The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-10
New Schemes in State Making.

The failure OF all the projects in the last
Congress for admitting the Territories into
the Union hos given an opportunity to re-
wise and amend them. Among the modif-
alton thus far proposed the most novel Is
that Of wiping out one State west of the
Rocky Mountains and forming two others
there by the alteration OF existing lines.
The State to be ooliterated in this plan is
Nevada. OF the two new States one Is to
be created by joining the eastern part Of
Washington to tho northern part of Idaho:
the other is to be Utah. reinforced by q
large part Of Nevada, while the remaining
parts would go to California and to Idaho,
the latter thus making up for the loss Of
its northern portion.
The argument for putting an end to
Nevada is that it Is and always has been a
rotten borough State. and that after n nearly
thirty years OF existence In tho Union it
has fewer people to-day than any Territory
except Alaska. The steady growth of Utah,
on the other hand. which now has more
population ban several OF the States, and
Its abandonment of ~polygumy. are thought
to entitle 1t to admission into the Union,
especially IL strengthened by the addition
Of a largo part OF Nevada. AS to the new
State. to be made from the part OF Wash
ington east OF the Cascade Mountains and
the part OF idaho north of Salmon River. it
y desired by some people at Spokane, who
would make that place the metropolis OF an
inland commonwealth bounded mainly by
natural lines. and included between the
Bitter Root and Cascade Mountains as it's
eastern and western walls. The commercial
and nthar ral ttpnc ~ anuf yVnchinvtnp and
north Idaho are closely allied. whereas the
people OF the former have now to cross a
lofty mountain chain to their capital at
Olympia. and those of the latter must
Journey far south to Boise City.
Even should Nevada agree to this scheme.
the division OF it as thus proposed would
not be to the best purpose. Under the
plan suggested a part would go to Cali
fornla, which Is already the second largest
State In the country. being exceeded only
by Texas. SC that 1t has no need OF further
arcs. while 1t has also "a large and growing
population.
Yet the union Of Utah and Nevada is de-
virable to accomplish. and only tn method
needs to be changed. Utah should be d.
vidod by The southerly extension OF the line
now forming the boundary between Wy
oming and idaho. all west of that line going
to Nevada and all east to Colorado. The
eastern part OF Utah Is thinly settled,
whereas the western part. which contains
salt Lake City and other important towns,
would carry to Nevada 0 1000 people. Such
an addition would give Nevada for the first
time in Its history numbers suitable for a
State OF the Union. 1t is now a constant
reproaeh tn The far West. The highest CEN
sus mark eycr reached by 1t was CO, 266.
In the year 1880. while In 1890. contrary to
American presidents. 1t actually showed a
Ereat decline. and registered only As. 761
people. Ono Representative In Congress
for 1880 persons. or nearly four times the
population OF Nevada. Is tho standard for
superintendent. Yet the Sage Brush State
not only hos u Representative. but as many
votes IN the Senate as Pennsylvania.
With the addition of the greater part OF