Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-06-07
THE RAILROADS. AND OUR TRADE.

The interest OF the inland trade, as
affected and to DO affected by the man
agement of the railroad companies, is
one Of the most Important subjects now
under discussion by tho Press. A hitch,
which is not n connection, has occurred
between the Central and the Union, and
the trade interest suffers by the clash.
Congress meant to clear up Il cause Of
trouble by decreeing that the connection
sh ould be made at Ogden, the Central to
reimburse the Union ut n fair valuation
for the work of construction between
Promontory and Ogden. The Central
has made overtures with n view to con-
%summating this arrangement, but the
management Of the Union show no dis
position to perfect the Junction by max
ing the transfer.
Meantime, the Union aims q blow at
the interest of our Pacific trade centers,
by making q discrimination against
freight passing between ~Promontory and
Ogden. The charge between Promsn-
tory and Ogden, SO miles, is 80 cents the
mile-whereas, on the other portions Of
the road the charge is about 6 cents the
mile. The passenger tariff is similarly
discriminative. In the matter Of fare, it
seems there is something wrong also
with the rate charged by the Central.
The fare from Sacramento to Elko is at
the rate Of 10 cents the mile-4Gs miles,
for SAC so. The remaining 232 miles,
from Elko to Promontory, is only SO so,
if taken on a through ticket from Sacra-
mento-iustcad Of S23, as it would be
at the rate from Sacramento to Elko.
This looks like o bad assortment OF
rates, to say the least. As White Piner3,
making the passenger and freight trade
Of Elko, we may be allowed to find fault;
and we ask the Central people to look
into the matter.
The Central has proposed, in the
matter of passenger fare, an important
reduction, which has not met with
favor in the Union camp. The fare
| between Sacramento and Omaha is now
Sl4S 80, and the Central proposes to
make il IN even 500 currency. We
hope the round number will yet be
agreed on.
A good deal of complaint is made by
writer's on this side, that the Central
~cripples the San Francisco trade inter-
est, by an excessive freight rate. A
number of San Francisco merchants
Joined in q letter to the Central man.
ayers, asking whether any arrange
meut could be made, to put San Fran
cisco trade on a footing to compete
with Chicago. The answer from tho
management was, that the Central will
carry rs cheap, mile for mile, from
| Sacramento, as the Union will from
Omaha. This, we believe, was salts
factory to the San Franciscans. Allow
ing the freight tariff to be six cents per
ton 10 the mile on both roads, the diff
ference in distance being DAB miles in
favor Of Sacramento, and So per ton
| about the cost between Sacramento and
| San Francisco, the advantage to San
Francisco is Sl2 IS per ton in favor of
our Pacific emporium.
To be sure, the discrimination Of the
Union company, for the present, on the
80 miles between Ogden and Promon-
tory, detrac,s a little from this advan-
tage-but that annot last long, for the
Central can not afford to allow such
chili's play to continue. They have
already a far better grade through the
greater part of the distance to Ogden
than that built on by the Union compa-
ny and their men are still in employ,
to build the whole road, track down, in
side of 30 days. Ttisnot settled but they
will continue their own line TO Ogden
in which case the Union would be heavy
loser, in subsidy, beside losing the
trade they are now treating so con-
~temptuously.
With n margin of Sl2 SO to make up
from, San Francisco is much nearer
Ogden and Salt Lake City, for practical
purposes, than Omaha. Then, Omaha is
a chicken u of Chicago, and Chicago
buys of New York and Boston. We
see no reason why San Francisco, i'm
porting largely direct from Europe, and
excelling in quality Of her manufdc-
lures as compared with those Of tho
East, and lying on the direct line of the
East India trade, should not only retain
the hold she already has, for interior
supply, but should not greatly extend
the range of that supply, and asser. her
superior advantages in plain figures Of
first cost and necessary freight, as arbi-
,rarily as she arleady demands patron.
age of experienced people for her supe-
rior woolens and machinery, while Sac
ramento and Stockton take the pre-
MUM in cash, on every barrel of flour,
il every market Of the world where in
trnduccd.-WKite Pine Ne,rs, June 4th.