The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-01-05
co1DrrE1D H METROPOLIS OF NEVADA

Al r..+ mining states hav ome logical center-some city where the min
ing industry centrauses; some place whore big operators make their headquar-
needed and from whence the stock exchange ticker may " fortn 70 TN ouF
a. world M reliable conception Of the rise and fall Of mining securities.
Nev,da las beer dnatory ever since the comstock days in having q mining
center Of is own. For years it has allowed the bay city OF san francisco 70
cap the golden harvest which by right Of law and locality belongs o is own
B.tueborn state. Scattered and limited As its mining industries have boon since
the fan Of silver, there al perhaps method in its heedl'snss. Lying compare
lively dormant. awaiting but the time and opportunity when It's inexnausnDie
storshouses Of wealth would again be opened to the commerce Of the world II
has awakened with q renewed vgr that has startled the commercial centers o
all nations
A great change las been wrought. Many rich and permanent mines have
been discovered. Thousands of mining lei from all chimes have nocked TO its
former desert wastes Thriving cities have been built N others III IN course
Of construction. Millions Of dollars worth of bullion ire being produced annually
and millions ire spent in the development of the mines for future production.
rorsmos among the various centrs of industry stands Goldneld-hke a
beacon light o some high tower the mecca Of all goM@ekers" Geographically
Of its phenomenany rich ore bodies rapidly advanced, not only beyond its local
competitors; but has ecupsed in population and production during its short
career. the record Of all mining communities throughout the broad United States
For thsss reasons alone even without the aid of others, Goldheld may well
lay claim to the honor Of being and remaining the hub Of Nevadas mining uni
verse. But there arc other reasons Many Of thVm.
1t is to rapidly become a great railroad center. Railroads now building
and swiftly nearing completion, will before many months afford it better and
in Nevada. Direct communication with Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, in add-
ton to its connection with San Francisco via the Southern Pacific railroad. will
add al impetus toward making aoldaeld the permanent mining center of Nevada,
that will forever place it beyond the reach Of all competitors.
coldhed has reached the stage in its metorc career when it becomes no
longer necessary to place upon its crown laurel wreath Of its W manufacture
Others arr 10Y willing 70 tend this honor Capitalists have n 70 longer to be in
ducedt o visit Goldhed for Investment They come Of THERE accord. Many
railroad magnates in Wall street have the map Of southern Nevada spread con-
tnuousy before them. persstenNy deviing means of connecting by spurs to
their main lines the mines Of aodfed None better than they know the large
amount Of freight and orr to be handled at good profits. Neither have they over-
looked the fact that the present enormous tonnage is but a sn@ure to what
it will be a few years hence.
There are also capitalists nearerh home who have their eyes upon the sam
gWden opportunities Wnu oldneldian are delv1ng inot he bowels of the
earth in search Of treasure, there ire rich non sitting in conlave i'm Salt Lake
City planning some practical method of building a railroad direct to aoldheld.
Ihy realize as theirs eastern competitors, that there is a mrveously rich Sec
Ion here which needs n can afford to pay for direct, short line railroads to
larger centers OF civilization. That the embyro road will be built, there is not
. pradventure o a doubt. Goldheld wants the road md the capitalists want
: ccluans pons. Both have the reputation Of accomplishing and securing
whatever they undertake
Even while the rich men Of the Mormon city are planning to tap the mines
OF ooldheid, threc ones a report that California capitalists residing in the busy.
thriving city Of Fresno, in the San Joaquin Valley, have incorporated the Mon.
tsey Fresno and Eastern railroad to build into the same section. They anti
with a s6Ooo0o0 capital Their intention is to build a short line railroad from
- coast to codhed, affordhng direct connection with central California uoints
Work is % commence Immediately and as the promoters back Of the enterprise
~ men OF merit wealth, the building o. the road is practically assured
n iongef VIII it be necessary, when the railroads are completed, to travel
n roundabout journeys to reach the larger outside cities Freight rates will
pc reduced Incoming fuel for local smeNers will obviaet the necessity ~ shin
IN ore % outside points Morem millions will come, more people to labor. more
Dmlding material for the erectono If stately office buildings an reidences m
city win in consequence expand and the name of Goldheld be svnonsmous With
Nevada. VAN