White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
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tion | suggest, this sum can be very
easily doubled, and thus, an ample
fund will be raised or established to
carry out the Fletcher branch fish
hatchery project.
We, out here in eastern Nevada,
are so far from the western centers.
both the capital and the metropolis,
that we usually get the tag-end of
everything, and the sooner we can
render ourselves, at least partially in
dependent, in respect to most mat
ters, of those in the western part of the
state, the sooner will we realize our
aims and ambitions and the sooner
will we develop this eastern territory.
They in the west have always sent
us cut the small fry fish They prob
ably keep the larger ones for their
own streams. II we establish a
branch hatchery here, we shall be
able to hatch, raise and distribute
among the twenty or more streams in
this county, fish at such an age and
in such condition that they will be
able to develop and grow so that those
among you who are fishermen can go
out and make a splendid catch.
There is anotner subject which |
would urge upon your attention here
tonight, and that is in reference to
the project in which much enthusiasm
and interest has been enlisted in the
last three or four days through the
efforts of our Daily Expositor. You
all know, / have in mind the placing
of Ely on the trans-contlnental tour
ing road. Now. many OF you. I'M
doubtedly, have thought upon this sub
ject as fully as |. and to such know
my remarks need not be addressed.
Il Is to those who have not thought
broadly or fully upon this matter, that
| wish TO stay 2 few words. Do you
gentlemen realize that this project
means for Ely. or has for Ely an i'm
%portance. second only 10 that which
would follow from the extension eff the
RAIN 0hu AHAnhHA IL hOAAiAEtu III /
you realize that the United States gov
eminent. II It Is not already actively
engaged in making the appropriation,
Is about 10 be asked TO appropriate
millions and millions Of dollars to aid
in the making of a great national
trans-continental highway from New
York through TO Los Angeles or San
Francisco? Have You stopped TO think
that comparatively speaking, Ely will
then be one OF the few towns in the
whole United States so favorably stu
ated in respect 10 this tr~anscontinen-
tai travel? Have you stopped to think
that Ely will not only be on this route
but on the forks OF the route itself?
Are YOU aware of the fact, that the
Midland route from the east TO the
coast. divides or forks right across at
your Northern hotel corner? The
route TO Los Angeles being up the Muir
~ canyon road, and the route to San
Francisco being up the Robinson can
yon road. and on TO the coast. Hence
tourists or travellers may naturally be
expected to pause here awhile. Il
make up their minds whether they
shall follow the one fork of the road
to Los Angeles. thence up the coast
to San Francisco. or on the other
hand. to take the other fork of the
road to San Francisco, thence down
the coast to Los Angeles. And speak
ing from the standpoint OF one who
has had, to be sure, a somewhat limit
ed. experience In this matter. let me
assure You that for each car that
stands at night in Ely, there will be
an average, twenty dollars left in your
town.
This selfish monetary argument,
however, Is on full reflection, really
perhaps the least important of any.
Are you aware of the fact that large
advertising possibilities will accrue to
Ely from such trans-continental trav-
ell? People going home after a visit
to the coast will advise their friends of
the excellence of our roads: Of the
wonders TO be seen here and herea-
bouts; of the agricultural, stock-rais-
ing and other possibilities of this
enormous territory. and as | look at
this matter, the larger measure of
benefit to Ely will probably accrue
from such advertising.
Now, let us resolve to all get to-
gether and boost this matter. The
work, through the efforts of Mr.. Hoag
and the Ely Exposition, is already well
under way and anything that we can
do to assist them. we ought to be very
anxious and willing to do. This ques-