The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-07-02
NOTICE
THE GREATER HUMBOLDT COR
PORATION

THE GREATER HUMBOLDT COR
PORATION
Nevada Bureau of Industry, Agricul-
ture and Irrigation, Office of the
Commissioner, Carson City, Neva-
da, June 20, 1914.
The Greater Humboldt Corporation,
| Winnemucca, Nevada.
Sir: The attention Of this Commits
sion, within the past few days, has
been called to certain advertisements
of The Greater Humboldt Corporation
appearing in the Silver State, Of June
%, 1914, and on certain prior dates.
| The advertised statement that:
"The Greater Humboldt Corporation
and its plans have been approved by
Governor Tasker l.. Oddie, Commits
sioner Chas. Norcross and General G.
l.. Deadly, of the Commission Of In
dustry, Agriculture and Irrigation, !"
is unequivocally false.
The statement, in effect, in such
advertisements that The Greater
Humboldt Corporation is a Carey Act
enterprise and proceeding under the
Carey Act statute of this state, is un-
true.
The statement that The Greater
Humboldt Corporation has Legal
asets, under decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States (whatever
that may mean): water rights appli-
cations valued at $4,000, 900. 90, - is
a gross exaggeration, if it purports to
represent the immediate or probable
value of the several applications to
appropriate the unappropriated WA
ters of the Humboldt river and its
tributaries, as the status of the same
appears in the Office of the State En-
gineer.
| The statement of enormous profits
of Carey Act enterprises in other
states, contained in such advertise
ment, is controverted by the fact that
on April 9th, last, there met at Den
yer, at invitation of the Secretary of
the Interior, the western governors
State Land Boards for a conference
with the department. officials to con-
slider, primarily, the disastrous fnan-
cial condition of the majority Of
Carey Act reclamation enterprises.
The Greater Humboldt Corporation,
to date, not being an applicant for
single acre of Carey Act land in this
state, has so kept without the opera
tions of the Nevada statute, under
authority of which this Commission
exercises control over the statements
made in advertisements and promo
tion literature for the sale of stock
and to secure settlers.
! TAKE NOTICE: That before The
Greater Humboldt Corporation win be
granted any such application, that,
aside from the satisfactory determi-
nation of the validity and sufficiency
of its water-right applications, il win
have tor appear before this Commission
with complete showing Of its cor
bporate affairs and transactions; purge
Itself of all charges of misrepresen-
tation and fraud, and either submit
to such reorganization and elimina-
ftions from its management as this
Commission may require to insure its
success and proper conduct as quasi
public enterprise, or establish to the
satisfaction of this Commission that
its existing organization, management
and plans are trustworthy and sound.
This statement ordered to be mail
ed to the secretary of said corpora
tion and given to the press.
COMMISSION OF INDUSTRY, AG-
| RICULTURE & IRRIGATION
By c. A. NORCROSS, Commissioner.
G. L. DEADY,
State Register of Lands Under the
Carey Act.
| (Seal)
Advertisement, 2t.
Greater Humboldt Corporation Asks
for Hearing.
Winnemucca, Nevada, July /, 1914.
Nevada Bureau of Industry, Agricul-
ture and Irrigation, Carson City,
Nevada,
lGentlemen:
Your communication of June Goth,
sent to the Greater Humboldt Cor
poration and given to the press, was
answered on the succeeding day and
authorities furnished you for every
statement made by the company and
denied by you.
Having given notice that the Great
er Humboldt Corporation must appear
before your Honorable Board with
complete showing of its corporate af-
fairs and TRANSACTIONS and purge
itself of all charges of misrepresen-
tation and fraud, in such published
communication, thereby intimating
that it is guilty of such charges and
injuring it in the estimation of its
stockholders and the public, the COM
pany herein respectfully petition
your Honorable Body that such ap-
pearanee be set for immediate hear
ing, when it can be properly repre-
sented and submit all of its corporate
affairs and transactions.
Very respectfully,
GREATER HUMBOLDT CORPORA
ALTON,
By E. c. MCCLELLAN, President.
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