Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1901-12-13
NEvAoA's SHAME.

Secure in the rapid advancement
and growth of the last year, Nevada
can now pause to glance back at the
causes OF her degradation. Produc-
Ing as much as other States, she
has nevertheless been poverty
stricken for nearly quarter of
century, and why9
James G.. Fair was one Of the men
who arrived on the Comstock early
enough to become many times mil
liouaire. He glutted the old lode
of its wealth and then purchased
seat in the United States Senate.
His term of Office expiring, he was
through with the State that made
him wealthy and gave him honors.
He purchased the Lick House in
San Francisco, paying $4,000, 900 or
$4,000, 900 for it; he purchased
Spring Valley Water stock and
erected maseoleum for himself that
cost half million. But in Nevada
he erected no tomb for the miners
whose lives we're sacrificed in his in
terest, no investment of a single
dollar as a recompense.
Flood was dispenser of sailors
booze in San Francisco, until Nevada
came to his rescue and made him a
millionaire. He built the finest
residence in San Francisco, iltthe
finest block of buildings on market
street but he built no buildings in
Nevada and paid no taxes here.
John Mackey made millions in
Nevada. He spent them in Europe
and New York and San Francisco.
His money spanned the Atlantic
Ocean, it crossed the continent and
now proposes to span the Pacific.
He has residences in New York,
London and in Paris, hut no home
in Nevada. He has never turned
his hand over for the recent advance
ment of this State.
The Palace Hotel, the Grand
Hotel. the California Bank and
and other edifces stand as monu-
ments-in Cafifornia-to the gener-
osity of Nevada as enjoyed by Sharon
and his millions, but there is moth
ing in this State that prevents him
from dying unknown-and yet there
ia too. Mr.. Sharon left Nevada as
a legacy his son-in-law, Francis d'
Newlands, who would hold tenure
to the Office OF United States Senator
He is investing nothing for its vel
fare.
Hearst become millionaire through
the magnifcence of the sageorusi
State. Nevada's wealth Is building
monuments to him. 1t has estao
lished three great newspapers in tn'
three greatest cities OF the unitee
States. Not one Of them is making
any effort to repay the debt thel
existence owes to Nevada. A por
ton of it is going to erect great COZ
leges Of learning in Berkeley, bu
there is not enough so that a smai
amount may be spared to Nevada
Nevada gave $3.50, 100000 to lii
dozens of men from paupers to mi
lionaires. OF this gigantic sum nc
one dollar has remained in the Stat
Not one of the men made any etfol
to develop any portion OF it, Nc
one Of their heirs are in any wa
building up Nevada.
That money invested IN NeVao
would have traversed her plains an
mountains with railroads, woul
have built storage reservoirs on eVe'
stream, would have TILED the aer'
of every available section OF lana
the State, would have made NeVao
the leading producer of the wori'
would have filled her with educ
tionsl institutions, with handson
buildings, would have given ner
population of 1000, 900 people al
ever-enduring prosperity.-C
Nevadan.
A few more can be added 70 u
list who have never contripeo Ill
thing to Nevada's welfare, sucn
Stewart and Jones.