Show mr i ehy prosperity IN NORTHWEST mitchell south dakota sept SO 30 the south dakota idea this year la is to emphasize the riches of this stata state when it Is confidently stated that thi this year tor for the sixth consecutive year south dakota will lead all other states in the greatest per capita wealth it can readily be understood why south dakota is ambitious to advertise its lt crops and resources the report of 0 a fortnight ago regard ing the me heavy tall fall of enow snow and dam age done to the crops by frost now appears to have been a false alfar alarm this Is 15 the judgment of a party ot of newspaper men and representatives ot of the chicago milwaukee st paul ry who have made a trip of more than 1200 1 miles through the state during the last ten days the greatest esti estl mate of damage that Is now made by those in a position to know Is three per cent damage to corn crop of the state in the rich agricultural section in the valley of the missouri river crops appear to splendid advantage occasionally one finds fields where there has been perhaps too much water and the crops are somewhat lat late but this Is the exception the following Is a conservative estimate of the products of the state and their value tor for 1903 product bushels value wheat 60 35 0 corn 60 21 oate oats 30 barley 4 plax flax 2 2 rye 1600 1500 I 1 lye ive stark 0 22 2 ow 1 ia ry ai u c bLi gainery nery 7 00 eggs and poultry 6 hay ilay 12 wool and hides 1800 1 garden products and fruit 4 minerals stone atone and cement 12 ow total WS 00 while corn Is the second product in total value the 1803 1903 crop shows an increase of about thirteen and a halt half million bushels over the crop of 1902 1901 at the rate corn Is being In increased created in acreage the prediction that corn will be king in south dakota within a few rears years seems to be reasonable the total production of new wealth for 1902 wae was the increase of nearly 27 of this year Is I 1 sufficient answer to the derogatory ro reports about the state that have appeared within the last fortnight perhaps a stronger argument in n favor of the state is shown in an ex of the bank deposits la in july 1901 south dakota banks had deposits amounting to 14 00 on july 1 1902 these amounted to ao 30 00 and on july 1 1903 to 32 00 in addition to the money in corn wheat and the gold of the black which has been termed tho th richest one hundred square mlle 11 in the world there Is good money in south dakota cattle men who have come to south dakota without money ironey and find f who now count their dollars with five figures say that raising cattle la Is the only business in the corll for which a man can borrow his entire capita it Is a tact fact that south dakota banks are glad to help any honest industry Indu ous young man who comes well becom mended tor for his commercial integrity in cattle business and accept his cattie catus as collateral A banter of aps told your correspondent that during twenty years of such loans he had bad not lost one cent and he could came name by the score young men who had secured from south dakota banks the price of their first herd of cattle A visit to the cattle ranch tanch of lee prentis near vermillion S D was wag one of the interesting features r cf rf f the above mentioned trip lee prentis are the largest cattle breeders in bouth dakota they exhibit with some pride ride among their valuable short horns lorns a two year old heifer which recently took sweepstakes over the win ner ler of the sweepstakes at 1902 inter national live stock exposition at chi cago other shorthorns have lust just returned froni from a very victorious tour 9 among inter state and county fairs winning eight first prizes at sioux li 44 city eight at yankton and six at I 1 huron there are other stock farms faring 10 in the state that show blooded cattle lot not far behind these prize winners A large number of the farmers and stockmen as well as a majority of the south dakota editors have been in at A at the corn palace at mitch 11 ell during the last week the south dakota commission to the st louis exposition has just decided to reproduce the mitchell corn palace as the boutu dakota exhibit and visitors to st SL louie louis will have an opportunity to see a building by feet the ex perlor of of which will be entirely constructed ted of corn like other south dakota towns mitchell Is shor ng considerable prosperity and enterprise this year the cornerstone of the city hall was laid last week the walls of a 50 hotel to be built of stone and steel are up above the first floor a carnegie library has been built at a cost of 15 and a score of smaller buildings are under construction and improvements and pavement of streets are under way As an especial reason for such a fine showing at this time the last legislature of south dakota agreed to submit to voters of the state in november 1904 the question of moving the state capitol from pierre to mitchell the people of the latter town backed by a goodly number of those in the most thickly populated portions of the state east of the missouri river and in the black halle who will find mitche mitchell more accessible than pierre have already under way a lively campaign bys by which they ex hect to the capital in 14 november 1904 the reproduction of the mitchell corn palace at the st louis Ei exposition position Is 1 regarded as a big card in their favor |