The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-03-11
The CONDITION OF The STATE.

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the State of Nevada is in better con
dition financially, to-day than it has
ever been before. Some gratifying fact:
give us this assurance. The Opening o.
the White Pine District promises such
a rush Of population as has never been
known since the days when the Com
stock ledge was in the heyday Of its
wealth and glory in fact we may an
,icipate a larger influx from California
and the Eastern States, than that which
caused the sudden occupancy of
" Washoe by tens of thousands, and
made a State out of the bleak noun
tains and uninviting plaius upon which
our Older population is now settled
White Pine has startled the world hi n
period which is peculiarly favorable To
such rush as We anticipate for
while the Central Pacific Railway
makes The trip TO the new diggipgs II
less hazardous and toilsome underia
king than was trip, in early times
from San Francisco to the Northern
mines of California, the promised
opening, within few weeks, of the
Union Pacific liEe, and its connection
with Ihe Western Branch of the trans
continental railway, makes the way easy
for those who are fain 10 follow in III.
wake of the "palh6nders" who ven
tnred across the Great Plains in 1919
and so, in search of the land OF
promise lying west of the SIerras. Coz
templating this promised addition t"
our population in connection vita the
vast augmentation of our taxable
property to accrue almost Immediately.
Places Of business Of every description
must spring up in the new district,
whether White Pine shall prove II
bubble or New Ell Dorado capital is
already finding investment ia new mills
and hosting works and the hitherto
and uusought agricul-nrai
lands lying throughout The q Grea'
Ets. are sure 10 find settlers ard pro |
ducers Towns and hamlets are
certain to spring up along the line Of the
great railroad ; aud ALI the signs pojn' |
to an accession, within the coming six
months of enough INN grants to double |
The number Of our present population
Dat of the promised increase of tax
sble property and other sources of
revenue, the means seem TO be near at
hand to enable our hnaucial officers TO
eI,iuguish th- floating debt Of the
State within the coming year, meet the
requirements imposed by
rev appropriations and arproa oh the
,avment of the Funded Debt with
enlarged assurances of being able to
iquiate it all, principal and interest.
inside the time contemplated by law.
Tor the revenue which it promises las
yell rs fer its tendency to limit and
ontroi vice we believe that the Act
0 License Gaming, will prove a mate
iai aid in the tightening Of our fnan
iai burdens. {
While Western Nevada is sure of an
increased revenue from the railroad {
which are now underway, r
HE part of the State is no less certain {
, receive its share Of the population T
hch, once inside the States limits, I
ill, in time, spread in this as in other 7
irectioHs. We come then to conlem. l
late a greater abundance of those cir
instances and contingencies which
institute tho basis o. solvency and
than the history of the State
ss ever before presented and the
me seems at band when those of us
lao have fastened our faith upon the
ture CT the sags brush " are to
alize, 10 some sort and proportion,
e "substsnee of things hoped for" :"
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