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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1901
Page
2
The Silver State published daily except Sundays from the corner of Bridge and Fourth streets. Subscription rates list one year six months and three months by mail and a weekly carrier option in Winnemucca. Address business correspondence to The Silver State Winnemucca Nevada.
Weather data from Winne mocca Station reports a mean barometer of 30.39 and a mean temperature of 32 degrees with no precipitation. The forecast for Monday night calls for rain and a Tuesday warm spell. The column then presents editorials critiquing Republicans, government lotteries, race intermarriage ideas, and hazing at West Point, followed by a correction on smallpox in Wells.
Congressman Newlands introduces a bill to establish a national system for water storage and irrigation in the arid West. He vows to keep the issue before Congress despite no chance of passage this session, believing persistent effort will advance national irrigation efforts.
A thirteen foot solid bronze statue of the late Gen John A Logan, produced in Rome, will be set in Washington at an early date. The $50,000 government sculpture prompts reflections on Logan’s wartime patriotism as U S forces die in the Philippines for a cause likened to a prior imperial war.
George H. Maxwell, executive chairman of the National Irrigation Association, argues that diverting water to arid lands would colonize the West and create a vast manufacturing market. He predicts employment gains, mining growth, and relief for urban congestion as fertile acres are divided into small farms under a large irrigation program.
A list of dried fruits and prices offered including French prunes 20 lbs for 100 dollars, Cala black figs 20 lbs for 100, seeded raisins 8 lbs per package, Moorpark apricots 8 lbs, evaporated apples 8 lbs for 100, nectarines 1 1 2 lbs for 100, silver prunes 9 lbs for 10, four crown loose raisins 10 lbs for 100, London layer raisins 8 lbs for 100, soft shell walnuts 6 lbs for 100, yellow peaches 5 lbs for 100, with note of larger assortment available.
A local supplier promises fresh produce free from worms with money back if not satisfied. Special attention for country orders and liberal discounts on sack lots and large quantities offered.
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