Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-29
ElKO DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE

has it ever done TO warrant the use
Of Its title? That is the burning
question Of the hour in Elko
County?
A development league properly
managed when working to advance
the best interests of the commun-
ity is a good thing. When run in
the interests of its officers and paid
supernumeraries it is nothing but
fraud if it collects the money
from the public and then diverts
it to further their own personal
and private interests. If that is
done a charge of obtaining money
under false %pretenses should be
laid before the proper tribunal.
Can a man who is not familiar
with the needs Of the community
and the local conditions, ender
adequate services as secretary? 1t
would seem that a mar acquainted
with Elko County and in touch
vita her people would be able to
render better service than one who,
has scarcely acquired a residence
here. 1t would seem to any man of
! common barnyard sense that if the
advancement of Elku and Elko
County were the objects sought to
be attained the local papers would
be given the proceedings OCCASION
ally aud given an opportunity to
promulgate the gospel of develop
ment. In order to give the public
a little insight into the situation
as it may be said that the devlop.
ment league or no official of that
organization has ever been inside
The Independent office to the know
ledge of the Editor since his incum-
bency over six months ago. No re-
ports of progress made has been
furnished for publication and any
thing appearing from time to time
in the columns of this paper has
been secured with the greatest
apparent reluctance on the part Of
the officials of that organization.
Is there something to conceal in
the management and is that the
reason for their cutting the indie
endent off their calling list? On
behalf of a number of subscribers
to the development league funds
we now call on the League to pub
lish a detailed statement of receipts
and expenditures. The men who
have subscribed the money have
a right to know to what use it has
been put. If this league is used as
a vehicle for the development of
the practice Of a certain law firm
and the business of a certain news
paper to the detriment of others,
then The Independent will proceed
to Skin" the Elko Development
League and hang its hide on the
fence" The columns of this paper
are open to the league to publish
the statement of its receipts and
expenditures in detail. The public
have a right to know and they
shall know and it will be told
through the columns of this pap
er. The Independent will give
the League every opportunity to
set itself right before the public.
II it is a CLOSE corporation" run
in the interests and for the benefit
of a few we want to know it. If
we are doing the League an Unjust
ice we shall be glad to make
amends as soon as we are con-
vinced Of the error of our ways.
Let it be understood right at this
time The Independent is a force
that must be reckoned with and
il we do not get fair treatment at
the hands Of the public concerns
and puplic officials somebody will
hear something drop, when least
expected. We are here to give
everybody a fair show and we insist
and demand the same Treatment.
We will not be ignored and the
sooner come people learn that. the
better for all concerned.
We have remained silent six
months to give this organization a
chance to recognize the Independ-
ent as a public newspaper. 1t has
been seen fit to ignore it, hence
this move is made Mining camps
and municipalities all over the
country employ secretaries to pre-
pare copy, etc for the press. The