Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-03-28
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Franklin Leonard, Jr., who has just
returned from New York, is very hope
full OF the tu,ure OF Nevada. In an
interview with Chronicle reporter
he speaks as follows:
THE possibility Of getting capital
from the East for the development OF
Nevadas resources was never better
than it is at this time. Nevada is
State of great natural resources, but
they have not been developed along
up-to-date lines. Owing to peculiar
conditions existing in the past, mining
engineers, up to recently. have given
the Sagebrush State wide berth.
"Eut time has brought changes, and
now we have the ear of capital. The
discovery of Tonopah, the introduction
of electric power on the Comstock. the
proposed tunnel extension to Lower
Gold Hill and Silver City, and the in
auguration of the irrigation theory
have all combined to draw attention
to, and restore confidence in Nevada
as a field to secure i:,lan III in, est
ment Now is the time to bring in
fresh capital, money that will come
voluntarily.
"The one thing we want to guard
against is the tendency to cry down
our own resources. or to knock as the
slang term of the day so aptly puts It.
We have had some good men in this
State, visitors from the East, who. in
the past one or two years. came here
purposely to look into certain big pro-
jects, ard who would have brought
large sums in here for the develop
ment of the State, were it not for the
knockers. These last cried everything
down and so disgusted the outsiders
that they quit Neva IA. 2irh rhe avwed
intention of never coming back.
This is all wrong, unworthy of the
enlightened spirit Of the age. When
Nevadans begin to realize that none
but "bullish' arguments should be
made on behalf of their common
wealth. the State will have achieved
manent success.
Take the Comstock for instance
We cannot say that we have any be
naazas of high grade ores here. bu
we want to remember that we hav
immense bodies of low grade ore, an
the power to work it cheaply. An
this is what the Cap'tiHst of uda'
looking for investments, is after "
have here the necessary resources =
tha uD- ing of a strong and De
monent mining camp, and we shou1
not forget to say so whenever the o
casion permits. In the words of
shrewd and observant Japanese WI
visited the COmstOck some years az
There is to much used to be- abe,
the town
Wi tn regard to the tunnel eXte
sion project | would say that we ha,
the funds already subscribed to dri7
the branch tunnel We hi . Il nu,
Der Of men engaged in cleaning o
the south lateral. and it has been .
amned lately by mining engine1
who reports it in good condition.
I'VE expect thre or four capitals
from the east this spring-one
them to arrive in three or four weel
the others later-and We want the
to carry back to the principals t
best possible reports. We hope tn
the people of the vicinity will t
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and not speak in degrato-v FERN;
meritorious projects.
"As an instance Of the ease wi
which capital may be interested in \
vada investments. it might be we'll
mention that the shareholders of t
Comstock Tunnel Co, have come f
ward and put up the money for d
bling the capacity Of tho r'.r pan
mill at Sutro. The money has all be
subscribed. and put up on the sim
representation that the project wa:
good thing
Il take a deep interest in eve
thing relating to Nevada and her VI
fare. and through my contributions
the New York papers. have done
| could to help the thing along. 7
motto of Ore for all and all for 0,
Is q good one, and its abortion in
vada would moan much for thn cta.
Virginia Ci-v Chronicle.
Sheep shearing has begun on
Truckee eMadows.