THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1911
South Dakota's Offer to
Health for the Homeseeker, Wealth
for the Industrious Man.
CLIMATE AND EESOUECES EICH
I pin nil and Wiley Tram with
f'rranitlty aad Invite the Vtl
of Kffort to (sni)iril nf
tertaln Wealth.
RT K. I, VKFPKV. OOVHRXOR OF
SMVTII KAKOTA
1 In now generally conceded tbnt the
middle western section of the United State
at this time Is th frort'iclnj renter of the
entire country. In reesrd to agriculture
the eastern portion of the rountrv la a
thin of the aat. at Iran In to far aa
pnrirturfnT the aurplua field products neces
4rv to feed the people of the eastern
rUle. there helne; at the pres?r.t time but
foW aa'es east of Chl'-airo producing a
much wheat it they roneume. and not
more tran four, probably oily three, that
produce the pecessary amount of corn.
The surplus prrdurts art com nx from tha
great valleys of the Mississippi and Mis
souri rlvera. and what wan once considered
n, part of the Great Amer'ran Desert la
new -the fruitage. land of the country.
.Eolith THUota la and ahould be Indeed
proud; to stand amen? the creat Hurplua
producing tat" of Amrtlca. and It Is cer
1 aU 1 1 1 y remarkable that a t'n'e ao young
and mora than half undeveloped should
have for the last ten year and more pro
duced more wealth per capita than any
oilier state In the union. There must In
deed be reason for thia condition con
tinuing for anch a length of time. To
tat the matter tersely, the man who hat
pent hla efforts In Souh Pakota during
Wi last ten yeara hai had aa hla reward
of thla world'a goods, for each day'a work,
fid each year a work, than he would hava
had apent that name time and made an
qual effort In any of the other states of
the union. Thla In Itaelf ahould be iuf
ftclent Inducement to the man Keeking a
home. It mattera not what hia occupation
Of railing, flouth Pakola offers him op
portunities. Health for the Homeseeker.
One of tha subjects appealing mott ser
luualy to the homeaeaker Is that of health
for himself and family and In n"
particular none excel us. We have vary
ing altitude from lets than 1,000 feet to
more than S.S0O feet and the newcomer
can get even higher than this If he cares
to go to the topa of some of our mountain
peaks.
Not only does our altitude vary, but
o also do conditions within tha state. If
a .stranger should come into South Pakota
from the east he would find a country
tilled and farmed after those methods
which have been found to be best adapted
Jo the conditions In Illinois and Iowa. If
be ahould approarh us from the south he
would find half, or nearly ao. of the fields
lp be of corn, one-half of the balance oata,
and the remainder clover or alfalfa. These
are the great staple crops of the south half
of our state. Each farm contalna eorns
'pasture land, or landa devoted to pasture,
and the atock In South Pakota grades
higher than probably in any of the atatea
to.' the east or the aouth. In our atate there
hava not been as many changea from dairy
ing to beef and from beef to dairying aa In
he older states.
. . Wheat the Crops Grow.
If the newcomer enters our atate from tha
est and nearer tha north line of the atate
he will find the crops to be principally
email grains. Too much of the area of the
state Immediately along the east tine has
been brought under cultivation and kept
there continuously for a series of yeara.
There la still abundance of fertility, but
rotation should bo more generally prac
ticed. In thla part of the state considerable
corn la grown, but the Induatry la not car
ried to the extent that It ahould be. Clover
Is finding Ita place, but aa yet timothy la
grown much more extensively.
Passing on to the center of the stste
either from the south or the east. Into the
great valley of th Jamea river, you will
find vast level atretches of country devoted
to the growing of smalt gralna and corn
and to pasture. Probably half of the en
tire cultivated area Is devoted to the rais
ing of wheat; tha other halt to corn and
other feed grains and to grass, most of It
being native prairie. However, tha clover
field la now appearing all over thla aectton
tif the atate and corn la being very largely
Krown. The farmers In thla section have
learned by experience that one of nature's
laws la that the ciopa must be rotated and
are accordingly changing their methods
that they may comply with these require
ments. Along the Missouri river the land Is more
largely devoted to graxtng. although ad
anced agriculture Is practiced to a greater
or less extent on almost every section of
Isnd. Thla section Is one of tha great
stock producing localities of thla country.
