The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-06
INTERVIEWS WITH
NEW OFFICE HOLDERS
JOSEPH Il. STEVENS GIVES SOME
IMPORTANT POINTS = WILL
STAND FOR HETTERAIENTS.
FAIRNESS AND LOWER TAXES

White Pine countys new officials.
elected in November. have entered
upon their duties, with exception of
the new members of the Legislature.
who await assembling of that body.
In these new officials the people of
the county generally have concern
and in what they have to say as 10
their plans for the future. involving
the conduct of their offices and vari-
Gus improvements which il is TO he
hoped will be brought about. all tax
payers have interest. The News
considers the presentation of such
matter at this time 10 be opportune
and will have some interesting inter-
views TO present Below it gives one
with Joseph r. Stevens, long term
commissioner. which contains import
ant points.
Mr. Stevens has been a resident of
White Pine county for three years,
and is one of the largest individual
property holders in the district
Among Mr.. Stevens holdings is a
one-quarter interest In the Northern
hotel. a property that represents an
investment of S137,500. Mr.. Stevens
also owns a one-quarter interest in
the firm of j. f. Stevens d Co, the
largest firm of its kind in eastern
Nevada Mr.. Stevens in an inter-
view with a News representative yes
terday had this to say:
1T is my intention. as commits
sioner. TO treat each section of the
county with the utmost justice. Tn
der no circumstances will | favor any
measure that will have the upbuild-
ing of one section at the expense of
another While in office. II will be
my aim TO see that a just valuation is
placed on all property in the county.
and by so doing, lower the rate of
taxation. SO that it will be an induce
ment for outsiders to invest here
Among the big investors Of the coun-
try today the matter of tax rates is
more seriously considered than any
other one thing. will also favor
the making of a map that will show
the holdings of each person or COM
pany in the county. In the past.
great deal of property has not been
assessed, because the assessor has
had no means of finding out what
property was assessable. When this
map is made, II will be made at the
least cost. consistent with good
workmanship. When our new court
house is completed ! will favor the
putting in of nice grounds. the same
TO be kept up by the prisoners. This
will serve two purposes, one TO beau
tify the grounds. the other 10 give
the prisoners something to do. and
those who do not care 10 work. will
drift to other sections where they are
not compelled 10 do hard labor while
serving ont a sentence. In the mat
ter of letting contracts. there will be
no Partially shown. and when any
work is done for the county. and the
same is accepted by us, we will see
that il is paid for.
Il also favor county hospital
that will be credit TO the county.
one wherein an operation can be per-
formed without the surgeons taking
all kinds of chances on the sanitary
conditions. We should have an op-
Grating room with all modern con-
veniences and appliances for our doc
tors, one to which any one. no matter
what his financial standing. would
readily go. should an operation be
imperative. There should be a source
of revenue derived from this that
would more than pay for the main
tenance. of the hospital In the mat
ter of appointments, I am I'm favor
of waiting a month before mafing
any changes in present force of coun-
ty employees, hoping in that time to
be better posted on all conditions, so
that If any changes are male that
they will be for the best