Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-14
A GRAVE FAULT.
No Place Open for New Settlers in
This Section,

This Section.
1t sounds good on paper to shout
for immigration to Nevada 1t is Il
commendable enterprise on the part
of any person or corporation that I'M
dertakes the settlement of any section
or that transforms the desert into a
bearing field. Many schemes have beer
formulated to do this class of WORK
and while it will result in great
settlement of the valley of the Church
i'll, but this ground has been set apart
by the government and forbids the
Spectator from grabbing the lands.
1t is a mammoth enterprise and will
result in untold millions of wealth be-
ing added to this State.
In this immediate section there is
a different story to relate Take Eagla
valley, the valley CT the capital, and
there is not an available acre that
could be termed as settlers ground.
Take Carson valley. It is covered with
farms that are large enough to support
a thousand families. In Mason vallav
the same conditions exist. 1t is not
particularly the fault Ct the peop,e but
the laws that were lax at the time OF
settlement and allowed such a c0ndit-
ion. 1t can only be changed by death
and division of property.
Eagle valley is one Of the best o.
cations in the State and withal, one of
the least cultivated There are more
idle acres here than can be found IN
any one section that is near ready
market. The question arises as to what
course can be adopted to relieve this
condition. There is but one solution,
and that is irrigation The abandoned
acres are in there present condition
from lack of water and this can be
had by pumping, as has been explained
time after time through the columns
Of this paper.
Carson is always looking for de-
sirable locators and there is no more
residents more desirable than the farm
er.
Suppose a man should come here
looking for land tomorrow, where
could he be sent? There is not an
available acre for him to settle on and
he would have to hunt a place whe e
he could go to work. 1t is new indus
try that is needed in every community
and in order to make room for it,
there must be the population This
could be brought about by the action
Of the people.
At the present time this city expects
to raise several thousand dollars for q
carnival The money will be put 20
and for what reason? To benefit the
people who put it up. They expect q
make money from their money or the
business man who contributes does
The like amount should be raised for
other enterprises While the carnival
is great benefit to this city, yet
one hundred acres of land redeeme
would be Of more value than half a
dozen street shows, or any other de
monstration.
1t is a strict business proposition
Could sum equivalent to the amount
that is to be spent by the carnival
committe be raised in the redeemin!
of barren acres it would be a vas,
benefit. One hundred acres of new
land would furnish homes for five .,
six families. With this land in state
of development, or even water on r.
there could then be sent out word
that the country could furnish homes
for that many people. AS it is today
the settler who comes to Ormsbv
county. is up against tough propOsl
ton. The new farms that are here ara
for sale at heavy price per acre and
prices that would scare the settler into
another section. 1t is matter of deer
consideration for the people and whel
Carson and her business men settle
down to such a proposition, then an
then only will she be in position t
offer the new conner a chance to til
the soil and make home in this val
ley