Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-11-29
THE FUTURE
OF NEVADA.
Congressman Newlauds Talks Of
the States Prospects.

The San Francisco Call publishes
the following interview with Con.
gresham NewIhuds in relation t. the
prospects, OF NrvIdI:
Cuug.essr ;cylards Of Nrvad-
srid yesterday that here is a god
chance that the Till "a reclaim the
arid lands that he introduced at the
last sc ssion OF Congress will reach
action AT the coming session. Presi-
dent Roosevelt is enthusiastic: lly II
favor NJ the irrigation of the arIu
States. that they may be reclaimed.
n bill that Congressman Ncwland,
introduced was favorahly considered
10y two Hopse Committees, the Com
:nittee ON Arid Lands and the Com
mlttee on Publ L,udS. /, was al
tavorably reported 10y the Senat,
Committee ON Public Lmds. There
was go mucL bu-iness at the last
session of Cougu - and the tine wa
so short that the measure did no.
reach final consideration III the tw.,
houses.
Congressman NewIauds is an Gu
thusiastic believer III the great fuiur,
NJ Nevada. and says that the measure
that be has fathcred will bc Il factor
in the advancement Of his STATE. l.
provides that The proceeds uf thu
sales Of all public lands. Amounting
about S3O,OO0,0GO annually, shall @,
into a fund to be expended under III,
direction OF the Secretary Of the H.
terror i'll providing storage reservoir
for water / the arid Stiies la make
tie lrud available FOE settlers. fla,
entries under the act must he eighty
acre tracts. The cost Of each enter
prise Is apr o]rIioncd among all Tia,
mc-es capable OF rrcla -iA;ioD by 1t
Settlers will pay for tile lands III ten
tnstallments. This provides tia, Iii,
fund shall be kept good and be IA r.,
volvIng fund e. he con ianlly IL,
creHsed b! new snie- of lands.
Coucerniug the uu,lonk Tor the al
vancement OF Nevada Mr.. NrNIund,
was very enthusiastic. lie said thai
IL the next twenty years Nevada wal
develop propOruOuately with any
State III the Union. The Stat, ina,
been neglected III every way until re-
Gently. The policy Of the i~ailrna,
had been against Nevada. MIR. New
lands sand:
-All rail transportation lines il
new count ~ oidiuarily act MS vin
meers to bnild up population tina
business may be supplied to the rail
road. Idaho. Utah. Montana an,
Ariz1na have been buili up III tina
way. Nevada wuuld nave thrive,
similarly il the Contra. Pacific rua,
had been tied to the Union Pacific
hut the Central Pacific was CONTROL
ed b: the Southern Partii", and III,
last uauied company Was interested
ia building uD the southern line.
"rhe change IN the administration
IT the Central Pacific, the Contra
now being tied to the Union Pacific
promises much tor Nevadl. III
Union Pacific desires to increase tn
population Of Nevada and it vii
exert it's energy to til" accomplish
mpnt Of that end.
"For "a long time Nevada WIS give
over tO speculative mining. |
recent years the ~tatc has been pay
my attention to Development ann
various lines. Reno IL grown
rapidly and is fast becoming IA
center Of enterprise, as Salt LAX
and Denver are the enter for Uta
and Colorado. The decline Of ia
Cumsiock "a 'h" inpr' sslon TIN
the mineral wealth Of Nevada was +,
iausicd. The fact il that It LA
hardly been tapped.
"Nevnda has been less protecte
than any Of the in'crmountaln State
IL is 10 receiving equal ~attoutiO
with the other mining States.
"N-vada is we'll watcrcd with for
streams and storage reservoirs wi
greatly increase the area that ~ 81
pable Of producing agricultural prot
ucts. / look Tor great and gcnrri
develnrmcnt 81 the Of H.
State 'rom this time on"