Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-10-24
A New Enterprise.

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man of infinite and varied resources.
While in town last week he unfolded
to the reporter a scheme of such bound
less possibilities as TO cause him to
solemnly resolve to never put another
cent into mining stocks, but to devote
all of his munlacent salary to the
acquisition of arabic land, and as soon
as practicable, branch out into the
business of raising potatoes. 1t is a
well. known fact that back in Kentucky,
the largest distilling State in the Union
Irish whisky, or liquor distilled from
the potato, commands market price
of from SO to 81 higher than any other
Mr. Garrard told his project as a
secret; but the interest this reporter
has always felt in helping out the
natural resources of the State, prompts
him to disclose it, that others may
profit by the biggest bonanza that has
yet been opened up for the people of
Nevada A short time ago distiler
from Kentucky visited Mr.. Gairard's
ranch, at Sweetwater, and, amazed by
the size and excellence of the potatoes
piled in a small field near the house,
became very inquisitive and elected
from Mr. G.: That he could raise
twenty tons per acre of the same
quality OF potatoes ON his ranch, and
that he sold them for one cent per
pound, realizing profit of about fifty
cents per bushel. The distiller, after
few minutes calculation, told Mr.
Garrard that the quality of his potatoes
were much finer than those used in the
Kentucky distillerie., and that he
would guarantee that at least 100 Gal
Ions, and possibly 1875 gallons, of the
finest quality Of whisky could be
made from every ton of them, whisky
that in three years time would bring,
at the very lowest, four dollars per gal
lon He furthur told HIM that he
would furnish still laid down in Haw.
thorne for 500, that he would guaran-
tee it to make twenty-five gallons of
whisky per day, and would get him
man to rcn it for 800 per month.
From the figures Mr.. Garrard has been
making he has shown the reporter that
whereas he is now getting but twenty
dollars per ton for his potatoes, he can
distill them into whisky that at the
end of three years will bring him $500
and which will naturally increase in
value every year it is kept in store.
Wood can be laid down at the still for
So 80 per cord. In the words of
Colonel Sellers, Mr.. Garrard says
Theirs millions in it," and he pro
poses to put twenty acres in potatoes
in the Spring and commence distilling
operations next Fail
But this whisky business is not the
only scheme he has in connection with
the potatoes. He has men at work
already excavating four imense fish
ponds in which he intends raising, in
large numbers, for market, trout, carp,
catfish, perch and cells. After the
potatoes have been put through the
still the pulp will be fed to these fish
and to an army of hogs. He thus
expects TO command the market for
fish and pork by furnishing them
already whisky cured, either alive or
dead.
Being somewhat of a politician, Mr..
G. remarks that he cannot fail in pleas
ing both of the great parties by fur.
nishing a superior article of whisky
to the Democrats, and fish, the best of
known brain food, for the Republicans.
There is but little doubt that, with
the reputation Nevada has as a potato
raiser, the time is coming when she,
following the example of California
in the matter of raising race-horses,
will snatch the laUrels from the brow
of Kentucky, and become known as
the champion distilling section in the
world.
So