Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-02-18
Publicity a Good Investment.

The Chicago Post is authority for the state
ment that thousands of homeseekers are pouring
into the south almost daily. The Post says;
'The homeseekers movement to the south from
Chicago Tuesday (Feb. y, to the south, south
east and southwest broke all records for one
day over 5000 people leaving on the Illinois
Central and the Frisco system, tWo-thlrds OF
them for Florida The Illinois Central ran iii
teen extra sleepers on the Seminole Llmlted III
two sections The Chicago and Eastern Illinois
ran sixteen extra sleepers, mostly to Texas and
Gulf coast points.
Great efforts are being made at the present
time to direct the movement Of homeseekers
southwark In Omaha alone at the present time
there are located thirty representatives OF Flor
ida land companies and about half as many sell
ing Texas lands Several tram loads OF farm
and household goods expected to be shipped
from Eastern Nebraska March L. for Texas.
We do not call attention to these facts Tor
the purpose of finding fault with southern en-
ferprise and its success in drawing attention to
the magnificent opportunities OF the beautiful
Southland and thereby attracting large portion
of immigration The enrichment OF the south
is of benefit to the entire country. She Is only
lust recuperating from the struggles OF OIL 90
and is still sadly in need OF further emlgra-
ton But we do call attention to the effect OF
united effort. intelligently directed towards the
upbuilding of a community The south has done
an immense quantity of judicious advertising for
a number of years past and is now reapng the
harvest.
Colorado is also about to test the virtue OF
publicity According to dispatches from the city
of Denver ''Denver Frisco 1915 Club is be-
ing formed whose object is to induce large
percentage Of the visitors to the Panama-Paclhc
exposition to pass through that city, either GO
INC or coming. Various schemes for the enter
tainment of these visitors are now beng Tor
mulated One Denverite proposes that Colorado
pay part of the cost of every railroad ticket
purchased by persons living east OF Denver and
bound for San Francisco by way OF Denver.
He proposes that a bonus of - per head be
paid While this suggestion may not prove prac-
tcal. it demonstrates a public spirit that eventu-
ally means gigantic success to that city
But to come nearer home. How about the
state of Nevada? Reno is after pub
lcity'' appropriation and it would be good
idea according to the opinion Of the Bonanza
for the proposition to be made statewide Boost
the entire of Nevada as state and allow each
community to attend to its own section Capital
will come with the people and capital IS badly
needed to develop the now almost dormant IN
drlstres Of the state
Along the same line it might be well to sug
gest that the business men OF Tonopah, were
they to get together and work IN the proper
spirit j. e-for the benefit of all could work
wonders in this camp They could bring II
money and they could bring in people. At least
the people will come with the money. Some
thing should certainly be done to offset the
great damage that has been done this sector
by the closing off of the licensing of gambling
and it should be done at once The only Other
alternative is for the legislature to take some
action and once more place the state OF Nevada
where she properly belongs as typical west
~ state