Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-09-20
THE RICHEST COUNTY.

cackling over chance nest egg. The
statisticians Of each county are try
ing to figure their county ahead in
the question Of wealth.
taxation in Nevada is no criter-
ion to industrial wealth. Taxation is
a farce and is no better evidence of
real wealth than was the conviction
Of Dreyfus that he was guilty of
treason
SIN figuring up the real wealth of
a county the railroad con be eGmin-
ated. Then campare Elko, Hum
boldt and Washoe, and the margin
will be largely in favor of Humboldt.
Humboldt is today the richest
county in the State.
"She has more cattle and larger
stock interests, more sheep and q
larger area OF cultivated land than
any county in the State.
"Washoe's wealth is transitory and
outside OF the substantial growth of
Reno, her agricultural capabilities
have approximated the limit.
PARADISE Valley in Humboldt
county is richer than any two valleys
in Elko county.
@Lovelock Valley is richer than the
entire Truckee Meadows. Ten men
can be picked out in Humboldt coun-
ty whose combined wealth will ex-
coed the entire taxable property of
either Washoe or Elko.
Humboldt county is largely mis-.
understood. A man could not come
into Humboldt county today and buy
the county with $20,0OO,OOO. Hum
boldt county's wealth exceeds in the
aggregate the entire tax lexy of the
State which is about S23,00O,0OO.
at is matter of pardonable pride
for each county to point to her pro-
gress and development. Humboldt
county appreciates the substantial
growth of Washoe and hopes she may
have 10000 population in few years,
and rejoices in the splendid improve
ment Of Elko, with Der fertile and
productive. valleys, but while Washoe
and Elko are Growing Humboldt begs
leave to call attentio to the fact that
che is right abreast the times, and
when it comes to actual and potential
wealth is just little in the Lead
Silver State.
II the Silver State by the express.
sion Taxation is a farce" means that
the present system Of assessing prop:
erty in this State is farce the INDIE
PENDENT heartily agrees with it, and
the article quoted above ID proof, as
strong as holy writ, that the assessor
Of Humboldt county has not done his
duty in accordance with his official
oath.
There is quite a differen ce in the val
ue OF the property Of Humboldt coun-
tyas given by the Silver State and the
valuation placed upon it by the as
SCISSOR. According to the for
former the value Of the county is
$23,0OOO00, while the assessor returns
the entire valuation of the property
OF Humboldt county, including the
railroad, at only s3,611,441. II the
Silver States valuation is correct, it
should use its great influence with
the board Of equalization of Hum
boldt county to put the s2O,OOO,O 900 OF
unassessed property on the ASSESS
ment roll. 1t should, at least, furnish
Governor Sadler and Controller Davis
with the names of the ten men whose
combined wealth is greater than the
assessed valuation Of Washoe or Elko
county. That would be q starter by
which tho other tax-dodgers Of Hum
1ooldt county can be unearthod.
The Boosting Of the Silver State is
In strange contrast with the footings
OF Humboldt county'a assessment
roll. Tho INDEPENDENT will not
boast Of tho wealth Of Elko county.