The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-06-21
Representative Newlands on Nevada.

Representative Newlands on Nevada.
Hon. Francis q. Newlands, Repre-
sentative in Congress from Nevada,
has an article in the current number
of the Independent on the past, pres
emit, and future of his State. 1t is an
interesting theme, and Mr.. Newlands
treats it instructively. 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. Ne
vada, he says, is one of the eight inter-
mountain States and Territories which
resemble each other in altitude, eli
mate, physical formation, mineral re-
sources, and pastoral and agricultural
development. Idaho, Montana, Utah,
Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, aud
Arizona have increased their aggregate
population nearly three-fold since 1880,
while Nevada's population has de-
creased onerthird. 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 intermountain State and Terri
tories all the natural advantages and
has secured to Nevada none. He
thinks this disproportion may be the
result of neglect, misgovernment, or
Encouragement. 1t will astonish most
readers to learn that Nevada has pro-
duced about $500, 100000 of gold and
silver, more than any other State in
the Union-an amount equal to one
fourth of the worlds existing stock of
gold and silver coin. Mr.. Newlands
explains that Nevada has not profited
by this yield because she was 80 near
to San Francisco. Almost all her min
ing 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 all
occupations in mining speculation;
that trade and agriculture partook of
this speculative character, and there
was no steady permanent growth of
commercial, agricultural, or industrial
pursuits. He shows that Nevada
lacked commercial center and the
consequent accumulation of capital in
terested in the State development.
Moreover, the policy of the Central
Pacific Railroad made San Francisco
the distributing point of this whole
State, and so no commercial emporium
was established, like Salt Lake in Utah,
or Denver In Colorado, from which
State enterprises might receive ener-
giving direction.
Mr. Newlands then refers to the
mining depression, which he says, was
caused partly by the diminution in the
output of the mines, partly by the
slow and progressive action of the
nations of the world in disseminating
the use of silver as money. He traces
the fall of silver from S1.29 per ounce
in 1873 to 80 cents, it's present price.
The abandonment of the coinage of
silver necessarily depressed the min
ing industry. The decline of the Com
stock Lode created the impression that
Nevada's mines were exhausted, but
Mr.. Newlands asserts, as matter of
fact, that her mineral wealth has hard
ly been tapped. Mr.. Newlands repre-
sents that in all the other intermoun-
tain States and Territories the trans
continental railroads have been pio-
neers in State building and the pro-
moters of enterprises which increased
the population and wealth of the
States; but Nevada failed in large
degree to secure such cooperation.
AS to the future of that immense
State, which has great areas of the
richest soil, capable of producing
abundant crops. Mr.. Newlands says
the problem is to secure for those lands
the needed moisture by retaining in
the mountains, in artificial reservoirs
the waters produced by the melting
SHOWS of spring. With cheerful con-
fidence he declares that with the help
of wise governmental action and
liberal railroad policy Nevada will be
at some time in the future the home
of millions of people, Washington
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