Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-07-03
rHE RAILROAD eUFsTIoN AGAIN
VIRGINIA. July 8, 1865.

VIRGINIA, July 8, 1865.
EDIroR GOLD HILL NBws:-A week
or two since a communication appeared
in the Enterprise, signed Merchant"
which was headed Advertisement" in
dicative, l presume-among other things
of the estimation in which even the pro-
prietors of that journal held the statements
of the author. Having been directly re-
piled TO by a letter signed "Citizen,"
Merchant" winces under the exposure.
Of his mendacity and his motives, but
manages to bide his time, until the receipt
of a second epistle from Dutch Flat head
quarters. In this latter characteristic
communication, published in your paper
of the LIST, Merchant" opens by reiter-
ating one of his former assertions and all
Of his gratuitous advice, and then dubs
his baseless trash "a plain statement Of
facts!" 1 presume Mr.. Merchant, or
those who indite his words for him, COM
placently think that the people of Nevada
can be "deluded" with the idea that
Dutch Flat assertions are so many point
blank "taets." Ut is understood that
when "Merchant" speaks of the Pacific
Railroad he refers to the Dutch Flat cor
poration. We suppose he will not deny
this.) He goes On to re-assert that Eng
lish capitalists have been asked and have
refused to subscribe capital for "Califor-
MIA railroads" Why didn't he say d.
rectly that the San Francisco and Washoe
Railroad Company could not command
capital for their enterprise, and particu-
larize the evidence supporting such a
statement: put my assertion directly
against any such a statement. "Mer-
chant" says, furthermore, that no work
is being done on the Placerville road east
of Single Springs. I cut from the San
Francisco FGg-a paper exceedingly
friendly to Stanford and Crocker-the
leading item of the first editorial column
Of Thursday last:
"On Monday, work was commenced on
the railroad from Single Springs TO Placer
Vile"
Merchant says that he wants the
Pioneer Stage Company to run their
coaches over the quickest route. That's
what they are doing. They start now an
hour later than the Dutch Flat stages;
and they can wait until half.past eight
o'clock in the evening before trotting sui
of Virginia, and then get to Freeport in
time for next days boat. As Merchant
winds up his communication with q little
gratuitous and sofs-sodder advice, / will
take the liberty Of returning the compli-
ment-with q great deal Of propriety 1
submit-if he is a bona fde citizen Of Ne
vada. his interests will in no manner be
enhanced by assuming to be the champion
or allowing himself to be made the quill
of the Dutch Flat Toll Road Company.
Nothing is more certain then that chan
nel's Of trade are favored and supported
by legitimate Business, just exactly in
proportion as they present superior facili-
ties for the transportation Of freight and
passengers. It will be for the advantage
Of the real Nevada Merchant. who is not
himself at present q monopolist of any
considerable branch Of trade, to bring his
goods on the best route, and to contribute
all he can to hasten the time when freights
will be cheapened By railroad communica-
ton on a practicable path. (,
am greatly astonished at the Dutch
Flat Company's sniveling for freight tariff
on their thirty or forty miles Of road,
when the President of the Company in
formed the members Of the Constitutional
Convention that he was unable to say that
three millions of Nevada bonds would
hasten the completion of his Company's
road into the State a single day. "Mer-
chant" must be in ~instructing communica-
ton with some less informed officer Of the
Dutch Flat Toll Wagon Road organiza-
ton or else Leland Stanford greatly mis-
represented his corporation constituents.
Pro BoNo PUBLIco.