Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-09-13
SOUTHERN PACIFIC OFFICIAL
PRAISES NEVADA.
Thinks 1t the Place for Young Men
to Get Start.

VIM S. Sprolue, President OF the
Southern Pacific Company, spent last
week i'll Nevada getting acquainted,
and he is enthusiastice about the
States resources and the opportunities
offered Upon his return to San Fran
cisco he expressed himself as follow,:
Having returned from Nevada, the
tour extending over the whole OF last
week and covering all the Southern
Paclis lines in the State. as well as
Tonopah, Goldheld, Carson, Susanv'lle
and Ely, with stops at points OF bus,n-
ness in the State where myself and as
sociate officers visited the citizens i'll
their own places OF business, can say
that the State of Nevada gives many
evidences Of being very prosperous.
Its cities are very much alive and up
to-date Their well paved and well
lighted streets, excellent business
structures and vigorous newspapers all
give evidence OF material prosperity
and attractive social condition -
Boom Stage Passes.
There is more ore i'll sight i'll Ne
vada to day than at any other time III
its history and more money is being
made in the mining business than ever
before The boom stage is passed and
the mining business in a large way is
on solid foundation. The great cop
per smelters of Mason Valley and
Steptoe Valley. at the two ends OF the
State. are in active operation, using
the most scientific processes. The
mills of Tonopah and Goldfeld aggre-
gate probably more than ever before.
1t will be news to many that quick
silver is produced in Nevada in com
mercial quantity. and. | am informed.
protitably. with the unusual feature
that Nevada is also the market for this
product in the recovery of precious
metals
As to reclamation. in addition to the
/ Truckee river. which has wrought
marvels in the Fallon district there
! is a great project at Lahontan which
is the scene of great activity in the
construction by the government of an
immense dam which will catch the
waters of the Carson river and the
4 surplus waters of the Truckee river
in quantity sufficient to irrigate l00.-
| 600 acres OF land The completion of
| this construction Is set for the end OF
, 1914. 1t is public work which, when
! its great locks are finished, will be
worth making trip to see, while its
! spillway will from time to time afford
a magnificent cascade.
Nevada's Future.
While farming has taken the place
of stock raising over considerable
area of Nevada, there are few who
realize how large the stock business
OF that State really is. The stock is
all fetching high prices and the stock
men are prosperous. the single item
of depression in that line OF prodlic-
/ tion being wool That crop is awaiting
action of Congress on the tariff bill
Taken all in all. Nevada is State
that has not yet come into her own.
! 1t is TO be the home of the forty-acre
| farmer. On such farm. the farmer
can grow all the products of the fa-
vored spots of the north temperate
zone of this country, with short
winter and in as delightful and in
vigoratng a summer climate as can
be found anywhere Nevada is for
tunately situated on the main lines of
trauscontinental travel All of the fod-
der she can raise may be eaten on the
farm and the finished live stock ship
ped. thus avoiding the waste involved
in the handling and shipping of raw
materials The wide region around
Lovelock is already laid out in beaut-
ful farms The Southern Pacific is
completing branch line of over 100
miles in length from Fernley. Nevada.
to Susanville. California. reaching
Honey Lake Valley There we find
cherries. aprocots and peaches ripe
and delicious. and the country as beau
tiful as its fruits
If | were young man looking for
cheap land and comfortable living
on the farm. ] would with modest
means find farm in Nevada that
would be satisfactory in every way