The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-11-18
IT IS TINE TO A UP

and especially n business men OF Gold-
field, woke up to the importance to this
town of the location of the main depot
of the Goldfeld-T onopah railroad. Ii
this depot is placed other than where it
logically belongs-in or on the outskirts
of the townsite of Goldfeld- it will be
a serious handicap for the town. tenn
porarily at least.
The merchants OF Goldfeld have
either paid from 81 900 to 10000 ior
their lots, or they have seem them grow
that high in value. With a square deal
from the railroad, those values will not
only be maintained, but will be greatly
increased as the town grows in popula-
ton. But the merchants should get
together NOW, appoint a strongcommit-
tee to wait upon the railroad people and
show them they not only have an inter-
est in the matter, but that their pros
perity might be injured if the depot is
not located here.
Columbia is making strenuous efforts
10 have the main depot located at that
town, while Goldfield looks on quietly
and says nothing. The merchants here
not only have lots much more valuable
than those in Columbia, but are erect
ing more expensive buildings OF stone,
'dobe and frame and should spend a lit
tie time now to protect the future of
their investments.
Since the discovery of the district and
the laying out of the first townsite, the
editor of The News has consistently fol-
lowed the stand hat he would main
tain an impartial attitude as regards the
different townsites in the district. He
commended hat if the attention Of the
world was called to Goldfield's great
mines that the townsites would take
care of themselves. The proven district
is so large that a number of towns were
and it remained with the peo-
pie to decide where the main town was
to be.
In spite ofthe apparent apathy OF those
most directly interested regarding several
important matters-fire protection, first
class hotel accommodations and now the
railroad-the people have overwhelming
iydeci1ed IN favor of Goldfeld. This is
evidenced not only by The much greater
prop Ion az 4pcceasr-of pepa'atioo
Ia bv the xsbstantial character Of its
business and dwelling houses.
The people cf olcfeld have never
nau n petty jealousy OF Colunlu,a-m
fact but for the liberal patronage from
Goldfeld the owners Of resorts and
stores N that town would have a much
smaller balance on the right side 90 the
ledger.
Tur Nv. has always admired the
boosting proclivities OF that town and
has never had a 'knock" forit-not wen
when it had substantial reasons for it.
When its first agent-who was the rep
resentative of a man who under strong
temptation proved that his word was as
good, as his sond-welched on a verbal
contract FOR a lot because there were no
witnesses, THE NEWS never said a word.
When some of its merchants, forgetful of
past favors, withdrew their advertising
from this paper for the reason that they
had a paper of their own" now never
a "knock'' of Columbia appeared in u
columns. When some even carried
Their enthusiasm so far as to refuse
news items to the reporter, nothing was
said. We admire loyalty to ones home
town, but when carried to extremes it
isn't quite so laudable. Besides that, if
Goldfeld's citizens should adopt the
same plan, Columbia and its merchants
would be the greatest sufferers.
Neither TIE News nor Goldfield has
any "knock" for Columbia. But,
with their good example before us, it is
apparent that the time has arrived for
us to "boost" for ourselves.