Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-08-24
THE RAuRoAp auHsTtoN.

The bold front Of the monopoly is thus
stated in the Sacramento Bee OF the 2lss,
while speaking of;the purchase of the Sac.
ramento Valley Railroad company's road,
by Stanford and Crocker:
"The journals on the eastern slope are in
dark as to the real condition Of affairs. The
object is to press forward to the line Of our
sister State as soon as possible. To do this,
it IS necessary to 6redk up the passenger
rirGby, which has caused travellers to be
carried at such low rates that neither COM
pany made anything BY it"
Here is a plain confession and prophecy
for the edlfcation and consolation Of the
people of Nevada. Mark it! at is ne
cessary" for a twelve million aided COM
pany to under-buy a "little private enter
prise" a local" balloon railroad"
because this latter is a RIVAL to the twelve
millioner. and reduces passenger land
freight, of course) charges to a relatively
low figure! And the prophecy IS OF a
monopoly of the most outrageous character.
In this connection we are reminded OF
the remarks of the Hon. Mr.. Rigby,
Assemblyman from this county in the last
Legislature, on the proposition to ask
Congress for a ten million donation to the
first railroad that should reach, without
break, from nayigable Pacific tide-water to
the base of the eastern slope Of the Sierra
Nevada Mountains. Mr.. Rigby remarks
that his opponents in debate declare that
the Central Pacific Railroad will be built
with or without the o proposed addi-
tional ten million dollars aid though
the arguments prove it will be built sooner
Dithout the aid" He then goes or to say:
"If this is the present state Of facts, the
question naturally arises, viii this road,
when built, answer the requirements Of Ne
vada, and will it afford the relief and benefits
anticipated by gentlemen on this floor? l
have no hesitation in predicting, for it is
susceptible Of demonstration, that in one
year after its completion it will be found to
be wholly inadequate to our wants and I'M
1Olt " pCAAOAh blC llA4hAAChoC - 1SS
required Of it-unless, sir, they Er the price
of transportation so high that zoe ,oiI ind
ol1selres IN the same position zoe are IN to-
day. And is not this just what WI have
every reason to believe will be the result ?
What inducement would there be for this
company to reduce the price Of transports.
ton lower than Just sufficient to drive off all
opposition by wagon transportation The
material interest an d advancement OF the
State will be paralyzed then as now, for the
want OF this great desideratum: cheap
freights. And we have no right to expect il
under any other condition or. circumstances
than those produced by competition. What
will it benefit Nevada to change the mode Of
transportation, If the price is not materially
reduced? We may quite as well pay $50
per ton by teams as $50 by railroad trans
~portation, so far as the development Of our
resources are affected /; for in either case the
great bulk OF our mineral wealth will remain
buried beneath these barren mountains. But,
il we secure railroad competition, we will
have our freights reduced to $40 or $40 per
ton and then, and not till then, will the era
OF Neyada's greatness commence"