Artesian water is here produced in abund
ance and at small cost. This Is generally
wurm and particularly adapted for use In
the growing of live stock. It la from the
prairies of thn character found In thla part
ef the state that the best feeders aa well
ait the best "grass fat" cattle find their
way to the markets of the world.
' '' ' ! Weat of the Mlaaoarl.
Crossing the Missouri we find a vast un
dulating prairie penetrated by frequent
. etreams that run very rapidly, the banks
bring generally considerably broken. Be
tween these streams the general course of
w'hlch Is towards the Missouri river, or
the east, are vast plateaus of most excel
lent soil, capable of the highest type of
agriculture when properly tilled, and we
note that the settlers or owners are rapidly
learning these methods. Alfalfa will be
the great money making crop of this sec
tion of South Pakota. It probably seeds
better here than In any other known place
on the American continent. Thirty-five
dollars worth of seed per acre after har
vesting a good crop of hay la a usual thing.
Seventy dollars worth of aeed has been
known a number of times and In one In
stance this year nearly '"0 worth was
threshed from a small field. The principal
other crops grown In this section are wheat,
oats and spelts. Corn Is not aa largely
grown as It will be later for the reason
that our prairie soils do not produce this
crop to the bct advantage until after they
have been eomewhat auhdued.
The banks of ti e stream are quite steep,
frequently running Into bluffs, which are
coered with most excellent grans and will
afford cheap grazing for yeara to come.
In this portion of the atate. west of the
Missouri river, the atate owns large bodies
of land and these are rented for grazing
purpcaes at a nominal rental. With cheap
gtass for summer feed and alfalfa hay for
winter, tha stockman will find thla a para
dise for many years to come. This section
of the state offers exceptional advantages
to the farmer who alshe to diversify his
efforts and who baa but small capital. He
will certainly be a winner here If he will
exert himself, atudy the altuatlon. adapt
himself to It and apply intelligent effort
to his calling.
Wssaerlil Black Hills.
Still west of thla region we find the
Klack Hills section, which Is In Itself an
exemplification of diversified conditions,
in the northern hill are the great gold
mine, which same are the most consistent
producing gold nilnea In America, and
probably In the world. We 4o not say the
laifc'iel producer la tha world, but her
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w find tha one mine that has alwaya paid
Its dividends and yet has enough ore In
sight to continue doing ao for generations
to come. Further down In this region we
find Immense quarries of stuns, jasper.
stuooo, mica and other minerals. In the
foot hills, the best of material Is found
for the manufacture of brick, and thla In
dustry Is growing very rapidly. '
Large quantities of facing brick are now
being ahlpped from Rapid Ctty to points
In Nebraska, and alao further eaat and
aouth. Th manufacturing and mining
possibilities of the Black Hills are almost
limitless, and as yet we have not gotten
far enough into them to appreciate what
Another Induatry of thla section of the
we have there.
tat that Is going to become very promi
nent and which will be known world wide.'
la the growing of fruits without Irrigation.
At th present time It la being carried
on very successfully by a few fruit
growers. The foot hills aeem to have been
provided by nature Just to produce a
superior quality of apples and other fruits,
and what thl section of th state needs
more than anything else Is a vast army
of fruit growers. We believe that In a
few years it will be aa famous for It dry
land fruit aa la any valley In the west for
Its Irrigated fruit, and any school boy
know th difference between th flavor of
an Irrigated apple and on grown under
dry-land condition.
Great Irrigation Project.
To th north and east off th Black HW
la th great Belle Fourch Irrigation pro
ject, by mean of which several townships
of land are being brought under irrigation'
ditches constructed by th federal govern
ment The soil la moat fertile and the
country aeema to be particularly adapted
to the irrigation when the same la properly
accomplished. It is here that the man who
wants a constant supply of water will
find hla mecca. Irrigation Is also being car
ried on along many of the small streams,
but not to the extent of this project.
