Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-26
Eureka Demands It at the Hands
Of Our Legislators.
RAILROAD DISCRIMINATION
DENOUNCED.
Our People Speak in Unmistakable
Terms.
THE SUBJECT or FARES AND FReIcHIS
THOROUGHLY VENTILATED.
To Oar Member 81 Congress and
the Legislature, Grsetimg.

About G o'clock last evening the rain
came down in torrents, and tho prospect
OF . good attendance at the meeting called
to take action on the subject Of fares and
freights was extremely dubious. The
meeting was held at the Opera House, in
stead Of the District Court room, as was
first intended, and the firing Of an anvil
and the music Of the band first gave no.
tice OF the change Of programme.
At half-past seven the audience was an
exceedingly slim one, but half m hour
later the hall was packed, in orchestra and
gallery. by n Of tho most orderly and
attentive as we'll as enthusiastic audiences
ever gathered under its roof.
Mr.. A. w. Campbell, President, called
the meeting to order. and Mr.. James E.
Anderson acted as Secretary.
Mr.. Dave Baily, on behalf Of the Com.
mittee, read the resolutions. which are a.
follows:
The Resolutions.
We, the undersigned, a majority Of your
Committee, beg leave to report the follow
ing preamble and resolutions:
Whereas. The people Of this State have
suffered long and patiently under the
onerous and excessive exactions and unjust
determinations Of the various railroads in
the State, and said exactions and discrimi-
nations instead Of abating and becoming
less with time and increased business, have
only become heavier and harder to bear;
and.
Whereas. Although the principal one of
said roads has been built by the people of
the United States, yet the said road is con-
Quoted, not in their interest, but solely in
the interest and for the profit Of a few
men, who have already accumulated
p~rinccly fortunes, wrung out Of the peck
cts Of the people; and,
Whereas. Said roads. although demand
ing the legislation Of this State for their
protection, yet are unwilling to pay their
just proportion OF taxes TO support the
government Of the am and have in all
manner possible evadcd such taxation.
principally by returning n valua.t x, I
their property so low as TO bo rid. b,
were il not 40 fraudulent as to be { &c
most serions importance.
Now, believing the statements above set
forth to be true, and that many more
might be added equally as true and fully
as potent; therefore be il
Resolved, That the people of the town
and county Of Eureka demand OF our rep
rcsentatives in both Houses Of Congress,
and in both Houses OF our State Legisia-
turc, that they use every effort TO procure.
by the immediate enactment OF wise and
judicious laws relief for us from the bur-
lens before spoken OF, and which have al
ready been borne too long aud uncomplain-
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not do SO, we will in the future hold them
to n strict accountability for a gross dere-
LECTION Of duty.
Resolved, That our said representatives
in our State legislature be. aud they are
hereby further instructed, in the most pos
tive and unmistakable terms, Immediately
to further and procure such legislation as
will compel all Of the railroads within this
State to bear their just proportion Of taxa
ton. whether State. county or municipal.
Resolved That the people Of every
county. city and town within this State are
most earnestly requested to unite with us
in orr efforts to he relieved OF the wrongs
complained Of, and that they. by meetings
and petitions, join with us in furthering
and promoting this end.
Resolved. That in the foregoing pream-
BILE aud resolutions, we are not actuated by
y SDltlt u utullCt OE ItNtHkt, Dut Uy u
proper sense Of what Is due to us, and that
while VIC wish 20 be just to the said rail-
| roads, we only desire that they deal Justly
with us ; tina. We ask but what is right. and
are unwilling in the future to submit to
anything that is wrong.
Joe Kind moved that the report Of the
Committee be received, and il was unani-
mously agreed to.
Captain Rock thought there ought TO be
some discrimination between those roads
built by the Government and those built
by private enterprise. aud that the latter
should not be included in the sweeping
provisions Of the bill, from the fact that
they received no Government aid, and
depended entirely npon their own earnings.
He wanted all roads to pay their proper
ton Of taxes. and wanted to know il
freights were reduced whether the mer-
hants would reduce the price OF flour and
other necessaries Of life.
A voice.. Well take care Of them
tChccrs.
Mr.. Baily said II anything Objectionable
appeared in the resolutions he hoped il
would be pointed out by some one present.
At this point there were loud cries OF
+" Baker I" Baker r. which continued
with more or less vigor until George
Baker took the platform.
Mr.. Horn did not want to confne the
matter Of regulation to railroads, but IA
vored including the merchants.
Captain Rock thought Mr.. George
Baker was posted in the matter under con-
sideration, and asked that gentleman to
give his views, and the request was second
ed by loud cries from the audience.
Mr.. Baker addressed the audience,
and then proceeded to give some unan.
swerable facts and figures to demonstrate
the exhorbitant rates Of freight charged
by the Central Pacific and Eureka & Pail
SADIE railroads. as compared to the rates
charged by other lines. Among other
things, he stated that H. Johnson & Co.
shipped from Chicago TO Eureka $3.50 lbs.
Of hams, a. shown by the railroad receipts.
This shipment came from Chicago to
Omaha over the c.. d. 4 Q. railroad line, a
distance of about 500 miles, and the total
amount of freight charged was S24. 80.
This was at the rate Of 80 cents per cwt. for
the whole distance, or l 2-10 cents per ton
per mile. 1t was next shipped over the
Union Pacific railroad to Ogden, a distance
OF 900 miles, and the freight charged
on the u. p. road was $I79.52. This was
at the rate Of S2.20 per cwt for the whole
distance, or 4 4-10 cents per ton per mile;
nearly four times as much per mile AZ they
charge upon the Chicago, Burlington 4
Quincy road, from whence this freight was
received. 1t was next taken by the Central
Pacific railroad from Ogden to Palisade, q
distance Of about 800 miles, and the
amour Of freight charged by this road
was Sl55.85 This was at the rate Of 81 81
per cwt. for the whole distance, or 12h
cents per ton per mile; nearly three times
as much as the freight charged by the
Union Pacific, and more than ten times
greater than the Chicago, Burlington h
Quincy. 1t was then shipped from Palisade
to Eureka over the Eureka 4 Palisade rail-
road, a distance Of 80 miles, and the freight
amounted, upon this road, to S73.04. This
was at the rate Of 80 cents per W for the
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