The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-10-15
Nevada's Publicity Law

"a lation in mining stocks during the past few years and the df-
"A fculty experienced in securing strictly accurate information
regarding some of the stocks put out, there was enacted in the Ne
vada Legislative meeting of two years ago a law which requires the
filing of semi-annual reports with the state. This law went into
effect last June, when the first report was filed.
1t requires that all companies engaged, either directly or indi
recty, in the working or development of mining property in the state
of Nevada, and selling OF offering for sale any of its shares or capital
stock, shall file with the county recorder of each county in which it
holds property, and in the office of the attorney general, a duly sworn
statement giving certain specific information Among other things
enumerated, the statement must show the number and names of all
claims owned, a description Of all buildings and machinery on the
property, the amount and cost of such development as has been ac-
complished during the six months previous. 1t also requires a strict
financial accounting.
While the law does not require that this report shall be distrib-
uted to~the stockholders, a number of companies took advantage Of
the opportunity to fully inform their stockholders concerning the
affairs of their companies. Such action can only result in good, both
to the company and to the stakeholder. The next report is due in
November.
The Esmeralda Republican machine is trying to borrow the fire
Of the Democratic state and county candidates. Just a little while
ago the Republicans, headed by Senator George Nixon, were shouting
that the Southern Pacific is not in politics in Nevada. Now-what a
switch! But, really, how are the Republicans going to make their
charges stick that Denver S. Dickerson is in Southern Pacific en-
ploye, when a few months ago they were trying to lambaste the eter-
nal stufiing out of him because he forced the State Board of Assess
ors to raise the Southern Pacific assessment fgures9 By the way,
Sheriff Bradley, a Republican official, voted against the increase of
the assessment valuation of the railroad property until he had been
whipped into line, and found out that to be with the winning" side
he had to vote the other way.
Senator Nixon never did tell the miners of the Goldfeld district
why he assumed the role Of strikebreaker three years ago. Perhaps
his memory failed him. And we wonder if the smiles Nixon met with
when he evinced a great interest in the underground workers and
toured the mines OF the camp, were not caused by the underground
boys thinking what they are going to do to Nixon on election day.
That all right. The Bosses can tell the men how to vote, but when
the voter is in the privacy of the election booth he can vote as he
lpleases, and the boss don know anything about who is voted for.
Is the local Republican press having conniption fits for fear the
tariff on wool will be lowered because Clarence Sage, chief detective
for the Goldfeld Consolidated Mines company, and his brother are
reported to have paid $250O00 for a sheep ranch? Just what is the
relation between the increased profit given by the high tariff on wool
to the Nevada sheep growers and the thirty per cent increase in
price that all the people of the state-including the woolgrowers-
have to pay for all wooden articles they buy in the marketg Does
the profit to the woo[growers compensate for the additional cost of
wooden goods to the balance of the people of Nevada?
The Republican press and the Republican candidates lie and
know that they lie when they try to intimate that the Democratic
campaign is backed by George Graham Rice. The fact that they lie
so freely and avoraciously shows how hard up they are for campaign
material. 1t is anything and everything to dodge the real issue,
which is-Are the Southern Pacific, Nixon and Blakeslee to be given
control of the state government or is it to remain with the people2