Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-01


samples of your grain, honey and
other products of Elko county?
We will at once furnish the
people with fifty thousand postal
cards inviting home seekers to visit
Nevada. We believe in Nevada.
We have abiding faith in the
future. Our company has spent
large sums in advertising. We will
continue to do so, but what is
needed is the advertising of
different counties, setting forth
explicitly the opportunities, and
to whom application should be made
for information. We hope you of
Elko county will do this.
We have been giving special, low
colonist rates for many years.
These rates have been advertised
all over the world. Every county
in California has also advertised,
with result that they have secured
over three.quarters of a million
settlers; Nevada comparatively
none.
Home seekers rate s from
eastern points to Elko, Deeth and
Wells go into effect in March and
continue through the year. They
are low rates. They are to your
own county and town. We are
trying to bring the people here.
1t is then up to you to be prepared
to show them the opportunities
offered by Elko county 10 the end
that they settle h re and produce
wealth in which all will share. !
could go on and tell you of the
splendid butter you are producing
but you most do that your selves.
But | do know that Elko county
a and should have national
reputation as a dairy country.
Mr.. Fulton's remarks were
enthusiastically received.
Superintendent Ogilvie of the
Western Pacific responded to the
next call. He read a telegram
from Mr.. LomaX, passenger traffic
manager of the Western Pacific,
saying it was impossible for him tn
be present but that his company
would do ali in its power to
advertise and build up Elko
county. The passenger department
would meet the people of the
county half way in building up and
settling the county. Mr.. Oglivie
than said that in 1911 the Western
Pacific had paid out in Elko county
mostly in wages 1925, los, of
which $l15.03S was paid to
employees whose homes are in Elko.
In January, the sun Of Sl9,677
was disbursed in this county, of
which Elko received SI4,S93. He
urged a concrete organization
with men whose duty it would be
to gather information and be able
to give accurate information to
people.
The chairman stated that the
county commissioners had received
many inquiries concerning land and
the opportunities offered by the
county, but they had been unable
to answer the questions asked as
they had no reliable information.
He said in the last few month s
fully rs communi cations had been
received, mostly from California.
Mr.. Frederick Davis thought
that Mr.. Fulton talked differently
than the land department of the
Southern Pacific company did.
He had made inquiries about
certain section of railroad land
near town and had received a very
curt letter saying the land was not
for sale.
Mr.. Fulton stated that he knew
nothing about he land matters of
the company and therefore could
give no information on that sub.
ject.
Considerable discussion followed
regarding the permanent organi-
eaton of the Club and Mr.. f.. A. p.
Johnson finally moved that the
temporary organization be con-
tinued for two weeks and that the
secretary send invitations to the
people of every precinct in the
county to meet on March 9th for
the purpose of forming a perman-
ent org anizaion. The motion was
unanimously adopted.