Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-16
THE NEVADA CENTENNIAL BOARD
AGAIN,

freaks. crotchets and eccentricitIes. Som
weeks ago, when the APPEAL opened
discussion of the matters and conclu
siOns of the Centennial Board, and ID 81
doing criticised the quartz mill projec
of Mr.. Stevenson, the Enterprise, will
characteristic impulsiveness and just the
least showing of oracularness, set itsei
against our statements and deductions
even while confessing that il had neyel
read our repor: of the transactions OF
the Society and would not take the pains
70 do So if it had ever SO good chance.
Well. the discussion wore itself out,
after Il while, and then. the Board hav-
ing further debated the questions OF
cabine, and quartz mill. and II being
shown to our mind that the mill could
be built without danger of such an en-
croachment upon the appropriation as
10 endanger the cabinet. and very rea-
sonable. and as We thought, feasible
plan having been adopted We acqulesced
in the action of the Board and gave them
the benefit Of our approving voice. Mr..
Stevenson went on to Philadelphia. He
had been there but a day Oh two when
he ascertained that the space which was
needed in tie Exhibition Hall for dis
play of our minerals was out Of tie
question. Ii We gave you what space
YOU want" said NJ. Goslorn, Penn
sylyania Will feel aggrieved if she is no:
permitted to ill all the balance of the
Hall with specimens OF coal and iron
from her mines In short, we had all
Iniscalculated what could be secured for
CUR States Exhibit: We all thought tina.
every state OF the entire thIrty-saven
members OF the Union, was going to
have large section o. space upon the
floor of the Exhibition Hall. Il seems
that this was an entirely erroneous con-
clusion. Mr.. Stevenson then found tina;
the Smithsonian Institute being au.ho-
rized thereto by Act Of Congress, had
erected. at Paramount Park, near by the
Exhibition building, a structure Of It's
own. Also he found that the Donaldson
collection of Nevada minerals would be
exhibited there; and that if our commits
sion were willing to accept OF certain
terms and incur certain expenses, the
WLiteIi!l- Stewa!. collection also, could
be placed there. This proposition being
the best that he met with, he came back
TO lay the result of his eErand before the
Commission for their action. There will
be a meeting of the Board on next SatUr-
day and they will then act upon the pro-
positions which will be laid before them
by Mr.. Stevenson. This is the presen.
attitude Of affairs. The calculations of
the Board, in some respects, are shown
to have been founded in missappre-
hension OF facts. Mr.. Stevenson lays
before his fellow commissioners the re-
suits O, his investigations and confer
ences.
The tone of the Enterprise is that OF
one whose fondest hopes have suddenly
been blasted. It seems to have set It's
heart upon having quart mill as big
as that one Of the Consolidated Com
pany's which was destroyed by last De
tober's fire; and to have pictured to II
self at least one-half of one side Of ths
Exhibition building occupied with tbs
differing ores of Nevada Being dis
appointed il becomes impatient, almost
petulant. in fact; and IN this frame o
mind it despairingly speaks OF the par
which Nevada viii take il the great show
as a dismal failure. But We think that
when that excellent paper becomes
cooler, under the guidance and example
If the APPEAL, it VIII exhibit better
feeling concerning the matter.
As to the differences between the
Board and Nr. Whitehill, We tru., they
may be speedily and honorably adjusted
He owes it to the Board to make al
reasonable concessions; and they owe II
to the State to avail themselves of his
services if they can be had.
WISsLow has arrived in Holland. hi
cannot be extradited; but by VERY
strange process of confiscation all hi
valuables are TO be taken away iron
him and given to the American Consu
a. Rotterdam. We don't believe We un
deYstand things Of this sort.
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