And thus, we can offer to the homeseeker
almost any condition he desires and he will
alwaya find opportunity to expend hla el
fort profitably If he will atudy and comply
with the conditions. It Is but natural that
In a state having a varied conditions as
South Dakota offers, many make mistakes.
Farming is 1 tried In one section as
should b In another and failure sometime--
reaulta. The secret of success lies in being
abl to adapt oneself to the condition Un
der which he I woiklng.
South Dakota has also acquired a repu
tation for its cement products. We have
Immense deposits of material well adapted
to tha manufacture of this article which Is
becoming so popular and so necessary in
modern building.
I. amber aad Fael.
Our lumber resource of course are lim
ited, but we have a considerable supply in
the Black Hill. At thl time, however,
they are unavailable to the eastern c
tion of th state, because of the excessive
freight rate charged by the railways for
carrying. The roads seem to be and are,
willing to haul lumber uphill to the Black
Hills cheaper than roll It down grade to
the Missouri river. Thl Is also tru of
some other product of that section of th
stat.
In th northwestern portion of the state,
liberal deposits of lignite coal ar. found.
Wa probably have not a proposition that
will Justify us In predicting extensive coal
mining operations from a commercial
stundpolnt. but there i an abundant sup
ply fur ttie people - living upon the land
approximate to the coal bed.
W will welcome to our stat the home
seeker, what ever hla occupation, and we
will do even thing we cad to assist him to
make a success of lit.
Guerrero is Killed and
Ceiba Taken by Bonilla
Commandant Falls in Battle with
Thirty of His MenBluejackets
Protect Noncombatants.
PLEKTO CORTEZ, Honduras. Jan. 17.
tVIa Wireless.) Celba waa taken ester
day by Honllla'a forces. Commandant
Guerrero was killed and thirty of his men
wounded. The fighting lasted two hours.
The Taioma landed slxt sailors tonight
The Hornet is at Truxlllo and the Ameri
can gunboat Marietta at Celba.
NLW ORLEANS, La.. Jan. 27. Ameri
can blue Jackets, assltei by British sea
men, played an important part during the
battle in preserving the neutrality sons
Their work probably saved the live of
several non-combatants. The commander
of the government troopa waa prevented
from placing machine guna on neutral
ground at the point of bayonet in the
hands of sailors.
Oenerul Lee Christmas, who had planned
the battle some time ago. was assisted by
two Americana. Guy alaloney of New Or
leans and Jo Heed of Charlestown, Mass.,
sll three of whom are credited with val
iant work during the fighting.
The government forces were well dis
ciplined and fought to the last. The fight
finally dwindled down, after having been
contlnurd by the government forces from
hastily constructed- trenches and house
tops.
General Manuel Honllla. head of the revo
lutionary movement, has not left th vicin
ity of Tiukltlo.
the Settler
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS
ADDED TO RIVERS BILL
Senate Committee Makes Nnaaber at
(hanstrs In Mtitart a Passed
br Hona.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2T.-Mor than
$5,000,000 as added to the aggregate ap
propriations of th rivers and harbors bill
by th senate committee, which today
completed Its amendment of the measure
as It passed the house. The house bill car
ried 2.262.3X, and to this was addsd
;i.7HG.4U In cash appropriations and W, 389,282
n continuing contracts.
The bill providing for a material Increase
n the engineer corpa of the army, whloh
Mr. Bailey of Texaa aald would not b
passed through this session, was added to
the bill a an amendment. The principal
tema of increase are as follow:
Illinois and MIssIssIdd! canal. I12A.000
cash.
Missouri river, between the mouth and
Kansas City, (000,000, continuing contract.
Texas. Beaumont and Oranae channel.
S200.0U) cash and $271,600 continuing con
tracts; Arannaa pass. 1125.000 cash and
(260,000 continuing contract.
Kan Pablo Bay. California. 1400.000 cash
and $360,000 continuing contract.
Humboldt Bay. California. (170.000 cosh
and (717,400 continuing contract.
LKwer Columbia river. Oregon. (200.000
cash and 020,000 continuing contract,
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To Visit
Boy
AFTERNOON PROGRAM, 3 P.M.; EVENING PROGRAM,
8 P. M. An interesting exposition of the many important inter
esting and valuable acquirements that enter into the making1 of a
good boy scout.
