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

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.t their full share and more td
gain foothold This is the idea Of
Ca ,tain Harry Gosso of the River
side hotel, who is advocating the ap-
pointment of committee to study
the subject from all angles and sub
nit some recommendations regarding
the matter to the state legislature,
says the Reno Gazette.
Eref.y, Captain Goose believes:
That the state needs settlers more
til an 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 wois, let the state help theI
to secure a tarm and put it on a pay
ing basis, let the farmer pay back to
the sty q what he has cost the COM
monwealth, together with reason
able sum of interest.
Insofar as actual cash is concern
ed, not cent would be given the
newcomer. The state would pay for
the land he wished to settle on, and
also pay for a small house and what
ever equipment in the way OF agrit
cultural improvements was needed.
All this with the understanding that
the NEWCOMER was to have, say four
ot five years In which to get a
fNGlold The first year, OF course,
hej could hardly more than get his
land cleared. The second year. he
would just begin getting start.
while in the third and fourth years
he would begin to have an income
which would allow him to buy his
hcme And throughout the entire
procc edings the state would be pro
tett ID, as any person taking up a
farm under the proposed condition
would not be allowed to take any,
thing pertaining to the farm away
with him in case he grew tired and
wished to quit. And if Che man who
quits had been on a piece of land two
years, then the state would have that
much more choice a farm, already
equipped, to offer to some more re-
liable man.
OF course there arc many details
to plan like this which would neces
sarily have to be worked out by ex-
perts, hut in proposing the substance
OF the scheme, Mr.Gosse believes he
has strli.k the keynote for the future
upbuilding of Nevada, and he is go
ing to make every effort to fan the
public interest to the point where
same definate steps will be taken tt
carry the plan into execution.
Roughly estimating-for exact fig
ures are impossible without more de
tailed investigation and study-Mr
Gocs Sc figures that should the stat
APPROX. late only 100000 to the work
that. al least, would be sufficient tt
bring between 200 and 800 new
familits into the state.
The GARNER coming to the state
take up land under this plan woul
not be allowed to come here and sin
ply ask for and be granted a tract
land, house and farming impl'
Enents. He would have to give a
atScount CT hims If for at least
yrs back, to show he was fafrl
trustworthy man and not one give
to going into such things. because
thought it was an opportunity to g
somsthing without effort or expens
But at the same time, even though
10-year record might show that
farmer had failed to make payir
investment of his farm in some 9TH
part of the country. this would nj
necessarily bar him from being give
a grant in Nevada. For the invest
gators into mans character @ou
have to be liberal enough and wit
enough common sense to pick out Il
real men and take into considerable
conditions Surrounding the man WIFI
he made his other attempt. For tt
man who failed in one state mig
come to the fertile lands of Nevat
and make the biggest success of an
because he would be coming into b
own under proper conditions.
Under liberal you help me al
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