Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-02-02
AT LAST

Incorporation is at last under way. The action of the executive com
miuee of the Board of Trade set the ball rolling. The weak defense
that amended statutes would afford the necessary relief raj ably and eff
fectually shattered by a local attorney and the fact laid bare that in
corporation was the only remedy. Our only hope now lies in the i'm
mediate incorporation. The objections raised by selfish people o those
with axe to grind should have no weight whatever. The County Com
misdoners admit that they are helpless and the remedy they suggest is
impossible. On the word Of a eminent local attorney it was stated that
to change the laws to benefit Tonopah +. would be necessary to change
the laws a they applied to every other town and city in the state. This
is of course out Of the question. We have waited patiently for several
years and have been miaed with the hope that the legislature would
help US out only to learn at this late day that the constitution of the
state practically prohibits relief from his source The period Of the
orzing is past and the moment of action, quick and decisive action, has
arrived. The prospects loom up bright for streets that are streets and
that can be found without the aid of a guide We can see in the
near distance a fire department of recent birth and the RELOCATION to the
shelf OF the antquated apparatus that at present serves. The citizens
will not for much longer pod through sticky mhe, al sidewalks are a-
preaching. The less fortunate of our citizens will soon be able to enjoy
perfect sanitary blessings at a reasonable cost. Water will soon be pr-
chaseable at at figure that will not cause the dnnker to pause be-
tween every gup to consider to what extent his exchequer is suffering
from a bad thirst We will soon be able to go to bed with that peace
OF mind resulting from the knowledge that u streets are being polced
progressive and the present barbaric system of town government must
be cut loose from at once. Tonopah is full grown. 1t has guilty re-
quested the recognition due mans estate. It now demands its rfghtful
heritage and what is more 1t is going to fight until it is Forthcoming.
The old fogies must take a back seat and the onward march of pro-
gress must be unhindered. The move will without question be combat
ted by a class that can think of nothing but themselves and are afraid
that under the new administration they may be called upon to contribute
an extra penny To Offset this opposition, band together you citizens
who stand for progress and in a strong union OF interest thrown aside
these individuals who are a stumbling block in the pathway of society,
Just as chaf is scattered to the four winds. Unless incorporated Tom
opah will continue to be the nondescript spot upon the map. Just as
1t is today. 1t is not a question alone of civic pride. but it is a mat
ter of personal comfort and convenience. The County Commissioners
can give you no help upon their own admission, Notwithstanding that
Tonopah pays half of the taxes for the entire county. incorporation
viii be a boon to the honest citizen, a by dividing the taxes equitably
among every property holder the burden upon a few business men will
be very much lightened. Don't let the bugaboo of higher axes fright
en- you, it is a sophistry. Taxes are bound to be lighter and the bene-
fits derived a hundred times greater.