Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-11-22
The FUTURE OF NEVADA.
CONGRESSMAN NeWIands Talks
of The States Prospects.

uC Jan idiiNioNO Noli PuOAioANo
the following interview with Congress
man Newlands in relation to the pros
poets OF Nevada: =
Congressman Newlands OF Nevada,
said yesterday that there is a good
chance that the bill to reclaim the ar
id lands, that he introduced at the last
session of Congress, will reach action
at the coming session. President
! Roosevelt is enthusia stically in favor
OF the irrigation OF the arid states, that
they may be reclaimed. The bill that
Congressman Newlands introduced |
was favorably considered by two house
committees, the Committee on Arid i
Lands and the Committee on Public |
Lands 1t was also favorabiy 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 consideration in the
two houses.
Congressman Newlands is an enthu-
sastic believer in the great future OF
Nevada and says that the measure that
i; he has fathered will be factor in the
advancement OF his state. Il provides
that the proceeds OF the sales OF all
public lands, amounting to about S.,
100000 annually, shall go into fund to
be expended under the direction OF the
V Secretary OF the Interior in providing
: storage reservoirs for water in the arid
y states TO make the lands available for
settlers The entries under the act
must be in 80 acre tracts The cost OF
each, enterprise is a fortune among all
the arcrcs capable OF reclamation by
it. Settlers will pay for the land in
II ten annual installments. This provides
{ that the fund shall be kept good and
be revolving fund, to be constantly
increased by new sales OF lands.
81 Concerning the outlook for the ad-
y vancement OF Nevada Mr. Newlands
was very enthusiastic. He said that in
. the next twenty years Nevada will de
lie velop porportionately with any state in
the Union. The state has been neg
locted in every way until recently. The
~ policy OF the railroad has been agains
c Nevada, Mr.. Newlands said>
"All rail transportation lines in nen
-, countries ordinarily act as pioneers t.
>, build up population that business M,
be supplied for the railroad. Idaho
Utah. Montana and Arizona have bee1
law built up in that way. Nevada woul,
evt have tlirived similarly ii the Cenera
1t Pacific road had been tied to the Iii
T. ion Pacific. But the Central was con
/ W! trollesi by the Southern Pacific and tn
last named company was interested i
building up the southern line.
The change in the administration c
',S the Central Pacific. the Central no,
i" being tied to 1he Union Pacific, prom
Uses much for Nevada The Union Pa
lie oitic desires to increase the pop2lato
ion OF Nevada and it will exert its CT
is ergy to the accomplishment OF thu
Nv end.
For a long time Nevada was give
over TO speculative mining. In recer
'' years the State has been paying a
10 tention TO development along varior
ne lines. Reno is growing rapidly and
-" fast becoming the center Of enterpris
as Salt Lake and Denver are the cel
RI tiers for Utah and Colorado. The d.
Ted cline OF the Comstock gave the in
~ preston that the mineral wealth
10 Nevada was exhausted The fact
that it has hardly been tapped
Nevada has been less protecte
OF than any OF the inter-mountain state
eV- 1t is now receiving equal attention
the other mining states.
I'm Nevada is we'll waterer with To-
Dts. streams and storage reservoirs w
ot- greatly increase the area that is c
pable OF producing agricultural pr
ducts. | look for great and gener
development OF the resources OF t
OF State from this time on