Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-10-14
TmE FUTURE OF XKvADt
The State Fair held at Reno la

The State Fair held a, Reno Ia week
under the auspices OF the n. VA. and
N. Society afforded n striking evidence
OF the advances mado toward 4 perfect
civilization by the sagebrush State
during the few short years Of Its life.
The exhibit made in the Pavilion
showed that in the manufacture OF hne
and elegant goods. We Of Nevada may
fairly compete, not only with Cali
fornia, but with the Eastern States.
When our State is thiekly settled. as IL
will be some day. We shall have no
necessity Of importing articles OF
domestic use. and paying eIorbitant
rates OF freight on them to the grasping
Central Pacific Corporation. With the
increase Of population will come the
requisite encouragement to capital to
embark in manufacturing enterprises in
our midst. The State Fair from year to
year shows us that we can make rs good
articles here a. can DO produced else
where. We have all the means re-
quisito to secure the supply. and all that
is needed to vitalize them into action, Is
the demand. which will como with the
settlement Of our State.
There is evidence. too. in the exhibits
made at Reno. that in the not far dis
tant future. our citizens can rely upon
their home productions for all the pro-
ducts OF tho soil which are necessary to
life and To comfort. A wise system OF
irrigation is slowly but steadily trans
forming our sagebrush plains into fertile
gardens, and 1t will not be long before
our desert mountains will blossom as
the rose. Obstinate Nature will be con-
quered by the arts OF patient man. and
will be forced to give him Of her aericul-
tural treasures all over the State. even
ms she is now compelled to yield up her
~jealously guarded boards OF gold and OF
silver. This is no dream OF a vivid im-
agination. although but a few short
years age 1t would have seemed so. The
achievements OF the past, as represented
in our State Fair. are but promises OF
the things which we shall accomplish in
the future. They are 50 many pledges
to US who are breaking up the wilder
ness. that by and bye great svarms OF
humanity will settle upon our mountains
aud in our plains. and that u great and
powerful State will be builded upon the
foundations which we have laid.
Nevada is yet in her infancy. but 1t Is
n healthy infancy. giving ample promise
of a strong aud powerful manhood.
While our farmers and our stock raisers
are preparing the means to subsist q
large and growing population. our pub
lie schools are turning out men and wo'
men who will be competent to carry on
our great State OF the future with solo
ability aud genuine wisdom. A few
years ago 1t was the accepted belief tha'
nothing but mining would ever be sue
cessiully carried on in our midst. year
by year this theory has been exploded
and to-day we know that a great future
is before us as an agricultural and manu-
featuring. as well rs q mining commu
nifty. The possibilities OF that futur'
have been fostered and encouraged b.
ou State Society and its annual meet
ings ut Reno. The good which ha'
thus been accomplished can scarcely b
estimated now. but we can see enough
OF the practical results to warrant us IL
feeling eminently grateful to the met
who inaugurated and have sustaineS
that Society. They are doing a greai
and good work for Nevada, aud deserv,
and will receive. the hearty support o.
every citizen who has the welfare OF Ia,
State at heart.