Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-06-10
Elko. Nevada. Friday. June 10. 1901.
Reno Thoroughly Aroused.


The moss meeting at Reno Monday
night was largely attended and good
deal VI interest WAS manifested. +. K.
Dodge, president OF the Chamber OF
Commerce presided and, speeches were
made by Rev. Samuel Unsworth, Sena-
tor Newlinds, DIR. Stubbs and Judge
Curler. All Of the speakers took strong
grounds in favor Of purging the city of
the many evils that now infest IT.
I The following resolutions offered by
Judge Curlcr, were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas. Tho licensing OF saloons
and gambling houses does rot give them
the night TO pursue their business to the
detnmeut Of health, morals and good
name Of the city, and,
Nhercas, The municipal control OF
the city Of Reno carries with it the right
to regulate and restrain that kind OF
business which, il unrestrained and I'M
regulated, leads to serious evils in the
community, und
Whereas, The acts OF the Legislature
requiring saloons and gambling houses
to close at 1900 midnight and to remain
closed until 600 o'clock II. m., is a law,
therefore, be it
Resolved 10y the citizens of Reno in
mass meeting assembled:
First, that the law requiring the clos.
ing Of saloons and gambling houses
at IL o'clock midnight, to remain
closed until e o'clock a. m, shonld be
enforced.
Second, That we favor reducing the
saloons to the number OF forty.
Third. That we respectfully ask all
the newspapers OF this city to cooper.
ate with the citizens IL securing a just
observance OF tho law and to favor the
plan Of restricting the number of Ral.
oons.
While the mass meeting was in prog.
ress the city council adopted the follow.
my resolution offered by Councilman
y, f. Wilson, professor OF the State
University.
BE it resolved by the City Council OF
the City OF Reno that the Council hear.
tIly endorse the action OF tho sheriff und
CIT tizcDs Of the community in enforcing
the - o'clock closing law, and TINT the
Council pledges its supper, in all posi-.
bic ways, and
BE it further Resolved, That tho
Chief OF Police he and he is hereby
ordered to.use all means in his power to
al IA Of
strict enfor cement nf the law.
The Gazette in commenting on the
meeting says:
The meeting was not altogether in.
spircd 10y antagonism to the saloon men,
III fact, the speakers all referred to tho
respectable members OF the profession"
telling Of instances Of their uprightness
and public spirit.
II WIS the dive. keeping class, the
gambling fraternity and the macqucr.
oauH who come in for the scoring and in
most most vigorous language.
That tho speakers wero enrnest md
conscientious was beyond question as
was TINT the hundreds Of citizens who
listened to them we're there from
sense Of duty.
Tho Impression gained by the Ga.
zctte representative WINS that the meet.
ing represented unqualified md TN
tlr"ching public sentiment and that
words would he backed by decds.
The mass meeting was very different
from any hitherto held in this city aud
tho speakers talked plainly of evils that
are almost unmcntionHblc and the mean.
ing could not DC misunderstood.
When ono Of the citizens cried ont:
ain six months this city will 10 ruled
either by white men or mncquereRux,"
poll Of tho audience would have cvi
denoed how thoroughly in earnest tho
people are that the city bc clcnnscd.
Tho came speaker Ruid: "I'hcrc arc
moral icpers upon Commercial street
whose presence in this city ia it's great.
Get curse.
"l'ho citizcns must know whether or
not the officers arc doing anything and
everything in their power to rid the
city Of the presence oi this type OF hu.
manity beside whom fallen woman ia
pure"
Cried Judge Curlcr:-"We have lost
to this community man Of millions
whose purpose wGs to establish large
colony oi tho best class OF settlers in
this vicinity. II was harder business
blow 20 the city to lose this ono man
than IL every mncqucrcau and til horn
gambler worc driven out OF the city and
ovory gaming house and saloon closed.
II wns thus ,hat Judge Crrlcr spoke
OF tho failure Of tho colonization plar
becnuso the promoter Ind been inform
cd TINT Reno ia not a cafe place To raisC