Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-11-13
Volume 81.
S.vadn'r Opportunity.

Nevadn's Board OF Worlds Fair Com.
missiOners has Issued the following ap
peal to the people OF the State.
IL the time WIS ever ripe for Nevada
To show Ia the world it's natural and in.
dustrial resources, ~ which sU little IL
really known to the outside world. it
has now presented itself by giving to
the Stntc an opportunity Of becoming
an exhibitor at the ST. Lonis Worlds
Fair. Seeing thnt it ia impossible Tor
the people OF the diversified sections of
the world to visit this Common wealth.
the Commonwealth takes advantage Of
this Exposition and goes to the people
81 the world. In order to hO this with
credit to ourselves and III such manner
TINT the desired results will bc obtained
II IL necessary that all our natural and
indust rial resources should be thorough.
ly exhibited, and III such manner that
every induccmrnt il offered tO the home
Gcckcr and capitalist
Never since 1879 knvc the financial con.
ditions i'll the East been III they are to-
day. The shrinkag" III indust rials has
been nearly 30 Ucr cent greater than it
WIS in 1893 when the iii 'as trous fnan.
Cinl panic was prccipatrd. IL has been
the history Oi such times thRt when
such industries fail capitr! seeks other
channels Oi invest meut. frequently min.
ing. This was essentially the Tact
.,,h
1903 The conditions are parallel. and
capital will seek mining Iud other III.
ycstincnis. Thia was clcIrl, demon.
stratcl 10y Nevada exhibit at the Pan
American Exposition Mt ButTalo III 1901,
and the GOOD work has been going nn
ever since iI'nt time Moreover. never
III the history 1t the cOnntry has the re-.
dcmption ~ HrId land been getting more
thOughiful Investigation 10y the Govern.
mcnt aud by private individuals than it
is today. The small farm is tho slogan
~ the Western enterprise, nnd the at
ten,iOn 81 capital is being diverted from
Eastern industries I" Western invest.
mcnta.
In or,icr to carry out the provisions oi
an Act creating u Worlds Fair Cam
mission. the sum ~ 100000 WIS ap.
prOpriatcd hy the last Legislature, 60.
600 of which WA set nsidc for the con.
structinn of State Building, 81 per
cent ~ which III completed. Tho re-
mnindcr a. the appropriation Is tO bc dc
voted entirely ,0 classifying, cataIogu-
my, collecting and maintaining the cX,
hibit durnH thc scvcu months 0f the
Exposition from May Ia December |,
1901. II provides Tree transportation
Tor pll exhibits la uiid from the EXpu5i.
unn, the railroad compnnics having
agreed I" ship the exhibits free tn Cur.
son City, where they will bc properly
classified and plcHcd Grcnt care
should hc taken III packing the exhibit
when forwarding il io the Commission.
md il IL their lie, ire that every section II
the state should he thoroughly repre-.
s"utcd. Application hhH been made t"r
5000 square feet of spacc III the Mining
liuildlnp. 800 square feet IN the Agrl-
cultural Building, 800 slunro feet IN
the horticultural Ruliiug. and 1000
frct ~ the Anlhr"pUlngi"nl building.
Space will Hl.n hC reserved ~ the live
stock rSnbit Owing to the scope 0f
N"v adn'r rNhilit IL IT. hCiug clearly
demonstrated ,iHt ia" appropriation IL
Inadequate I" do fwll justice Ia il. Tho
Commission IT, making II personal ap-
peal tO the vHriOuI mining and hgri.
cultural disi ricls, also taking advantage
~ mn Net paa,rd 10y the lu"l LcgislR
turr which invest over in the various
Iiuards niCunntyi commissioners to mnko
ppccial appropriations from any fund
for the purpose nf nssistmg in the COL
lrct'ng ~ exhibits from their respective
counties.
a complete and comprehensive his
tory ~ the Sintc will bc written. M vol
as nm exhaustive nrticlc on each county
thoroughly illustrated with halftonc
pictures. giving II complete history 0f al'
the mincR. the Hmnunt ~ land under
Gu iiyAiiOn and iis prnducis. The amount
~ lnnd to bc reclaimed aud the grcnI
work beng carried uu 10y the StHic nnd
the United States government toward
ilr Rtorngc Of our wnaic waters. md the
livestock and horticultural industries
THIS volume will nlrO contain com
plolc catalogue ~ all the "ShibitP. thu'
nDswCiinp two purposra. II Ia csscntin
TINT 20.0JO copica nf this work should b'
placed III the hands ~ the Cum,nissip'
f"r ffcc distribution at tho W0rid'
Fair md, IN order Ia carry Oh the worI
us outlined, il ia csscntinl TINT nll tlt
ciiizcna ~ Nevada should render all th'
assistance within their powcr. II II
suRge ,tcd that IN each town whcrc there
Ia u board q trade, or other commcfcIn
organization, that th.a body takc up thu