Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-10-28
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q Newinnns addressed Il large aud
isnce in Virginia City and during the
course OF his speech drew tho follow
Ing vivid picture Of the States con-
a;tion as il is nnw and would be in
tho event os u further depression in
the prizes OF silver. Read it aud give
him your support at the ballot box:
In Esmefaiin county two towns de-
pend On the mining industry nlcne. In
Candeiarla there are $40 miners, and
bnly ~ employed, and their employ
hlcnU was a matter OF humanity, Us
The mines nre worked at d loss, owing
to The low price OF silver. Mine owners
uruund Hawthorne are idle, apathetic
Ind discouraged. Muson Valley, in
Lyon county, an agricultural section
depends ON the Comstock for u market
Dayton, tho principal town IN the
county. depends entirely on the min
Ing industry OF the Comstock.
Storey county now has but 1000
population. But few men are en-
iloy.d in tho miLes, which IRE no,
Icing worked at a profit. Operations
re alone sustained 10y asses sments
upon stockholders, owing 10 the low
Price Of silver. Where will mining be
In This section il silver goes to 40?
Empire in Ormsby county il do
pendent upon the mining industry 81
the Con,stock, in milling the ore. Car.
bon, the capital uf the State, derives
It's living from supplying the Com.
stock with wood, and its railroad and
commercial business depends on the
Cumptotk. Where will Ormsby 10 IL
the ininos here are forced to suspend
operations? Douglas, an agricultural
section, depends on Virginia for its
market. Reno, in Washne county, ID
the commercial centre OF the State.
Wha; will become of the commercial
ind agricultural Interests Of WasIioe
II mining on the Comsiock goes down
i'll oblivion!
Mr.. NewIands said no had recently
leen through Eastern Nevada, and he
drew IL vivid picture OF the effect OF
hostile Legislation in that section.
White Pine, once populated by thou.
sands OF miners, q employed but 100
StO.ey may become like White Pine
Nye and Lincoln counties each had
hut 400 voters. Elko was a great
stock raising and mining county, but
Its prosperity was based principally
on mining. Tuscarura employs but
300 miners, and third Of those will
hs laid oil IL the present depressed
price OF silver continues. In Eureka
md Lnnder the same depression
exists, and in Humboldt, where Rgri-
culture pr, do~niinutes, the farmers arc
h~Iurtgaged. aud in the valleys Of that
Section where hay originally sold for
froIu 81 10 $40 per ton itnow brings 81.
Mr.. Northumberland il was time for
tho people Of Nevada To think and
Gctermine upon a line Of action TO
~regenerate tho State. Had Nevada.
like Colorndo, takan hold OF ngricul
ture years ago, the Stnte could now
be sustained without mining. Its
prosperity now depends upon the
restoration Of silver to its place us II
royal metal. It's COMMERCIAL ratio
now wns 81 /, 1; before demonetiza.
tion in 1873 IL was III to |.
He said i;s restoration must be
reached by legislation. There are two
channels In which to work-natiunal
and international legislation. We are
told that national action is wrong and
international is right. 70 accom-
plish the end IN the latter way an In
,%ornational Monetary Conference has
been called. The gold nations have
been invited 10 take part in his, and
upon Enginnd's action depends tho
success OF the silver cause. The Eng
lish is IL creditor nation and owns
more money than any other in the
world; tine American is a debtor, and
its finances are small. England owns
money and money obligations five or
ton times greater than tho money
owned by tho United States. As with
everything else tho scarcity Of money
i%ncreases its value. The renionc,izn.
tion OF silver will cilcapen money.
Will Grent Britain, who owns SO
much money, enter a compact To do.
crease the 'alue Of lis possessions for
the benrut Of tho United Suites.