Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-10-25 | Page 13 | Nevada in Crises Finances States

NEVADA IN CRISES FINANCES STATES By GEORGE D. D CRISSEY United Press Staff Corr respondent Cot RENO Nev Oct 25 UP UP Al Although though the nations nation's smallest state Ne Nevada vada claims the of having contributed as much to American development development de de- as any state in the Union That is a large sized claim when it Is remembered the total population of Nevada Is less than It was admitted to the Union when it its population was was' only Nevertheless the real Nevadans so so called to distinguish them from divorce seekers seekers put put ut forth convincing tag ing arguments to support the claim of Nevadas Nevada's evada's importance CIVIL WAR WORK They will tell you that Nevada did more toward winning the Civil war than any other state and there is an nn element of truth in that because the Battle Born state was admitted primarily manly madly so the Union would have freer access to its untold wealth in silver and gold About half hat of ot San Francisco was built on money earned in the mines of ot the Comstock lode In fact there was a time when the San Francisco mining exchange featured Nevada stocks almost exclusively and when important Nevada papers had to have San Francisco correspondents in orden order or or- der den to keep up with the doings of at Nevadans MACKAY l FORTUNE Throughout Through ut the nation may be found mansions and skyscrapers built on wealth taken from little Nevada The Mackay fortune which later spread telegraph wires over the land Jand and cables across the ocean had its foundation in Nevada For many For many years the mines of Gold field po poured red a golden stream into the pockets of many who now probably do lo not know there is such a town and It If f they do might guess it was wu in Indiana In Indiana diana or China Chinn Cornucopia in Elko county long Jon has las been a ghost city faded complete- complete ly y Yet from that spot in the rugged hills ills of ot central Nevada came the foundation foun- foun dation of the Hearst fortune which Inter was to finance newspapers throughout the land Jand Settlement of the textile was actor J f that announced liui ng had a in nd cable cuble remove effect ft o on a. a cotton market markets for lomo iome time to cotton trade Interests Under UDder he ha the tho cotton mill will reopen