White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-26

the Carey act. foslered reclamation
enterprises. exploited the advantages
Of The state 10 intending settlers and
built ~ the wealth and increased The
population OF the several common
gealths.
Oddie's Paramount Hope.
The generosity of the United
States government. to the states
which took active advantage Of the
act. did not stop with the first million
acres appropriated, but IN eaeh IN
stance, after the disposal Of the r
million acres, grants Of from one 70
two million acres each in addition,
have been made. and when Nevada
awakens 10 take advantage of its
first million acres. a precedent is es-
ablished for the granting TO the state
Of one or two million acres more
l have been hopeful, as the para
mount achievement of my admins
t~ration, 10 put Nevada in line with
the other states mentioned in taking
progressive advantage OF its oppor-
tunity, under the provisions Of the
! Carey act, for self-reelamation andde-
yelopment. To cover the field requir-
ed. " bills have been prepared and
introduced; one providing for a Ne
vada bureau of industry. agriculture
and irrigation. which, as the major
part of its duties will have charge OF
the broad work required under the
Carey act. The second is a bill
covering the entire Carey act pro-
cedure in the state and governing
the commission therein. The only
distinction between the procedure
advocated in these two bills, as
against that in force in Colorado.
Idaho. Utah and Wyoming. is that
instead of designating the commits
sion, as in those states. a land
board We propose TO broaden its lati-
tude and under a broader title make
il a general bureau. which. while
conducting its work under the Carey
act, can at the same time devote its
surplus time TO acting as a general
bureau of information on all subjects
appertaining 10 the arts, industries.
agricultural. irrigation and reclama-
tion conditins. resources, opportuni-
ties. projects and possibilities within
the state"
The wisdom Of a broad commission
in view of existing dormant and lat
ent conditions in Nevada, instead of
a narrower one. limited entirely TO
the looking after Carey act lands. is
hardly subject 70 reasonable contro-
versy.
Development Will Follow.
The state needs a general impetus
to be given it in the line OF industrial
and agricultural progress. In a bust
ness world We must essentially pro-
coed along business lines If We ex-
pect TO get results. Investors and
settlers are attracted to states and
localities where they can get exact in
formation instead of hot air declara-
tions and ~generalities. and they go
where such practical information is
SUPPLIES them. The state, and mu-
inequalities in the state. have expend-
ed thousands Of dollars in publicity
and boom literature, without attract
ing more than a few permanent
settlers. Why? Because other states
and municipalities In their publicity
10 attract investors and settlers,
have given we'll prepared and more
or less accurate data. while We have
given eloquent dissertations about
climate and latent resources. We
could not and did not show tangible
opportunity TO the investor and the
settler. We have got to pave the
way for the settler through reclama-
ton and irrigation projects. Then
the ~colonist Will come.
senate May Defeat Bills.
The fate of the two measures in
the senate is not certain. although
believe. knowing the character and
ability of the senate as a body. that
after eneountering lively opposition