Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-02-07
CHARGES TOO HIGH.
Merchants and business men generally

Merchants and business men generally
Of Storey county say they have
before experienced so dull times here as
they experienced last month. Owners
Of property say that for the last year
they have been gradually reducing rent
rates until now in many cases the In
come from houses and stores will not
pay taxes. insurance and necessary re-
pairs. A few merchants who have done
business in Storey county for many
years have recently gone away with the
intention Of commencing business in
other places. Some business men who
would like to remain here say they shall
not remain many months longer unless
times improve. With many persons
who have confidence in the future OF
cur mines. and who desire to remain
here until new bodies OF ore are found,
the problem how to obtain their daily
broad Is Q difficult one to solve.
Yet, Notwithstanding the dull times.
the decline 10 oil kinds Of business. The
great reduction in property values and
in rent rates, and the difficulty expo
risnced by many persons to earn . live
lihood. the price Of freight charged BY
the Virginia and Truckes Railroad Com
pany for almost oil things that come
over its road. and which are used by our
people. are as high, or nearly a. high,
a. they we're during the good times Of
six and seven years ago. Wood and
coal, two articles which all eur people
are obliged to use for many months in a
year. owing to the excessively high rates
OF freight charged on them are selling
at a. high figures a. they were seven
years ego. and arc probably higher than
they are in asy other place In the world
tha. has railroad connections with coal
and wood supply districts
Although 1t may be deemed impsrti-
nsnt for Q newspaper to suggest to q Rail.
road Company that 1t would be o wise
act for 1t to reduce freight TARIFF in q
degree proportionate to the reductions
made by property owners in rents. and
in profits made by business men during
the last four years. the NEws nsverths-
less believes IL is . duty that ths Vir.
Rinis and Truckes Railroad Company
owes to the people Of Storey county
who have remained here hotwithstand-
Ing dull times, and intend to remain II
they can. to reduce freight tariffs. With
wood less than four dollars q cord in
Truekse, and coal ct tho mine near
Evanston, two and q hall dollars per
ton. IL is s1tortiou to place freight
charges 30 high on these articles that
poor people here are compelled to pay
at the least twelve dollars per cord for
wood aud nineteen dollars per ton for
Rocky Mountain coal. Aud while eI-
tortionats freight charges are felt more
keenly BY poor people when placed on
wood and coal tbas on many other
things. the railroad freight charges are
20 high on general merchandise that they
make the cost Of living here one-third
more than II should be. II the Virginia
and Truckes Railroad Company will re-
ducs its freight tariffs generally thirty.
three per cent. the cost Of living here
will be 90 much reduced that men who
now think OF going away can afford to
remain and trust to future developments
In cur mines to repay them for so doing.
A reduction made in freight charges now
will also save the Railroad Company
much trouble aud money. as 1t will take
the freight question out Of politics. That
other beneficial results will accrue to the
Railroad Company and to the commu'
nifty from such action Is apparent to
those persons who have given serious
thought to this question.