Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-06-17
EDITORIAL COMMENT
THE TRUTH IS BEST.
W. C. Black, Editor

TT does not take a great deal OF business acumen to forecast
1 Fallon's bright future as a town. The time was perhaps
when the towns future was in doubt, but the irrigation of lands
tributary, under the supervision of the government, and our nat
ural resources, remove for all time to come, any possibility of a
miscarriage of The plans of those who hold the towns destiny IN
their keeping. There is abundant capital available for the explo-
itation of legitimate business enterprises. Likewise, there is
plenty of good Judgment available, competent to Judge the legit-
macy of these enterprises. We say this because there are those
who stand ready to cr1ticse our alleged mossbackism, in not of
fering immediate inducements to attract a flood of immigrants,
the majority of whom are poor people, if we are take any prece-
dent for an index from which to judge.
Should the business interests of this section be unwise enough
to fall into such a plan, we must suffer from the results made APP
parent in other irrigated sections. Our immediate section is not
ready for agricultural expIoitation, except in rare cases, for the
reason that the delivery of water to new lands has been delayed
until another season. Whenever this occurs, we feel safe in saying
that all honorable Inducements allied to our future welfare, will
be held out by our local business men, and the hearty co-opera-
ton. which we are now said to lack, will be displayed in all its
fuIlness.
As stated before in these columns, if party has capital suffc-
tent to tide him through a season of business inactivity, it would
be lust as well in the end to pursue the latter course, but if on the
other hand, tine prospective settler is dependent upon the first years
crop in any sense it would be better lorhim to remain away rather
than become a public charge, so tospeak, upon our local merchants.
sees
THE high school question is evok1ng{little interest beyond an
almost unanimous desire to see the issue determined in the afirma-
tive. It is more than probable that a majority will be rendered for
its building in the outside precincts, and well it might, for 1t is a
matter that should he limited only by the confines of the county.
1t is not a Fallon question, nor S it a question tinged with an ee-
ment Of graft It's a question of progress, in which we are all
directly concerned. As educational needs are realized, they are
met by progressive communities. Would it not be a nice common
tary rpon the voting intelligence of a county should it turn down
such a progressive issue. AS far as we can learn this has not been
done in this ST ate and it is very certain that Churchill, the coming
banner county Of Nevada. will not only sustain the rule
but give the high school question an unprecedented majority.
THE present rapid growth of the Standard is a matter ola
great deal of pride on the part of the management. New names
are being added to our subscription books every day, showing be-
yond a question ola doubt, that it is appreciated as a dBsemina-
tor of Churchill county news. We are working for a greater Fa1-
lon and Churchill county, and our increasing business is taken as
an evidence of apprecat ton on the part of the Standards constit-
uency.