The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1889-02-14

LoA WV Va shicS yc"to dttSt that !.
and during the great output of bullion
by :he bonanza mines up to 1879, we
almost held our own.
At the Presidential election in 1875
we cast in the neighborhood of f'twenty
thousand votes. At the Presidential
election in 1888 we cast little over
twelve thousand votes. What has
been the cause of the decline in our
population and wealth is immaterial.
1t was probably the demonetization of
silver in 1873.
To illustrate the decline or oblitera-
tion of certain sources of revenue
which decline every sensible man
knows and feels to be permanent for
an indefinite time-let us look at cer-
tain statistics derived from the report
of the Controller for the different years
mentioned:
The State of Nevada received from
the bullion tax alone in 1876 S163, ,032
in 1876, S217 800; in 1877, S216, 2S7;
in 1873, $207, Alb; in 1888, SIS, 9S3.
The above figures cover the entire
amount received into the State Treas
ury from all the counties, during the
years named, for State purposes.
OF the above amounts all the other
counties in the State combined, out
side of Storey County, paid into the
State Treasury sums as follows: In
1875, $27, 900; in 1876, $23, 900; in
1877, s3l 600; in 1868, $45, 900; in
1888, i,492
Storey County paid into the Treas
ury from bullion tax alone in 1876,
S194 500; in 1888, S14, sol.
If we look over the State we find the
great camps of Eureka, Phoebe, Aus
tin, etc.. practically shut down, and it
is certain that State revenue from the
proceeds of the mines will decline in-
stead of increasing in the future.
To the late find in Con. Cal. & Va,
is due the sum of sl4, ,491 paid in 1888,
and that cannot last always.
All of US know the Comstock will
fail very soon, as a source of revenue
to the State, 80 far as bullion taxes
are concerned, and at some time fail
altogether as a great bullion producer.
And when it Tails Western Nevada
will, in a great measure, 90 with it.
Think of this before you vote next
Monday. The fundamental law of the
State will outlast the Comstock, and
If by your vote you cut off any possi-
BILE chance of revenue from the pro-
posed amendment permitting the Leg
islature to collect heavy license from
lottery, you have voted to increase
taxation aud saddle upon your back
unnecessary taxation.
Remember that taxation in Nevada
is now higher than We can now real
ize by interest on our money for the
education of the children, an anomal-
Gus fact to be found nowhere else in
the Union, except possibly in some
Southern State.
In Douglas it is 50, in Esmeralda,
S. 60; Eureka, So 10; Lander, SO 80;
Lincoln, So 60; Lyon, SO O5; Nye,
SO 80; Ormsby, 50 80; White Pine,
SO rs.
Do the voters of this State wish to
make it higher by changing the possi-
bility of relief from taxation by de.
feating proposed amendment No. 22l
If this amendment prevails and this
Legislature passes bill substantially
the same as the one passed two years
ago, giving the State $40, 900 per An
mum license for lottery, it will have
practically, so far as getting revenue
in the State Treasury is concerned at
the present rate of taxation, have done
something equal for the purposes of
taxation to the construction of a
second Central Pacific railroad from
the California to the Utah line, 450
miles long at Sl1 900 per mile for the
next twenty-five years.
1t would be equal to the construc-
tion or bringing into existence in the
State for purposes of State taxation OF
ten railroads like the Virginia &
Truckee, or six such railroads, includ-
ing all its sidetracks, rolling stock and
all other property of which 1t is pos
sessed. See Controllers report for
1888, pages 1915.
1t would be equivalent to the con.
struction of 200 quartz mills at taxa