The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-11-29
TIE FUIUaE o. NEVADA.
goagressman gewlaads Talks Of the
States Prospects.

The san Francisco ON publishes the
following interview with Congressman
Newlanas in relation to the prospects
for Nevaaa
Congressman Newlands Of Nevada
said yesterday that there is a good
chance that the bill to reclaim the arid
lands that he introduced at the last
session OF Congress viii reach action
at the coming session President
Roosevelt is enthusiastically in favor
Of the irrigation OF Che arid States,
that they may be reclaimed The bill
that Congressman Newlands intro
dnced was favorably considered by two
House COMMITTEES, the Committee on
Arid Lands and the Committee on
Public Lands. It was also favorably
reported by the Senate Committee on
Public Lands. There was SO much
business at the last session Of Congress
and the time was SO short that the
measure did not reach final considera-
ton in the two houses.
Congressman Newlands is an en-.
thusastic believer in the great future
of Nevada, and says that the measure
that he has fathered will be factor in
the advancement of his State. II pro-
vides that the proceeds Of the sales of
all public lands, amounting to about
s., 900 annually, shall go into fund
TO be expended under the direction of
the Secretary Of the Interior in pro-
viding storage reservoirs for water in
the arid States to make the lands avail
able for settlers. The entries under
The act must be In eighty-aere tracts.
The cost Of each enterprise is appor-
toned among all the acres capable of
reclamation by it. Settlers will pay
for the lands in ten annual Install
ments This provides that the fund
shall be kept good and be a revolving
fund to be constantly increased by new
sales Of lands.
Concerning the outlook for the adj
vancement OF Nevada Mr. Newlands
was very enthusiastic. He said that in
the next. twenty years Nevada will de-
velop proportionately with any State
IN the Union. The State has been neg
leeted in every way until recently /
The policy Of the railroad had been
against Nevada. Mr.. Newlands said:
"All rail transportation lines in new
at,rt wtes r,.1 f,,a4flx, :, al ~, ,,;,,oo,,, : /
build up population that business may
be supplied TO the railroads. Idaho,
Utah, Montana and Arizona have been
built up In that way. Nevada would
have thrived similarly if the Central
Pacific road had been tied to the Union
Pacific. But the Central Pacific was
controlled by the Southern Pacific, and
the last named company was interested
in building up the southern line.
s'The change in the administration
of the Central Pacific, the Central now
being tied to the Union Pacific, prom
Uses much for Nevada. The Union Pa
ciic desires toinerease the population
of Nevada and it will exert its energy
to the accomplishment of that end
"For long time Nevada was given
over to speculative mining. In recent
years the State has been paying atten-
ton to development along various
lines. Reno is growing rapidly and is
fast becoming the center of the enter
prise, as Salt Lake and Denver are the
eenters for Utah and Colorado. Pie
decline of the Comstock gave the inn
preston that the mineral wealth of
Nevada was exhausted. The fact is
that it has hardly been tapped.
Nevada has been less protected than
and Of the intermountain States. 1t is
now receiving equal attention with
the other mining States.
Nevada is well watered with four
streams and storage reservoirs will
greatly increase the area that is capa-
bic Of producing agricultural products.
! look for great and general develop
ment Of the resourcea of the State from
this time on''
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