Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-21
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We we're yesterday snown py Q we'll
merchant . freight bill for goods
from the East ovsr the Pacno
The bill called for "Frsight
from Chicago to sacramento. - per
hundred In currency; from Sacramento
10 Reno 81 IS in gold" Grsenbacks
ut eighty.fvs cents would amount for 20
TO 81 ~. Thus IL costs Ave cents more
10 carry goosls M hundred and atty
four miles than Il does two thousand,
aud ovsr this one hundred and atty
four miles the goods we're carried
neither way. In the face Of Mr. Hunt
ington's assertion that SCOTS railroad
would Be- q severe blow 70 this coast how
do the above charges looks To those
who insiss that government only
province II 10 protect the citizen how
does such protection appear
We sztrset the above irom an able
editorial In the virginia Esiupriss this
morning. The outrage stated. and Of
which the Enterprise makes complaint.
il . policy Of the Central Pacific Rail-
road Company. Formerly Il would have
transported the shipmsns mentioned
over the mountains TO Sacramento and
then back again to Reno. But lately II
has GENEROUSLY stipulated with our
merchants aud others purchasing goods
at the East, that IL they would pay
through rates to Sacramento and way
rates back to Reno. Il would stop the
cars ooataining the freight thus con-
signed at Reno. In other words. II a
merchant in Virginia, purchasing goods
in Chicago or elsewhere at the East. will
pay the same freight that Sacramento
merchants pay. and. in addition. the To-
cal rates OF the Central Pacific Railroad
from Sacramento to Reno. this philan-
thropic (') corporation will permit him
to take his goods on their arrival at the
latter place. The result Is that our mer-
chants pay double what 1t costs sacra.
mento tradesmsn to get goods from the
East. Well. what Of itf say the Gen.
trail Pacific Railroad people. In the
language Of Boss Twssd: "what are
you going to do about it I" The Ehiu.
priss has NO remedy 10 offer which will
Affect Nevada; but to protect the citizens
Of Colorado, Arizona and southeastern
California, Il first favored Tom Scots
proposition TO have the Government
guarantee the bonds Of the Texas Pacific
Railroad for ten thousand dollars
moro per mile than the road would cost
when completed" and lastly . proposi-
ton that the Government build . trans
continental railroad to the Pacific Coast.
We are not Of the Same mind a. the
Ehierpris. We do not believe in giving
away public lands or loaning the public
credit 70 incorporation ,railroad or other.
Neither do w believe 1t the province Of
our Government to build. " OF opsr-
ate railroads. But ne do believe II the
duty Of this Government 10 protect its
citizens from extortion. and with this
view demand that laws Be passed both
BY our State and the Congress Of the
United States forbidding. under penal
ties no less than absolute confscation.
determinations against citizens Of dr.
fsrent States or Of separate localities in
any State in the matter Of passenger
and freight rates. We believe IL TO Be
not only the right. but the imperative
duty Of tho Government 10 do this
thing. as much 10 ~ IL vas ever that Of
England to forbid corners On staples,
such rs wheat and potatoes. Space pre-
cludss an extended Argument on this
point. but IL there be any principle estab-
lishsd by common law il is that
IL Ia the province. power. right and duty
Of Government to restrain and regulate
a monopoly. individual or corporate,
whenever 10 has been. IL, or may b in
imical to the best interests OF the public.
For this reason letters patent are limited
to . term Of years. and special legislation
is generally inhibited. That these req
sons apply TO the management OF the
Central Pacific Railroad. the Enterprise
has clearly proved. Let Il now join with
those who urge upon the State and Ma
ton the only just and practical remedy.