The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-06
NEvADA'S BIG NEED
IS LAND BOOSTING

Ten thousand acres of Nye county
farm lands, that will add a million
dollars a year to the wealth of Ne
vada, is the lowest estimate of a prof.
ect that is ripening in the Amargosa
Valley, says the Tonopah Bonanza.
Applications for the acreage are al
ready waiting action Of the land Office
at Carson City, and as soon as the
filings are passed upon, development
will begin on a scale that has never
been equalled in this state.
Commenting on the above the
Fernley Enterprise adds the follow
ing-every word of which is the truth,
The conditions as stated by the En-
terprise to be prevailing in the Sec
tons cited also prevail in many sec
tions of Elko county, hence the COM
ment is Of special value to this Sec
ton, as well as to the territory fur
Their west and south:
The Amargosa Valley is situated in
the southeastern part of Nye county.
In the northern part of Nye county,
between Tonopah and Manhattan, is
a big fiat that would make the Amar-
gosa look like a pigmy in comparison.
This land was opened to homestead
entry several years ago under the
| Carey act, but no demonstrations were
made to convince the farmer it could
be used for agricultural purposes.
There was no genius in sight with
enough creative ability to induce the
department, at Washington. to make
demonstrations on this land. Conse-
quently it was put back in the reserve
and one of the richest and largest
valleys in the state is nov lying dor
mant on that account. 1t seems in
credible that no effort has been made
to get this land in cultivation, as the
valley seems to have a sheet of water
unde, lying 1t, and is a good small
ldiA PUMPKINS PAOPVoAthoht VIZ SoSs
Access to good markets.
The writer tried two years ago to
interest Manhattan to get busy and
make effort to get demonstrations
made on this land, but they lapsed
INTO drowsy dreamland, and there's
nothing doing in that section to speak
of, and never will be until they wake
up and mov some.
Over in Smoke Valley enough flood
water comes down from the noun
IaIns in large streams, which if con-
served, would irrigate thousands of
acres of rich land in that valley that
is lying out because nobody has
started to boost a reclamation project.
If the unlimited resources of Ne
vada were developed it would become
the richest country in the world.
There are numerous valleys in the
state that will sometime come in, as
capital is becoming more interested
in the agricultural possibilities of this
section of the country. People in other
states who have money and ability,
who want to get a home somewhere
in the growing West, have little
knowledge of Nevada because the
newspapers in this state do not give
it the publicity it should have. Every
newspaper in the state, including the
Reno Gazette and the Reno Journal,
ought to boost for the upbuilding of
this great commonwealth, and one
that won't do it isn't worth a whoop
to any community or the state. The
state needs boosting-is needs public
ity- and lots of it.
The writer attempted to launch a
boom over at Aus.ln last summer
when the Tonopah boom was on.
What he got for his efforts was some
thing like this: Say, Mr.. Editor, I've
been here twenty-five years lookin'
for a boom and it hasn't struck here
yit, and l think you go too strong on
the hot air." But the boom hit Aus
tin all right, and one of the best sill
yer camps in the world will come
back again. The STUFF was in the
hills, but nobody made effort to gel
capital in there to dig it out, and
the knockers knocked the boosters
Austin went dead when silver wal
demonetized, and needed publicity t.
bring it to life. likewise every agri-
cultural and mining community In
the state needs publicity to attrac'
capitalists and promoters. Come OF
over and get in on the game. Thu
latchstring hangs on the outside.