Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-06-21
Volume 35.
nEPHESESrATIvE NEwLASps IN
NEVADA.


se itAtivP i'll Congress from Nevada,
has mn nrtic'e III the cnrrrnt number
of u.e Independent on the pnst. pres
eni. md future 0f his State. II is nn
interesting theme, nnd Mr.. Newlinde
treats il nstr"ctiveiy. Facing the
fact 'iia; :hP TIVE ith census shows
~ yad il The only Safe that has lie.
crcnsrd III popula'iur. he undertakes
I" explain the causes aud suggest
remedies. Nevada. be s8yp. is one Oi
the righi mtermOnnIain states and
Terrific nes winch rrsemhle eacl,
other III attitude. climate. physicni
formation. mineral resources mud
PASTORAL aud agricultural develop.
ment. iiaho, Montana. U ab.
Colorado. W!om rr. New Mexico and
Arizona have mere lsrd their Hggrr.
gate p"puIau'u uelrly three .frid
since 1871, wlnIr NrvHda'R poIuln-
tinn hn~ deceased nn-.thir.I. Mr..
N"wl iud> does not believe this di-.
similarity nf growth is due alta.
gethtr to natural cuules. lie does
not believe 1t ossibie that Provl.
drnce hHF IrEIguci to these seven
other intcruUuUIaIn Siaies and Ter
ri'"ries all the nIinrIl adv Infige
aud has secured I" Nevada none. IT,.
thinks this di-propurtiuu may be the
retuii ~ nerh c., misguver nneni. or
mIsmnua cement. IL will hstoniHh
most aders t0 learn ,lni Nevada
has produced about s6n'.' 00.'U0 of
gnl'l Hul rilvrr. more than ANY other
Stnte III the Uninn-un umouut equal
To one fourth of the world's existing
stock OF gold and silver coin. Mr..
Nov land .Iplnins Tint Nevada hu-
moi protited 10y this yirl be,1 u Is she
wRs so near to San Frnncisc0. Al
most all her mining Industries. h,.
says. WIRE promoted b, San Fran
csro capital md the profits went Ia
> n.F'Hu:. 3 % aud el4ewne L for IN
vcstInent. lie recalls tl,r fact tint
the output of her InIues VIVA ~
phennnIrnal Hs tO .nli Il people of all
Occupaiinp III nIIuIiiy sp culn'IOI
that irnde and Il ri"ult ire IarIuuk 81
this Hpe litive character. rmd there
was no ST. nd! permanent growth nf
cUinuT r.;inI. horticultural pur- uita.
He shows that y vLda lacked Il com.
mPiciai center aud. the consequent
accumulation nf capital intcrcsted III
tho StHie development. vi ue,vcr.
the pulicy ni the Central Pacific
Railroad made Snn Francisco tlIr di+.
irihutnrg point 81 this "a hole State.
Hnd ~ no ca'irme rCial emporium wHR
tSiH li~h,d. lik" Salt Lake iu Utah.
or Denver III C"!mad ., from which
State enterprise might receive Ell
crrIz ~ lirrC.Ino.
Mr.. N.Ni ,uds ih"n refers to the
minurr dcpr, ssinn. which hc sa,s.
vIH rausri pIrll! b. the diminUi,,un
III tile output ~ the mines aud
partly hy the rlOw and progrrssiyc
HCinD ~ ihe uuiIuns uf the world u
ufti tiIu'ng tliP uS III SILVER fH
money. u, ,Tncrs tl full uf .,lvor
FROM 81 30 per nnucr u. 1913 Il co
cents. it, pr'srni price. The
abandonment Of tl'r cuinugc III s,Iver
necessarily dcprrss"h the n,uin. in.
du-iry The dccliuo ~ the Com.
stock lH,i" created the impr, ssiun
lhnt N.yni,.', ,,,,, .,,, ,,.,,. ,..t.,,,,.,..l
hut Mr.. Ncwlnnds INSERTS. M u NM
ter uf fact, that her mineral wealth
has lnr,lly teen tapped. Mr.. NV.
lands r"prrIcnip Tint III mll HIr O her
internouuiHin Sihtrs and Territories
tho trauac0ntineninl rhilro nla have
been pi"npcrs in State building aud
the |rom"tcr1 "f enterI rises winch
Increased the p 'pulniiun n"d wealth
OF ihe States; hut Nevada rnileI 10
lnrLc degree 10 secure such co.
operation.
As to the future Of TINT immense
State. which bas grent arras ~ the
rich soil. capable oi pro iuulnv
abundant crop. Mr.. Ncwlnnds says
the problem ia t0 secure Tor tluso
lands ia" needed moisture by reiaiu.
ing IN tile mouinina. IN artificial
rrsorvoirs. the wnIors produced 10y
The melting eno"e Of spring. With
oh' erfui c,'nlldcnce he decnrra tint
with the hrlp of wise governmental
10 i"n nnd II liberal rnIlruad polio,
Nnvnda will DO 1T tOme tlno IN thu
future the h0 ne ~ millions Of peu.
pie. aahmRton P,st.