The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1915-12-31
Minden Becomes the
County Seat Tomorrow

Valley News, then published at Genoa
by A. c. Pratt, raised a protest to the
effect that the county commissioners
were spending a large sum of money
mainly for the benefit of one or two
farmers on the east side of the river.
Now it comes to pass that the records
of this county are taken across this
same bridge to the new county seat
town. We say this not in the spirit
of Joy over Genoa's loss but rather to
demonstrate the every shifting center
of business activity and commercial
life of Douglas county.
In her time Genoa has had two
court houses and one capital the
old log house which in all respects
was worthy of the name, being BULL
by the hands of pioneers of this state
and at time when it was necessars
to protect 1t from the Indians by TIE
erection of a stockade Their eyerH
movement was bereft of many dangers
and their perlious undertaking Iii a
wilderness carries with it down
through the pages of history, more
than a passing thought of those who
today look back through the haze Of
time TO those deeds and courageous
undertaking enacted by the pioneers
at Genoa-the first settlement OF Ne
vada. But the old must give way 70
the young, the weak to the strong and
Minden possessing both of these
point of vantage of being the terminal
point of the Virginia & Truckee Rail
way. carried Sufficient pressure and
powerful influence to covet the de-
sirable attainment of becoming the
county seat town.
Minden came into being in 1906
mainly and almost entirely through
the efforts of II. F. Danbgerg of the
Dangberg Land & Live Stock company
and who CONTROL probably a million
dollars worth of property in Carson
Valley After making successful ar
rangements for the extension OF the
V & T. from Carson to the Mindan
townsite, Mr.. Dangberg erected a huge
warehouse and offices. the building
being of cement and along the old
mission style of architecture. This
was closely followed by the organiza-
tion of the Minden Milling company
and a large flour mill was built. and
later was enlarged by the addition CT
began to go up and the town was laid
off in pleasing style and the streets
We're bordered with shade trees which
are today the pride of the town. The
child of Mr.. Dangberg's brain grew
rapidly and a large livery barn and
blacksmith shop followed The
Meyers Mercantile company establish
ed a branch house there which was
later purchased by the Wood-Ns,son
company and which is now the Farm
ers' Cooperative Mercantile compary.
The Heidelberg hotel came into being
and then c. +. W. Danbgerg huilt
the splendid Heidelberg cub rooms
The Minden Creamery company was
perfected and today is making more
~, er every day than any like insti-
tuition in Nevada.
The Sierra Nevada Wood and Ilnn-
ler company established a YARD at
tie new town and las enjoyed a
liberal patronae', since its establish
'mtnt.e
A company y farmers headed by
the late Fred ii eise, organized what is
known as the farmers Bank of Car
son Valley, which has proved to be a
powerful factor in the financial work
ing of the community.
The Carson Valley Hay and Produce
company was organized and handles
practically all of the hay and produce
shipped from this Valley.
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