Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-07-19
WILL CARSON ARISE TO HI OPPORTUNITY

number of times during the past decade, and particularly during
the session OF four years ago, attempts we're made by tn egiH't"e ~
and during the session of 1910 a DILL to put the question: Of re"o'"i !"
the people for a vote came within a &c OF carrying
The reasons given for removal weren numerous; some were woiuy
Of consideration, some chimerical, but in the man they we're because
o.rson vac not centrally located. to ia distant from the many cities
n counties of the state; railroad facilities were inadequate N neces-
stated too many changes; hotel accommodations were not a good as
10 .ho"Id :: anartment in rooning houses were hard to get for
members Of the legislature and their families and attaches n when
thew were obtainable rents in many cases roea above the norman a"s
49, 80 care and supplied poor tables and at night it was found
impossible to find one open where could get a DUG 10 e"' uhn7
houses were not numerous, and when they could be had, n most IL
"ouses - 800 down and lacked II to date conveniences and
were shv O furniture, bed clothes and heating accessories; n iat
mt not least. due to the fact that the legislative session Is always hea
in the middle OF the winter, the streets, lacking pavement WERE m a"ny
md slushv and the sidewalks covered with snow, ometme to a dep'h
of several inches, compelling members, attaches IL the 0snois wy
had business before the so1ons to break trails through III "u
in ride to get to the administration building.
ihese sa Dana m 40 y own that a. Tor centrally located, more
-, TO the minute, where convenience marched hand IN hand with coH-
fort and where there as a opportunity to proftaby and entertaining
y spend the moments that were not devoted to legislative apo
the capital in Carson, and that that amount, approxlmatng sooo"'
would practically become a total loss, hardly entered thu head 81 is
that il the capital we're removed to a live and growing INC rosres-
swe town the property purchased for the accommodation d. aommsud,
tive buildings would 81 10 enhance in value that the Sacrhees eh'aneN
by reason OF removal would DC MADE up IN d -" s n,,saa Conditions
Capital removal agitation, which is bound to come unless " n~pon
change in Carson, will not involve sentiment, for with tn exception
of the Ormsby county delegation the egisatnnt " WHO'S mm ~s. .hs
no ties DR. memories to cement them tic his city WI" iooN upon 'S s
matter as a cod-blooded proposition aa OH ri 0e ~'
business and comfort. -,
There is however, a splendid chance for the people OF Carson AMI
Ormsbv county to avert the possibility OF removal but in order 70 d
SO they must get busy and show more progresslVeness nan ey Id.
in the past few years. They must improve the town. Il more az
tractiye, "a the streets, either build nw dwellings or modernlz tint
old ones and SCI that the hotels IN apartment houses ohei ue sae
or better comforts and conveniences than do those OF rival mmumt
Carson is an attractive town, of the most charming IN IN vest
and osesse resources and health-gving qualities that should make
it at least the second city in point OF population in Nevada md give
verse legislation could be promptly anesthetzed, u the residents AVE
allowed Carson to go fa1ow. They hold to the town through LEM
ones and think nothing will happen, but unless they arouse themselves
and do something they will awake one OF these morning ad nu ''
opportunity has passed with tn nish