Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-29
GRANGER VS.. GRANGER.


We are all the time being reminded
that it. makes . great difference whose
OK it IL that il gored. In other WORDS
our own selfish interests have very
effective hearing upon our views. Inc
whole scheme Of theories regarding
protection pro and con, has Just TINS
much Of salfish principle under it, ana
no more. So with the underlying mo-
,iyes even of patriotism. King George
might ne yer have lost the love OF ms
transatlantic subjects If he hadn't
,ouched their pockets with an nnw'se
tax We hear much Of the solid un
waveri"g exemplary virtues OF the
husbandman. the horny-handed u'ie'
Of the soil. The Granger has been m
vested with rustic simplicity which
has parraken Of the severe symphonies
of The patriarch>. The lahorer is w"r-
,hv of his hire. Homes. toll should
have i,s reward. The farmer should
he guaranteed market and nor pe
made 10 pay toll to the greedy railway
company. a good deal of sympathy
has been fcl, for the farmer. He has
worked hard and taken the risks OF
climate and mark ct and season only to
he found at the mercy Of the railroad
freight office. at last. So we have
heard much heated argument and
much having and legislation upon the
subject of cheap transportation ana
now. lust IA we seemed to be getting
where we could see the way clear to
system Of laws which should make
the railroad companies ADOPT fairer
policy, we come upon a strange phe-
uomeucn in Elko county. We actu-
aiiv find the grain raisers there petit
tioning the c. =. Railway people 70
increase their rates of transportation
SO as to prevent the possibility OF com
pe,itinn in the sale Of cereals by pro-
ducers from abroad. Having written
to the President of the Railway COM
pany making :his rather extraordinary
request. they got the following answer:
San Francisco, Sept. D, 1876.
Your telegram and the petition re-
o,,estipr An advance in rates on grain
in order that you may more success
fully compete with California pro
ducts, is received.
we have had the subject under care
full consideration. and nave been Satn-
erinr such facts as would throw iisnh
on the subject. Under ordinary CIT
cunstances it would be to our interest,"
and we should be glad to ADVANCE
rates, but we are controlled by compe-
tition from Southern Titan ana oy our
desire to develop Southeastern Ne
vada. The rates for this part.cutar
kind of grain that is furnished to the
Eureka Il Palisade Company for teams
i'm Eureka are for the purpose OF enao
inv them to reach out and command
A section OF country for business where
we meet direct competition from
Southern Utah. As above referred 10.
The amount of feed furnished at Pall-
sadn is intended to be only equal 10
the amount consumed by teams run
ming from Eureka to the mines in tins
competing section. we nave every
desire to oblige your people, Guy 90
not see how. in justice to ourselves
and to the development of the mineral
interests south and southeast OF Eu
reka. we can advance rates as reques-
ted by you. Leland "'anioi"'
1t is to he apprehended that Gov
ernor Stanford will not fail to employ
this instance of seitishness as an ex-
ample of the selfish aims and policies
of the Patrons Of Husbapdry.