Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-08-31
MAY ABANDON
NEVADA EXHIBIT

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The Panama Pacific fair COM
mission is beginning to see the
light. At meeting Friday the
commission unanimously adopted
a resolution asking the boaros
Of county commissioners to advise
the commission Of the sentiment Sin
the counties on the proposition Of
abandoning Nevada's part in the
exposition. We do not know what
advice the commissioners OF this
county will give, but we hope it
will be in favor of the abandonment
proposition.
The commission claims that only
$4,000 of the amount appropriat.
ed by the legislature is now avail
able for exposition purposes. The
debts contracted by the commission
amount to Sc, 200, none of which
has been paid. Part of the Sc, 1000.
is due to members of the legisla-
ture that passed the $4,000 ap.
preparation for exposition purposes
and should not be paids If paid at
all, it should he by the men who
made the appointments.
Following r the resolutions
adopted by the commissioners:
Whereas, the present European
war the duration and result of
which cannot be foretold, is bring
ing about a temporary curtailment
of production in our mining indus
try. and is more or less affecting
other industries of the state, and,
Whereas, such war or its results
could not have been anticipated
by the legislature at the time of
the passing of the act providing
for the states representation at the
Panama-Pacific and Panama Cali
fornia expositions, and
Whereas, the reduced production
in the mines of Nevada, or storage
of product thereof, will cause a
loss in bullion tax revenue, and
Whereas, it appears from the
facts ard figures ascertainable
from the state controllers office
and the Nevada tax commission
that the amount of revenue actual
ly collected under the assessed
valuation Of 1913 was only slightly
above the amount required for the
running expenses of the state and
of the amount TO be expended on
the California expositinns but $751;
600 is at present actually available;
the balance therefore, is still to be
collected and a be obtained only
through a large increase in the as
sessed valuation of the state for
1914. In addition to the increased
valuation the exposition appropria-
tion will necessitate a further In
creased valuation will be required
to make up the possible loss of
revenue from bullion taxes.
Now, therefore, be it resolved,
that the board of directors of the
state of Nevada for said expnsi-
tons hereby request each county
commissioners of the 16 counties Of
the state to make inquiries and adj
wise this hoard Of the public senti-
ment of his county upon whether
or not it is advisable to abandon
Nevada's representation ut said ex-
position, and immediatels discon-
tiaue all expense In come tion
herewith, and
Be it further resolved, that said
county commissioners are requested
to advise this board Of the senti-
ment of their counties upon this
matter on or before September
10, 1914, and
Be it further resolved that the
county commissioners Of the sew
eral counties Of the state, are
are hereby advised that the
plans formulated by this, board
contemplate the expenditure Of
about $4,000 Of the $140, 900,
made available by the act of the