The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-03-23
SEN. NIXON
ON SITUATION
INGOLDFIELD

United States Senator George s.
Nixon. who returned from Washington
several days ago to look after the af-
fairs of the Consolidated, of which he is
president. and the many other mining
companies in which he is interested,
said yesterday to representative of
Tho News:
"The session of congress just ended
was rather quiet. Outside the Browns
vile affair no matters of exceptional
interest were taken up. The usual ap-
preparation bills were passed. Every
body believes, however, that the next
session will be lively one, as the presi-
dent is expected in his annual message
to ask congress to grant additional
powers to the interstate commerce COM
mission in curbing the railroads of the
country as to rates.
His plan is said to be that the inter-
state commerce commission should have
power to fully investigate and learn
the actual value of the interstate roads
of the country and then to adjust rates
thereon SO as to fix income on the cap
ital invested.
"As to local conditions, no one regrets
have lived in Nevada for the past o5
years and have seen the ups and downs
of the state. / have very vivid recollee-
tions of the period between the declin-
ing days of the older mining camps and
the time when Jim Butler discovered the
Mizpah vein in Tonopah With that
came the awakening. The history of
the state since then is too recent to
elaborate upon, as every citizen is
familiar with it,
Nevada today offers more opportuni-
ties to wage earners in every capacity,
small business men, large business men
and capitalists than any other state in
the union. Therefore it is deplorable
that with these conditions situation
should arise to check our onward march,
especially in view of the fact that there
was no dispute over wages. hours or
union principles.
Il have too much confidence In the
true American spirit of our wage earn
ers, business men and mine owners to
believe that any serious trouble Will
grow out of the present difficulty. There
has never been in this state any serious
trouble between capital and labor, each
side having always been willing to
arbitrate and get together whenever
anything did arise between the two ele-
ments.
The grievances which have existed
in the past in other states between
members of the miners union and the
mine owners should not enter into the
situation here. I am very familiar with
all of the Southern Nevada mining
nd 7 ba a mine
are broad minded men who have always
a square deal, and 1 am further salts
fled that if each miner will individually
think the situation over he will agree
with me on this point.
II trust that the end is near and that
in short time every mine in this dis
trict will be at work again and with
this condition Goldfeld will startle the
mining world with her production of
the precious metals in the next twelve
months.
I'm my recent travels in the east
was surprised to hear such f1attering re-
ports of this district from men in all
walks of life. The principal mines of
Goldfeld today have as stockholders
some of the largest and most conserva-
tive individuals on the Atlantic coast
and many of them expect to visit camp
during this year.
Since arriving in camp this time
have not been underground, but in con-
ference with business associates, friends
and employees, / learn that at no period
in the life of Godfield have her mines
looked so we'll as they do today. So far
as the Consolidated is concerned, its
policy has been and will be to push de-
velopment work on it's several proper
ties as rapidly and as vigorously as
ample capital enables and practical
management makes possible"