The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-09-29
ODD|F CONSISTENT
FRIEND OF LABOR

That the Hon. T. l.. Oddie, Republi
can candidate for governor, has al
ways been the friend of labor is best
demonstrated by a review of the con-
ditions which existed in the early days
Of Tonopah.
Shortly before the property had been
sold by the original owners, Butler,
Brougher and Oddie, they had granted
about l30 leases on the property and
Oddie had been made manager by the
purchasers. A number Of serious dis
putes arose between the leasers and
the company and it was only Oddie 3
firm determination and deep-seated de-
sire for a "square deal' that saved
the camD from serious trouble and pre-
vented the leasers from losing a large
part of their ore. He was always
ready to lend his aid to anybody de-
serving of assistance and always ready
to fight for those who needed help.
He made a determined fight for high
wage scale and carried his point. When
the Miners union officials came to
camp, it was proposed to make So a
day the minimum, this having been
the scale which was being paid in
Douglass and other surrounding camps.
Oddie stoutly maintained that 81 a
day should be the minimum, and after
a most vigorous fight on his part the
$4 scale was adopted, the result being
a high class of miners in the camp,
good wages and contentment. He has
always insisted on these conditions
with the thousands of men he has EN-.
ployed and his efforts and actions In
this direction have justly won for him
the friendship of the working men
throughout the state, and wherever you
meet a miner and mention Oddie g
name you will hear the miner saw,
"Oddie has always been the friend of
the man who works, and has always
stood for square deal; he is our
friend.o
During the first years of Tonopah
he was elected to the Office of district
attorney of Nye county, receiving the
unanimous vote of its citizens and re-
ceiving a salary of $50 per month
payable in scrip, worth about 16
cents ON the dollar). Out of this
princely stipend he had to pay all the
expenses of the Office, including depu-
ties, fuel, light and other incidentals,
which resulted in a loss of several
thousands of dollars to him, but ne
served out his term not only with credit
to himself but to the satisfaction OF
all the citizens of Nye county. He
went down in his own pocket each
year to pay the expenses of the Office
In 1904 he was elected state senator
o. Nye county and served through
three seasons of the legislature and
made a record for himself which COM
manded the respect of even those
political leaders who were opposed to
him. He sacrificed fortune in serving
his county in this way, as his business
affairs suffered severely during his alb
sence from the southern part of the
state at a most critical time, but be-
ing made of the stun which enables
men to stick to their posts of duty, no
matter how great the sacrifice may be,
he completed his term.
Oddie has made several millions in
his mining ventures and has invested
it in many mining and other ventures
within the state; he has brought mil
lions of dollars of outside money into
the state, and has been = one of the
most active men that Nevada has
known for many years.
Mining has not been the only in.
dustry in which Oddie has taken a
lievly interest, agriculture and stock
raising having engaged his attention to
considerable extent and he has spent
large amount of money re-claiming
desert lands and bringing in blooded
cattle and horses to the state, and has
always evinced deep interest in any.
thing that would be for the better
men of the state and its people.
He has had a wide exerience In
practically every branch of business
that has been conducted in the south
ern mining camps and in the ranch.
ing communities and is especially well
fitted to fill the oL.ce of goveror, be-
cause of his executive ability, expert
ence and energy.