Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-11-29

to bring the melted snow from the
lofty mountain ranges, or by artesian
welis and pumping plants to tap the
flow of water. but short distance be
meath your fertile valleys. Elko
county contains between eleven and
twelve million acres of land and sew
cnty per cent of this is agricultural
land In other words, Elko county
agricultural land By setting a family
on each two hundred acres, this would
mean that forty thousand families
could be located in Elko county
alone; and what is said OF t,lko county,
is applicable to Humboldt county and
some other counties in this State.
These lands, if improved. can be pur
chased at ten to twenty-five dollars
($10 to $25) an acre; whereas in Cali
fornia the same kind of land would
cost ten times that amount There are
thousands of acres of Government
land yet open to homestead or desert
entry Gentlemen of the present Leg
isature. it is up to you to secure set
tiers for these lands, if you want to
build up your State and have per-
manent citizenship.
How Shall Farmers be Secured?
You have better opportunity to
secure settlers than any other State
in the Union. for three transconti-
mental railroads cross your State. to
wit the Western Pacific. Southern Pa
cifc and Salt Lake. all of which will
carry thousands of settlers to the west
during the next two years, seeking
permanent homes | would suggest
that YOU pet in touch with these re-
spective roads and make arrange
ments for advertising your farming
lands During the San Francisco and
San DIEGO Expositions in 1915. would
be golden opportunity to secure set
tiers. bv having volu State advertised
at both these fairs. Don't trust Cali
fornianS to do it for YOU. if you do.
YOU will SURELY be left: but 90 there
in person and advertise your State.
will give you two examples OF how
Californians advertise other sections,
or even another CITY or town. Some
tourists in Los Angeles were DESTROYS
OF visiting the beautiful little queen
city of the south San Diego: but were
told that there was nothing at San
Diego worth seeing and her chief
assets were sand and fleas. A real
estate man at Oceanside. who failed
to sell the prospective buyer. and who
learned that the party was thinking
of going to Escondido to purchase,
said: "Escondido is a very nice town
and has a good back country; but
there is something in the climate of
Escondido that is difficult to under
stand Even the weather bureau man
can't explain it, for is as hot as i'll
summer and as cold as-in winter
So, gentlemen. be sure not to trust
the advertisement OF your State to
the Californians, unless you first get
them interested and then you could
have no better side-partncr than
hustling Californian | have already
consumed more of your time than !
first expected and trust that if | have
suggested anything of merit you NAV
Seeoyu way clear to adopt it In con-
clusion. | wish TO say that the bill |
have seen just introduced into your
legislature AUTHORIZING each county
in the State to spend five thousand
dollars in sinking wells for water is
in my opinion one of the best means
TO develop your State and secure
farmers to settle therein Finally, be
sure not to put too high values on
vour lands. when the purchasers be
"in to come Let the other fellow
have chance to make a dollar
thank YOU for the attentive hearing
you have given me-