Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-23
THE RATTLE MOUNTAIN AND
tS-.TIN RaILROAD.
Railroad Facilities i'm Eastern Me-
vas:a-

Mountain 10 Au~tIf- lie laVo!abie at
ton thus had il the Senate, will. we
hope. he seconded by tie Assembly.
The penetrating Of the bowels of the
Great East with the iron horse-'.The
Evangelist Of Civilization" as Tom
fitch calls tit, what i now more
needed than any other thing contem-
rated with relation to that section of the
state. Indeed. = qsck and reliable
means Of transportation more than any
thing Else. Is shat j. required in those
rats Of Nevatls which are situated Ico!e
or less distant from the lines Of railway
s;reaIv established. We highly COM
i-snd the stand taken by Senator Cas-
siiy relative 20 this question Here u,
IL the ups and downs Of its geography
and TYPOGRAPHY. the most iu-ceess!l lie
territory lying within the border q any
State q the Union. Oar wealth lies IL
rsoartains :a= removed fFoIn the great
I.lrs ot traveI. and distant frcm the IA
,iI,tl,s needed FOR the reduction VI the
cres upon the working Of which depends
Ger future prosperity Natural roads
ouly exist ty the r.srsst fTeak Ct nature,
and ar. rarely to be traced and trailed
where most needed; we have neither sea
coast. navicable streams ror facilities
for building canals. Oar only reliance
is uron railu sy capital and railway iron.
We have uore money Pr csp;ia than
the people Of any State IN the Union.
A tenth Of our sguand-riu-s would more
than pay the increased tax needed to
critirun Nevada with b-oai and narrow
gauge railroads. Much rs we might Ike
10 have ID done. rich men will not put
thei- money into ttis class Of improve
n.erts for the exenlp,idcaiion Of a lofty
sertirien,alism. There Is nothing IN
the lees, tran-esndeutal or romantic
about capital. It seeks remuneration
to- itself, and will net participate IN en-
,erYrises solely pr" bono pHbIioo. This
Is pa.t If the history Of railway enter
rrises Hercs our necessity fer the self
taxation Of the people Of counties and
towns who would enjoy the benefits of
railway connection. As to tie develop
iasnt Of the mineral deTosites az the
EassCr- and Southern parts Of our State.
tkey are hardly TO he hoped for without
a certain cooperation with capitalists on
tie r-r. e the psoTle "t those parts.
This fact was strongly impressed upon
tt minds Of Senators when they gave
:lsir votes r.. the passage - the E-ttl's
Mountain AMI Axstiu Railroad Bill.
IL. Cassidy expressed these views with
great oI5aruess. And nov. IS to the
general question Of railway subsidies
and railway b,..,,liEg in this State, let Us
ssy. That It Is the most empty aud
sy,.s.r-ifcss 81 al fallaei-S tCr rs Cf Ne
va.la. situated two hundred miles from.
end FIVE or ten thousand tss: above, the
oc,an, and nearly as FAR irsga any nay:-
gable stream. to accept tie Trs1cLleEts
AZ tie arti-Tailroad fanatics @! Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa sui o;Le- rail
vay ei-J.sI States al tie West and
Eaz:hwsst. They have their railroads
and are Iaady to quarEei With them. /
They deal IN grain and pork ana hay
aud Icsswax and turnips; we deal IN
bullion and the substance Il actual /
money Itself. They are a part Of or
cJ;s...s world: We are higher than the |
crgS; e the Allcshanies and surrounded /
on al sides with treslsss waste as by /
the b0urdlcss sea. We are struggling 10 |
overcome the grim forces of nature;
they are fighting against tie artificial de-
Wees which have at once made them and |
cone to rule their destinies; We have |
the rel. actual money to give away,
(aud nc; miss it;l tLey have exhausted |
their credit, enjoyed the benefits of a 4
completed system of intercommunica-
ton. and are now grumbling over what
is, and comparing i. with what might |
lave been. These are no examples for |
IS to follow While the Ohio farmer is |
\