The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-01-19
BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION

BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION a u
Custom has decreed that when a newspaper changes hands the new man
asment make public announcement of the policy to be Dersued in the conduct of
the paper. that its patrons and supporters may be advised in the premises
In assuming charge Of Tho Goldnsd News I feel somewhat embarrassed by
the fact that I succssd one Of the most popular and capable newspaper men in
the profession, who had already brought the paper to such a standard of Of
fchncy that there is Little room for Improvement What changes for the better
I may be able to make would no doubt have already been made had the health
Of the foumsr editor permitted the extra work and application that these con-
templated improvements involve. That Mr.. o 'Brien, handicapped by poor health
.nd frn constitution, was able to work up and handle such a splendid business
al that to which the new management succeeds, is a tribute to his mental gor,
his right thinking ant lis treless energy. I neve went into a community where
a newspaper and its editor were held in more universal esteem, If not affection.
Every citizen seems to W. a personal pride and interest in the paper, which is
a asset that I considered, in the purchase of the business. as the most valuable
that was acquired. 1t will be my utmost endeavor to cultivate this SAM senti-
ment by maintaining the paper upn its present high plane, and by honest and
square dealing with the public.
The ley management has but me object in view in the purchase If The
News; that is, to promote the best interests of eoMhed and all other Southern
returns commensurate to the Investment made in money work and energy. As
honesty is the best policy in all personal and business conduct the paper will
always try to be honest and candid with the public and strive to keep this and
other camps in best repute with the world.
Mining is the only industry, 50 far, in Southern Nevada. AS rich as the
ore formations of this section may be, capital is necesaryt to fully exploit the
various districts and to make great mines. Mining history knows of but few
mines that paid from the grass roots" Godfeld and other Nevada camps have
furnished as many of such mines as all other districts combined But capital
must be Forthcoming before this section of the state achieves its fullest destiny IS
the creates. gold producer of the world. To this end mine operators and stock
investors wherever they may be must be reached with trustworthy information
about local conditions There must be som medium that can be relied IN to
furnish this information, whose honesty and accuracy stand unchanenged, and
which has the discrimination to detect the spurious and fraudulent and the
hardihood to expose the wrong and publish only that which is good and worthy
THIS MEDIUM HAS BEEN AND SHALL CONTINUE TO BE THE GOLD
FIELD NEWS. Southern Nevada camps have suffered immeasuraby from
'.hgh finance from adventures who have traded upon the reputation of her
mines, tic food the country with worthless aotations. Thanks to this md a few
other papers of the country, these chanetans mostly have beend driven from the
country and the business Of financing mining propositions has been reduced to a
legitimate basis. The utmost care, 1T must be understood, should be exercised
proposition is denounced as a fake For in this country of constant
surprises. the wildcat of today may he the bonanza tomorrow. This paper
will recognize as legitimate any company that spends the proper proportion of its
stock proceeds n mining. though it might question the value of its ground and
the feasibility of its operations. @.M #ae##E
The GoMfed News will attempt to v fairly the news of all the mining
camps If this section, with the expectation that it will take an undisputed place
as the representative mining paper of Southern Nevada.
In politics The News will be independent, though not neutral Nevada is in
its formative period A new era has awned. New conditions ave arisen. New
men have appeared in the field. New questions must be solved and new laws
framed to meet the growing needs of the state Citizens who have cast their lot
and invested their money in this state needs must be more interested in the trans
national problems If more or less academic interest only Parties an public
officials are only the instrument through which ends and results are to be &C.
compnshed. The party which seems to be honestly striving for the bstw welfare
of the state and the men who seem to most fit by natural aptitude experience
and honesty to discharge the function Of public ONCE win have the support OF
this paper. When public questions ase either political economic or social this
paper will not hesitate % take a stand, and its position viii not be uncertain.
Goldheld occupies the anamolous position If being practically the whole of
EsmerIda county, and still far distant from the seat of government Especially
awkward is this situation from thu act that there is n 20 local municipal govern.
nsnt and that the city must be governed by a board Of county commissioners
sitting at a hamlet 100 miles away. rwothTds of this board have little interest
in Goldheid, and less knowledge of its growing needs For this reason and
any others which will be brought ut from time to time, The News win support
every effort to remove the county seat from its isolated location and establish
it's It Goldheld, the only enter of the countys business and population.
The regulations governing the ciy's schools, safety and health ar made.
quats After paying nearly the entire tax OF. the county, the citizens of this
city should not be required TO go into their pockets fr private subscriptions 10
maintain sanitary conditions, public schools and a ire department This abuse