Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-04-07

A Colonization Scheme Which Will Advance
the Valleys Interests Materially.
I BY OSCAR HILDEBRANDr.1

the new element, and the price of
such holdings will depend On and
be regulated by the quality of the
soil, as to its eventual productive
ness and the facility of obtaining
water supply for purposes of ir-
rigation. Existing improvements
will also constitute weighty fac
tor in the matter of cost.
Outside of the regular farming
pursuits, heretofore practiced in
this State, such as the raising of
hay, grain and vegetables, like
wise stockgrowing, it is the COM
pany's aim, after the scheme has
shown some decided progress, to
introduce the following diversified
industries, viz: A beet sugar fac
tory, factory for preserving and
canning fruits and vegetables, a
woolen mill, together with a WOOL
securing plant, an establishment
for condensing and canning milk,
and peoples creamery, the lat
ter to be called into life only when
unforeseen circumstances demand
and warrant the same.
All these industries are certain
ly within the pale of practical in
auguration. Nevertheless, good
many of your readers will say:
This looks very nice on paper,
indeed, but will it become a real
ity?" Or, in the event of one of
those enterprises becoming estab-
lished, that same element, instead
of rejoicing and lending their
moral support toward its success,
would further exclaim: oh, let
them go ahead, and they will soon
find themselves facing a failure"
Such doubling Thomases, of
whom, unfortunately, the woods
are full, are simply devoid of ev-
cry vestige of progressive spirit,
and should not resent being called
" knockers of the rankest kind.
Manager Kingsbury, who is at
present on business trip to San
Francisco, Portland, Seattle and
Tacoma, will, within a short time,
return to his field of labor in this
section. The van guard of new
settlers is expected to arrive this
coming summer. The Puritan
Company's agents have already
inspected portion of Carson Val
ley and placed few options. In
due time it will also came to Ma
son Valley to try its luck. Sue
cess to this enterprise.
The other burning question up
permost in the minds of certain
people here, since the total de-
struction by fire of their butter
establishment, is: "Shall
we have a
CREAMERY
owned by the farmers on a coop
perative plan, or by O'Banion &
Cor"
There were at the most six con-
trbutors to the old creamery,
which was almost exclusively con-
trolled by O'Banion, Mr.. McVicar
only holding a small share in the
Despite the repeated talk of
speedy reconstruction of the old
concern. present appearances
point to this truth, that Mr.. O'Ban-
ion is not In such great hurry;
that he may eventually procure a
churn and all other needed appli-
ances, in addition to his new sep
arator, and establish himself in a
business of his own. In that
event nothing remains for the
other dairymen but to do as they
did before-bring their milk, but
not their cream, to O'Banion and
accept his prices, or else put their
heads together in an agreeable
spirit, if such a thing is possible,
and build a farmers creamery.
At all events, this question is in
such an unsatisfactory and chaotic
state that any prediction at this
time as to the ultimate establish
ment OF creamery, agreeable to
the interests of all, is extremely
hazardous.