Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-04-29
THE NEW
NEVADA
NV CHARLES S. sPRAGUE)

expected revival III Nevada hh'h'he'
and that is IL condition over which Ne
vada has but little controI; the de-
preston In business throughout tie ,
country. J
Some months ago 1t might have
been said with some reason that
%stagnation in Nevada mining was due
to conditions inherent To the state;
hat Nevada was lacking in laws;
laws to protect the stock buyer az
slnst the swindlcrs: the ~depositor
against unsound and crooked banks
and bankers: the mine operator in the
peaceful possession and development
OF his property. Then We had Il
ore: q big crop OF advcnturers with
q scaut number OF wcllmraninE min
Ing men,: too much speculation and
too little mining. 1t was II TIM" ol
madness In money and morals.
For years Nevada has been the
derolict among the states ot the I'm
ion. II was the outlaw state-a state
that was Il law unto itself. wher IT,
ccnse winkcd at crime and the only
law was that which man metcd ont to
man. II was practically he only
frontier state left. the refuge Of the
outcast and the o%utlawed, ami Acre
they found "a haven unmoicsted by
law and convention. Naturally when
the gold excitement broke ont high
nance" found Nevada an advantag-
eous field from which to operate, and
for Il time We had a whiriwind of tren'
zicd finance. 1t was here 100 that the
outlawcd labor leaders. driven from
other states because of their vicious
methods. found an open field of oper.
alton: and the a~bundanC" OF money
and the richness of the gold fields,
only encouraged them III their des-
perate ends. The laws to protect
life and property were lame and the
courts hating. The attention of the
entire world was called To this fact,
and to the other fact that where the
local authorities were unwilling tl1
state authorities were unable To main
tain Jaw and order because OF a lack
OF police owe Such conditions eX-
listed in no other state in The union.
But what a change has been
wrought within II past Il months.
Whether 1t Is the leaven of the new
unpu1utiNu rr tho autalynpinO nf t'ln
public conscience and good business
sense of the people. cannot be said
probably both: nevertheless Nevada
within the past - months las aroused
herself like a sleeping giant and with
one sweep of her bludgcOu has de
stroycd Mi the forces for evil which
brought disro putc to tn" state and
dissrcdit and consequent calamity to
her people.
The first move was to create q po.
lice force that stood behind the law
and which Immediately restored peace
In every turbulent community. The
law wa passed at an extraordinary
session Of the legislature. and after.
wards the people confirmed the law
by popular vote. This was but Il year
or more ago, but since that time there
has not been a labor strike or a ser
ious dispute of any importance within
the entire state.
The legislature reasscmblrd if Jan
uary OF this year. One of the first
laws past was hat which brought
the operations Of mining corporations
within the close scrutiny Df the law.
Non-rcsidents had been iecccd Of mil
lions OF dollars through wildcat min.
ing operations under cover OF charters
issued by the state and under laws
taat legaliZcd crime. The legislature
passed an anti-wild cat law which will
insure the investing public protection
and 80 far as the law can guarantee
II. money spent for stock will be used
Tor purposes claimed. While the law
81 not all hat ii should be. the intent
was certainly there, and ii the a is
remiss in anything, 1t is in It's too
S''"s b"I iS enactment
shows that the people of the state are
thinking right and intend to place Ne
vada upon u higher moral and bust,
ness level.
Again the banking laws OF the state
have been u disgrace to the people,
and to their irrctrievibie loss. Among
the other %sulutary enactmeutS of the
last legislature was that OF II banking
law. which in every line and letter.
meets the most advanced ideas in
banking legislation. The Nevada
banking law of today is the embody.
Elent Of all the best statutes OH the
books OF the various states. II with
. banking board that will enforce
. not only the letter Of the law cut car
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