Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-20
OF THE RAILWAY
QUESTION IN NEVADA.

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way question in Nevada than that
which involves a consideration of the
regulation of fares and freights and
now that the attention of the public
mind is specially directed to this
subject, it may not be out Of place
to take glance at it from stand
point which comprehends our own
domestic interests as concerned
Herewith. In the first place, then.
the opening of railway system in
this State has been the cause of much
greater and more profitable develop
ment than would have been possible
without the Inauguration Of that
system. We don't suppose anybody
will deny that. That the railways
might, under a certain mitigation of
existing circumstance, prove still
more beneficial to the general veal,
is also doubtless true but we don't
suppose that anybody bnt the gifted
bard who sings war songs for their
destruction through the columns of
the Enterprise will demur TO the gen
eral proposition Of their having been
a considerable Improvement upon
mud roads and jerk-water wagons,
and almost equal to mountain turn
pixies and Concord coaches. On the
whole, then, the railroads within our
limits have done more good than
harm. We will assume that this is
admitted. In sustentation of this
general proposition we might cite |
certain familiar facts-such IS the
present possibility, frequently Illus
trated, of bringing supplies of wood
from points in the neighborhood of
Bonner Lake and. landing them in
Virginia City cheaper than they used
to be landed there by teams. even
when the supply of standing timber
was nearer at hand. We might also
call attention to the fact that since
line completion Of the c. ?. and Y.
& T. Railway lines it is no longer
necessary for the merchant or the
printer to lay in, in the fall, at q
great outlay Of money, a winters
stock of things in his line of bust
ness. 1t would also be relevant.
while asking calm and patient con-
sideration of the subject from another
the Granger stand point, tore |
vert to the fact that with the present
facilities at hand it is almost impos- :
;ible that a wood famine should oc
,ur at Virginia Or Gold Hill and
hat while the wages Of miners have
lot been at all reduced, and while
he employees of the V. & /. r. r.
are paid better wages than any rail- &;
road men in the world, the carrying
facilities established by this line of
.ails greatly enhances the possibility !
If working. with profit, the ores of
he Comstock lode These general
may not be altogether
'alueless especially in looking for
ward to the future action Of political t
,ar:ies relative to the railway ;
question as q disturbing ele-
aent in tie politics of the v
tate. As is sometimes said of t
aw Judges, even an erroneous le f
ision is better than no definite &C. f
ion at all; and so with conventions
al party leaders. The coming
ines will admit Of no temporising.
my lodging OF the issue will surely '
,e detected. 1t may be needful, ''to
a.ch the Granger vote. to vociferate I
n unlying antiphathy to all railway
ubsidies, and to avow the necessity i
Dr. the immediate interference Of the {
legislature and the Congress to 8.
ring about q reduction CT freights. VI
'ossibly, by the time the next gen. s
al election comes on, tho people v
i'll be reused to such pitch of an b
railway frenzy as that it will be a. Z,
uch os onv ,,arfv's life ia worth to | n