Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-09-16
NEGLECTED. OPPORTUNITIES.

A Town whose Exam pies Nigh
Well be Emulated Elsewhere In
she state Daring These Times o
Depression in the Mining In
dustry.
During these times of depression on,
cannot but appreciate what evidences o.
push and enterprise that are to be seer
about him. The principal trouble with
the people of most Of our Nevada towns
is that they appear imbued with the idea
that they ought to accumulate all the coin
possible and then go off somewhere-gen-
orally to California or back Esst"-and
settle. For this reason too many of them
are unsettled, and too many are inclined
to "lie back on their oars" and "wait
for something to turn up" While the in
teriors OF their homes may be furnished
with articles movable that are both COM
Portable and elegant, the exterior or i'm
mediate surroundings remain to a great
degree q part the "barren waste"
Their ideas are wholly centered on some
other locality in which they look forward
to locating at some future day. Among
the exceptions to this rule in the State is
the tow of Reno and her people, who ap-
pear to take an entirely different view OF
such matters. Notwithstanding the cry
of dull times the town continues to pro-
gress. and yet we cannot see why it should
any more than half q dozen others in the
State equally rs favored as regards local.
ity, climate, productiveness OF soil and
general advantages, unless ii be that her
people are more enterprising and take a
different view of matters than is generally
found elsewhere. From q small railroad
junction settlement Of a few years ago it
has grown until it's population and wealth
Ia exceeded by few other towns in the State.
The growth has been steady and healthy,
and has not been aided by any "boom"
that we remember of ever hearing OF.
Nearly all its homes are surrounded by
cultivated lawns, gardens and orchards.
There is no reason why a dozen other
towns in the State that are languishing TO.
day should not exhibit equal evidences of
thrift. The secret lies, to a great extent.
in the enterprise of her people, as is evil
dent from this fact alone, that they are
always on the alert to add to the town all
institutions, whether of a private or public |
character, that they see any possible
chance OF getting, and if it ia necessary to
tax themselves $40, 900 or $40, 900 to obtain
the same they work together as one. 4
Their interests are there, and each
OF these institutions serve as a source of
wealth to the town for all time to come.
Already she has the leading boarding |
schools in the State, both Catholic and
Protestant, the Insane Asylum. the State
University, ETC., and among her possible
ties are larger Touring mills. wooden mills, |
reduction works and the State Prison. |
Altogether, her people appear to be there
to stay, and their chief ambition is to
build up q city OF which they shall be, In
a way, the founders, and from which they
shall in time derive q compromising bene-
fit.
In writing the foregoing we do it not
with the purpose Of boosting" Reno, |
for ID is best the town should go right
along as it is. Our object is rather to
point out to those In the State settled
equally as fsvorably what could be done
in the way of establishing permanent
homes for themselves that In many ways
be excelled elsewhere or the Coast.
II many Of our people would, so to speak.
dissect themselves they would readily see
that they are more money-making than
en- terprising. Substantial success must
consist OF both. Aside from u great
est source of wealth, the production of
precious minerals, the State has great op-
%portunities and merit. II they are not
enjoyed by the present people, they will
ultimately be. Why not now?