The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-19
MARKETS, MINING AND METALS

our south, was simply a question of
dollars and cents.
We deplore the fact that our own
state is away down at the foot in It's
stand against vice and crime. There
appears 10 be little If any hope of
helpful legislation at the hands Of
our present legislature, though we
question not that there are among
our Legislators men of honesty and
high principle. But there are a
goodlv number of us throughout the
state who are united in laying the
foundations for such legislatuice en-
actments as will put Nevada where
she belongs from any and all points
of view.
but coming TO our own county.
surely we are approaching the part
ing of the ways-if indeed il may be
said that White Pine county has not
quite measured up to standard. Es-
pecially the Ely district now occn-
pies an eminence in the eyes of the
country worthy of just pride. and
now 10 her is presented the golden
opportunity of laying such founda-
ton as will maintain her eminence
for time to come. With the ines
Unable wealth of our mountains, the
establishment of plants in our COM
munity which in magnitude outriyal
anything of their kind in the world
the centering here of railways: II
only remains for us now to make
snch sanitary. moral and religious
provisions as will permanently es-
fablsh the district as the center of
f.ssf - f1r 4 /, 10 f.f ha
slope This We surely VIII moi fail
To do.
Ely Is now graphing with the
problems of a comparatively new
corporation We expect of the coun-
ell economic business management
and ample moral protection for our
youth. and 10 this end pledge our
loyal support Its influences for
either good or bad do not stop at
ifs corporate bounds. but extend far
beyond. Hence all, both inside and
outside of the corporate limits. are
vitality concerned in its government.
Just outside 10 her east stands the
young town of East Ely. beautiful in
location. standing on splendid EN-
inenee. affording excellent view both
up aud down ,ne great StcptOe valley
and of sublime mountain peaks in
every direction. The excellent mod
ern foundations already laid, To-
eether with he provisions for soei-
ely and religion. in the way of lib
eral contribution towards church and
school. hespeak for her as com
munity In which II SHAH he de-
light TO live Still here, as In many
another place. exists the saloon at
but nominal cost In Ely the saloon
license both government. state, conn-
~ and city. is little less than
5000 per year And if In Ely the
license is but nominal. what about
our saloons outside of the corporation
where the license amounts 10 less
than $500 per year,
If We are 10 have a change. by all
means the saloon licensse should he
increased Were ii not for the tan
payers, their costs could not be met.
though their licenses were increased
many fold. II is well known fact
that fire water" will down any man
in business and morals. What
thing will do with the individual. it
will do with municipalities, states
and nations in time.
As 10 our stand towards all these
issues. while we maintain our high
ideals. YET we can but seldom accom-
plish the ideal. The thing most ex-
pedient is always the thing Ia do.
To maintain high ideals and even
adopt such measures as advance 10
wards those ideals.
Our church rules are not 50 many
dogmas forced upon our people, hut
ratLer rules by which We may he
guided in our quest for truth. What
We do emphasize as a church is That
sou seek and seize the truth. wher-
ever found, and live MP TO the die
tates of YOUR consciences Is with
regard 10 the ideals each one of MS
should maintain in our civic interests.
Adopt such measures within reach
that make most for that which is
purest and best, and invariably with
The greatest masnanimitY Such a
course can not but produce results
most gratifying and salutary.