The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-02-15
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE MEETING SATURDAY NIGHT.

,nucca was held Saturday evening TO
welcome senator Vnrian and to hear
from him what Ind been done to pre-
vent the division of HumboIdt county.
Senator Varian being called Tor came
forward and stated that the friends of
division were using every effort in
their power to impress upon the minds
of the menbers OF the Legislature dat
division was mn Issue In the last general
election. and that G.. Fl. Sioddard. can
d;date for State Senator, testified
before the Committee on Conn
ties and County Boundaries, to
whom the bill creating the new
county of Buena Vista. WAS referred,
that his opponent, O. X. Stampiey,
was elected breause he favored division,
while it was well known that no man
could be elected or even nominated tor
legislative position who was not uu-
aualitirdly pledged against division.
Mr.. VarIan stated that he W ,uld do
what he could to prevent division, and
asked the earnest cooperation of the
citizens III bis efforts.
He al-o stated that the wealth anl
popul ,tion OF Humboldt county did not
justify DIVISION that the voting popu-
lation of the County was less than 800.
while nnr taxable property did not ex-
coed 81, 800. 600 He implored those
present who had friends aud acqnaint
ances IN the Legislature To assist him
by writing to their friends asking their
aid aud influence in preventing division
of Humboldt county. He referred TO
the early days of the coanty when
scrip Was worth only fifty c-uls on the
dollnr, with taxes At 81 80 on the 800,
aud feehngiy portrayed the couse-
auences OF bring asaln reduced to our
former conditions.
At the close OF Mr. Variau's remarks
he wts heartily eppauded, when the
follo&mg Resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas. II has been represented to
the A -. uihi, Committee on Counties
and County Boundalies, To whom he
bill To create the couniy ut Barna Vista
was referred. that The question OF d.
g ~ u
dorsed b. tue eluzrus oil said county at
the last general election. aud that the
defeat OF certain candidates Tor legIsih-
tive pn,ltlDds Was attributable II their
opposition Ia said division of Hum
holdt county; therefore be Il
R,.sols ed, That 1t was the under
standing td the ciiizrns OF WInnenueca
at the last general election that each
and every candidate for the Legislature
WAS opposed 10 DIVISION oi Uumhoidt
county. or the creation OF Il new county
from ANY portion Of the territory of
said county. and that an uf the TOUR
members ot the legislature elected at
said rlecio,, from this county were pii-
vately and pnblirly pledged to oppose
any aud all attempts Ia divide sand
Humboldt county; and had they not
been 80 pledged Ia oppose such ~
measure. they would not have received
IL single vote Ia Wtun~muccl. nor "a
dozen votes ~ the eu,lrr couuty out
side of the town OF Uni pnville.
II was ordered that copy of the
above resolutions be furnished to Sen.
ator Vnrian, certified to by the Chair
man and Secretary of the meeting.
The following resolutions w.rs alsu
unanimously adopted:
Whereas. Hon. G. s. vnrian, Seua.
tor. aud Hons. l.. A Bnckn.r aud j
Is. Case, Assemblyin~n, of Hnmholdt
county have always eneryrt,cslly
worked Npf toe Interests of IN. lr rnn-
stituenis OF sad county, IN faithfully
opposing al measures for the division
of the same AND all schemes detrin,eu.
tai to its intereH-;
Now, therefore, be il declared and
resolved. That the si,id gentlemen have
our most sincere thanks and regards,
aud we hereby pltds'' ourselves with
heart aud hard 10 support them in up.
posing MI schemes tending to the dis
memberment of our comfy, and all
measures detrimental To our interests.
q. w. HoLT's ILLNtss. We are re-
quested to publish the following. which
aypluipa its.lf.