The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-09-22
WAY Freight

Under the above heading the Inland En-
pire, of the 18th, has m article rejecting Sc
verely on tho management of the Central Pa
cific Railroad Company in the matter of way
freight, and among other things says:
! We have IL on good authority that this COM
( pany forced Len Wines to relinquish his de-
sign of putting on stages from Carlin TO this
place, III order to compel every passenger
/ coming to or going from White Pine 10 pay
the Railroad Company 81 30 extra for riding
between Carlin and Elko.
! If the above statement that the Railroad
| Company compelled Len. Wines to relinquish
his design of putting on stages from the Pal
isades, not Carlin, be true. then the Railroad
Company has simply kept faith with the peo-
pie; something that the croakers have always
charged that it would not dc. In season and
ont of season, the fault-fnding class Of per-
sons who believed that nothing good could
come out of Nazareth, have charged that the
Railroad Company was not acting in good
faith with the people Of Elko, and predicted
that as soon as the company had sold all the
lots that it could find purchasers for in this
| place, it would give it the cold shoulder and
encourage the building of 4 town further to
the west, where it might repeat the sale of
! lots, and realize handsomely from another
town-site speculation. This impression SO
industriously circulated and so widely be-
/ lieved, has done much 10 retard the growth of
Elko by keeping the public mind i'll state of
nervous apprehension. Yet there were some
who believed the company was acting in good
faith who labored earnestly to dissipate the
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established. Many costly buildings have
been erected and many improvements made,
and now that we seem To be standing on firm
| ground through our faith in the honest iuten-
tons of the Railroad Company, our mountain
contemporary would have it abuse our conf
dence and undo what il has done to build up
This town and move the point of trade to
some other locality. That which the Empire
would have the Railroad Company do. that it
may be pleased, would cause an angry roar of
discomfort III and about this camp that would
be anything hut pleasant TO contemplate 1t
would therefore seem impossible for the Rail
road Company TO please everybody. But the
fair dealing and good taith which it has shown
in the matter alluded to above, entities it to
/
| town, whatever may be the motives II it is
TO the interest of the company TO carry freight
and passengers to this point, so much the
! better for us, our interests and those of the
Railroad Company are identical. If we are
| rightly informed, however. it was not the Rail-
road Company that selected this point as the
most desirable one for White Pine trade and
! travel, but the whole matter was left To- Col
! Denver and Len. Wines: and when they had
selected it, the company adopted it and en-
couraEcd the shipping houses To- erect large
and costly depot huildiuE, at this point, with
| the G!stinc; and full understanding that this
/ was to he made, so far as the company was
. concerned, the depot for White Pine trade and
/ travel, and if for acting honestly and keeping
/ faith with the people, who relied upon its
business integrity and invested their money,
| it is to be made the subject Of severe ccnsurc
| by individuals and journals who may have
axes TO grind or pet schemes to carry forward
! such persons cannot expect the countCnauco
and encouragement OF the people of Elko in
! furthering their plans. We are entirely con-
tent and well satisfied with the action Of the
Railroad Company in the premises, and if
| White Pine is not and feels aggricyed, then
! its her growl;" and although the Inland En-
| pirc Processes to have its information from
reliable sources" yet it has made quite II
mistake in the statement that the Railroad
| Company intcrfcrcd with Mr.. Wines plans
/ in putting on line of stages from Carlin to
| White Pine, as Mr.. Wines did not propose to
start from that place but from the Palisades
! twelve or fifteen miles TO the west. where
there were no station buildings or depot
houses. and where there were no employees or
officers Of the company; and rs the company
could not land passengers and freight at that
place without incuring heavy expense, il de
clned to make any change in its former plans
! for the accommodation of Dir. Wines or any
one else. Mr.. Wines could put on MS many
lines of stages as he saw fit from
Carln and the Railroad Company would put
no obstacles in his way.
| Letter from Cnlifornia