The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-01-30
OFFICIALS
Will BE PRESENT
Especial to the silver state)


WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.=The Ne
vada Welfare and Development Con-
ference has received much favorable
comment from officials in Washington
who have in many cases indicated to
Senator Newlands desire to do any
thing in their power tc aid in making
the meeting to be held in Reno on
February and a striking success.
At the request of Prof. J. G. Scrug-
ham of the University of Nevada, and
G. T. Stevenson, secretary of the Reno
Commercial club, Senator Newlands
made application to various of the ex-
ecutive departments of the government
to designate prominent officials to at
tend this conference and deliver ad-
dresses. While all returns to these in
vitations are not in, it is believed that
there will be a response of such
character as to insure some very in
teresting and instructive addresses. To
the disappointment of Senator New
lands the Department of Agriculture
does not see its way clear to send DR..
Samuel Fortier, who has charge of ir-
rigation Investigations, to Reno. AS a
substitute the Department says it will
be pleased to have the Office of Ex-
pertinent Stations send a statement of
the irrigation work being carried on
by it in Nevada, and of its willingness
to continue the work in the future,
which statement can be read before the
convention. If it is preferred, local
representative of the irrigation inves-
LEGATIONS can be designated to attend
the convention.
Geo. Otis Smith, director of the Ge-
illogical Survey, believes that this is
an occasion on which he would be war
ranted in being present, even if he had
to meet the expenses of the trip out
of his own pocket, but he says that he
shall not be able to absent himself
from Washington at this time. He will
try to have a representative attend.
Senator Newlands will continue to
do everything in his power to enhance
the success of this convention, which
has his hearty approval, and in this
Senator Pittman and Representative
Roberts are cordially agreed with him.
Residents in the eastern part of
White Pine county, especially in Pleas
ant Valley and around Tippett, are
suffering great inconvenience because
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one day and left the country without
giving any notice of his intentions.
Thereupon the postoffice was discon-
tinued and the efforts of the patrons
of the office to have it established
have been unavailing.
]. ID. Hunter is one of those who
have been put to a great deal of in
convenience through the discontinue
ance of the Pleasant Valley postoffice
He has written to Senator Newlands,
urging that something be done and
suggesting that perhaps a rural route
may be sanctioned from Trout Creek,
Utah, where he now has to go for his
mail, some 46 miles through Pleasant |
Valley to Tippett, Nevada. The need |
of this is shown by the fact that the |
AZ patrons of the former postoffice-
not to mention transients-are rs miles |
from Currie, and 90 miles from Wen |
dover, Utah, which are their nearest |
railroad stations. Mr.. Hunter writes
that the roads are good except for one
short piece which the people would
gladly put in good repair if the Post
office Department will give them pos
tai facilities by means of a rural route
Or in some other way.
Senator Newlands has taken this up
with the postmaster general, and will
make a personal effort to have the ap
peal granted.