Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-06-15

day. One, l must say here, was Pres
ident Brock of the big compony at
Tonopah which controls the big mines
and the mills and the railroad. He
operates on a large scale-larger, we
must admit, than that of any indus
trial operations in Los Angeles, save
those of Mr.. Huntington. He repre-
sents Philadelphia interests, which
have sent millions into Nevada. He
is a keen, forceful man, immensely
interested in scientific achievement,
and is a great money maker. His
spirit IS shown by the fact that he
changed the Tonopah & Goldfield
railroad from a narrow to a broad
gauge in one day. He gave an after
noon to our party, and made many
obscure things plain.
What may be done by Los Angeles
enterprises in southern Nevada has
been demonstrated by w. H. Frost,
president of the Western Gas Engine
company. The first of the year Mr..
Frost sent a representative to Gold
field, and has since sold 100 gasoline
hoists in that market, which has
been controlled by eastern and north
ern dealers. His Los Angeles con-
Germs now have the best of the Gold
field situation on hoists-and so rap
idly are new mines being developed
that there is a new hoist needed
every day in the year. One new mine
a day is a moderate estimate for
Goldfield. Mr.. Frost was one of the
old friends whom we were glad to
find on the Goldfield reception COM
mittee.
There is no class of goods which
Los Angeles cannot supply to the
southern Nevada merchant on better
terms than they now get them from
San Francisco or Sacramento said
NJ. A. Newmark, the veteran Los An
geles wholesaler, who was one of the
most active members in u expedi-
ton. 81 have ~canvassed the situation
thoroughly. l have visited the stores
and talked with the merchants. They
are not pleased with the service they
get from San Francisco. If the rail
roads will give them quick service
out Of Los Angeles they will come
here to trade. All we merchants
need do is to study their needs and
meet their requirements
What they want is quick service
they don't bubble about rates. salt
j. o. Koepfi, one of Los Angeles
leading manufacturers, on the retur'
journey. This excursion has beef
of great benefit. 1t has opened on.
eyes to the needs of the Nevadans
and to our own opportunities. Wheth
er Los Angeles gets the southern Ne
vada business is almost wholly a mat
ter of train service"
Some of us Los Angeles banker
will now know what a real mine i
when a loaning proposition come
up" said w. J.. Washburn, ex-presi
dent of the chamber of commerce
Some of those Nevada propertie
that we saw are as good as banks
Said A. B. Barrett: Traffic Mar
ager Wann of the Salt Lake route dc
clares that when the Clark road
completed to Goldield, the time wi
. be hours shorter to Los Angeles tina
to San Francisco or Sacramento.
that arrangement is made, Los Al
geles will get the trade of that dis
trict."
There is a demand for Los Al
geles merchandise already, and 1t
increasing. The trade is coming on
way" said /. B. Newton, of the Ha.
:. per & Reynolds company.
Our trade is increasing a
through this country" said Ledwi
Schiff, of the Western Wholesa
Drug company.
The people of southern Nevat
want to come to Los Angeles to br
their merchandise and supplies" sai
Gen John r. Mathews, presidei
of the Los Angeles chamber of mine
1--WE are going to take hold and he
them develop their splendid prope
e ties. If the railroads will give the
~ quick freight service, they will
n the bulk of their business in Los'A
geles. They don't care so much abo.
x rates; they want service
The Salt Lake railroad manage
now say that it will be possible
give Goldfeld an eighteen-hour pa
is senger service and seyen-day freig
n service when their own line is col
pleted into Goldfeld. This wou
ay turn an enormous volume OF busine
n Los A~ngelesward.
= Uriah Curtis, one OF the luckie
a discoveries of Tonopah, who exten
re ed many courtesies to our party, to
at me that his last freight shipme