The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-01-20
MIR. LEGISLATORS. WE WANT RELIEF


Largely as the phenomenal discoveries of rich
Godd and the proper advertising Of the the eyes
of mining world turned to Nevada Not only
men coming from every state in the Unon but the entire
civilized furnishing its quota of weath-seekers
All headed for Nevadadrawn hither by the magic name
of Gold6eld
Captal-aways timid-is anxious to pour its millions
here for investment Mining men, they
come will tell that today they seldom get hearing
capitalists except that they proposition from this
section of the country.
Godfed reaping the benefit the whole state
is taking a lease of life.
New mining OF great promise are being discovered
old camps being evvedand the farmers throughout the
state being furnished with profitable market for their
products There scarcely woman or child in Nevada
but what is benefited.
All this result of the discovery of Goldfeld-itsef in
turn the result of the discovery of Tonopah.
Where a little year ago, wild horses roamed by
day and the mourfu wall of the coyote alone broke the still
ness night stands Godfedhe second largest town
in the State Nevada Within the coming there hardly
but that will have larger population by far than
any town in the state.
And vet Goldfeld without any organized systematic
Godfed heavily taxed than any town in Nevada
it gets popoonaey than the smallest cross
roads community.
Esmeralda county is receiving thousands of dollars
"bulion the output of Godfeds minesthe business
men Of Godfed pay heavy licenses"and in addition the
citizens axedmany of them unduy taxedon real and
personal property
for delinquent without having been properly assessed
without having opportunity going before the board OF
equalization without having received notice OF the amount
alleged be dun short without having had single
provision of the statutes complied with
rub charge of $500 is made for advertising each
delinquency when the plainly that he cost OF such
publication shall exceed $500 This overcharge was
brought the attention of the board of county
at their meeting and action to remedy taken
After paying all taxes the citizens Of Goldfeld must
go pockets provide funds for school and teach
their children and public subscriptions have been neces
sar provide for fire protection proper sanitation and grazing
of streets
Recently appeared in many papers of the country
fake dispatch alleging that people dying by scores in Gold
field contagious diseases that hodsups were OF nightly
occurrence and that the camp in state OF anarchy
That these things not in measure true is due 10 e
that Goded naturally of the heahlest spots on
earth and that its citizens aw-abdng is not due 10 any
precautions taken by the county authorities
The commissioners have provided health omcer oi
odeld who prescribe and enforce sanitary regulations
meeting of the board county physician Tor TINS
camp appointed allowed the pncey salary of $5O per
month Evidently they think this too much for one n
says they will advertise this month for bids for the job
Mr. Legislator if you member OF your family were SICK
would you ask for bids andthe logical conclusion OF asking
for bids-accept the lowest offer?
Would you ndorse the selection of county physician or
which you resided principally because he was cheap
rather than competent?
Wouldn't selfish interest alone inpe you to ask that
competent physician be allowed reasonable salary rather than
you your exposed the possible dangerous re-
suits of cheap doctors ignorance?
You surely will mo- the first two questions ana
'yes' to the last.
Godfed has suffered and is today suffering from made
quate laws-from incompetent county offcas-or both
Gentlemen the remedy lays in your hands
county should be created with Godhed as the
county seat of the county from Hawthorne
place might answer but county seat removals usually
precpae wrangng and would that the easier ana
better way would be o entirely county
this Esmeralda county would lose little any OF
the which exist before the discovery OF
Goded would lose which it had before this
camps opened up 1t would not be compelled TO
the erection of courthouse and county buildings
-Godfed is willing to do that alone
Failing ths-an it ought fai-the present session
legislature should pass law enabling Godfed to ncor
porae and have its own government with its officials
who know it's
The need is Mr. egsators-the time to act is at the
earliest possible moment.