Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-11-11
KEY VICTORY

The election Of Hon. Key Pttman to the United States senate may
be regarded as a signal victory for the principles OF the land bill which
he introduced in the senate during his first term.
There is a class of people in this state whose interests unfortunately
lie in the direction of not having an influx OF population here. They have
grown rich pasturing their sheep and cattle upon a free range and n
move for outside population to intot the state and occupy thu land
they regard as a direct blow to their vested interests. When Rhnold
Sadler W. governor he found an appropriation of $4,000 to be devoted to
collecting revenue and smoking OFT tax-dodgers. 1t had been in the ap-
bat and compelled the tax-dodgers to come across to the treasury and
at an expense of 81 5OO collected e $4,000.
This aroused the ire of the same class of people who fought Pittman
and they induced the Ways and Means committee to strike out the ap-
preparation which enabled the State Board of Revenue to do business
They took the ground that it opened the door to "junketng trips
Taxes in Nevada are abnormally high. Nevada stands second of all
the states in the Union in cost per capita for maintaining a state govern
ment, California being FIRST. This is primarily because a lot Of dogs in
the manger' fight all efforts to bring in population. The Pitman land
bill will open ii p the public lands o! the state and bring in population and
wealth to lessen taxation
1t is quite evident that the intelligent people of Nevada took no stock
in the objections raised against the bill and also that they figured out with
intelligent accuracy the real reason OF the opposition and the motives be-
hind it.
Pittmans election has been a signal victory for the people of the
state and for progression OF the very best character.
AMERICANS MUST REALIZE NECESSITY OF THRIFT
Between 500 and $500 a year is the average total family income Gin
Guiding women and chndren) in the United States, according to stalls
tics given nj by the American Society for Thrift.
Between the years 1900 and 1914 the average increase in the retail
prices of food was about 90 per cent. while wages increased a little less
than 80 per cent.
No natter what may be the cause of this condition, the moral is
plain: The average American of the future must be thrifty.
Our population is increasing at the rateo # 4|33 a day. Stahsticans
estimate that within a few years this increase will reach 10000 a day.
There will then be eve greater cause for thrift.
A movement is or foot in the National Education association, the
official organization of school teachers OF America, fol devising plans OF
teaching thrift in III schools. This means beginning at the foundation
points out the American SOCIETY," for Thrift, and the results on the happi-
ness, prosperity and security of the future American will be beyond ON
prehersion. 900
There re over 10000 workers in America If each worker began now
to save a dime a day the aggregate accumulations would reach $1,46575O-
o76a year, or if each saved a dime a week the total would be $2O881o317.
The saving of a dime a month by each worker would amount to s4s1s9,
oo3, and only a dime a year would mean $Ol57N.