Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-01-29
THE GREAT REVOLT !
HOW iT IS SPREADING IN
EASTERN NEVADA!


bar. Baker addressed the audience, and then
proceeded to give some unans~ cradle facts
and figures to demonstrate the exhorbitant
rates of freight charged by the Central Pacific
aud Eureka and Palissde railroads, com
pared to the rates charged by other lines
Among other things, he stated that II. John
son & Co. shipped from Chicago to Eureka
$50 lbs. of hams, as shown by the railroad
receipts This shipment came from Chicago
10 Omaha over the c., B. & 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 1 2-1O cents per ton per
,aile. 1t was next shipped the Union
Pacific railroad to Ogden, a distance of 1000
miles, and the freight charged on the U. p.
road was $179 SO. This was at the rate of
So 20 per cwt. for the whole distance, or
40 cents per ton per mile; nearly four times
rs much per mile as they charge upon the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road, from
whence this freig ht was received. 1t was next
taken by the Central Pacific railroad from
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miles, and the amount of charged by this
road was 1856 So This was at the rate of
81 81 per cwt for the whole distance, or 123
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 and Quincy 1t was
then shipped from PaIsade to Eureka over
the Eureka and Paiisade railroad, distance
If 80 miles, and the freight amounted, upon
this road, TO SIS ca. This was at the rate of
30 cents per cwt for the whole distance, or
20 cents per ton per mile
AN ASTONISHING STATEMENT.
- Now" said Dir. Baker, from the above
figures, which are authentic and taken
from the railroad receipts, upon consign-
nent received by the above firm, it will be
,een that the Eureka and Palisade railroad
charge nearly double the sum per mile that
j. charged By the Central Pacific, about five
times the amount charged by the Union Pa
7fc and about sixteen times She rates
charged by reads east of the Missouri rlrer,
1t must, also, be borne in mind that the
tuinlmum rates of freight which are gradu-
ated upon the following scale over the E. 4
- road: LIST rate, 20 cents a ton per mile;
I'd rate, q cents "a ton per mile; Sd rate, 50
ents d ton per nile; 4th rate, "a cents ton
t,et 1uile. The same vatjn of increase OBJ
lains upon the Central Pacific, between Pal
,sade and San Francisco, except that the rate
per mile is much less than upon the Eureka
& P4lisade road The minimum rate upon
she lowest class freight between Paiisado and
San Francisco is 81 81 per hundred weight
III. distance is 5S4 miles, making S31 per
son tor the whole distance, or about nine
Fonts per ton per iaie. These the low |
Isl rates charged by quantities not less than
=, car load, and then only upon the cheapest
lass of freight. All cry and case goods,
'othng, hats, shoes and tobacco, coal oil, |
Ind the like are double, ami some treble the |
.hove rates. Instituting comparison, in
guras, upon the consignment received by II. |
johnson 4 Co., between the Eureka & Pal |
lsat'e and the Central Pacific, rs against the |
mon Pacific and Burlington Il Quincy, we
idb6 Tue "Ioit iitiSit CAoiSCN
from Chicago to Ogden, distance Of 500 |
allies, 1908 50; FROM Ogden to Eureka, dis |
tance of 800 miles, 1928 SO; making $50 OF |
more for transporting this shipment $40 miles
from Ogden than for the 800 miles where !
it came from to that point. Is it surprising, |
then, that the people of Nevada should |
niamor for legislation relieving them from, |
such outrageous extortiotls thlsi And is it |
10 be wondered at that the great mass of our
people look upon railroad companies as their
common enemyl | toll yon, my fellow cti- !
neus, that this great evil is engendered only |
by the tyranny and oppression practiced by
these corporations against the inhabitants of
the country through which their liues are !
operated, and it will only Cease when they
are compelled, by wise and wholesome legsla-
ion, to deal fairly and honestly with the peo-
pie, and reduce their freight and passenger
! arT to living rates. | do not wish to be
understood that l am opposed to railroads, or
thai l would favor legislation that would op-
crate uniustly with them; but | think the
people have some rights which these corpora
tions should be compelled to respect, amongst
hich are the right of transportation of pas
sengsrs and freight their lines at such
rates OF fare and freight as will yield hand