The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-01-27
SENATOR N|XO n
IS INDIGNANT
Correspondent Accuses the Pres.
ident Of Despising Nevada to
Make Arguments" Effective

In connection with the Statehood Dlll5
now pending in Congress, an article in the
Washington press says that the Persi-
dent does not believe that either Arizona
o. New Mexico is tit for admission into
thhe Union, and aeither will be for
quarter of a century-that is, as separate
States. That he fears the Democrats may
get hold of Congress and admit these
two States separately which will make
two more rotten boroughs and four more
sagebrush Senator's. and that he thinks
that it is good policy for the Republicans
to admit the two Territories as one
State on the theories that one rotten
borough is better than two, and that
two sagebrush Senators are better than
our"
President never uttered one word detri-
mental TO Nevada or her interests. ana
1t is simply the idle vaporings" of
disappointed office seeker. No one knows
under which Nevada was admitted into
this Union ,and by his aid and influence
there has been inaugurated one of the
most wonderful projects ever undertaken.
which viii ultimately do more good for
the State than any legislation heretofore
enacted, and that is the reclamation VI
the arid lands OF the State. and which
has been shown to be appreciated by the
lion
However. for the benefit of the few who
either do not know of the resources or
Nevada or are too biased and prejudiced
to look into the question forthemselves.
Senator Nixon has seen ut in an inter
view to deny certain accusations as fol-
lows:
Il have great respect for the newspaper
fraternity. having once been of that craft
myself, but of late | have had my i'll
temper aroused over the foolish stories
OF syndicate writer who has been dis
playing mis- ignorance about my State.
This man. with know-it-all air, advo-
Gates the admission Of two new States In
stead of four the ground that the
fewer rotten boroughs in the Union the
better, and in the same connection stig-
matizing Nevada a rotten borough :
His ignorance OF present conditions is so
great that doubtless he is not aware
that Nevada was brought into the Union
for political reasons, its vote being neees-
sary to pass the amendments of the Con-
stitution. does not know of the im-
mcnse activity in railroad building now
going on within its borders, which VIII
doubtless show a greater construction for
Nevada for 1906 than for any State In
the Union. and probably has the same
obtuseness regarding the magnificent ag-
ricultural possibilities of the State when
the present schemes are completed. The
plain truth sthat there is no part of this
great nation that gives better promise
OF progress and wealth than Nevada
Its recent mining industry, teeming with
some of the greatest strikes known. is
sufficient evidence on this head, and
now venture the assertion that it's out
put of mineral values for the next two
years will not fall below s40,OOooOo.'
Not only is Nevada great agricul-
tural and mining State. but her manu-
featuring industries have increased more
in proportion from the year 1900 to 1904
than any State In the Union. An in
crease of i6 per cent in the number OF
manufacturing establishments and of las
pei cent In the value of products is the
showing made by Nevada in 1904 as
compared with 1900. according to a pre-
liminary summary of the Census Bureau.
The value of the capital invested is ST.
S99,997, the value of the products is $685.
294. Thsi is indeed great showing for
a State of the population, as manufacture
ing has been hindered on account of the
facilities for transportation.
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