The Placer herald., 1870-02-19
FREIGHTS AND FARES.

Early 10 the present session Of the Leg's--
lature, Col. c. A. Tweed, the hold over
Senator from this county, introduced bill
to fix the rates Of freight and passage on
Railroads in this State. The bill, We believe,
was referred to the Senate Committe on
Corporations where it has had long sleep.
At later period Mr.. Gildea, of EI Dorado,
introduced similar bill in the Assembly,
which was referred to the Committe on Rail-
roads, where it, too, is having long sleep.
We have not pressed this subject, thus
far, because we felt assured that the entire
Placer deleg alton understood the importance
Of the passage Of measure Of this kind,
and tha, Col. Tweed had gone through this
fight two years ago and fully understood what
was demande and the mode Of accomplish
ing it. The people Of Placer are growing
restless at this unaccouulabe delay, and be-
gin to ask if they have been betrayed, or are
only forgotten by the men that they chose
to lsgislato for them. There are no two
sides TO this question in Placer county, un-
less we except the few persons who hold free
passes and are dead headed over the Rail-
road in this county; and this same feeling
exists 10 Ell Dorado aud Nevada counties,
and in the same proportion. The people
OF Auburn pay as much fare for riding
tbirty-six miles to Sacramento, as do the
people Of Sacr amento for riding ouehuu.
dred ard thirty eight miles TO San Francisco.
So it is with the people Of Nevada and Pla
Ger counties, no matter what station they de-
part from or land at. Why is this Sim
ply because there is no opposition on this
line and the company can charge what it
pleases. The same extorion is practiced
on the people Of El Dorado, hence Mr.. Gil
deas bill. Two years ago Senator Roberts,
of New ada, was prominent in the early part
Of the session in introducing bill to reduce
and fix the rates Of freight and fare, but uufoI.
tunately his bill was contract, in our view,
which would have been thousand times
worse than none, and fortunately it was de-
feated If Senator Roberts has moved in the
matter this session we are not apprised Of
the fact; and why has he not We leave
him TO answer the question. The truth is,
there are competing lines Of freight and
travel, either by rail or by water, to all the
Railroads in the State except the Sacramen-
to Valley and Central Pacific roads, and the
managers Of these two roads have the peo-
pie Of El Dorado, Nevada and Placer coun.
ties in the door, and charge US what they
please; aud these charges are onerous and
odious in the extreme Why should we Of
these three counties pay three times as much
per mile for freight and passage as the peo>
pie of the other counties Of the State where
Railroads are in operation, and how can
We compete in business and in developing
our reaources with these other favored COM
munities while this milestone is chained 10
our necks The six Senators and eleven
Assemblymen from these three counties
should know these facts and demand
with one will and voice a redress Of
these grievances of their struggling con-
sti,uepts. Have they done t?-Will they
do it But to return. Senator Tweed, if
in earnest, and if bis bill was introduced in
good faith, should not allow it 10 be forgot
ten or smothered in the committe room.
We know how these things are done. All
Senator Tweed has TO DO is TO introduce
resolution requesting the committe to report
his bill back to the Senate for action and it
will come back. Let Assemblyman Gidea
do the same thing in the House and bis
bill will be reported. 1t will not satisfy the
people Of El Dorado, Nevada and Placer
to have their delegations wait until the
great rush of business that always comes in
the closing weeks Of the session, and then
make a asplurdge and few speeches, and
loose the very measures they were sent to
labor for. The proceedings of the Senate
and Assembly are all on file in this office
and every member shall have bis just need
Of praise, or full share Of condemnation as
bis deserts demand, without regard to his
politics, aspirations or standing heretofore.
There are no questions Of cons,itutiouslily
or expedience in these bills. These demands
are just, (woulI be more just were the rates
fixed lower and constitutional, and no time
should be lost in securing action in the two
Houses.
Discussed, WE SUProsE.-The Bee says;
Judge g. Garter, who for many years has
been District Judge of the Shasta, Trinity and
Siskiyou district and who in 1858 was State Sen.