The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-21
THE PUBLICITY BILL
It Occasions a Hot Debate in the
House Yesterday

1t seems a strange thing that whe,I
ever a bill of any sort comes up where
any printers ink is required that
fight is started at Cnce on the ground
that it is a printers graft"
The use Of advertising matter and
the lavish use of printers ink is to
day heralding Nevadas tremendous
resources to the world and filing up
this state with inhabitants.
The printers have heretofore borne
the expense Of this advertising but
Nevada F'ress Association is taking
the matter up and yesterday a bill
passed providing for a Bureau sup
ported by the state TO Systematically
advertise Nevadas resurces.
Cl,e would think that there ,uid
be no opposition to such a measure
the Nevada Press Association had
recommended this Legislation a fight
began on it and many Of the features
of the bill were eliminated.
Folsom, Fesler, Williams, Giffor
ami Britt made the convincing argu-
ments favOring the passage of the
publicity commission act and. al
though endless motions were intro
duced to amend the bill and indefin-
itely postponed it, the resulting vic
tory for the good of the state was
coz sumated
Foolish Opponents
Gerrge Russell, who is an editor
of Elko, tried by every means 10
table the bill, and Fitzpatrick Of
Churchill county referred to the
writer's of most newspaper articles
as liars. Bradshaw, who asserts that
he 1s an advocate of everything gor1
brought disgust to the faces of the
assemblymen by his foolish argu-
ments against Inc measure; and
Nhlln his influence was nothing, Re
went on record as against an act that
was endorsed by the press of Nevai
and the organization of the editors
here a few weeks ago.
Barney Reymers, with careful re
gard for the finances of Lyon county
said that he refused to vote for the
bill: but Tannahill, worst of all, prom
ised at the opening Of the session thi'
afternoon to support the measure
and then voted against it,
Hardly had the bill been read whel
Russell moved that it be ihdefnitet
postponed. Folsom of Washoe cam
to the rescue of the measure with
clever speech and. followed b. WI
liams the members began to see tn
good Of the act.
Davey also supported the act 4
brief speech.
Fesser Supports Bill
Fessler, of White Pine, ar.sa t
, state that it was one Of the most in
: portant bills brought before the le,
islature during the present session
He explained the purpose Of the mea
/ ure at length, citing instances wher
2 organized publicity efforts have bui
1 up counties, and giving examples {
the good it can do in Nevada. Fe
sler had a letter from a promine'
eastern investment company, askin
about the state, and this, when red
Q in the house, had telling effect.
: The newspapers have made tt
mining camps Of Nevada" said Fessl
S in support of the bill. ''The new
d papers made Tonopah, Goldfeld, :
! and Manhattan. Inc newspapers a.
responsible for the development
me state as far as it has gone, al
here is a chance to make good one
n The greatest opportunities ever
y fered the people of Nevada f
n world that reads wants to knc
n about Nevada. If you kill the bi
IS thousands of investors will in 9th
state, remain away. Communicated
asking about Nevada are receiv
every day by reputable citizens. fir
ID and newspapers throughout [
ly country, but no one has all the fat
le necessary to answer them in full, a
% with the result expected. This CO
mission will accomplish the purp'S
The Vote
Assemblyman Clifford, who has be
tie in favor of the publicity commissi
ed from the first, asked that the bo
he down the motion to indefinitely pc
pone it. Then followed a series
to amendments and attempts to ma
n. l. a special order, but the think;
members refused to allow this a I'll
ed A vote was taken On the amenime.
and most of them unimportant on