Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-02-12
NEVADA's
PROSPERITY.
HOW IT MAY BE INCREASED
81 EEy!Sl.!t Or TAX
LAW.
Written by Wells DTury, { N
erly A Member Of the !.e-
vaCa Legislature.

Now that the lie l-r ,turr has settl' ii
dOwnIO business. aud th. usual 49,
Egisfui social customs OF Nevada a.
il I'll sway in anu a"."> the Capt. "i
Car~ui ma. he permitted tnr
fJru..r- '.>ldei OF the dtfir n!'i >"-t
bru-h >,atr /" "her sotiie Suggestions
to thu law utat.r- III the com'nuu-
wealth.
John W. Mackay's name Was re-
celti> ment oned in II law suit against
the estate of the late Mrs. THERESA
Fair, and the place OF Mr.. Marku. :
residence WAS brousht before the court
tor judicial determination.
Colonel Billy Woou, formerly OF Vir- |
GINA City stated that the United
States courts bad declared Mr.. Mackay
to ne legally Resilient OF Nevada,
though he actually lives in New York.
81 hat is on the principle that once a
Nevadan, always Nevaoan, said
Judge Seawell, before whom the case
WAS on hearing, and every body
laughed.
Resting on tina judic al dictum, l
venture to put my oar, in the effort
10 assist in gu ding Nevada's ship Of
state into the waters Of prosperity.
gentlemen who are mem ers II
the legislature know that the State is
decreasing in population and that
something ought to be done 10 restore
the prosperity tina. Is lauiuy away.
1T is up to you," as he boys would
say, and you have the power to change
the conditions SO that Nevada will
have ten times its present, population
in less than five years after the laws
you may enact are put Ill operation.
In order To get company Al Your
house you have to invite toe people by
action as we'll as by word. You must
let them know that they will be prop
eIly welcomed or they will not favor
you with their y essence. his rule
holds good in regard To the craving O.
population TO State. II your laws arr
not inviting, people will keep out. II
your laws are oppressive people viii
fee from them as fast as possible. aud
if they still ind it profsaoiee 30 speGi
part OF their tine in your State, tta.
will do SO under conditions that viii
yield to you and your eovefL,nent-
State. county and municipai-the .ery
lowest amount Of revenue that they
can be compelled to pay.
You cannot blame these people. 10Y
YOU would do the same under similar
circumstances. 1 refer TO the tendency
of human beings to conceal or hurry
out of the State all sorts Of personal
property, when the personal property
tax is burdensome.
That is what has depOpulated Ne
vada Your laws have made it impos-
.ible for any man to protitably keep
perscnal property in the State. Your
laws tax money HDd machinery AID
houses SO that it ia unprotitable tt'
maintain them in Nevada. That is
why there is lack Of money, machinery
and houses in Nevada. Whenever
there is scarcity OF these things, there
will be scarcity OF men women and
children.
Take the Gax off personal property
and put il on land, and you will change
the current Of population towards Ne
vada. People will begin to flock into
the State instead of getting out Of it as
fast as their legs and the cars can carry
them.
A constitutions! amendment may be
necessary to bring about this needed
change in the tax laws, but that il
directly in your line of work. 1t il
up to you" to start the ball rolling
Give the people q chance TO vote or
the matter. II they decide against it,
ind icatipg by their votes that they
prefer the present taxing system,
which strangles enterprise. binders
prosperity and drive, away population.
then it will be up to lhem," and they
will have no r ght to complain if time.
grow harder and Neyrda's population
continues 10 decrease.
WELLS DRURY.