The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-28

Let the school lands and the school
land moneys build up the state and
at the same time earn more than at
present by being invested in the
sefest proposals. Let it be the means
of bringing into the state family after
family OF home making settlers, peo-
pie who want homes in an agri-
cultural country and are willing to
wo K their full share and more to-
gain a foothold. This is the idea of
Ca .itain Harry Gosso of the River
side hotel who is advocating the ap-
pointment of a committee to study
the subject from all angles and sub
nit some recommendation regarding
the matter to the state legislature,
says the Reno Gazette.
Brief y. Captain Goose believes;
That the state needs settlers more
tEan it needs anything else at the
present time. And to get them, his
plan, briefly outlined, is to let the
state set them up in business. In
ether wo.'ls, let the state help theI
10 secure arm and put it On pay
iig basis, let the farmer pay back to
the st S.e what he has cost the com
monwealth, together with a reason
able SUN of interest
insofar as actual cash is concern,
ed, not a cent would be given the
newcomer The state would pay fol
the land he wished TO settle on, and
also pay for small house and what
oven equilment in the way of agrf
cultural improvements was needed
All this with the understanding that
the newcomer was to have. say foul
o. five years in which to get q
fp Glold. The first year, Of course
hei could hardly more than get his
land cleared. The second year ht
would just begin getting a start
while in the third and fourth years
he would begin to have an incom,
which would allow him to buy hi!
home And throughout the entire
tettld, as any person taking up ,
farm under the proposed condition
wuuld nei be allowed to take any
thing pertaining to the farm ava,
with him in case he grew tired ant
wished to quit. And if Che man wh'
quits had been on piece of land tw
years, then the state would have tha
much more choice a farm ahead,
equipped, to offer to some more rC
liable man.
or course there are many detail
to plan like this which would nece
sarily have to be worked out by e,
perts, but in proposing the substanc
OF the scheme, Mir Gosse believes h
has strlbk the keynote for the futur
upbuilding of Nevada, and he is g
ing to make every effort to fan tn
public interest to the point whel
some definate steps will be taken t
carry the plan into execution.
Roughly estimating-for exact fl
ures are impossible without more d
tailed Investigation and study-M
Golse figures that should the stat
appropi .ate only $500, 900 to the wor
that, at least would be sufficient
bring between 200 and 800 ne
famili ) into the state.
The armer coming TO the state
take IN land under this plan wou
not b. allowed to come here and sill
ply ask for and be granted tract
land, house and farming impl
,nents. He would have to give {
aS,ount Of hims If for at least
yrs back, to show he was fair
Trustworthy man and not one Civ,
to going into such things because
thought il was an opportunity to g
something without effort or expens
oul Ct lhS odiiN N'Nii 'hottah
10-year rccord might show that
fasmer had failed to make payil
investment of his farm in some 9th
part of the country, this would n
necessarily bar him from being civ
grant in Nevada. For the inyes
gators into a mans character wol
have to be liberal enough and wi
enough common sense to pick out I
real men and take into considerati
conditions surrouding the man VIII
he made his other attempt, For
man who failed in one state mig
coma to the fertile lands of Neya
and make the biggest success of al
because he would be coming into
own under proper conditions.
Under a liberal you help me a
I'll help you plan, Nevada could
made to grow rapidly. Mr., Goose