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


with the address, six reasons were
given why the County Seat should. be
removed The first has no weight.
because none can deny that they |
would prefer to spend month in
Phoebe, rather than one night in Cal
iente, and because If the, expense ol
keeping indigents is les. at Caliente,
they can be kept there, as they are
at present, without moving the
County Seat. The second arugment
is futile because Phoebe is a railroad
terminal OF more Importance than q
water tank junction; because 1t Is
much more convenient to the majorit
OF agricultural sections of the Coun-
cohe receives ut least two carloads
of freight to every one billed to Cal
ente. The third argument is mere
assumption, having no foundation in
fact The fourth Is inmaterial and
irrelevant, because there Will be no
County Buildings constructed at Cal
iente. The fifth has been refuted in
detail above. The sixth argument
was answered before it was PROFOUND
| ed, in the literature of the Publicity
| Committee. The present Court House
| meets all necessary requirements.
None as good, not to mention one
far superior" could ever be con-
structed for the sum Of $4,000, and,
instead OF taxes being materiallyre-
duced. il the County Seat were re-
moved, the taxpayers would undoubt-
eddy be bnfdened with an additional
debt Of not less than $4,000, not
understanding promises that may have
been made in good faith to the con-
trary.
We feel confident that we would
De able to retain the County Seat
in Phoebe if we could do no more
than answer any and all arguments
brought forward by Caliente. But
we can do more-we can give many
sound reasons which the interested
parties at Caliente do not attempt tt
dispute. We do not question the
right of Caliente, or any other town
to endeavor to secure the County
Seat-if the majority of the people
] in the county think it should bt
moved But when the issue wa:
, clearly sc forth in the Primaries
; with the result that the Senatorial
: candidates in favor Of removal wer
beaten ESQ to I'll, and the candidate
or the Assembly who were p!edeg'
g 70 remove it suffered even wors
e lefeat, 459 to 1872, all loyal citizen
i Of the County will resent the effort
y Of few to ignore the wishes Of tn
t many and insist on its remova
I Srom County view the questio
l. was-would there be any benefit d.
q rived by the County as a whole
If There should be no change If
y would only benefit one par;icul;
l. own. Undoubtedly the greater pop
N alton was in the northern part
o the County, and, unless there W;
n ;ood reason for a change, it wou
4 appear useless 70 impose extra mil
e. tge upno those making trips to Il
H. Jounty Seat. The County answer
II II SHALL NOT BE REMOVED.
,e People have invested money
rs this part OF the County. with Il
lg idea that the County Seat is a mo
IT Il less permanent institution, and n
C. me TO be passed around by the wi
tx ). few people. The injury to
de oche would be far in excess of t
he benefits to Caliente, because
IL | property there is owned by compa
on lively few people, most of the re
lents there are tenants, and the hi!
Oh + rent to pay would be their shs
ai Of the benefits derived One Of
N Jaliente. candidates recently me
eff the flattering suggestion thai Piot
at lid not need the County Seat
st view of its present prosperity;
Pc zen IL we do not need it, We f
nd hat we should retain II in justice
he )nly to those who have invested he
an but to the balance OF the Coul
ne which wants 1t here
r We must admit there are tir
ger when II becomes advisable to m,
err 1 County Scat, but the present
in not such an instance. Under exist
,che conditions, no better place than