Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-09-21
ADVERTISE NEVADA.

State, and with an equally wise OBJ
servation continues, saying that the
press Of Nevada has done its duty
faithfully and patiently, yet the State
has not a population that it's re-
sources justify.
The people OF the State Of Nevada
should create those conditions which
would be productive OF forceful facts
to advertise. The fact that Storey
county has four and half dollar
tax rate and Lander about a three
dollar rate is not very good adver-
Using card. An effort to equalize
the tax matters in Nevada, where the
valuation could be double and the
tax rate cut in half, would be a fine
advertisement.
The people of the country look ov-
er county's tax roll and discover
high rate rate, All immense territory
and Immediately conclude that it is
good county to stay away from. How
much more conducive to capital and
immigration would be the conditions,
for instance, in Humboldt county.
where we could say to the world we
have property twenty-five millions
in valuation, taxed for ten millions
with rate Of 81 % per hundred
That would be an attractive show
ing.
Ii Nevada wants to be advertised,
let her get something to advertise.
Climate won't do to boast of. Prom
ising prospects, do not yield dividends
and acres Of uDcultiyated sagebrush
10 not yield wheat crops, Suppose
we could have canal ON the Hum
boldt or a surgar beet factory at
Lovelock, an immense copper mine at
Golconda and few substantial man.
ufacturing interests developing, We
wonld have something tc advertise.
At present we have a superb climate,
a remarkable condition Of politics
and singular system of taxation as
the main features Of State develop
ment. They may excite widespread
comment, but will certainly not at
tract population.-Silver State.
The fact that the Silver State esti-
mates the cash value of the property
i'll Humboldt county at twent-three
OF twenty five millions and the asses.
sor returns valuation Of less than
four millions would not be @conduc-
i've to capital and immgrition" if adj
vertised. But if the property in that
county and the other counties of the
State was assessed as the law directs.
there would be valuation of seventy
five or eighty millions on which to
collect revenue for the support Of the
State and county governments. The
rates Of taxation would then be low
and there would be something tang
IDLE to place before the people of the
other States. This would attract
population and capital and Nevada
would no longer be the butt of ridi.
cule.
This condition OF affairs can be
brought about by the next legisla.
ture enacting revenue law that will
compel all officers of the State and
county, who have anything to do
with the assessment Of property, to
do their duty. 1t cannot be done if
portion Of the property is assessed at
25 per cent OF its value, another Dor
ton at at less than 10 per cent, and
still another escapes taxation ulto-
gether. To correct these evils the re-
must be power lodged somewhere to
equalize property values In the State.
Land, railroads and all othor species
OF property must be made to bear
their just proportion Of taxation.
When this is done, the people will
pay less taxes than they do now and
our State will enter upon an era of
prosperity, condition impossible
under the present system of assess