Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-06-19
Representative NeWIands on
Nevada.

Hon. Francis G. Newlands, Represen-
tative in Congress from Nevada, has an
article in the current number of the In
dependent on the past, present, and fu-
ture of his State. 1t is an interesting
theme, and Mr.. Newlands treats it in
structively. Facing the fact that the
twelfth census shows Nevada is the only
State that has decreased in population,
he undertakes to explain the causes and
suggest remedies. Nevada, he says, is
one Of the eight inter-mouDtain States
and Territories which resemble each
other in altitude, climate, physical fOrma
ton, mineral resources, and pastoral and
agricultural Development Idaho, Mon
tana. Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, New
Mexico and Arizona have increased their
aggregate population nearly three-fold
since 1880, while Nevada's population
has decreased one-third. Mr.. Newlands
does not believe this dissimilarity of
growth is due altogether to natural
causes. He does not believe it possible
that Providence has assigned to these
seven other inter-nountain States and
Territories all the natural advantages
and has secured to Nevada none. He
thinks this disproportion may be the re
suit tf neglect, misgovernment OF mis-
management. 1t will astonish most read
ers to learn that Nevada has produced
about S6O0OOO0OO of gold and silver, more
than any other State in the Union-an
amount equal to one-fOurth of the world
existing stock of gold and silver coin.
Mr.. Newlands explains that Nevada has
not protited by this yield because she
was so near to San Francisco. Almost
all her mining industries, he says, were
promoted by San Francisco capital and
the profits went to San Francisco and
elsewhere for investment. He recalls
the fact that the output of her mines was
SO phenomenal as to enlist people of al
occupations in mining speculation: tina
trade and agriculture partook Of this
speculative character and there was nc
steady, permanent growth of CONNER
cial, agricultural, or industrial pursuits
He shows that Nevada lacked CONNER
cial center and the consequent accumu
lation of capital interested in the Stat
development. Moreover, the policy O
the Central Pacific Railroad made Sal
Francisco the distributing point of thi
whole State, and so no commercial EN-
porium was established, like Salt LAX
in Utah. or Denver in Colorado, from
which State enterprises might receiv
energizing direction.
Mr.. Newlands then refers to the min
ing depression, which he says was caus
ed partly by the diminution in the Out
put of the mines and partly by the slo'
and progressive action of the natiors {
the world in disseminating the use of 81
yer as money. He traces the fall of 81
yer from 81 % per ounce in 1873 to 60 cts
its present price. The abandonment {
the coinage of silver necessarily depres:
ed the mining industry. The decline {
the Comstock lode created the impres
sion that Nevada's mines were eXhaus
ed, but Mr.. Newlands asserts, as a ma
ter of fact, that her mineral wealth hs
hardly been tapped. Mr.. Newlands rel
resents that in all the other inter-moul
tain States and Territories the trans-co
tinental railroads have been pioneers
State building and the promoters of e
terprlseS which increased the populate
and wealth Of the States; but Neva(
failed in large degree to secure such c
operation.
AS to the future of that immense Sta
which has great areas of the richest SO
capable of producing abundant crol
Mr.. Newlands says the problem is to s
cure for those lands the needed mOstu
by retaining in the mountains. in ar
fetal reservoirs, the waters produced
the melting SHOWS of spring. WI
cheerful confidence he declares that wi
the help of wise governmental action a
liberal railroad policy Nevada will
at some time in the future the home
millions of Observation-Disclosures Post.