Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-08-25
4 cHANPIoN ANTI-MoNoP0LIsr.

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There il n OF Mr.. Sutro's projects
In connection with his tunnel to which
little allusion has been made hsretofors.
This scheme. although far removed from
completion by the time which must
elapse before his tunnel can by any pos
sibility be constructed, is worthy Of note
a. showing the animus Of the cheeky
sdyenturer toward Virginia City. Gold
Hill and Carson. We refer to his pro-
ject Of connecting the town ~ Of Sutro
by q narrow gauge railway to wads-
worth. That he has this scheme in view
there is no doubt. He has not only an
nounced Ii in his public haranguss. but
in conversation with prominent railroad
men discussed its feasibility and posi-
BILE profits. BY the completion of'such
q road he intends to build up his tswn
at the mouth Of the tunnel. and thus
dspopulats. as he has often boosted. the
city Of Virginia and tho town OF Gold
Hill. Mr.. Sutro is not averss to rail-
roads; not he. His only objection is to
those which he does not control. The
Virginia and Truckoe Railroad is the
great artery through which supplies are
received upon the Comstock lode. IL
aids in the prosperity OF the mines there
on. assists in the building up OF our
property interests. makes our neighbor-
ing town Of Carson a great depot for dis
tribution OF supplies, and is a permanent
and substantial benefit to Western Ne
yada. Mr.. Sutro is envious OF "de
Invoked wailwoad;" he wants to W
one himself and thereby enhance the
value Of Sutro town lots bought for
sl.25 per acre., and monopolize the
transportation Of supplies. Crying out
loudly against monopoly he is to-day
engineering the greatest monopoly OF
modern times; Justify brawling against
"Sharon's wailwoad." he Is project
ing another which he alleges will de-
populate Virginia City and Gold Hill,
transfer its business to a town which he
attempts to found, and give him . mo-
nopoly Of all transportation OF supplies
therefor.
Laying aside the injury such a project,
IL completed would work to business in
Storey county; putting out OF view the
fact that the successful issue Of his
scheme would destroy Carson City. the
prospects Of Genoa and the Carson VAL
ley farmers for an extension OF the Vir-
ginia 4 Truckss Railroad to their doors;
let us for q moment consider the motives
Of this brazsn swindler in thus pushing
himself before the people with his
schemes for sci -aegrandizsment.
lie claims that the Sutro Tunnel when
completed will need this railroad for its
own use. He proposes to build it with
tunnel money. own it himself and
then control the carrying trade be-
tween his ~sagebrush flats and the
great overland highway Of transpor-
tation. And with cheek unlimited, with
a face ease-hardened by rebuffs innumsr-
able he says, ~ do this for de dear peo-
ple." Wherein Wherein. we say, is a
monopoly thus built and owned and con-
trolled by Sutro, q benefit to anybody
but himself. Does he propose to carry
frsights cheaper' What guarantee have
we tia, he will keep his pledger He
has signally failed to do so in every in
stance whore his interests came into
conflict with his promises. What bens-
ft will 1t be to Virginia, Gold Hill, or
Carson IL he should? What benefit will
a monopoly Of transportation from
wadsworth to Sutro be to laboring men
in the Comstock mines. This is a pretty
scheme. Lot us look at itagain. First
Two dollars per ton royalty for each
and every ton Of ore produced by the
Comstock lode. Second-Twenty-fve
cents each way from every miner hauled
into and out Of the mines through his
hole. Third-The sale Of twelve hun
drsd acres OF ~ssgebrush costing from
81 % to SO 80 per acre to miners and
business men at about ~ per square
foot. Fourth-Control Of all springs
for miles around and the consequent
monopoly OF all water for culinary and
drinking purposes. Fifth-Ths owner
ship Of three miles on each side the
Carson river and the water power there
on. Sixth-A railroad to wsdsvorth
and resultant monopoly OF all the car
ring trade to the vast city he is to
bdild and own. Seventh-The U. s.
Senate and . subsidy Of $4,000. 900 to
carry out these schemes. This is the
picture which Sutro presents to pur-
chasers Of his tunnel stock. Oh! he 10
gorgeous friend Of the nottingham
this sutro; q magnificent specimen Of
disinteres,ednsss; a lum~inouslight in the
anti-monopoly ranks; a tower OF
strength among the reform element.
He hates mine owners because he wants
to rob them OF their property. He in
weighs against the crooked railroad be-
u Tho wants to build another. lie
curses and deismes the press. our pub
lie men and the whole people Of Nevada
because they understand his thieving.
crafty schemes, and will have none OF
them. He is a representative rciormer,
A pillar Of Independence, is this As.yrian
patriot!