Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-22
| LITTLE MORE CENTENNIAL.

OF some CRITICISMS III tle EhtGtFIFtSe. IL
Sundays issue Of that paper We have
Communication from q person who j:
described eCtitorially as lone of th'
most truthful and intelligent gentlemen
II this State. " and who puts the initial:
W. f. II. at the bottom Of his letter
In the predatory flourish with which
this letter is introduced. We find the fol.
lowing:
We wonld lave been glad to see Frank
Stewart carry out the plan which was
proposed to him last spring. 1t would
have been q labor of love to him, and OF
all the men in the State he could have
made for Us the most agreeable showing.
But IT seems that the programme of the
Carson managers was to insult him re-
peatetly until he should be forced to re-
sign, and that the plan has succeeded.
That such 6 result ~as finally consum-
mated by the skulking inaneuvers Of
Mr.. WLiiehill is evident.
We have nothing to say acains, W.
Frank Stewart; but inasuuch as he
seems to be very frequent subjec: tor
the pens Of indiscreet and not very well
informed newspaper writers, let Us say
that We find it difficult 20 repress
a respectful smile when We read in
the columns Of our romanticai and I'M
pUlsive contemporary that .'Is would
have baen a labor Of love- for Mr..
Stewart to &C. Is the a-raIger CT the
Centennial cabinet which we are send
ing to Philadelphia. We smile when
We look back at the figures and find that
he received ont Of the $40, G0J appropr;-
a.ed for the Centennial no less thsn
SO, 129 CO. That looks quite as much
like labor for coin as labor Of love.
Our contemporary further says that - i
seems that the programme Of .he Car-
son managers was 10 insult him repeat
elly until he should be forced to resign,
and that the plan has succeeded The
fact Of this matter is that Mr.. Stewart
was paid the very handsome salary OF
$500 per month and travelling expenses.
He held on 70 this position until the Goth |
OF last November, when the Board, out |
Of the very best of reasons-;hat of a |
desire to cut off all needless expenses
paid him what was due and gave him 10 !
understand that if they needed anything |
further ct his hands they would call on |
him. It seems to US that be was treated |
with great liberality. We this is an in
dividual opinionl never believed that |
there was ever any well grounded res-
Son fox employing Mr.. Stewart. We |
thought and still think that the State !
llineralogist could have done all that
need be done in the way Of specimen
collecting; and that Stewards services
involved q needless expense. Certainly
it would have been very great piece of
extravaganza to keep him under salary
during the winter months. Upon what
theory the Enterprise persuades itself
that Mr.. Stewart, private citizen,
should be given the preference over the
State Mineralogist as the person to send |
to Philadelphia to arrange this cabinet |
we cannot guess. II Mr. Whitshill were |
sent to Philadelphia, his actual travel
ing expenses would be all tina. would |
have to be paid out of the Centennial
fund. His presence has been requested |
by Prof. Blake of the Smithsonian |
ct seems that Blake-simple minded |
savant that he is-does no. even know
that Mr.. Stewart, the great Earthquake
Explainer, is one OF the celebrities of |
the sagebsush.) That Mr. Whi.ehil |
should be commissioned to 90 to Phila- |
delphia seems undeniable. He OWES
the field notes of the specimens collected
and could assist as no other man can in
the catalogue Of the same
stating the district, formation, mine.
depth, &C.. whence they came. We say
this much while being ready to admit
that Mr.. Whitehill's course toward the
Board has been SO unreason able and un-
as to justify them Of this
we're a personal matter in having moth
ing more to do with him. Perharsit will
be understood by this that We are not
- making Mr.. Whitehill's fight" We
Ire, and have been, in all this discus
sion, working for the success of our e1-
aibit at Philadelphia, and nothing else.
We did not feel very enthusiastic over
he proposition as first mooted to sp-
oropriste moneys out of the State Treas
Try to help along this big Philadelphia
business dodge; but an appropriation