The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-09-28

II now looks like the county seat
removal proposition is a dead issue.
The conservative thinking people
Of the county never thought II would
end otherwise. E
However, the Calienteites who
started the agitation stirred up some
thing and IL nothing else, they have
created q condition OF sectional dis
coid which may take years to over.
come.
The Record has 1t from very good
authority that it will not be many
days until the whole county seat re-
moval question will be declared Off
The legislative candidates who
succeeded in landing the Republica
noininations-and who went before
the people Of the county prior to
the primar, election pledged to work
for the renewal Of the seat Of gov.
eminent from Phoebe to Caliente,
ore forcing the people of Caliente to
come across with the cash suffic.
lent to build some kind of an ecxuse
Of court house and jail-otherwise
they are going to throw the whole
proposition overheard, admit that
they have been jobbed, and then do
the best they can to place them
selves right In the eyes OF the hon.
est taxpayers OF the county. They de-
clare that they are not going out
through the county between now and
the date Of the November election
on any more promises. They had one
dos5 Of that. They told the taxpay-
ers In the places visited a few weeks
ago that Caiiente was going to pu,
up at least $4,000 and such other
sums as would be required to move
the county seat from Pioche'-that
It would not cost the taxpayers Of
the county red cent. Circulars
were sent broadcast through the
county with like promises contained
therein. However, these document
indicated nothing to show by whom
they they were authorized. nor from
whence they animated.
Invariably, promises made withou
something substantial behind then
don't count for much. There never
was much stability behind Caliente'i
county seat removal issue and the
circulars mailed to taxpayers q few
weeks ago furnished good example
Of the shallowness Of the whole prop
osition.i
But az we have said, the Calients
legislative candidates, finding them
selves In somewhat Of an unpleasant,
predicament. have called upon the
citizens Of their town for show.
down. Mr.. w. B. Pace. nominee fol
state esnator, who Is thorough gen
tleman, splendid citizen and for
whom we have the highest regard, Is
not blind to the situation. He could
see the way things were drifting. sc
he called Messrs. ADJUST and Bak-
e.. assembly nominees. In for q con-
ferenAe. As q result Of this, a
mass meeting was held on the
evening Of the 18th inst. The can
didates then stated their position and
IN order to make things appear all
right those in ATTENDANCE had build.
ing committee appointed with Mr..
Geo. X. Riding as chairman. This
committee rendered report last
Monday evening at Warren's hall at
. meeting presided over by Hyrum
8. Laney, the Caliente attorney.
The committee arrived at the con.
clusion that a court house, 50x50 IT,.
two stories high. constructed mainly
OF concrete, could be erected for
the sum OF $1,000. 1t was further
asserted that jail would cost $4,000;
O vault for the safe. keeping OF val
liable records OF tho county, $500;
while the expense OF moving the fur
niturc and fixtures from Phoebe would
not exceed $500. making the total
coct Of the entire layout $4,000.
This all looked very good on pa
per: but when the question Of rails
Ing the real cash came up; there was
1 distinct chill felt all over the
room. Enthusiasm then fell to a
1ow ebb.
Senator J. A. Denton. who was one
Of the principal speakers, endeavored
vainly to arouse interest by de-
claring that he would be one Of the
sirst u suNscrtbs To = worthy cause