The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-09-22
NEVADA TO CELEBRATE
COMMITTEES Appointed to Draw Up
Plans and Speakers Tell What
Is in Store for State

SllNeT.
1t is going to be the greatest cele-
bration ever held in the State and
each and every community is going
to participate. This much was as
sured last night at n of the largest
and most enthusiastic meetings ever
held in the rooms of the Reno Com
mercial Club, says Tuesdays Gazette.
The following committee was ap-
pointed by Mayor Byington. who
presided, to arrange the celebration:
Gov. Emmett d. Boyle. Frank j. Peck,
George S. Campbell, Walter j.. Harris.
James d. Finch and George Wing
field. This committee will select
three more members and will report
next Monday night at a meeting in
the Commercial Club.
"Nevada's opportunity is at hand"
was the sum of the several different
talks made during the evening.
Ray Baker, director of the mint.
and an ardent silver enthusiast, drew
forth several cheers from the gath
ering when he announced, as stated
in the Gazette yesterday. that the
Government had purchased 1000, 900
ounces of silver. paying SLOT for it.
Baker went further and stated that
the Government intended to continue
purchasing silver, paying the highest
prices and when it can be assured of
enough silver from this State a re-
finery will be established at Carson
City to buy crude silver. The smell
ter, or middleman. will be eliminat-
ed in these transactions, and the pro-
Queer will receive more for his silver
than he would receive should he sell
it to the smelter, was Mr.. Bakers
announcement.
To Pay Highest Price
He brought out the point that the
New York quotation on silver. which
is the basis on which the smelter buys
silver, is not the top price for the
white metal. 1t has been argued. he
explained. that the smelters will buy
silver at from one to four cents high
er than the market price. but in re-
atty the price set is below the real
market price, and adding a cent or
more does not bring it up to the real
market. The action of the Govern
ment in buying 1000, 900 ounces of
silver yesterday at SLOT when the
market price was S1.02 was proof of
this, he said.
Verne Bowie, superintendent of
the New York assay office. spoke
along similar lines and showed how
much greater the profit to the pro-
Queer will be when the Government
is buying silver direct. He urged
the miners of the State to patronize
the assay office at Carson City until
the volume of business would be SC
great that a refinery could be put in
and the old office made larger than
it ever has been in the history of the
State.
Industry Il Stable
There was formerly a feeling in
the East that Nevada and the West
lacked stability" said Mr.. Bowie,
This erroneous impression has beer
largely wiped out. and with this State
coming to the front in silver produc
ton as it is, the impression will be
entirely gone and mining silver will
be considered as stable as farming
and stock raising"
Great Increase in Mines
Governor Boyle gave an interest
ing talk on State conditions anG
quoted figures showing that 110(
producing properties r nov work
ing in the State where less than two
years ago there was only 500. This
increased activity is due to the ad.
vance in silver and the State is now
beginning to feel the benefits of this
increase, he said.
The old mines that could not be
worked ~profitably ayear ago are now
in operation and making money. ex.
planned Governor Boyle. Even the
dumps of some of the properties are