Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-01-21
THE PROPOSED RAILROAD.


A Brfef REVIEW Oh the haii.
The Perley bill, as introduced in the
Senate Of this State, is printed in to-day's
SENTINEL, and the people can now judge
whether or not there is any subsidy in it.
''Citizen," in his first communication to
an evening paper, deliberately stated that
there was no subsidy in the Perley bill,
and furthermore added that no money
or bonds could be subscribed by a county
unless upon petition Of the taxpayers or
by vote OF the people. OF course this was
simply untrue, as everybody knew at the
time but something must be said by him
in favor OF the measure, and a misstate-
ment was as good an argument as he could
use. The whole communication, from be-
ginning to end, was full OF bald, naked
and false assertions. To be sure, in last
evenings paper our good ''Citizen" crawled
out of his former position to some extent,
claiming ignorance but who will believe
him?
Under the provisions Of this bill the
county of Eureka must give bonds, bear
ing interest, in the sun Of one hundred
thousand dollars on he building Of the
first thirty miles Of railroad, only ten OF
which can possibly be in this county, the
balance OF twenty miles being in White
Pine county. This sum will pay for more
than one-half Of the road built a distance
of thirty miles, and is nothing more or less
than a present Of one hundred thousand
dollars to the -incorporators. The county
OF White Pine, on the completion Of the
road "a distance of fifty miles within
White Pine county" must give two hun-
l.al .t.,.arl AA11ar1 in han1a Moo
right here comes in one OF the nice plays
in this fine scheme, and it is this The
road, for instance. has been built the first
thirty miles, ten miles being in Eureka
county. Eureka pays her subsidy. When
thirty miles more are built in White Pine
county that county must pay her subsidy
Of two hundred thousand dollars. In
other words, these honest fellows intend to
use the same twenty miles twice for a sub
sidy, once for Eureka county and then
again for White Pine county. Bonds to the
amount OF three hundred thousand dollars
can be issued to this Railroad Company on
the completion Of only sixty miles of rail
road. The counties Of White Pine and
Eureka will pay at the rate OF five thou
SAND dollars per mile for building the first
sixty miles Of railroad. II this is not sub
sidy, in the name Of all that is right, what
is it2
1t will be noticed that under the provi-
sions Of the Perley bill the counties. when
their bonds are issued, are to take stock OF
the Railroad Company at par in return for
bonds. How many OF the other stock
holders, think you, will pay the par value
for their stock? How many OF the pro-
motors and prominent citizens" will pay
a hundred cents on a dollar for the stock
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ties, of course, will pay in full for their
stock, while these patriotic fellows will pay
some OF them nothing, and some as high
as ten per cent OF the par value.
Under the Perley bill there is to be built
a "6rst-class iron railroad" First class
railroads nowadays are built OF steel.
Citizen and his ~compatriots no doubt
would refuse TO have anything to do with
steel" 1t sounds too bad.
This new road shall commence sat or
near Eureka" Does that mean at the
Richmond Works or at Bro. Smiths at
Pinto, over the mountain
These are some Of the features OF this
iniquitous measure. 1t Is full OF jobs OF
all kinds. Only a part Of the enormities
have been detailed.
The subscriber now asks the citizens Of
these eastern counties, whether he told fair
truth or foul fiction when he denounced
this scheme as a subsidy grab and fraud.
Let the people unanimously protest
against the passage of the Perley bill, or
any bill giving either a loan or a subsidy.
Remonstrances against its passage will be
circulated, aud let everybody sign them.
1t only took a small David to STAY that big
mouthed Philistine, Goliath Of Gath.
Perhaps a little fellow" may help destroy
this big subsidy grab and that other big
mouthed Philistine, Ephraim, at the same
time--thus killing two very dirty birds
with n stone. ANTI-SuBsIDY.