Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-12-30
ENLAcGING NEVADA.
What the People OF Idaho Think

: Hon. W. Smith and Hon. p. L
Hughes Of Idaho have been in Car
son for the last few days in the in
terest of the annexing the lower
counties OF Idaho to Nevada. The
Gazette in speaking OF the scheme
: says:
The idea seems to be quite popu-
} lar in Idaho, and has many things
to recommend it. After adding
Southern Idaho to Nevada and
squaring it out by taking it In the
North end of Utah as far as the
Wyoming line we would still have
smaller State than California or
Texas and a better shaped one With
more homsceniety. Instead OF &c
600 people we would have nearly
three times that with representa-
ton sufficient to entltle rs to two
| congressman and with an abundant
assessment roll.
Yesterday Mr.. Smith gave his
ideas to the APPEAL as follows.
Il cannot trutafuily say that the
idea is popular in Idaho. [ be-
lieye that on a vote taken now the
majority would be against it. The
general idea is. that Nevada has a
big State debt which she wants
Idaho to help pay in exchange for
giving her the privileges of State.
OF course Idaho taxpayers would
object to that. find however upon
investigating the condition of your
State finances that: we have been
under misapprehension regarding
the State debt, as you have a con-
ditien Of finances enjoyed by few
States in the West l think there
will be change of sentiment when
this is understood.
Yes, of course politics would
cut figure but no Gentilein Idaho |
would favor this scheme, unless the |
Mornons were disenfrau chised as
they have been in other States out
side of Utah. If the Mormous
were put out Of calculation it would
leave politics about where they are
now. We are about evenly divided
on party questions and we also
would have very nearly the same
voting population at our end as you
have here. l 90 not think that
politics ought to cut much figure.
but of course the politicians will
calculate all these things. / think
when they all get through calculat-
ing that everybody will take the
chances.
You have Weather men here
than we but 1 think our wealth is
more evenly apportioned. We have
no millionaires IN Idaho but we
have a splendid climate like yours;
plenty of enterprise, good land and
more grass than you have. OF
course there is a class Of people
up there who will always oppose
the scheme. and when asked they
will be unable to exactly tell why.
They simply stick BY old conditions
run in old ruts. They think they
smell some job and yeu cannot con-
vince them that there is not one.
If We could manage to get the Su-
preme Court to set in Boise City
one half the time, we would be
quite well satisfied. l think in the
end it would be beneficial to both
Of US. 1t would make the new
State too large to be controlled by a
few men or a clique Of politicians.
Yes. indeed we would want fair
share of the State Offices. That is
question which will right itself. No
would think of taking
al the nominees at one end Of the
State t. the exclusion of the other,
anymore than you men Of Western I
Nevada would hazard the expert
ment of ignoring the Great East S
IN politics.
The matter is new in an indeG- J
nate shape and We want to mIngle t
together aud talk it over frankly
md squsrely before any decisive ;
move is made. In my opinion if |
he matter was consummatcd as
,alked Of it would make rich and I
prosperous State, as each portion
would vie with the other in pro- :
.res.ing and making improve
pents