The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-22
Chairman State Committee On
Publicity and Industries Here
To Inspect Camp.
BIG CHANGE IN FIVE YEARS
Says Nevada Is Prosperous in Every
SectiOn-Many Dividend
Payers.

Sam p. Davis, chairman of the
state bureau of publicity and indus
tries arrived here last night and will
remain in the camp for three or four
days looking over the district, and in
an effort to secure a reliable repre-
sentative to work here in the inter-
ests of the commission.
This is the first visit of Mr.. Davis
to Ely in five years, and while he ar
rived after dark and did not have
chance to see all that has been ac-
complished in that time, he expressed
himself as being greatly surprised at
the improvements which he could
see on the short walk from the depot
to town.
II am here to get line upon the
producing mines and the mines that
are being developed in this district,
he said to The News in response to
an inquiry as to his mission in the
camp.
81 want to ascertain just what
properties are producing, and what
properties are spending money in
actual bona fide development work.
| will eliminate from the list, all
those that may prove to be stock
jobbing specialists or wildcats.
''It is the purpose of the commit
tee on publicity and industries of the
state, to make of itself sort of min
ing Bradstreet's, for the actual in
formation and instruction of the
bankers, investors and others who are
interested.
L. ,1ynd nc nf
confidence in the east by reason of
.many wildcat propositions that have
been floated, and we want to issue a
bulletin with the sanction of the
state, which will relate only actual
facts.
Il have covered more than one
half of the counties of the state on
this trip, and one would be surprised
to see the condition of prosperity that
is to be found on every hand. There
are actually dozens upon dozens of
mines in the state that are produc-
ing heavy tonnages, rich profits. and
are paying heavy dividends, that one
never hears a word about. They are
too busy making money for their
shareholders, to have time to talk
about what they are accomplishing
They are not boasters, but are maxi
ing the money Familiar as | am
with this state and with her mines, |
was greatly surprised by this condi-
ton.
slump? Well, to go through dis
trict after district and see the work
that | have seen on this trip would
not cause one to- have a very strong
belief that the slump had put crimp
in the mining industry in Nevada.
MY purpose in visiting Ely at this
time is to meet with the board of
county commissioners and ask them
to aid the state publicity bureau in
it's work, by putting up $3.50 to-
wards meeting the expenses of the
board. Each county has that privi-
lege, though there is nothing obliga-
tory in the matter. I also want to
have chance to look over the dis
trict Immediately around Ely, as I
have not seen it since the great era
of development had good start.
"The commission will compile bull
letins which will show exactly what
is being done in the mines of the
state, district by district, county by
county, section by section. These
bulletins will be circulated by mail
to every investor, banker, Hnancler
and big mining man in the east. The
bulletins will not contain line of
fictitious matter but will be made
conservative and reliable. They will
contain resumes of the actual work
of improvement, the actual develop
ment and the actual production of
the properties treated upon.
''It is the hope of the commission
that with the assistance of the vari-
Gus counties, that the commission
will not have to report deficit to the
state, and will not have to ask for
an appropriation from the next legis-
lature.
1--WE expect to put an agent in each
district who will keep us reliably in
formed as to the actual work being
done in that district. In the event
that any agent so appointed shall try
to exploit any wildcat proposition,
that district will be unrepresented
thereafter for a stated period
Chairman Davis has inspected
Churchill, Washoe, Elko, Lander and
Humboldt counties, and after his trip
through this county he will cover
Eureka, Nye and Esmeralda counties
in the order named.