The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1871-01-21
Railroad Meetings.

Rotary. The object of the meeting was for
the purpose of getting the expression of the
people on the proposed railroad from Elko to
Hamilton, White Pine county. A committee
Of five was appointed, consisting Of J. d.
Treat, L. L. Gardner. L. wilsey. Ct. Cohn
and I. Il. Henley. TO adopt memorial TO be
presented to the State Legislature now in ses-
sion. setting forth the wishes of our people.
Al the second meeting, held Jan. 18th. it
was stated by a committee that had been APP
pointed at the previous meeting that the rail-
road matter had been under consideration:
that the prime movers in the premises had
been consulted; and that the proper steps had
been taken to bring the matter TO successful
termination.
Tha Committee on Memorial submitted the
following:
ELxo. J1a. ISL
TO as H0HeraNt ae Ssaats cad AEs,ably q "a SET
o. Neratd: Your petitioner rssiIea;s and taxpayr-s
OF the county Of Eko state q NsvalA Soala r,sTs,
fully petition your honorable body aud rrt-tnt as
STATE Tor tie purpose Of hyiac DOH, e5..; - 80
and eluiprins railroad. having fo- its terminus
point At or NEAR Eiko. and urga the line % ~
trans-continentsl railroad and extending the-,.-1s,
to the city Of Hamilton, II white Pine county: thepc
20 the southern boundary Of the STATE q Nsyada
Your petitioners would respectfully represent thai
Ea:d railroad j. the szriezn@f. irpr-,y
rnent and development 4 the count-v n Al H. I,-
resources, lying along and contiguous 70 ALI Proposed
line: that the building tkervu! would not ONLY tend -
the rapid increase Of poplao OF the country tArpuh
trade aud commerce vast extent Of country rth is
mineral deposits, Aal Of lands adapted 70 pastu-z-e
and agriculture! Development and which. without the
aid OF the proposed enterprise will remain f1- vas-.
unOccGPed and vaueless q the S;at- YoU- utiri1r.
ere cannot ignore the fact that the present oTuatia
the Development and opening up Of the resources
OF Eastern and southern Nevada. l. Almost vrhD11v
owing to the completion Of similar enterprise: that
the great national highs y-ihe Central Pacific Rail
roah-hAs established, through facilities fo- travel
and transportation, in these hitherto desert wastes
PeoIa OF enterprise and energy, aud thereby UTrued
the country TO settlement and cultivAt n and thus
by an increase q taIahls prUprty has the state t
materially aide. In the payment Of government 81.
peditures= thst the direct Of SUCH enterprise
upon the revenue Of the State inc ease the sane
and tighten the burihens Of the people, thGf ia ~.
Judgment Of your petitioners the building and oper.
ating sad rod would iAcreAse the amount OF 1885,.
able property on the lire thereof in The county Of
Eko, sufficient 20 pay not only the interest upon the
bonds issued by the county OF Elko, but would pro
vide for the payment Of the principal the maturity
thereof without any Adllti nal upon the PEOPLE:
Wherefore and In view Of the fast the Interests
OF the people - Eastern aud southern Nevada would
be promoted thereby your petitioners tax payers Of
the county Of tlko would respectfully p-y your hon
or1ble b'dy to provide. by Law, that the county Of
kho may Issue tGhdSn The total sum OF one hundred
and hity thousand dollars. payable IN years. with
interest thereon a. the OF cent per auuut
and that the Law may De 50 framed require THAI
the same shall be submitted 10 the Of legal
voters Of said county. And your petitioners do
humbly pray.
The memorial was adopted by the meeting
and is now being circulated throughout the
county for signatures, and is being indorsed
by all classes Of our citizens,
On Tuesday evening last, our citizens as
senbled to listen to remarks from gentlemen
on the subject of railroad affairs. Hon. F. VI.
Smith addressed the meeting in very able
manner, showing that the prosperity Of our
county would be greatly enhanced by the in
PRODUCTION Of railroad to White Pine: show
ing that even the farming community, which
might possibly oppose the measure, would be
benefited in their interests tina, it
would increase the taxable = perty TO such
IN extent that the tax on this railroad prop
erty and the increased property produced
would more than pay the interest on the
bonds required; that lands and property, now
would rise into existence, and pro-
duco demand for tearning that will far ex-
coed the present business; that the railroad
wonld not only be benefit to the town of
Elko but to the entire country.
d. Z. Waldron addressed the meeting and
in the course of his remarks said that the
cry WAS tnat railroads
would decrease the value of live stock. and
labor would be depressed, and contended that
results heretofore had proven to the contrary
In every instance. As the Central Pacific.
along its full length, had built up thriving
towns. so will a railroad from Elko to White
Pine do the same and give increased facilities
to growing community i'll all branches of
business; that Eastern Nevada was rich in ores
that ut present could not pay for transporta-
ton, but IA railroad would bring them into
market and make live country full of live
people; that the sooner the railroad was built
the sooner prosperity would beam on our peo-
pie.
J. d. Treat, Esq. made some very appro-
PIRATE remarks. lie said that the gloriOus re-
suits produced by railroads in the Western
states was sufficient guarantee to us that
railroads are the producers of prosperity
which could not otherwise be brought about;
that If u railroad united Elko with Hamilton,
there would bo a far greater demand for team
ing and teainsters than there is at the present
time; leaning would be brisk business from
Railroad and Mineral Hill districts.nnd other
points, and would require q vast amount of
persons and animals to meet the demand.
that If the people would support the measure
plenty Of capital would come without any
trouble.
Col. Dow said he could not Imagine how
any person In Elk0 county could oppose the
measure. lie asked, what would be the con-
dition of San Francisco to-day, ii it were not
the mines OF this coast2 Placing ourselves
to San Francisco as To the mines. we
ARE the commercial mart of Eastern Nevada;
and as San Francisco is benefited by being the
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