Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-04-08
VAN DUzER
RETURNS HOME
NeVada's Congressman Back
From Washington Accom-
panied by Members of
Lower House.

Congressman Van Duzer returned
from Washington Tuesday norm
ing. He was accompanied by Con-
gresham Allen Benny of New Jer-
sey, Judge Lazarus of Bayonne, N. j..
and G. Payne OF Washington, D. c.,
SECRETARY of the Van Duzer Goldteld
Mining and Leasing Company.
Congressman Harry Maynard of
Virginia, William Hughes of New
Jersey and Walter G. Lamb private
secretary to Senator Newlands are
in San Francisco and will join Con-
gresham Van Duzer's party here to
morrow:
Congressman Van Duzer will con.
duct the party through the entire
district of Southern Nevada and will
then return east about the 10th of
April and bring out a specially in
vited number OF Congressman as his
guests to see something of the pos
sibilities in an agricultural and min.
ing way offered by the state of Ne
vada.'
In speaking OF matters pertaining
to Nevada, the Congressman said:
II spent some days prior to my de-
parture in the p~ostofice department
The present rapid and unprece-
dented growth of southern Nevada
has taxed the postoffice department
to keep up with the march of de
velopment in our state, Iecalled on
the various Assistant Postmaster
Generals and chiefs Of the salary
allowance division and placed the
matter before them. The postoffice
department is not used to such
rapid state growth as is going on in
Nevada at the present time.
called their attention particularly to
the Goldheld postal matters and also
TO the Bullfrog section. The depart.
meus is busily at work taking steps
to improve the service just as rapidly
as it is possible to DO so. They
esinced a great interest in Nevada
and her rapid growth. 1t is my in.
tention to go over all the proposed
mail routes to be established in
southern Nevada and get up petit
tions, secure maps, data ana other
Information regarding desired post.
Offices in the mining section of south
ern Nevada and make a special triE
to Washington about the 10Th Of thi.
month and present the matter to tht
department directly from the ground
"At the present time Nevada
holds the center of the stage as fal
as the east is concerned. The name
of Nevada is on the lips of every mar
woman and child. The substantial
class of people, however, who ar,
DESTROYS Of coming to Nevada az,
those living in the Ohio Valley and i,
the Mississippi Valley-men who hav,
two, three, four or FIVE thousand
dollars, who are tired OF theil
cramped environment of the east
and who desire to come west anC
settle. 1t is that class of peopl,
that have been appealing to.
believe that every man who has tire,
or four thousand dollars, who vii
come into Nevada, can make an in
vestment whereby he can buy him
self a home and become a citizen Of
substantial and thriving community
During the coming summer we wi
have more distinguished visitor
within our borders than ever befor
in the history Of the state. | ex
pect to bring as my guests into th
state during the summer betweeI
eighteen and twenty members q
congress. There will be something
like fifteen or eighteen additions
members OF the house and senate o
the Irrigation committee which wi
be in Nevada in June. The presenc,
Of thirty five or forty members Of TIN
national house of legislation wi
certainly mean something for Ne
vada.
Congressman Benny added: -
want to say that If it were not 70
Congressman Van Duzer, the mem
bers OF congress would know bu
little OF the advantages of Nevad
and especially Of Tonopah. He ha
never neglected an opportunity t
advertise the state and its new min
ing camps, until now congress think