The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-06-15
The HAMILTON AND EIEo RAIlsoAD.-AED
The MARROW GAUGE RAILWAY.

IN Monday evening. ana lad aslde Tor
waat of a guaranteeing signature. The
author has since made the proper ae-
acknowledgement. and We give It:
EDITOR WHITE PIxE News. Why Is
there no report from the Executive Com
mittee appointed by our Railroad meet
ing2 We suggest that the President call
another meeting and ALLOW the public to
hear il, If they have any, or at least dis
charge the Committee. CITIzkSs.
First, as to the reason Why the chair
man does not call another meeting Of
the citizens, and at least discharge the
committee: The chairman IS confined to
his room, we understand. by rheumatism;
which would serve as a reason: and then.
we have heard Of no desire on the part Of
the community TO hold another meeting
just at present. Too much pnblie meet
ing will kill anything of that sort. II
will be time enough to ell a meeting
when Mr.. Haskell comes. as he will.
soon; or when Col. Buckley, Prof. Clay
ton. and the other gentlemen, return
from an interview Eith the Directors Of
the Central Pacific Railroad. Then, a
meeting can be called, and the gentle
men report direct to the people wha: xe
are to hope for in that direction. Now.
nothing could be accomplished by an
additional meeting.
Then, it is possible, if our delegates
shall not succeed in making the Central
Directory see the facts Alright. that those
people will not be willing to engage to
build the railroad We so sadly need. And
what then? Some have talked Of a mar
row-gauge railroad, which would require
less work in the preparing. and be less
expensive in the tracking. nan the full
measure road as seen in the main
trunk line. Ar. Pond, an e~nterprising
gentleman largely interested in White
Pine. and who has just returned from the
East, is to have a talk with us, one of
these days, on the subject of narrow
gauge road. He has talked the subject
viii ALC NTH vi nun III AlN 1loNs hIa
says arrangements can easily be made
with them for the procuring of the track
and rolling stock.
At present We can not give any figures
throwing ligh; on the matter of cost of
the narrow-gauge road; but we have
some items as to the difference in size
between the narrow-gauge and the wide.
The cars on the narrow-gauge are only
one foot narrower than ON the standard
gauge. This, by the by. is what was
formerly known as the 'narrow-gauge >
having been made the standard by the
preference of President Lincoln, when
the Pacific Railroad bill was in his
hands; and the advantages of being able
to belt on to through trains are obliging
the other roads all to conform to the
track of the great highway The cars
on the narrow-gauge are three tuns
lighter than those of the large roads
In the passenger cars, the seats are di-
vided off tito sections. On one side
are seats for two, and on the other side
of the aisle the seats are single; then to
balance the car, the aisle turns a corner,
halfway down, and the single seats are
on the opposite side-a sort of checker
board of-setting, which, after a little
use, is no Inconvenience at all. At the
center, where the aisle makes a jog TO
change sides. is a space for the stove.
These cars are thirty-one feet long.
This is the description of the arrange
ment for the Toronto, Gray & Bruce
Railroad, in C NADIA. This sort of rail-
way would pr badly be called into use
in navigating the canyons. TO get frieghts
to and from the main line of the
Elko, White Pine Colora 10 road. when
built. For the main line, our best hope
is in enlisting the Central Company, and
it would be obviously their policy to run
the same gauge cars as on the through
road. We hope to hear at an early day
of a conference between our delegation
and the Central Directors; and feel
assured that the showing made of freight
capabilitie : in this and adjoining dis
triets will be sufficient. together with
assurances of a hearty cooperation here,
to induce an early commencement of the
work of c)r struction.