White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-16
ISLANDER ON STATE OF NEVADA
ANSWERED BY EARLY PIONEER
a., u. q. MILLER


ing an evidently well meant but. te
my mind mis-dirceted plea for federal
assistance Tor Nevada This editorial
too lengthy Il IL fully quoted, said In
part.
Nevada il the smallest Of tho sister
hood in population. and h shriveling
At that TIE shivoling may be only
apparent The loss. probably. has all
been in mining population, rich but un-
steady. while what agricultural popu-
lation The state has is slowly growing
Yet the weakness Of this state as a
commonwealth among the common.
wealths Of the Union is almost piti-
able"
That tho editorial writer was sincere
need not be doubted. That tile good
iasto of the editorial ls questionable
Is s.lf-evident. Had but a tithe Of the
riches taken from Nevada fer the up
building Of the Golden state been spent
where II was acquired Nevada would
today be one of the strongest links In
The chain OF the commonwealth. For
instance the Palace hotel of san Fran
cisco. built BY the late william sharon,
United states senator from Nevada.
with Nevada money advertised by
California as the greatest ard most
N. to-dats motel In the world at that
lime: the Flood building. one Of san
Franoiscos boaktcd great structures,
was built with money taken from the
mines Of Nevada Sutro heights. for
forty years one of the bag oity's boast
81 attractions owes It, origin 10 the
millions Of Adolph sutro. who for years
collected a royalty on every ton of ore
taken from the comstoek niinos
through the Sutro tunnel.
James {. Far was another eroesns
who made HE money In Neva1a and
spent II exclusively fer the upbeiidins
Il California.
= . .Mills another If CALIFORNIA;
anuliimilllonalrcs made his fortune ih
Nevada. IL has been reported and never
contralicted that the money made ~
the Eureka q palisade railroad, owned
hs Mills. rsestnhlished and hnaneFd
,ba Rank OF California when that IN
stttntion 1as or the verge OF bank
.uptcs through the spoeulstions OF
Ralzton. later suicide in the latter
l,ari OF The '1os. Mills b. the way. ais"
nuilt The Nris building. 81 which san
Francisco - Justly proud.
General Thomas williams also ac-
auired great wealth IN Nevada and.
Ike many others. vent to California 10
invest u. John =. Jones. United statee
senator from Nevada Tor twenty-four
years auiassed 4 great fortune in NJ
xada. hut. like Faif sharon. Milis and
others. spent but little 81 In In the
state for other than political campaign
purposes
California Justly holds In esteem the
memory Of Leland stanford. whoso es-
tnblishmcnt OF the university which
bears his nRme has proved great
blessing "a tue Golden state. Ills pnr.
chase Of California lands and MS great
racing stables have added iustre 90
eallfornia's crown-snd for these great
blessings California Is indebted Ia NJ
eada. whose soil produced the wealth
10 maze them all possible.
Within tie state # Nevada afe COO
miles ef tho sentra. Paeihc railroad.
built by Coils =. Huntington. Leland
Stanford. the Hopkins. the sroekcrs and
otter so-called californis miitionaires
with the aid OF a s5o.ooo.eoo govern
ment guarantee and an added subsidy
# every alternate section OF land en-
'sttnef side OF the right Of way through
Nevada. subsidy which meant in
actual cash vastly more than the gov
ernments ssG oee. .naa advance
other than To- unavoidable operat-
ing expenses did any Of these men
spend one dollar Of the earnings en
this soo miles OF railroad within the
state OF Nevada Most smphaticaiis
not. Yet II was the earnings OF the
central Pacific and the money obtained
from the sale OF these Nevada lands
that not only helped npbuiid San Fran.
cisco. but made California net work
of railroads which made it's deserts
bloom while leaving untouched those
"f Nevada.
II Is undisputed that the earnings
~ tl. Central nu.tDe nnt natx h,llt -,
California. but also were responsible
for the construction OF the Southern
Pacific from san Francisco TO Calves
ton Money earned by the same rail
road In Nevada made possible a through
routing to the Atlantic seaboard by
way of the southern Paeihc steamship
lines. The writer well remembers his
teams carrying wool and other freight
from southeastern Nevada. consigned
10 Boston. loaded II on n Central Pa
cihc train from san Francisco. the
freight being shipped due west zoe
miles to he sent Via Galveston. where
~ was loaded on Southern Pacific
steamers fer Boston. the Central Pa
cihc getting the entire bulk OF tic
revenue
1t might also b. noted in passing
that the Postal cable-Telegraph line
promoter being John W Mackay one
OF the comstock bonanza kings.
Nor has Nevada's wealth alone been
devoted TO the upbnilding OF her sister
state of California. Many an impoyeI
ished European noblcman owes the re-
habilitation of his estates to the
doweries brought oy American girls
the daughters of men who piled up
vast fortunes from the mines Of Ne
vada.
nevada needs neither the pity nor
the patronage OF any state Ia the
Union But a small part of the money
taken from her bosom To enricn other
states would have made her arid lands
the Mecca Of countless farmers
Let us hope that future Nevada mil |
lionaires viii realize tnat patriotism.
like cnarity, begins at home. and thcu
indeed viii the state he second 10 none