Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-10
Sued and Held to Pay.

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to express the fact that The Corbet
Brothers have been sued for the amour
of their subscription to the Agriculture
Society and held. by Judge Witherell, Il
! be regularly indebted in the said amour
to the said Society. We are aware tina
| a careless reading % the heading maker
it sound as if we meant TO be profane
but the occasion viii justify this harm
| less approach to one of the pleasantness
of profanity The case is understood
| t. be test case, and no doubt an appeal
will be taken to the District Court, judg'
| ment in which tribunal in such cases. is
final. The Corbetts and others, for req.
sons bes. known to themselves have de-
clined to pay the amount Of their sub
scription. One gentleman who seems
to be in sympathy with the Corbetts said
in our hearing yesterday that the insti-
tuition, meaning the Agricultural Society,
had been lob ever since it was
started. We disagreed with him and
told him that We thought it his duty, in
stead Of finding fault with the way
things had been done, to pitch in and
help straighten matters ont and get them
going on prosperous basis. We told
him. further, that this fault-irding bust
ness, when it became chronic, resulted
in habit Of harmful Dog-iu-the-N ang-
erism. and that when the leading, bust
ling men in communities got into such
fashion they did vastly more damage
than less grumblesome men do good.
Also We said, that all new works beget
more CT less mistakes; and that il Wac
the duty Of influential men IN the com
munity to help, rectify these mistakes
rather than TO take aud express an I'll
charitable view Of what's been done.
Our lecture TO orr friend had about this
purport and what We said 70 him Will
do for talk to the critics all round.
There are two phases Of the case which
We reprehend. One OF these is the
course pursued by the Corbetts, and the
other is the hard denunciations We hear
levelled at them and their associate re-
pudiators. We believe that the best way
to get along with this matter is to come
to compromise. quit having and jaw
ing, put stop to the spectacle Of
prominent citizens Of means stand
ing ont against an improvement
in which we all have a common
interest, and set the work
going on a new and more effective plan.
To this end, let the Trustees call meet
ing of the stockholders and teuder their
designations and if 50 be it shall be
shown that their designations are wanted
let their places be filed by others. Bu.
enough of this wrangling and jangling
enough of this refusing to pay subscrip-
tons enough OF quarrels and disputes
Of all sorts over this matter. A town,
as well rs a house, divided against itself
cannot prosper. Carson. IN order 20
continue to enjoy prosperity, must have
such artificial feeders and stimulants as
as this Agricultural Society, with annual
fairs and all that sort OF thing. We sup
pose that the Corbett Brothers, who are
shrewd men and men Of wealth, know
their own business best ; but they are
hotel keepers, and any cattle show or
racing season would, it seems most like
ly, more than repay them the amount of
their subscription. we single them out
because they figure, already, i'll public
law case And what applies to them
applies all around. The principle which
ought to govern in these cases Of sub
scription to semi-public projects is that
which underlies the system of taxation:
All being benefited alike, all should bear
alike the burden OF expense. Perhaps
we ought not to try and do too many
things at once but here Is this Method
list school proposition. We have eluci-
dated and expatiated upon it at consid-
cradle length III late issues of the APPEAL.
Itself should not be lost sight Of, even
while these Agricultural Society troubles
remain unadjusted.
Dr. H.. W. o,o ;,I-J,.,l 10 O.