Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-01-23
THE G. p. DEvIL-FISH.


spasmodic contraction of every gen.
erous and manly impulse, we COM
mend the Central Pacific Railroad
1t is the maelstrom, devouring all
that comes within the circle Of It's
arms, which, devil-fsh like, are reach
ing out in every direction for new
prev. 1t is an incubus upon the pro-
eress of this central basin. lhey
charge our merchants, who purchase
goods in the East, the same rates OF
freight that one in Sacramento pays
besides the local rates of their road
from that place to Reno. But lately
they were visited by spirit OF gen.
eroslty, and informed our merchants
that if they would pay through rates
to Sacramento, with the usual charges
from that city back to Reno' they
would leave their goods at the latter
place. So man doing business here,
purchasing his goods East, and al
though over one hundred miles
nearer, must pay actually more than
one doing business in Sacramento.
Why is it soa 1t is said their AMI
mostly against this State arises from
the fact that while a struggling Ter
ritory, before our mines were devel-
oped or the hidden wealth revealed,
we did not vote an enormous sub
sidy into their capacious pockets.
Their road cost them nothing; the
government built it, and considers it
favor TO pay them to carry their
mails. They refuse to pay interest
on the bonds issued for the purpose
of its construction, and fearing that
Tom SCOTS railroad may injure
them, they propose to gobble it up,
asserting that he has no means to
build it, but " if Congress will trans
fer the grant to them which the
Texas Pacific Company find INSULT
cient for the purpose, to complete the
road through to the Pacific within
six years. The grant is for twenty
alternate sections per mile on each
| side of the line through the Terri
tories and half that amount in Cali
fornia." The Gold Hill News" is
generally correct, but we hardly
agree with it when it says:
1--WE do not believe in giving
away public lands or loaning the
public credit to any corporation,
railroad or other. Neither do we
believe it the province of our Gov
eminent to build, own or operate
railroads"
We admire the soundness of the
first proposition, but think it would
be an excellent opportunity to de-
monstrate the utility of the Govern
ment building and owning a road.
This road would open an immense
country, make homes for hundreds,
and develop some of the richest mines
in the world. 1t would Lot be block
AIDED during the Winter; the grades
are easier, and in every respect the
expense from first to last would be
less than the Central Pacific; yet it
pays a high rate of interest. We
cannot see how this enterprise would
interfere or injure the business of in
dividuals, and any project which
will increase the wealth and indus
tries of the country and check the
systematic robbery and extortion of
| the Central Pacific will most GER
tainly be approved by the mass Of
people.
SCHOOL MoNEY.-The Superinten-
dent of Public instruction, Mr.. s. P.
Kelly, has notified School Superin.
tendents and Fiscal officers of the
State, that in accordance with the
provisions of the amended school
law, the following appropriations OF
money for educational purposes has
been made upon the basis of Abe
school census for the year ending
August 81, 1875. Particular at.
tention is called to Sec. A, OF the
amended school law. The sum OF
SIS, 0s7 so has been divided between
the counties in the following man.