Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-15
ONE HOUR TO sUTRO.

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sutro runs about Washington but
~tsu-holing Senators and Congressmen.
purchasing and brow-beating Lewspa.
Der correspondents, and In all ways
proving himself TO DO the most as
founding specimen Of impudenes ever
existing on the American continent.
In fact, America, although a proud
and progressive nation, could not give
birth to such 4 character. IL was re-
ssryea fer Assyria to become renowned
through Mr.. sutro's tunnel. But there
IL enc Journalist in Washington whom
Sutro. could neither bully nor bride,
and his name IL Don Piatt, editor OF
the Warrington Capital. MI. Piatt Ia
one Of the most witty aud sarcastic
writers In the country, and has put the
scheme Of Nj. Sutro In n serio-eomlc
light, Jet wlthal, so truthful that
both the great bore and his tunnel, the
lesser bore, arc fast becoming ridicu-
ioss, not only In Washington City, but
everywhere. We publish the follow
Ing from the Washington Capital OF
May 3, not only for tho germs OF truth
therein contained, bat as lively aud
enjoyable reading. The concluding
lines allude to Sutro's flaming lnvi.
tations which he has caused to be
placed upon the desk Of every Senator
and Representative, begging, yea, I'M
plsring them. to attend his magic
lantern-calclum lighted o~ra,lons In the
following touching language /; "will
not Mr.. --. give a hour to Mr..
Sutro?" Here Il the Capitals article:
Our friend. Mr.. S-u;rostunnsl. Oh
jects TO the consideration OF his min
Ing subsidy amendment by the Senate
Committee on Mines and Mining. be-
cause two OF the members thoroughly
Understood and represented the wants
Of the miners. and were opposed "
the subsidy which he wishes 20 extort.
Now, 10 save further trouble we sug-
gsst that n special Committee on tho
Sutro Tunnel suosldy 10 created. and
that Mr.. Sutrostunnel should designate
whom he would like TO have appoint
cd. Certainly We ought TO respect the
wishes Of this distinguished Lobbyist,
whose objection avalls more than the
word and oath Of two Senator's, who
owe their places In the Senate and on
the Mining Comnlttes to the fact that
they practically represent tho mimi.
interests.
Wa have heard IL remarked that
hereafter the railroad companies will
object 10 the consideration OF railroad
subsidies by tho Committees on Rail-
roads, bscause several Of the members
arc reported 10 be opposed to sub.i-
dies. The farcical side OF the contest
Il . when we picture Mr.. Sutros-
tunnel on the pedestal Of his s~eli-erect'
cd Importance crying. 81 alone and
unaidsd have done this work. Dur,
Ing the last eight years he has persm,
bulated tho world ss the show agent
and broker for q stock company incor
porated OF the promises OF anticipated
plumber.
His company has bled unwary capt,
talists la Europe, aud has opened
threo-quarters OF q milo of this great
tunnel. Meantime tho miners have
gene on aud demonstrated ali that oul
friend. Mr.. Sustrostunnel, proposed
~ do, without any SUBSIDY or foreign
aid. They have sunk their shafts be.
low tho proposed level OF his tunnel.
and have opened miles OF underground
work. And MIR. Sutrostunnsl want,
Congress TO compel these snterprislnc
and Industrious miners to pay his com
pany q subsidy OF than twenty
thousand dollars per day fer a tunnel
which they say they DO not want.
He says he has done this sail alone,''
Now we object to any further quar-
rsls, and hope that the m~llllonalres
who are backing him will net resent
this insult. Seligman " CO., the Anglo
and American Bank OF san Francisco.
with ak millions capital, are leading
stockholders and treasurer OF thi.
st~ock-jobbing operation. The Tru.'
tees OF the Company represent a cap
ital Of more than twenty-five millions
OF available property.
Mr.. Sutrostunnel Il not In danger o.
the poor. house, but has probably saved
enough cut Of his salary during the
last eight years tn build a good-.lzed
tunnel Into ths Bank Of England, and.
perhaps. the British Government will
compel the bank to pay him a subsidy
for building II. on the plea that IL will
reduce the expenses OF getting the
money cut Of the vaults. II Mr.. SUIT
rostunnel eau make n tunnel that will
facilitate the disbursements Of the
Bank OF England, why should not the
Bank OF England DO compelled 20 pay
him for IL? VIII not the House Of
Commons give n hour to Mr.. sutros-
tunnel?