South
TWO MOVING PICTURE SHOWS-Running all the time.
THE SWEET SINGERS FROM HAWAII Every Afternoon
and Evening.
MISS LORA NETTIE RIETER The World's Greatest Cornet
Virtuoso Every Afternoon and Evening.
Open Each Day 10:00 a. m.
A Hundred Interesting Features to Attract You
UTAH HAS DAY AT THE SHOW
Representatives Felicitate the Man
agement ef the Exhibit.
BAY TELLS OF STATE'S WEALTH
keeoaata tti Vast fttjte Whlrh Have
. Rets Takes) fro.ni the Mlwvs ss4
Tells of Asteioatltarsil
steseeree.
In oratory and aong the wealth and at
tractiveness of Utah, whloh Is so hand
comely represented at th Iand show, were
rntertainlnaly exploited yesterday by a
select followlna of the sturdiest end most
prominent young men of that state. It
was Vtah day at the - Land show and the
representatives of that stat gave one of
the most Interesting programs yet pre
sented. '
The prtnoipa. speaker waa Clinton D.
Ray of Salt Lake City, who drew a beautl
ful word picture of the valleys and moun
tains, lakes, farms and ctlea of his siato.
The progt am was opened with the Utah
elate song, sung by a chorus of fine look
ing men fioin tbsl slate who are here In
connection wliri the exltlhue, Musie was
also given by the Uawallan tlngeis. W. D.
LiNlneston. ht is widely known In th
tw aa an ar!ooltu;al expert, delivered an
address of welcome in wltlelt he told o(
the wideawake, progressive spirit that ex
ist In hi stale and h alao took occa
sion to pay compliment In behalf of th
etats of Utah to C. C. Koeenaier, general
manager of the shew. Mr, I'.oiowaier re
sponded In a few well ehoscn words, after
which the principal add i tea waa delivered
by Clinton t. Ray, who aald In parti
"Oreat aa has been ths progress wa hav
mad In the building up at the great em
pire of the west, we are jut beginning to
feel lite solidarity ef the ekhaustteaa poa
slbilil.ee of wealth wliieh unite the Interest
of Omaha and Salt tk Owi of Utait,
Colorado, lualm. California, and Nebraska,
with all the other a rest state of th West.
We ar juaf, beginning ta feel that the
building up ef our farm in Utah will
build up thl city of Omaha) that our In
terest ar mutual; that whr w progree
you progress i that whr w falter you
falter.
West front Omaha.
"History repeat Itself. Fifty-four year
ago my people, among th hardiest band
of pioneers that ever set out to establish
a sovereign state, started west from
Council Bluffs and hewed thalr Way
through trackless mountain wastes for 174
day olear through from tbe Missouri river
across th broad plain of Nebraska and
Wyoming and over th continental divide
down into th grant basin where they
established In th midst of the beautiful
mountain valley of Utah an mplre of
wealth whloh has led rapidly to th build
ing up of the great west. All glory to
those sturdy men and all glory to th
pioneer, not only who blase the trail
through th desert and the forest, but to
th pioneer of induatry, of thought, the
pioneer etich as Luther Burbank, who
make it poastble by the geniu or scientific
work to make possible th cultivation of
million of acre which shall feed hu
manity for all tlm.
"All honor to uoh men aa Prof. Shaw,
Prof. Buffum, Dr. Widaoe and all th men
who. have lent their genlu for the advance
y
This Beautiful apd
Scouts5 Day
Omaha Day
Daily Amusement Features at
Realistic Indian War Dances
Sioux Braves Every Afternoon
3C
ment of science wherever It will redound
to the benefit of humanity. Let u pay
our r'especta and tribute to such men aa
have conceived and carried out success
fully thl great nterpr!. th Omaha Land
Show. Let u hot fcrget that auch men
a oewatr and rMey. wi'h their as
sociate, r the men who hasten th ad
vanocment of civilisation. They have con
ceived the gigantic plan of consolidating
the great ttf of the west In It movement
which shall ultimately bring them to a tug-of-war
In pulling all th wealth and all the
power of the American reople which Is
poaalMe to use In the hUlld'hg up of Omaha
and Palt Lake City, of Utah and the ereat
west.
