The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-16
TOURIST SHOULD Be
TOLD ABOUT STATE

The biggest single thing that you
can do is to drag Nevada from the
slough of the idea that it is a place
for transients only
This is the gist of the remarks of
Governor Boyle addressed to a meet
ing of the Reno Lions, a publicity
boosting organization which seems to
have enrolled a large membership in
that city. Never was the situation ex-
pressed In a more concrete form than
that used by the governor. From the
very early days of the state down to
the present Nevada has suffered from
a lack of loyalty and public spirit.
Everybody treated his residence here
as makeshift and is ready with an
apology on the end of his tongue for
having been caught establishing a
home. Nevada is better than nine
tenths of the states of the union and
does not suffer from comparison. AS
the Times has always asserted the
climate of Nevada is one of the great
uncapitalized resources which should
bring millions of real money to the
state. 1t does not cost anything and
therefore, like all gifts, Is not appre-
ciated. The mineral waters should
bring fortunes to bottlers and job
bers, yet there is not single stand
ard brand that any reader OF this
paper can recall on the spur of the
moment. These waters flow from the
vast treasure house of nature and
are not appreciated. While there are
several clubs boasting of the slogan.
Buy Nevada Products who ever
heard of any housewife or clubman
asking for aerated waters from any OF
the numerous springs that dot the
state from the Utah to the California
line? Census reports show that the
production of mineral waters In this
state is negligible and the value es-
tablished for statistical purposes is
found in the manufacture Of carbon
ated beverages. Nevada is endowed
with some Of the grandest scenery, |
valleys TEEN with game and fish.
mountains and plains possess feat
ures that should be used to attract
tourists but nothing Is DONE
During the past month. through the
efforts Of a forest reserve officer a
movement was started to divert trans
continental travel from the bleak and
arid lands bordering the Southern Pa
ciflc to a route taking in Lamoille
canyon with its shady hooks, refresh
ing cataracts and rugged drives. This
is a step In the right direction. Give
the tourist something for his money
and it will be found that the men
with money will seek opportunities
for spending 1t in producing pleasure.
At the southern end Of the state, bor-
dering our own Nye county is the
famous Chloride Cliff with its ma
jestic view Of Death Valley from an
altitude of $500 feet. 1t is true that
this point of view Is in California,
but 1t Is accessible only through Ne .
vada and Nevada would receive the
benefit Of travel. In the same region
are hot springs of indubitable merit
and the section Is blessed with an
all-the-year-round eli
mate that has wonderful tonic prop
critics. White Pine county has its Leh-
mans cave, which, with development.
will be found to rank with one of the
wonders of the world, SURPRISING In
interest the famous Mammoth cave of
Kentucky. which draws annually
quarter to half a million curious peo-
pie. In the northern end of Nye
county is the famous Devils Punch
bowl, about which few persons in To-
nopah have ever heard and still fewer
have seen. Then there is Walker lake.
perfect gem for hunters and fisher
men, cast in setting of granite and
locked In cliffs rising 1000 feet in
sheer ascent from the waters edge.
Nevada can stand exploration by her
own citizens who will be startled to
find fresh panoramic attractions at
every turn. See Nevada first, would
be good slogan for somebody or
some public spirited organization to
institute by incorporating in the
school studies something about the
attractiveness Of the state.-Tonopah
Times.