Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-20

our pockets are being Systematically
picked by the swlndling lotteries which
have their roosts in San Francisco.
These concerns are allowed to conduct
their nefarlous business openly in San
Francisco, and a large proportion Of
they money which they lift from the
pockets of the public from Nevada.
They pay no capital prizes. Some
have no drawing. They employ no re-
sponsible agents, but are erecting
blocks Of buildings from the proceeds
Of their wholesale thlevery.
Now, gambling is one thing and
stealing is another. If A and B wish
to decide who shall own 500 Of their
joint capital by the turning Of a card, |
regard it purely as an affair between A
and B, and none Of my business. The
California lotteries, however, give the
investor no show for his money. For
instance, 100 numbers are wholly
eliminated from the drawing and never
come out OF the wheel, for the simple
reason that they are never put in. These
numbers are duplicated a hundred fold
and obviously are worth no more to the
purchaser than SO much blank paper.
| Some companies counterfeit their own
tickets and sell only the counterfeit. OF
course, the small prizes drawn by these
counterfeits tickets are paid, but when
you draw a big one the company falls
back on its own counterfeits and repud-
iates its obligation. Some OF the
companies send a man over the
county 10 draw the capital prize. and
prominent people are solicited to be
allowed to draw prizes. On being
assured Of $500, some readily recelpt
for several thousands, and the company
returns the drawdown 10 its own Golfers.
It is estimated here that Nevada
dumps about $4,000 a month into the
pockets of these sure-thing games and
makes no complaint.
In the Fall our g%ood-natured people
subscribe literally to fairs and horse
races. That Is. they subscribe to the
fair and get the horse race. and the
Californians come over with the horses
the jockeys and the pool box.
We buck against this combination
and If the visitors clean out the town
no one ever hears q word Of complaint.
The Neyade sport is a man, who. like
the Montenegran in battle. is ready to
tackle anything where the odds are no
worse than ten to ono.
1t is a common saying over here
that California raises three kind OF
fruits -one for home consumption, one
for shipment East. and the third quality
feed to the hogs. What the hogs de-
cline is sent to Nevada.
| am disposed to think that at times
this is IA correct summary OF the situa-
ton. We get this sort Of fruit when
carloads Of good fruit are being
dumped into the bay at San Francisco
to keep up prices.
Some Of the jams and jellies coming
to US with a California brand do not
contain 2 per cent. Of the fruit named
on the multi colored label.
1t is merely glucose and coloring
matter with a dash Of the fruit it pur-
ports to represent. The labels, how
ever, are really works Of art. beautiful
to look at. | have often seen them
adjoining the walls Of a miners cabin
In the mountains where they take the
place Of Prang's chromos,
A more outrageous thing than that.
however. is the unblushing way that
California dealers have Of advertising
Nevada potatoes. They sell the
Hatery California product and adver-
tise them as coming from Nevada.
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