Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-06-29
MISREPRESENTATION.
ViaoISIA CrY, Jule 20. /

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EDuoR NEws: Our evening paper in
this city. the Chronicle, yesterday con.
tanned editorial articles relative TO
the recent picnic excursion Of the Pho
neers. which were so manifestly. and II
seems TO me. wiliully unjust to both
tn, Railroad Company and the Pioneers,
that as a member o! the Pioneer Soci.
ETY.. I feel compelled to reply. and tell
the facts in tho premises. As n Of
the Committee Of Arrangements, I took
IN active and prominent part in the
preliminary preparations for the picnic.
and therefore know what l am talking
about.
The very first step taken, before any
public advertisement was made that we
should havo n picnic. wa to send a
committee to Carson to confer with the
railroad management relative to how
many ears we could have and ut what
price. On the evening Of the 9th OF
May, at the close Of a regular semi.
monthly meeting Of the Society. q meet
ing OF the Committee OF Arrangements
WAS held. Many members Of the Society
were present and a full and correct report
Of tho meeting was published in the
Nkvs OF next day. As may DO seen 10y
referring 10 that report. II contains these
words: "The Committee on Cars re-
ported having had n consultation with
Superintendent ~Yerington, and secured
Is cars at $40 each for tho excursion"
Last year the price Of ears for picnic
excursions was nj first fixed at $40
each, but on the occasion Of the Pioneer
picnic, tho railroad COMPANY. as a spec
ial favor. let the Pioneers have them at
$50 each. consequently other picnic ex-
cursionists subsequently claimed and
secured the same favor. This year, II
was decided that no cars should 10 let
FOR less than S15. that being the cheap
est price ut which they could be Afford
ell. In explanation, Mr.. Yerington
said that the company would. ON such
occasions, have to lose the use OF the
cars four days at least. u day TO col
lee, them in from all parts Of the road,
another day 10 III them with seats, rail.
ings, etc.. another day to use them, and
another day to dismantle and return
them. to say nothing of the lumber
and carpenter work, or the loco
motives to hanl them. or the
engineers, brakemen and other n
ployees TO run them. A full and fair
understanding Of the matter was thus
arrived at. and the requisite cars were
contracted for ut tho price named-S75
each. We did not particularly fancy
having 10 pay the S25 extra this year, AZ
il would make about $500 difference in
our profits. but, feeling confident Of sue
cess. We went ahead, and certainly
achieved u success which j%ustiies us in
the belief that We shall clear a snug lit
Ito amount over and above all expenses,
to apply toward liquidating our indebt-
edness. So much for the Chronicles
Misrepresentation on this point. and
the imputation thus cast on our financial
ability. We have been in this country
u little too long To start in on an enter
prise u this sort without making all
necessary contracts. understanding what
va are about. aud looking well before
W. leap. iun WV NNHs ehiuh soiho
little degree Of financial ability. and to
know sometimes what they are doing.
The ChrOSicle goes on to say that, ''in
consequence u the ayaricc Of the man
ayers % the road. the Pioneers will be
unable to build their hall. which WIS
the primary object Of the picnic The
writer Of that sentence Is evidently u
nav conner. and did not know or under
stand what lie was writing. The Pho
neers have no desire to build a new hall;
never thought Of such n thing. We own
a fine, tvo-story brick building on II
street. tho lower story Of which Is rent
oil. and the upper story constitutes our
hall-one Of the neatest and best in tho
State. II suits us very well, and We
want ne now one at present. The debt
Of the Slciety consists Of the balance
duc on tho purchase Of our building.
For whatever real sympathy the
,lyonicis may have for the Pioneers
in this matter. We are duly thankful. yet
NO do not desire or iniorss any mis-
representation. Wccontracted with tho
Railroad Company for a certain number
OF ears at q certain price, which contract
was definitely understood and Published,
aud the Railroad Company fulfilled their
contract faithfully and well in every par
t%icular. for which they will receive the
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