The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-12-13
WHAT THE STATE NEEDS.
c. d. VAN DUZER DISCUSSES
STATE ISSUES.

E the history 81 THIS state "ileh the Leg
+ islature should earnestly take up the
o,e.tion of observation-disclosures In Il viz
f - ma ..,T..,.ti,.. ru,,ine. The cen
~ If itl1o lbs da,nonstr,atad a remark
M ennditinn nj aifI,i,.s regarding nom
al,fion and industries In Nevada. The
+ sa,ef. .ti.t.loss. a decline in popnlation
i - Nsv,da yet Montana. Idaho. Ad-
+ 80 ana ITt,b stoe.a mnqni6cent in
+ -, r., ,,on,,Iation and developnent.
From n mining. agricultural and eli
,n.tie standnoint Nevada compares fav-
az, blv vim these STATES and territor-
los
/ ..Tbis fact alone should seriously riret
/ tho attention of Nevada lawmakers TO
the necessity of WISE. conservative and
intelligent action this winter. The com
ing session ought TO be a history maker
A. we'll as a l.lwmaker. The Legislature,
by wisely repeating and carefully enact
/ me- can utve the samulus to a develop
ment which will give US population OF
/ 100. 600 in Ten years.
The three great industries OF Nevada
are the mining industry, the stock in
dustry and the agricultural interests
/ The economic conditions controlling
these industries are the questions OF
taxation and transportation. In my
opinion these questions are the basic
questions of State development. Tax
alton Is "A matter of domestic legislation
the question of transportation as re-
/ ating 10 freights and fares, one of
national legislation, depending upon the
| Interstate Commerce Commission TO
make Reno a terminal point
"If [ we're asked to outline my indi-
vidual views Oh the work of the com.
ing session would suggest:
/. The defeat OF the proposed lottery
amendment.
,. The repeal Of the prize fight law.
| 3. The passage of a revenue law re-
ducinp the rate of taxation.
4. Passage of an eipht-hour labor
/ law
\ An anti-nass law
| & Liberal and oenerous supDort of
the STATE Trniversity.
! Amendment Of MINING laws.
: Sucb incidental leui slation as each
county requires.
! o The MASSAGE of the GENERAL appro-
nyiation I'm carly in the session. and
an ndiournmena wfthin thirty DAYS.
The nrotection If the states repu
| tation Tho nrofection If the taxnayer
and tho stin,,lating of STATE develon.
ment sbonId ba our Guiding notices.
TuET.oTTERy
lam unaltarslhlv onnosed la the lot
terry The TORN rotten borouoh has too
! lon9 attorbed rs INSIGNIA. of DISGRACE to
the state Of Nevada. The very fact
mat Nevada i locked mon with dis
trust and snsnieion arises from a gen
..raI h.li..f tIit a.. ara a b,rren desert
anntainfn,, E, n,n,llation piven IA storly
yamblinr nfi1a- fighting aud snorts
| Now add The lottery inftmv and we will
! dest,oy an bone in tho iif,tima of tbis
oeneration. for any substantial deyelop.
! 5aent in ms state The Iotterv wonid
aastrov ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of onr citizens.
ratard state develonment. discoura o,s
/ the Investment of canttol and drive from
anr state a desirable humiliation One
smear beat factorv would be of infinite
more value than an the lotteries in the
world. A permanent mining exhibit at
| Reno. "A more attractive advertisement
of our state than prize-Gght. The
vonth If Nevada must be educated in
m environments of liberty and GOOD
eitizensbin. NOT in the atmospbera of
chance and speculation. We want a
oeneration of farmer citizens Ia develon
The wealth OF our soil not "A UgngFHtinu
of SPECTATORS resting like birds of pass
ACE in a demoralized and degena,.ata
state
THE PRIZE FIGuT
Our State platforms ask for its Pc
neal It isa useless niece of lenislstion
ADVERTISING our folly and no6r i1dya
ment believe our nledges eho,ija h. |
carriea out
TAvArfoN
This il the keynote If state davalon
ment Our present high rate of tan.
alton drives capitaI ont of the stateand |
friphtens IT. from cominoin The vaIn.
alton eff propertv shnnld no incraasad |
and the rate of taxation dacreased In
the end tbe tavnava,, would ~, 40
more to nav. with a state rare of
p cents and = county rate of a dolla.
unon a valuation If sIoO 200 oo0 and
canital for Investment would saell ~
Stnte and adverfise onr arosne,.;,,, ali
over America n will r,o,{ra ,n,, 81"
wisdom and care tn frame a Law 10 r,oat
The naeassities in tbis rasna.t ~ ~
fact remains tn at o,I,. nrego,t "a S,s,eno
/ !, fs,.ea .ravatio,, n,,,st ~ $500
in Nevad, n o,a 80 49,. -
nIace in tbs narcb 81 ,,,.,,.,. o,'A ou1
n,.os,o,i,,, III, IN -, i,L,7. 30 an .1S
fcnlt tasiy of tbo oorai,,r, sls,;a,,
FrctIT ffnrrp
81 baliava that the laho, l., .,,.,a.. -
Nravada NIL aanlti.'.t ~ so, co. ~ VI
nortion If o,,r non,,1atioD ~, 10 Plo-
dei va The rotanti on 9tio'lu
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