Look to the Pntnre.
"Let us not forget, however, in our estter
nees to bul'd an empire that It will be
forever built In the likeness of Its founders.
Let us keep our eye upon the far future
and while we are striving to build the
greatest commonwealth on earth let ua
rndravor to build It right. Let us select,
if possible, and encourage the settlement
of our country by the strongest, the sturdi
est, the clesneat and the best blood of the
American continent and the world. We
shall ht:lld after our own likeness. Take
the philosopher blindfolded Into the achools,
the universities, the churches, the manu
facturing hon.ea and the businesa places
of flt l ake CItv or Omaha and he will
tell you without meeting a man the manner
of people that you are. Everything In your
rrett clfy la suggestive of largeness, of
Sreat Ideas, great buelneea enterprises;
your architecture Is Gothic In its style,
aurgestive of th bigness of youth, yet
perhaps not quite fine enough In some In
stances. The temples and rlties. the
churches and schools, the gardens and
farms of Utah auggest magnlficense. clean
ness and artistic beauty while all of our
groat west la stamped Indelibly with the
words: Power, courage and atrenuoslty.
"Overlooking Halt Lake City are the great
copper mtnea and smelters of Bingham, the
greatest mines and smelters in the world.
W produced laat year tt0.000.000 in copper,
lead, sliver and gold. Altogether our out
put In the state of Utah has added $170,000,
000 to the world's mineral wealth. The mines
of Utah represent an aggregate wealth
of nearly (.V30.OW.000. yet It must be
remembered that agricultural Utah, with
Its S7.OUO.000 acre, 20.000,000 of which ar
a rich and fertile a any lands In the
world, in the not distant future will repre
sent an aggregate wealth twenty times
larger than all tha other Industries of the
state. We put out laat year 97,000.000 pounds
of sugar, 12,000.000 cans of fruit; our manu
factured articles represented a value of
(18,t"00,000. We planted last year 1.000.000 fruit
trees, which In alx year will represent a
value almost Incomprehensible.
Prosrreaa I Rat Beam a.
"With alt the wealth that the mines of
Utah have produced our mountains of
metal and mineral, of gold, silver, copper
and lead, our mountains of gypsum, our
hydro-carbons and oil, our coal and Iron,
hav scarcely been scratched. In Oarfleld
county we have a hundred square miles
of coal, with an average thickness of ten
feet. We have enough Iron to supply the
needs of America for half a century. We
have millions of feet of virgin timber
through which has never yet echoed the
puff of an engine.
"Utah produces more alfalfa seed than
any state In tha union. Its climate, its
moisture, Ita conditions, and It soil condi
tions ar perfeotly adapted to the produc
tion of thl mcst valuable article. Our
heavy storms come In the winter; at the
p. m.
moment when our alfalfa Is In blr.otn the
air la warm and our fields are disturbed
with gentl breeses whlrh perfect th
pollentsatlon and fertilisation of the seed,
which Is Impof-sible In your damp climMes.
A little too much Irrigation, or any at all.
In fact. Is apt to make our alfalfa grew
too thrifty and Its seed will not tnatuie.
It Is a law of nature that fertilisation or
productiveness of prjgeny Is encouraged
by some difficulty in the struggle for ex
istence. "The rainfall Is sufficient upon our sage
brush lands without irrigation to produce
alfalfa and seed better than any other
rlace in the world. The enlarged home
stead act. section 6. offe-s )ou an op
portunity In Utah to tal.c T20 av.rc cf ko-cinn-.cnt
land, itch, ftii.lc, ;'ic'.:(:c sage
brufrt land lu our mur.ialn vr.i'.eys, and
i ou are not required by the government to
reelde upon It. It la only required that
you cultivate forty acres within two yea.s
and forty acres each year for three sue
celve years thereafter, niien you are en
titled to the government patent.
