The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-02-22

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N&VYSu are asking the commissioners to state definitely what amount
lS they think it would be proper to spend for a county court house
building How the commissioners a make that statement n more specf
fcaly than has been done is indeed difficult to understand They have had
plans prepared. which re to be altered to come within the $15OOOO mark;
they have declared in open meeting, as popularity understood, that sl5OoOO
was the proper amount to spend for the purpose; and they have had a bill
drafted and sent to the Legislature asking for authorization to issue bonds
tt the amount of $15oOOO for a court house building. If those actions cal be
construed to mean that the board of county commissioners is of opinion that
some other amount would be proper the construction would cen mysterious
1t would seem there is not much to be said regarding the ACCESSIBILITY or
proftableness of constructing fine public buildings, anywhere. The matter
is the sam as the idea of n individual trying to carry O. general BUSH
ness while wearing a cheap or disappearing suit of clothes. 1t may De all
right amongst his intimate acquaintance, but the individual in business must
seek the friendship of strangers. who will Judge largely in the hrt place by
his appearance. Just so with the community. which is but the individual
n a good appearance the best we afford in fact. And Humboldt county
a easily afford a fine court house, for ne thing.
What is done at the meeting today can, of course, have n o binding effect
upon the Nevada Legislature OF it's members. The Board of County Commits
soners and citizens cal only request the Legislature to pass the bill author
izng bonds. Were the county united lin the matter, the representative of no
other county in the State would feel called upon o att liberty to interfere in
our affairs If Humboldt county wants to issue $15OOoo o any other amount
of bonds, this is the county to meet the payments. and no other county is
wei remotely interested in the matter. But with the county delegation
divided, n half of it asking for $4,000 and the other half declaring that
amount should not be spent then the legislators who must vote o. the ques-
ton are apt ito choose the safe she-if they car make up their minds, from
the evidence offered, which is that side.
The two Assemblymen who have asked the county commissioners to give
nan ITuiaohs are onnosed 10 voting for an utbarizaron in eIcsss Of sr5 Oo
If this is the fact it is certainly strange action for Senator Friedman, partcu-
larly. who elected upon a platform of doing things for Humboldt
county" The Silver State has beer assured by representative citizens of
Lovelock that there was n disposition in that part of the county to limit the
cost of a ourt house to lest than sl5oOoO; that the object of presenting the
largeysigned petition asking that the expenditure be kept down to $4,000
was to offset talk in Winnemucca of spending s2OoOoo; and these citizens have
since announced that Lovelocks purpose had been accomplished. In the
light OF todays events them 1t must be said hat tn court house, ITSELF
is NO the issue.
NOW III Inc senator M ASSemDyman IRON the SOuthefn en- Of The county
really oppose the authorization of bonds for sl5oOoo, the conclusion is forced
us that the reason for their action is % be sought in something besides
the question of economy. In Winnemucca conversation is not camoufaged
regarding the countydrison aspirations of Lovehck. And it would seem
if there really is serious squabbing begun in the Legislature regarding the
amount of the bond authorization, then it is time for the larger pat IF Hum
boldt county to either insist upon thu rights of a majority, or wait and do
nothing untlt tn southern malcontents la had their fling. In which case,
of course nnemucca will have added to its reputation the sorrys story of
a county seat without a presentable court house.
The Silver State had begun to think that awesome monster, "The Rail-
roads" had the Nevada press gagged and hog tied; but the first faint avs
of a new dawn are appearing. The Rene Gazette remarks: Regional Direc-
tor Hale is a garing example Of the practice adopted recently by government
departments of sending out official documents that ire solely calculated to
influence public opinion" That's sc. and Nevada newspapers have been
printing those documents with a freedom which would seem to be dscour-
aging to Legitimate advertisers. My brethren, such things ought not to BET"
1.-THE Railroads" consists principally of a group OF men who do OF are to
have the true inwardness of their Vaccinations discussed publicly.
ounce that they will be published ti-weekly after March ], the issues being
o alternate days. Which would strike a man a hundred and fifty miles
away IS being a sensible arrangement fr those publications in these piping
times of peace. Now, if they will only knock the same way!
And now these soldier boys who ave worked the past year or two for
something less than a dollar a day. are receiving income tax blanks to fill
out! Can you beat it?
The President will arrive in Boston harbor Sunday night, probably. Why
couldn't he have planned his homecoming TOR washingtons Birthday?
If " W. have moments of doubt it is when men like Theodore Roose-
welt have to die and Bill Hohenzolern still Ives-GDetroit Free Press.
Tonopah newspapers re camoring for Sunday train service to that camp;
and may they insist that their noise be heard