Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-01-26
ELKO COUNTYS new CITY

Special correspondence.
The past week has been a busy
one in the newest and biggest
little city in the State of Nevada.
On Monday, the 18th, the South
ern Pacific invaded the place with
two private cars bearing officials
of that railroad and some from
the Union Pacific. Among the
officials may be mentioned j. M.
Davis, Sup. U. p; VIM. Toy. Asst.
Supt !; J. T. Rowland, Dist. Sup.
S. p; F. w. Heintzman, Sup.
Motor Car; D. Hecker. Master
Mechanic, and M. Fisher Division
Engineer.
The new depot will be completed
early in February when a daily
motor car sevrice will be inaugu-
rated.
The Pacific Reclamation Com
pany is pioneer in the kind OF
work being done in Nevada. This
company and its subsidiary COM
panv, The Metropolis Improve
ment, have made city to order
out in the sage brush. They have
built and equipped one hundred
thousand dollar hotel, built and
furnished a modern school house.
built over mile Of cement side
walk: Put in operation a water
works system of sufficient capacity
to meet the requirements of city
of 3 to 5 thousand population, put
in successful operation a modern
electric light plant and telephone
system and then by completing
the dam and irrigation bitches
invite settlers to come to Elko
county and enjoy all the conven-
fence of city life. with none of the
Inconvenience of pioneer life to
contend with. Here in our swn
county. at our very door is an
opportunity to live in a modern
| city, made to order, or to grow
grain or fruit on irrigated land as
fertile as the valley of the Niles.
1t is not dream or a visionary
promise but reality. The con-
sumation of a scheme so well
thought out and so admirably cx-
ecutcd as to Danish all doubling
thoughts, and put Nevada knock
ers under the sod.
The Pacific Reclamation Co.'S
advent marks an epoch in the
history of Nevada The men
behind the scheme are endowed
with brains, brawn and IN oney. All
these requisites are brought into
requisition with mazing repidity and
the greatest prodigality.
The company has unlimited faith
in Nevada and have been quick to
respond to the call of wisdom in
the general scheme of develop
ment. IL is backed with ample
capital to carry to successful
conclusion every promise made or
implied. II is managed by men
who are big and broad in every
sense Of the word. They are the
livest bunch that has thus far
operated in Nevada. May their
tribe increase and their field Of
usefulness enlarge. Such men
and such schemes will put Nevada
where she belongs on the map.
The talk which has been appear
Ing in the papers of the United
States about pulling Of a prize
fight at Metropolis is only n clever
piece Of advertising. The manage
ment have not entertained the
proposition for minute. They
would be the first to invoke the
law to stop IL, il there was any
real effort TO pull off the fight in
the vicinity of Metropolis. How
ever, thousands Of people all over
the United State now know Of
Metropolis, Nevada, and will re-
member II all their lives. II was
a fine and inexpensive advertise
ent for Ncyada's newest aspirant
| for civic honors.
W. T. Mcneil, who is gathering
material for the souvenir edition
of the Reno Journal, is in town.
He is very anxious to gather all
the facts possible about Elko
county's agricultural, mineral and
stock raising resources. He is
stopping at the Commercial Hotel
where he would be pleased to