"The people of Utah are an enlightened .
patriotic, friendly people. We welcome any
aud all of your hardy and Industrious peo
ple Into our mountain alle. We need
ou to help bu.ld up tne of the greates.
empires that haa ever been known In tin
westweud march of clvi'.lxatlon. Ou
beauties of climate, ttiu la'Jtles of on.
towns and cities, the altiuctlveness of ou
broad mountain va.lrye, our mountain
and lakes themselves the genius of poeti ;
lias scarcely been able to iirscribe. li.
Trr.nyaun'a 'lluglo 8. n' lie lias drscr.bei
Utah: The lung light sl.akcs across her
lakes and her wild cataracts leap In
glory." "
Omaha Men Released
and Rearrested
H. P. Eichardton and B. F. Hubbard,
Who Served Terras for Miiaie of
Mailt, Face Other Charges.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Jan. r.-Imme-dlately
after their release from th federal
prison hare today Herbert P. Richardson,
medicine manufacturer, and B. F. Hub
bard, both of Omaha, who have served
sentences for using the mails to defraud,
were arrested by a deputy United State
marshal and taken to Kansas Ctty Kan.,
aa fugitives from Justice. It 1 charged
that the two men advertised for partners
with capital by which means they secured
various sums of money and disappeared.
Richardson and Hubbard were at one time
located at Kansas City, Mo., and they
are wanted there on the charge of ualng
the mall to defraud.
A rterre Attack
of malaria, liver derangement and kidney
trouble is easily cured by Electric Bitters,
the guaranteed remedy. 60c. For sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
The Key to the situation Be Want Ads!
FLOODS BLOCKADE RAILROAD
Meadow Valley, In Nevada, Inapas
sable Ihrooerh Train Ar
Annulled.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 27.-Floods In
the Meadow valley In Nevada along the
route of the San Pedro, Ios Angeles A
Salt Lake railroad, have blockaded that
T1T
Interesting Show
Ak-Sar-Ben
Songs and special stunts by Ak-Sar-Ben
If. IV2. C.
Drill and setting-up exercises by forty
EXHIBITS ALL TO BE KEPT IN PLACE UNTIL 11 P. M.
the Land Show
CONCERTS BY THE LAND SHOW CONCERT BAND-George
Green, Director At 2 to 3 p. m., 4 to 5:30 p. m., 7:30 to
8:30 p. m., 9:30 to 11 p. m. daily.
A BEAUTIFUL IRRIGATION PANORAMA Showing Irriga
tion and Power Producing Methods.
by Twenty
and Evening.
line Official hope to Itft the blockade
althln forty-eight hours. Meanafcile all
through trains between IOs Angeles and
fait Lake hav been annulled.
Trains leaving this city were turned back
today and the passengers were sent east
by another route
Richer Than Cobalt
or Cocnr T Alcnc
are som of th llver-lrd min
ing dlatrlrts along the ltne of th
Grand Trunk Pacific Transconti
nental railroad.
A small portion of thl terri
tory has produced to date $60.
000,000 In gold.
Let lis nd you frc-e of cot
th "British Columbia rhilletla
of Information," giving synopsis
of tho land, mining, tlmlxr and
other lawg god up-to-date Infor
mation of fortune-making oppor
tunities for Investment.
It tells yon how you ran har
In th tremendous development
which Is starting srong the lln
Of three great transcontinental
railway that are opening tip 30.
000,000 acres of rich agricultural ,
and fruit land and (0,000,000
acres of the richest timber, coal
and mineral land In British Col
umbia, known aa tne Fort Gorge
district. Write today.
Natural Resources
Security Co., Ltd.,
Paid up Capital (1S0.009
Joint Owfisrs and Bole Agent
Fort Oeorge Townslte,
Bower SuUOl&r. Taaooaraiv aV, &
Dlatrlot Bale Bolloltor, . .
W. . MTIMOV,
SSS Hew Omaha stations! Bank Building,
Omaha, Keb.
A 5 Acre
Tract of Land
FREE
At the Omaha
LAND SHOW
A five-acre tract of fine Colo
rado land will be glren away
Saturday evening, January 28.
Each visitor to the Land 8how
will be given full details.
maiee
Night
Octette.
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boys on big stage, 9