Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02
THE CENTENNIAL MyDD.E.

Last week, on the authority Oh IL NaI-
son correspondent. we gave some facts
regarding the proceedings Of the Exec
ntive Committee of the State Board OF
Centennial Managers The Lyon
County Times. in a two column article,
undertakes to refute some Of our state
ments. We believed, and still believe.
that our correspondent was truthful
man and we said nothing that the facts
furnished by him would not Justify.
The distinguishing feature Of the Tunes
labored article is a defense of e. T.. Ste
venson. Now. we happen to know MIR.
Stevenson about as well as any man In
the State, and when our correspondent
told US that he tStevenson) seemed anx-
ious to figure himself into prominsnce
in connection with this Centennial busi-
ness. We were satisfied that he stated
nothing but the truth: for If there Is
an individual in the whole range of our
acquaintance who has a weakness Tor
prominence and honors above his ca
pacliy. that man is C.. G. Stevenson.
We thought the proposition of the San
Franei>eO foun .rymel with references TO
the mill. If made in good faith, should
have been accepted. and We think SO
still That it was rejected by the Board
led US to conclude that Mr.. Stevenson
considered himself the only man on the
coast competent to do our Centennial
milling. As we said in our former arti-
Gle, We have no feeling in this matter
further than to see our vigorous young
State properly represented at Philadei-
phia. II an injustice has been done, 1t
was our own fault, aud We may here
state that we stand ready 10 make full
reparation whenever . showing of facts
il made that will convince US OF our
error. The elaborate article of the
Times is entirely too gauzy to crsa.s any
such imprssSion.-Eiu Sentinel, No
uenber Is.
We reproduce the foregoing as pre-
face to what W propose to say regard
ing the unfortunate differences which
have existed in the Centennial Board.
We shall try and Be plain and fair In
what we say, caring more to place the
facts of the matter before the public
than to take any sides or please or fiat
ter any one concerned.
For a year or more We have been
aware of the presence in the Centennial
Board of two rival and sntagonistlc
forces, Those forces have been reprs-
ssnted by, or, perhaps more correctly
stated, embodied in, the State Hiueralo-
cist on one side, and NJ. Stevenson, rep
rsssnting the quartz mill interest, on
the other. Whitehill has all along
wanted to make the exhibition of Nevada
mineral ores the special feature of this
States participation in the Centennial
Fair. Naturally enough, also, he has
felt enough professional pride TO want
to take the leadership in making the
collection and in sustaining the same as
the most important bushes. devolvins
upon the Board.
On the other hand, Mr.. Stevenson,
Who is a practical mill-man and In
vsntor, has bsen anxious to have the
Board recognize the importance of set
ting up a quartz-mill at the Fair; and,
quite naturally on his part. he has been
willing to supsrintend the work here
and at Philadelphia, rs q business prop
osition.
Neither party-neither Whitehill nor
Stevenson-has been willing to attend
strictly to his own chosen specially
Each has shown . very decided DISPOSE
ton to interfere with the others plans.
whitehill. seeing the drift OF Steven
sons maneuvres. undertook to have
Professor Kustel recognized by the
Board as the man to go to Philadelphia
and supsrintend the quartz mill bust
ness-setting up the very forcible argu'
mont that krstel would work for his ex-
pensss and withou; salary; and thai
he. Kustel, could get a mill from the
San Francisco foundrymen for nothing
This. of course, was trenching on Ste
venson's grounds. The Miueralogis
had gone outside of his sphere.
About this time. Stevenson began urg
ing upon the Board the employment o
Professor W. Frank Stewart as assistan
to Mr.. Whitehili in the ore collectin.
business; and as everybody knows, b
was employed at a cost to the Cen.en
NAL Fund Of over three thousand dollars
Here is where Stevenson has gone cut
side of his beat and got into Whitehill
bailiwick.
And it 10 in these demonstrations c
:-.I-- A. ia frnnLIe had its OrIcI