Show ANOTHER STATE jt tt ia is over five yea years rs since another star has been added to the galaxy of the union colorado was admitted in 1876 the centennial state and it seems about time that the state making ball were set su in motion again the late elections have proven that the balance of power is so evenly divided between the two national parties that any addition to cither either force is an object worth while striving for utah has long since acquiesced in humble patience as to seeing her rights granted wo we can afford affard to wait to be 11 given our due and hence it is is without grudge or envy that we see any of our sister territories making t I strides towards the achievement of statehood the latest on the floor is dakota the land of the black hills aside from the constantly pouring stream of immigration dakota now noy has about inhabitants more than the last seven territories possessed that tha were promoted to statehood its chief wealth is in the gold old mines of the black hills whose product this year ia is estimated at and tho the rich r wheat heat fields along the track of the northern pacific and other railroads the grain yield of two years ago shows bushels of wheat bushels of corn and as much oafa oats and the great and numerous improvements introduced since have largely increased these figures ita its railroads already stretch over 1000 miles with continual extensions in all directions it is a beautifully ifield country rough rou h mountains rolling hills and smiling prairies its wealth in water and wood is as great as its I C abundance a bun dance in game the proposition now going the rounds of western politicians and press organs is to have the territory divided at the parallel and constitute the southern half into a state this would be about the size of JS nebraska or illinois what one might call cau the medium size of a state of the union k since proctor knott delivered that scathing that demolishing duluth speech sp eiph dakota has had a certain stigma on her escutcheon but she has redeemed herself the vainglorious of six six or seven years ago have h ave given place to solid improvement genuine enterprise P rise and undeniable progress if we ive are to have 39 states and it if utah must be left out in the cold again there seems to be little reason chy iphy dakota should not follow f ol 01 colorado in the sisterhood of states |