Las Vegas times. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1906, 1905-05-13
THE ONLY FAIR WAY OUT Of ! NESS
There Were Toe Many ApplI-
cations for the Same Lots
and Did Not WORKS
SOMETHING Else HiD TO &c DONE
The following telegram wac received
here last night.


The following telegram wac received
here last night
Los ANGELKs, Cal. May 5.--Thc conn
pary has decided TO disre1ard all appli-
cations and auction lots at Las Vegas at
noon cn Monday, May Is. Bidding to
be as to choice of lo.s at fixed echedule
of prices Saloons restricted to blocks
| ie and. ~ az before. Terms same as be-
fore.
The foregoing telegram displayed by
the railway reonle at their their town
site explains itself to most readers but
for the benefit OF outsiders, we will say
that the Clark people own large town
sits surrounding their depot at Vegas,
which they have, thus far, for some re-
aeon known only to themselves, abstain.
led from placing on the market; thus
forcing people, who wished 10 take ad.
vantage Of our favorable locality to settle
on land at least one half mile distant
from the depot, roundhouse and other
railway sites outside the railway town
property. This arrangement SIS resulted
In the upbuilding ofs thriving mercantile
and residence community, Complete as to
homes, business houses an up to'daie
bank, hotels. lodging houses and etc.
where business both Wholesale and re
tail Ia most thriving, after four months
of life, established seemingly on a solid
basis. But bacl. Of this business activity
has always lurked the uncertainty as to
what the outcome of all this town build.
ing would be when once the railway
people shoold determine to place their
Ilots on the market and actually begin
their sale.
About the fret Of May the company
stated that they would accept applica-
tion6 for lots from inteaatd purchasers
at prices running from Steo to $50 per
lot, the railway to assign tie lotsto ap-
plicants. This was manifestly an in;
Justice to all when it came to be known
that many of the lots were applied for
several times over by intended purchs
! asels, which numerous applications
would necessarily result in the charge OF
| favoritism on the part of disappointed
applicants. To mend this matter, re-
lieye ali friction, and pnt everyone on an
equal footing the simple method OF al
lowing bidders TO put their own pr. mum
on their purchases ls to be availed OF.
This arrangement is evidently so fair
that no one can complain that his ops.
portunity for securing business site has
been in any wise interfered with, as this
will be csse where yellow money
".alks", ard a man without that very
necessary article IS certainly in no i'm
mediate need OF business site, at the
same time II puts US all on level, by
bringing down to the earth the man with
pull whose many favors to Clark and
Hartman in ths past, had put these
gentlemen under obligations that nothing
short of corner lots could cancel,
We heartily congratulate those who
brought about this even handed apropo-
sitlon and especially our townsmsn.
superintendent Jonea, whose able coun-
sci has always been on the side OF the
bonafde settler.
Tile liquor arrangement stands as be-
fore, by which the sale OF liquor is re,
tricted to blocks l6 and IL, which lie IN
the extreme northern end cf The town.
ste, sH of which townsite is located on
the eastern side OF the railroad.
1t Is expected that the bidding for, in
side, or business lots viii be very spirit
ed. While no one seems to be able to
hazard guess as to how much the saloon
people will be willing to pay for the
perpetual aud exclusive right to .seli
their goods on the new townsites ~ =
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