSTRIES GROW
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Example Is Spreading Fast
in Other States of the
Great Northwest.
BY j. G. ROYLE.

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NEW YORK, June 24.-South Da.
| kota now is working out a solution of
It's economic problem. and the exam.
pie is fast spreading over the North
western States. The move has re.
ceived new impetus from the advice
President Coolidge has just given the
representatives of the South Dakota
| Commercial Club. whom he told that
| the State should ha more industries.
Steps already have en- taken in that
direction. and a survey just com.
pleted shows that as a result the
State faces the best prospects 1t has
in several years.
The new $1,5O0.O0o plant of the
Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. at Belle Fourche
will be completed in time to slice this
seasons beets. which already have
been contracted for from growers, and
which give indications of being prof
liable crop in this new section. The
packing industry is expanding in a
remarkable way at Sioux Falls,
Mitchell and Huron, and still larger
developments are in prospect.
Moving Stock by Truck.
These are based to some extent on
the growth Of transportation of live
stock by motor truck. All the new
Northwestern plants are the centers
of scores of highways and are being
provided with special runways for
handling animals by motor. Belle
F'ourche is now one of the principal
cattle-shipping points in the country.
1t touches on the big ranges, which
stretch 210 miles to the Northwest be.
fore another railroad Is encountered.
In the district about this center
there still remain at least 200. 900 acres
of grazing lands which are open to
homestead.
The farmers of this entire section
are diversifying their crops and have
prospects of making excellent profits
at present price levels. In fact, the
whole outlook of the Northwestern
States is Frightening. The corn crop
is late, but it is in good condition and
small grains are in remarkably fine
shape. Business is sshowing signs
of picking up and optimism is becom-
ing general.
A few weeks of warm weather will
mean an assurance of return of
prosperity in the Northwest. One
crop cannot make up for several years
of depression, but it can place the ter
ritory pretty firmly on it's feet again
The crops have a firm root growth
and can Withstand rust and hot winds
which may come in midsummer.
Conditions Are Sound.
Thomas Cochran, formerly of St.
Paul, but now a member Of one of the
largest financial houses in New York,
has just toured the Northwest, and
he asserts conditions are essentially
sound. Diversification has done great
things for the dairying sections. Min.
nesota alone made an increase of
100000 in butter fat revenue in the
last year, bringing the total paid far.
mers to $101 ,602, 900.
Railroads are showing greater faith
in future development. Two of the
main Northwestern roads are building
branch lines in Montana, Washington
and Oregon and spending more for up.
keep and maintenance than for many
years.
The new point of view of the terri.
tory is illustrated in a letter Just sent
to clients by the First National Bank
of Adams, Mimi, which points out
that farm revenue at that point rose
from $579.290 in 1924 to $919,I56 in
1925, while for the fiscal year ending