Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-01-04
THE NEVADA OF TODAY

With todays change of tate government the administration OF
Nevada passed almost altogether into new hands; into the hands OF a
young and vigorous ser Of officials. But with the precepts that have
preceded them as a guiding light and being possessed of mental and
business attachments rarely accorded a like number Of lei in similar
positions their administration OF Nevadas affairs for the next four years
should establish a record for decades to come. They have the oppor-
tunhy and it is sincerely hoped and believed they will take advantage
Oft.
Nevada today is of the healthiest and most progressive states IN
the Union and for a number of years has been governed by wise and
judidous counsel There has, OF course, been a lot OF talk and criticism
that the state has been addicted to extravaganza, but there is little
been economically run, and if any extravaganza is discernabe it will be
found p, prevail n county and nt state Government In the galaxy #
position. OF the whole number it possesses the smallest population, a
scant 10000, but in progressveness and in the Standardization OF instr
tudons it almost leads the way To achieve this distncnon-somethins
tooe proud of-has cost money, but with this expenditure already made
the foundations have been laid o accommodate a population thrice the
number that now dots the state. And sooner or later it will arrive.
The per capita tax of the state at the present time is a little above
the average per capita of most other states and about equal to that OF
California, but there is good reason for it.
This state has a splendid university and to keep it up to standard
requires just so large a faculty, sufficient to govern a school of a thous-
and scholars or more, but because OF scant population that number is
not obtamable. Yet the efficiency of the institution would be impaired
were the faculty reduced.
The sam thing an be said of the state penitentary. To govern
that institution requires just % many overhead charges whether the oecu-
pants number Us, approximately the present enrolment or SIS. 1t is
So with the orphans home, the insane asylum and other state institu-
tons. To economist at present in the management of any OF them
simply mean impairment OF efficiency.
There has also been a lot OF talk that the state house has employed
too many clerks, but o this the Appeal does not subscribe. The great
est fault that a be found with the state house is that there has been
a little too much nepousm. But with the coming OF officers and
pledged to a platform that puts a ban on that practice, this will in the
future be obvated.
In a few instances the states machinery is somewhat cumbersome,
but this is a constitutional alment md pust be corrected by 1egisation.
To remedy this is part Of the program as announced by the incoming
governor and with the efficient help that has been elected to give him
the necessary and proper support the cogs will be set to bring about a
perfect meshing.
In all, Nevada is a model state and its people should be proud of it
Its incoming officials are men of intelligence, character, integrity and
zeal. In their hands, with the opportunities that will be presented in
the way of attracting population during their tenure of office, there IS
the chance to make the state N OF the beacons OF the west, and the
Appeal is optimistic enough to believe it will be done.