The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-26

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en- happens that some part Of your
property. is silently removed and plac-
cd elsewhere, 80 thai the next days
sun will show il in a very ludicroue
lieht 1t Is just such nonsensical
pt4nk that few Of teh citizens OF
Caiienta desire to play on the rest
OF Lincoln County on Election day,
when shey propose to move the pres
en-. Cormty Seat, piecc-meal or other
wise, and set Ii down at Caliente
In some such, barren waste as was
ILLUSTRATED in the last issue Of the
Prospeetor-then ohlige the balance
Of the County to move 1t back.
To the best Of our knowledge,
the germ Of the movement was bre1
In the fertile (?l brain Of one GrahaI
who frequently, in humorous mood,
alluded to Phoebe as the Temporary
County Seat" This germ was care
fully nurtured and cultured by few
interested parties, until short time
before the Primaries, when it waa
exhibited to the public in swaddling
clothes. In the Primaries, it was
given a good strong dose OF germi-
eide, and would have died quietly if
the few interested parties, mention
ed above, had not administered
enough powerful restoratives and
stimulants to keep 1t in existence un-
til next Election Day, on which day
dttth.
The first intimation of serious de
signs on the County Seat ernanating
from Caliente was the report that
the interested parties" had secured
control &C the newly organized Gal
iente Club, and that they would use
it to further their selfish interests.
The next move was the circulation
OF a petition--in Caliente-caliing for
donations to defrGy the expense OF q
new Court House, moving records
and 80 forth, TO which fabulous
amounts were subscribed--on paper
Up to that time, the balance of The
County had looked upon the idea as
p9acyical joke; they did not real
ize that such move could be made
without putting the proposition to {
direct vote. But when it was learn
ed that the movement was In earn
est, and the County Seat could b.
removed by the simple expedient o
legislative Juggling, the balance o
the County began to sit upand tax
notice. They had been caught nap
ping four years ago. on the Count
Division, aud the bitter pin, the
were forced to swallow then ha
kept them from sleeping very sound
ever since. The "Pioche Publicit
Committee" was organized, ant
with the view OF ascertaining ho'
the balance Of the County felt abol
q change of County Seat, petition
were circulated througout the Coul
ty protesting against its remoV
from Phoebe. When the signature
to the petitionl disclosed the fa
that about Is per cent of the Ia
payers Of the County favored
retention in Phoebe, the Committ'
realized that the efforts toward
,noyal must come to naught. but
the few interested parties" OF e;
iente refused to read the writing
the wall, literature was distribute
giving q few salient arguments IN Il
or If Phoebe. 1t was shown from {
1911 tax roll (the 1912 roll not ha
ing been completed them that
oche not only had the largest
sessed valuation Of any town in t
County, but 1t actually paid mo
taxes than any other two towns; tn
Phoebe had more taxpayers than a
other three towns in the County, n
ina 1874 to 70 In Calientes that
assessed valuation Of Phoebe exec
ed that of Caliente by $4l.s27, ev
Including the railroad valuation
Calente which amounted to $26,3'
land that the present tax rate
$500 already the highest OF
County In the State, must ineVita
be made still higher y the Coul
Seat should be removed, as hist
could not show single metal
where-regardless Of promises to
contrary, the removal Of Cou
Seat had failed to impose an