Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-03

Las Vegas, New, just Is miles away, Govern
nent officials admit already Is booming under
the influx of pleasure seekers from the Govern
ment town. Its gambling halls knowing
increased business. No great amount of liquor
flows, however thanks to the yigilant enforce
ment of the prohibition law by the Federal
Government.
Even along the road from Las Vegas to
Boulder City, recently made smooth and pass
able for present-day high speed automobiles.
there are springing up, it is said, places OF
pleasure fer Boulder Cityans. Boulder City
will have no power to interfere with them out
side the Federal district limits and, If the
Government owned town makes a go of it, it
is not likely Nevada will deed over any more
land to the Government to be administered
under the laws of the Government of the
United States and not the laws of the State
of Nevada Already Nevada's state treasury
has felt the effect of the Government coming
in and building a town, what with licenses for
gambling places in Clark County, nearby to
Boulder City, with increased trade in Las
Vegas and with the other benefits that accrue
to state from the influx of a large body of
people.
Uncle Sam is paying s., 900, 600 for Boulder
City. OF the total about $45000O has gone
for the construction of the water system.
Water is the most valuable thing right now
on the Nevada desert bank of the Colorado
River. Paving will amount to nearly a half
cost another $15O,oOO or 5000, 900
The Interior Department estimates it will
cost close to 100000 annually to administer
the town of Boulder City, including interest
on the investment, salaries maintenance,
pairs and other expenses. From the sale of
power the Government expects to get about
S25000 from rental about $50 900 and water
rents about $780, 900 S35, 900. The Six Com
panies annual rental bill will be in the neigh
borhood of 100000
The subject of taxation is one which has
not yet been irCnad out by the Interior De-
partment. From the present looks of things
1t Is likely the new city will cost the Govern
ment some money for few years Unless the
District of Columbia wins representation in
Congress, Boulder Cityans undoubtedly will
have to go without voice in the city State
or national affairs-except for what feeble cry
be raised by citizens associations advisory
committees and the like
There is chance to make money but there
are few big chances in Boulder City the
Government warns. Prospective lessons of BUSH
ness property in Boulder City are given every
warning and all the advice at hand in the
interior Department. There is a pay roll of
500 900 weekly in the new municipal ward
of Uncle Sam. but Just how much of this can
be released into the channels of trade re-
mains for the Boulder City business men of
the future to discover
THE Government doesn't mince words about
l the climate, either. In its information
bulletin ON leases it states
Boulder City is established an adjunct
to the construction of Hoover DAM the power
plant and the appurtenant works under the
Boulder Canyon project act. 1t is in effect
construction camp, although, owing to the long
construction period men employed viii be en-
couraged to bring families and establish
homes, and the necessary facilities are pro-
vided to make that possible, @tS ~
THE town site. heretofore a desert waste.
arid and treeless, is seven miles by highway
from the dam site, the mountainosas character
of the region about the dam site making i'm
practicable any extensive camp development
there. Although the town site is suf-
ficiently exposed to get the benefit Of any air
currents the maximum Summer temperature