Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-01-15
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC EXTORTION

THE CENTRAL PACIFIC EXTORTION.
The following joint resolution was intro.
dscod by Senator williams Yesterday. Mr..
Williams is the author Of the Williams Bill,
aud his stand on the railroad question is un-
ssnivocal and positive. The following has
the trus ring
gress of the United States, in relation To
the regulation of fares and freights on Sill
yer State railroads ......
WHsREAs, The people of the State of Ne
vada have suffered long under the impostions
and exactons of tho Central Pacific Railroad
Company, which amount to the most enor-
nous oppression and unjust tax ever laid
upon Ne industries of people. - il rAi,
road company, by it's unjust "'.er.nhna'i'ns
and merciless demands exercising over the
persons and property of others = power, tyr
ranHical, vicious and at once destructive TO
the rights of mankind and opposed to com
mon justice and every principle of civil lib
erty, amounting in fact to the most gigantic
unredressed wrong ever inflicted upon free
people since the day eff Magma Charta. and
WHEREAS, IL is proper that truth should
be knewn concerning this corporation and its
transactions. therefore let some facts be
stated.
The people of Palisade. distant 49, miles
from Sacramento, have to pay the c. p. X.
r. the sum of $472 per car load Of freight
from Sacramento, while the people of the
Wells" distant 524 miles, being 50 miles
more distant, pay only the sum of 1925 per
car load of freight from Sacramento, the
greater service being performed for less than
one third the amount demanded for the lesser.
Goods shipped from the East by car loads
to any point within this State and placed
upon the side track and unloaded at such
point the owner of such freight is still charged
for its carriage to Sacramento and back again
to the point, local rates being charged for
it's return, thus the shippers of this State are
compelled to pay for the carriage of their
freight, in some cases, of over five hnPdred
miles and return at local rates, a service use.
less and outrageous if performed, and one
that in fact is not performed.
Any person having articles which he
desires to dispose of in Eastern markets
who delivers the same at any point upon
said railroad within the State for shipment is
charged local rates from such point to Sacra-
mento, and from thence through freights are
charged to the point of destination, the SER
vice in this as in the other case being useless
and one not rendered.
person in this State desiring to GO Eas,
is charged full through fare from San Fran
cisco 10 the point he desires to reach, al
though he may ride over less than ne-third
of the line of the G. p r. r.
More appalling examples of robbery under
color OF Law than the above instances, select
ed from among a myriad of kindred trans
gressions are hard to conceive, and,
WHEREAS, Such pernicous practices should
no longer be tolerated, therefore be it by the
Senate and Assembly, conformity.
Resolved, That the passage Of the bill now
before Congress, known as the ''Regan Bill" |
prohibiting discrimination in fares and |
freichts on interstate railroads, would be ,
hailed with Joy by the people of this State as
a measure Of justice and relief
Resolred. That the Representatives in
both branches of the Congress Of the United
States are hereby instructed to vote for and
use all honorable means in their power to se-
cure the early passage of SAID "Regan Bill"
Resolved, That His Excellency the Cover
nor be and is hereby instructed to forward to
each of our Representatives in Congress as
Aforesaid an engrossed copy of these resolu-
tons