White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-01

In fact, within few miles sur
rounding the picturesque town of Ba-
ker Is found one gigantic natural
stage on which will be produced in
motion pictures the entire journey
from Westport Landing, just above
Kansas City, Mo, to California and
bring to the minds eye actually what
inspired the great work from the pen
of Mr.. Hough
| 1t will be red letter day in the
history of White Pine county. and
particularly in the town of Baker,
when actual operations open. Under
the terms of the contract between the
large moving picture corporation and
Otto Meek this should be within the
next two weeks.
When the / 500 people to be fur
nished by Mr.. Meek assemble in the
agricultural town, surrounding the
| SO yoke of catle, 800 covered wag-
ons and 9C0 horses and mules. and
this army is augmented by about 10o
professional actors and actresses from
Los Angeles, it is safe TO say that
several thousand more people will be
in attendance to witness the work and
great display attending II.
Like in all other moving pictures,
4 ~ hOuDl many lthlPOl
will he required to make the getting
complete. These Otto Meek's Indians
will doubtless destroy when they de-
scend from the mountainsides and at
tack the train of covered wagons. and
the thrilling spectacle. which there
after people In all sections Il the
globe will pay various sums 10 see
and which in the total will run into
several million dollars, can all be
/ enjoyed firt hand at Baker.
When people tour the continent
they find one of the main attractions
in the vicinity of Los Angeles, where
the film beauties and the heroes
known as matinee idols gather to
take part In the production OF motion
pictures.
In the village of Baker these same
| film beauties and matinee idols will
be seen I'm their work and leisurely
enjoying themselves about the town
during the period of their recr alton.
Here the home boys in shaps. boots
and spurs may touch elbows with the
beauties of FINLAND or perhaps enjoy
a friendly game OF poker with the
man I'm evening dress.
All this suggests the further pos
sibilities in this vicinity OF worldwide
attractions. Lehman cave again sug-
gests itself. For many years people
who have visited this wonderland
have expressed astonishment In the
fact that its great possibilities have
not become generally known. No
doubt many of the visitors will avail
themselves of the opportunity 10 see
the cave. and this may quite naturally
lead to such trip being thereafter the
II Inc Nfa4t In,
| Through Lehman Cave in Nevada.
may be the title given 10 a picture TO
be shown in al parts of the civilized
world This could not fail to attract
sightseers In large numbers and
bring into White Pine county a food
of desirable business. the magnitude
and general advantages of which are
Mt this time incalculable.
The White Pine News has strongly
advocated advertising to the world
| the possibilities and advantages of
White Pine county The selection of
/ Baker and vicinity for the staging of
the great moving picture seems TO be
the unmistakable evidence of the fact
= that nature has endowed this section
of the country with foundation uDon
which can be constructed thriving in
/ dustries. varied in their character.
/ from which would follow an influx
OF people by which White Pine coun-
ty would soon become thiekly popu-
lated
Arid spots would soon be trans
formed into beautiful homes and In
the sections immediately surrounding
the great industries the farmers
would find n ready and desirable mar
ket for their produce.
II Is not beyond the realms of pos
sibility that this generation may yet
see office buildings and the like re-
place the now comparatively small
buildings which may soon become in
adequate for the proper handling of
the large volume of business which
of necessity follows the opening up
of natural resources such as White
Pine county so happily possesses.
To accomplish the development of
natural resources is not a one-man
job. Neither does one man reap the
entire benefit of such development.
Its scope is wide and eventually reach
es the people In all walks of life.
Those who devote their talent and en-
ergy TO such work are Justly entitled
10 their proportionate share of the re-
ward. The moral support OF the en-
TIRE IL oHif q htNtboai
element To this must be added act
i've support and the whole requires
initiative. The initial step is to bring
the natural advantages possessed by
this section, and which now lie hid
den in tho hills. to the attention OF
the world.
Perhaps one of the most effective
methods by which this can be accom-
plished is motion pictures.
The Lehman cave, for example,
now needs only development. The
proclamation issued by the president
January "a last established II as a
national monument and its dedication
as such took place August 6. Since
that time no active steps have been
taken to bring II further in the fore
ground. The amount of money need.
ed to develop this natural wonder
land might be obtained from one OF
the large moving picture corporations
In return for concession whereby
that corporation would be entitled 70
faoturo m the silver screens thrOugh-