The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-05

extra a head on sheep to support the
state commission. The condition in
other counties was reported as good
and the state officer goes into details
in each case calling attention to the
various particular cases arising over
tax and other disputes and other mat
ters of Importance to state and coun-
ties. The reference to Ormsby coun-
ty is perhaps the shortest in the en-
tire report and no details are given,
the auditor evidently deeming them
unnecessary. The report reads:
"Ormsby being the seat of the state
government, could not be otherwise
than all right in the management of
her county affairs, for she has the
most exemplary example set by the
state officials constantly ringing in
her ears. Her situation is her prin-
cipal resource and she must nurse
it accordingly and she must pose as
the queen, the mother county. over
all the others and her officers could
not be other than next to perfection.
"Ormsby is all right and she has a
good set of officers and good sys-
tenn
In the Washoe county report the
most important matter to which at
tention is called is the failure several
years ago of the Farmers and Mer-
chants bank to pay taxes. He sug-
gests the investigation of the matter.
The general and miscellaneous sug-
gestions are many. He states that
practically all the banks in the state
take out he lowest grade of bank
license, $12 the month, and this is
manifestly unjust to the banks which
really belong in that class, as the
larger institutions take out this
license when they should take a
higher one. Further, the national
banks have been refusing to pay a
license, insisting they should not
do So
Also asks the attorney general to
investigate the sending of postals
through the mail bearing the state
ment of taxes. The postal author
ties have notified several of the clerks
these are open duns" and warned
them not to repeat the offense again
or they would be liable to the law.
The late auditor also scored I'M
mercifully the moral conditions of
the state. He said that the govern
ment had issued over 1 800 licenses
for the sale of liquor in the state of
Nevada while the state records only
showed about LOO. That in every
county probably, with the exception
of Nye. there were violations of the
liquor law as the result of persons
selling it without a license. The most
of this was done in the redlight and
dance hall districts and was a notori-
Gus fact. Also that the gaming laws
were "winked at" and in several
counties the sheriffs and other off,
GERS were taken into partnership with
the gamblers and the license "ar-
ranged" He ends the several pages
devoted to the moral welfare of the
state with:
| IF, as an expert, | doctor a set of
accounts, forge paper. or check or
do anything of this sort for my per-
sonal gain, contrary to law, I go to
| Jail, but it seems that the element
referred to may commit unlawful acts
every day in the year, rob the state
and counties, the schools, etc, and
they are sports and good fellows and
according to their claim, supporting
the state and county governments"
! The report is full of meat and one
of the most comprehensive ever
| turned in by any officer connected
with the state government and, per-
| haps. it is the first and only one
which has ever dealt with such an ex-
tended series of questions covering
| the welfare of the state in every de-
partment.