Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-09-19

Til" mission oi every community is
to build up, not to tear down. Those
interests which affect the perma-
nency Of conditions in their own sec.
iioDs should be nearest the heart and
first in the consideration 81 those
who abide there, the first to he dc
Tended. the last tn he attacked. Elku
is the tributary ;n Il large country
She Is the county sat of Il county
which holds Wonderful resources al
ready developed and brought to light
and yet more wonderful ones still
hidden from the eye Of man. She IL
tue supply pOlut tn hundreds nf
square miles - territory, north and
south, East and West. She mas nm
advantageous location rs such, and
has the natural requirements ard
qualifications for the position in the
county that she ho'is. but we submit
TINT the first care Of her people
should ue To set al example to the
people throushC ut the county and
the State. Ia foster her institutions
with nn ever watchfuI regard and to
nur" her natural advantages with
the 'alous eye Of = mother.
We should as Il b,dy polite. nour-
ish legitimate enterprise and give il
the support of our approval. o. the
other hand. we should he prompt to
put the ST mp OF our disapprOval
upon anything which il so fIr color
able Of crooked It ~ that 1t taints tie
falr name Of the county and the
State. So long as an enterprise
proves its bona file inrcn;inns. so
long il it commcndahlc aud lnud.,bic'
but when it sm"cks Of speculation
then IT il that 1t acts IA poison Ia the
country and Il drawback to the ulti-
mate success and stand ny of our
State.
We have "A great State. III natural
resources second tn hut few. and EISu
county IL the example of the eastern
section Of IL. We cannot afford. be-
fore We know the facts. to condemn
und Rdjudgc an undertaking as being
fraudulent, and, without provoca,lun
or excuse, to stamp It so; neither can
we afford TO lie lilly 10y and see the
name Of our State, our county. or our
town become Il bywOrl for swIndIe
or synonym for rOttcnncss. Too
long has the world N large discrim-
mated against Nevada. 1t il time
that wo use discrimination Ourselves.
Ii should he tho clTor, II cSe'y cat.
iZcn Ia 1t md for cleanliness IL busI-
ness transac ions in every sense; Ia
maintain the integrity Of our name.
No longer shouiJ Ncvadnns allow
their State t0 become the dumping
grounI of swinhIing schemes and
perulations. Let every man uphold
nm undertaking which has the merit
OF honesty and the justification uf
s,raishtforwarducsa.
Tho State Fair ~ upon us. Has
the County mndc nh! preparation to
send exhibit thereto! Docs anyone
take pride in showing to the State at
large the blsis 81 nmr pcrmancncy?
Elko county should uc well ndvcrtis-
cd 10y exhibitions Of her grams, her
cattle, her ores Of all kinds and the
products II hci natural resource.
During the pasl two yours many
new homes have been built, old ones
have boin bcautiliad aud general
condition Of coLtcniment has man.
tested itself.
Wc SHOULD indica'o this feeling nnd
condition io the rCt ~ the state by
by placng ni the State Fair inlica.
tiOn1 II nnr energy and enterprise.
\ pride III llo ne ,nslitu IONS shoull
not bo bound up within ourselves, but
manifested ,o the ouiside worli Civ
ing promise ~ our willingness to ns
sist other energy and enterprise that
may contemplate ecitl,mcut with us.