The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-06-25

upon which thousands upon thousands
of dollars OF the peoples money. is
to be abandonded and for the simple
reason that the democratic prison
board wanted some agricultural land
and claimed that none could be found
near the present site, although the
extra session of the legislature of
1908 under dmeocratic control, bought
for this very purpose forty-seven
acres of land adjoining the present
prison site. The purchase was made
from a then state official and the sum
Of three thousand dollars fell into his
hands. Really sixty-five dollars an
acre should have bought land suit
able for the raising of vegetables.
This new prison Is to cost the tax
payers of the state three or four
hundred thousand dollars and unless
the board shows more intelligence
In this work than was shown in the
building of the state library build
ing and in the sinking of the double
oarrelled artesian well in the CAPT.
tai square; the poor dear people are
| going to get it where the chicken got
| the AK The grass grows green over
the spot where the democratic board
Of capitol commissioners buried &c.,
900 in 600-foot well that failed to
slow. This money was squandered in
| useless endeavor when a flowing
well Of vast benefit to the city and
state could have been easily secured
with a very small amount of money
within the proven artesian belt. But
our democratic friends wanted to ex-
pertinent In an unproven field with
an old worn out machine at the price
If fifty dollars per day, in the hopes
that they would be able to find a well
and thus be able to build house or
tank over it SO as to perpetually mar
the beauty Of the capitol grounds.
Not only was their wastefulness
shown in the matters just cited but
IN the building of the state library
they were in their highest state OF
efficiency. To contrast the building
of the library building under demo
cratic control with the building of
high school BUILDING in this city un-
der republican control is to find the
democratic party guilty of gross ex.
travance.
The legislature Of 1905 appropriated
10000 for the purpose of building a
NEW library and supreme court build
ing. The appropriation was sufficient
to construct such building, espec
tally with all the stone furnished free
by prison labor. When the thing
was finished however, it was found
that there was no provision made fol
!, the supreme court, and the crowded
condition Of the capitol building only
slightly relieved. An octagon affail
with a pagoda roof, connected to the
main building with Siamese twir
attachment is what cost the people
$4,000, there being relief bill fol
about $4,000 put through the legis
lature to complete the monstrosity
Several architects have barely es
capped heart failure after viewing the
building when first seeing It.
At the time this building was beins
! constructed another building was ii
/ course OF erection under the manage
nept Of republican board of schoo
trustees. This building, made of con
crete and stone. was erected fol
less than $4,000 (not a thing wal
furnished free) and building twic,
the size Of the democratic library
building and which probably contains
ten times the amount of lumber II
the floors and partitions as in tn,
library building
In point OF construction the schoo
5 building Is In every way superior tt
i the library building and is three time
1 as valuable although 1t cost fifty pc
n cent less.
The people are the judges as t
whether the democratic party has fu
8 filled its trust imposed upon it b
! the people. The democratic admins
I tration cannot point to single thin
I that 1t has done in better way thai
i this library affair 1t is a fai