Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-11-12

fOr great many years past ti'
Southern Pacific Railroad company
has been hauling almost untold
numbers OF home seekers and set
tiers clear through the State OF Me-
vada into California and settling
them there and for the most part
there they have remained. built
homes and are building up the coun-
try. Recently this company has
been looking toward Nevada as IT'S
trains passed through and have been
saying many good things about our
soil. our climate. and Our undevelop-
ed wealth and resources.
This company is now turning
portion Of its energies toward this
much-neglected state. 1t has been
known that this would happen when
the proper time for them arrived.
and the time has at last arrived and
they are going to help upbu'd this
state as they did California. OF
course their work here will neces-
sarily be on smaller scale, but th-
benefits derived will undoubtedly b."
as great in proportion.
The land department. OF the com
pany is now circulating literature
telling of the great possibilities i'll
the land Of this state and just now
is calling particular attention to land
and opportunities uer Wells. in Elko
County. and Winnemucca i'll Hum
boldt County In a circular with the
heading. "Nevada-the Land Of Full
fllment," among many other good
things. it has the following:
ITS up to Nevada to make good.
Like a giant awakened from the
.lumbers OF half century, Nevad1
is rising to the occasion. and when
the next census report is issued It
will appear in ndelible characters
of majestic size that Nevada has
taken its place in the rank OF agri-
cultural states. The 0pportunity
has always been here, but there were
other attractions to divert attention
from what must always be the chief
source OF wealth OF any common
wealth
Long wave the sage-hrush as the
welcoming banner and live portent
OF prosperity. Where it abounds
there can be no crop failure. Such
K
" attain values OF from Sl00 to So
600 an ac'e. according to location
and cultivation. The higher price
is the Fixed value of fruit lands IN
the uplands of Colorado, Oregon.
Utah and California when converted
into orchards and brought into full
bearing. And it is not so long either
since they were all black sage lands.
dcspised and condemned until some-
body discovered the soil was the
richest black loan so dear 70 the
heart OF the horticulturist.
Nevada. with l0o.S2l square
miles and population OF only 81
S7s or less than one person TO the
square mile, is the most logical
objective point for the colomst and
homeseeker who is looking to the
Land of Opportunity for surceas~
from lily rcquited toll Not that hs
will be exempt from hard labor, for
Nevada is no Utopia. but there Il
assurance Of handsome reward IN
the end, and that. after all. Is the
best spur to ambition
Nevada rewards her adopcea
sons and daughters with bountiful
crops and the highest primary mark
cts in the world. Home consump-
ton will absorb all that may be
produced for years to come. Min
eral development is merely dawn
ing, and hunudreds Of well paid con-
sumers are being added to the pay
rolls of the metal mines every week.
This army OF workers is sending out
hundreds OF thousands of dollars an
rually for produce OF the farm and
garden which should be distributed
at home.