The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-01-16
THROWING STONES AT GOLDFIELD

F THERE is not secaonal feeling created in this state it will not be tn fault
Of the Reno papers From the very first the papers OF that community re-
inexpncahe antagcnim to Southern Nevada and ooldfeld in particular that
crops ut entirely too frequently. No n TAI conceive any plausible reason Tor
this for every consideration would seem to operate to the very opposite
There sp plenty Ct Don in Nevada or two goodsdzedt towns. Reno need lot
be aggrievcd that Godfeld is coming to the from in population and business We
are certainly not *reading upon Ter Toes. for whatever we have in this camp We
have created, and certainly have taken away nothing from Reno. On thu cot
trary ih been Jul happy lot to have contributed much to Renot that has made
it the luty and prosperous little city it has become. since the gold discoveries of
Southern Nevada.
We are led to these observations by reason of various articles that were pub
nshed in the Reno press M duly took thdr course throughout TIT country papers
Of the north, to the effect that Goldaeld. 'raspdng fr everything in sight,
commented pon,w with v1gor and vitrc, that GoMfed would ask thu coming legis
lature for an enabling act whereby a vote might be taken IN III proposition %
aroused every paper in the north, and aoldheld came in or a generous amount Of
roasting" N every hand.
statement that. failing to get tho removal II the state capital Goldheld would
seek to nav the State University or IT least the School of Mines moved to tis
place, all II which started mp another howl and properly so
New tho fact of the matter hb that neither idea ever entered hi head Of the
& oaadd pseDh NO one has svr heard II such proposition in thu Chamber of
44xr advoca4al ~ and one Of tho Legislators from this county ever proposed
3mcR ! snins GoaAsd is contsnted to be the greatest gold camp on the cor
insane asylm nor h state university would add Ito its MYSTERIOUS fame. The pen
itentary has moi made Carson City famous; no ono would know That the insane
Godhad's schools viii soon % able to afford as good and broad an education as
that institution. aoldheld's mines are the bst mining schools in the world. and
had At h schoo Il Mines. The peuitenta1y is justw where it ought to be-, for it
is equivalent to solitary confinement TO be inside the walls OF out. at carson City,
at least that what residents CT that cheerful hamlet are given to saying
We do lot care SO much Tor IL statements that aoldheld is after these vai
ous institutions, Al We do for the animus beneath Their is M earthly reason Tor
line with the policy Il tn ken papers which Is !" create M FOSTER a srohg
prejudice throughout the STATE. and especially the northern counties, against this
asleep in Sleepy Hollow. It finally akens TO ~ ina ooldhe ANT omn
southern Nevada towns m o thu map and that Reno is shining only by re-
nered light She nds her political prestige. non commercial supremacy her
position as the largest city In Nevada. q challenged mo se pouts and throws
stones
0oldheld, an leav " alone VI ian ash nothing more We are getting along
pretty will without h asylum and penitsntiary and do not want them. But
ooldheld has way Of doing things and should she svsr TAX a notion that's hs
wanted either Or all Of thsss institutions with tn capitol building and the
Truckee river thrown in-wen, she would go and get them; that's ALL