Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-22
TEE COLUMBUS WAGON ROAD
PROJECT.

of An artificial nature aud needs must be
kept up by artificial means. are no incur
ably lacking i'll the powers of observation
and 50 slow Of comprehension that there
il no use in wasting any admonitions or
talk upon them. The town must live or
die regardless of what they say or do:-
a. to thinking. n somebody has very
elsverly said about somebody eiae, they
don't think; they only think they think.
This primary fact is sslf-evident them
the town must subsist. il ut all, by the
construction of the arteries Of life and
making them feed the trade and traffic
of the place. Now We have had it over
and over again, That the sacrifice which
was made when We gave our credit to
help the v. i T. Il. r., was the best in
vestment vs ever made. We don't sup
pose anybody 10 30 blind rs not 10 ere
that the construction Of the Columbus
wagon road aud the diversion Of the
trade of that section from Wadswcrth to
Carson 10 u result of the first Importance,
If il can be done. We live as We do
live because Carson Is n suburb Of the
Comstock ledge communities; We shall
increase by 30 much AZ the traffic which
su.tAins n hundred mule teams will give
Us increase of trade aud proportions,
lust 80 SOON rs We can bvcoine The depot
aud satlepOt for the Columbus distract.
These arc s-lf-evident proponltlons, aud
We Ouiy repeat tnein LOW because 1t Is
'.thv correct thin, to do" and where
as" to what follows:
The half dozen or more very earnest
ami enterprisanS citizeus who have un-
dsrtak-n To carry this project along, and
each vi whom has voluntarily ~ssessed
him.elf and then doubled up his first
subscription. and never ceased to lAdis
out his money to the limits OF his ability
in order that this road might be built,
have come down to where the stubborn
granite Irops out and indicates this state
of facts. namely: That the first estimates
for building thu. road weren't half big
enOugh-weIn't much more, If ANY
more. than one-third big enOugh-they
have the fiourex in black and white to
show all this-they can sh.w all their
dis b ,rsemrnts, the labor done, the labor
to We done, the estimates, the subscrip-
tons, the Necessities remaining for soIn--
body to surmount. &C., &c, &c.
Now then, these facts will, within
day or two, b. Laid before everybody
vino has AN interest in Carson and who
is possessed Of the means to enable him
to do the full share of philosophical
citizen inhelping this undertaking along.
The effort which remains to he made and
which will be made. will come AS very
earnest demand from one set Of ciiizens
who have taken hold of this matter with
vigOr and determination, upon another
set who have quite as much interest in
the matter and quite as much ut stake,
but who have not yet made it substan-
TALLY manifest that they have wakened
Mp to the Importance Of this wagon
road enterprise. These heavy sle-pers
are to be visited and reused UP. if that
he possible. The facts of the case are
going to be SD we'll and clearly presented
~ that there will he no avoiding the is
'ue:-either the persons solicited must i
iecllne to aid a Project which, if saf- |!
,e,sfui. will gre...:y enhance the general
Of the place, or accsde to the
lemand made On them, and contribute
% its prosecution. A thing which
PROMISES to be general good should
.lsO Le sustained, 10 far as may BIZ, by
he contributions of those who are to
cap the promised benefits. 1t will he
Known. in few days. who are and Who
ire not to be counted upon to sustain
carson and its interests in the hour oi
,eeL. We trust and believe that the
viii be few.
TEE Phoebe Record opposes the max