Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-05
A FAIR INTERVIEW.

Freely About Business-aiis Views
on Anti-Raiirond Legislation,
Tariff Hills ana Kindred Snbjects
His Ncv+Sa Bank Interests.
S. +. Cal Nor. 80.
The Call interviewer who entered Mr..
Fairs rooms last evening had previously
tried his skill on the gentleman at short
Intervals for the past eight years, but he
left hope behind when the Senator invited
him, with his usual suavity, to "take q
seat, me son, take a seat.
" A LA FAIR.
"When are you going East, Senator?''
the scribe began, in a light and airy man
ner, calculated to disarm a less seasoned
veteran.
II was just thinking" Mr.. Fair said, in
his cheeriest tone, 81 was just thinking
qow q mans business does accumulate
when he is away from his office. Here ]
am, working like a slave, with two clerks
to help me, and do you know, my son, /
have scarcely time to eat my lunches?"
do you expect to get your work
cleared up in time to be in Washington
during the first weeks of the session ?"
well, it is hard to say when q man
whose business is behind will ever get an
hour he can call his own. l was just say
ing to a friend to-day that il / didn't
leave the bank at 4:30, 1 would scarcely
leave 1t before dark almost, do you see? p
The interviewer braced up, switched off
and tried a bold bluff: "Do you think,
Senator, that Congress will touch the
tariff question this coming session 2"
Dear me, dear mel What q great ques-
ton that is, to be sure. Why, when you
start on it you think you will get it in
shape to report a bill in a week or SO,
when along comes some witness before
your committee with a new phase on the
subject, and why, every one is at sea
again"
"But the vast amount Of evidence taken
last session on the question will be such
help that Congress can pitch right in and
act at once now"
VALUABLE CONGRESSIONAL POINTS.
"Just as / was saying to a friend the
other day. Everything appears all set; the
calendar is in excellent shape; we have vol
umes of valuable evidence and no one can
deny that the tariff needs reviewing. Yes,
reviewing is the word; l should certainly
say reviewing"
The Senator smiled blandly, the reporter
mopped his steaming forehead and led
again as fellows:
Everything being all set, do you
think the cage will be run up so to
say 2"
well, of course, my son., one would
think Congress might begin Is minutes
after it is called to order. don't you see ?
Now, the tariff needs reviewing-all admit
that-reyiewing, but perhaps a matter
which is apparently easy might be said to
sometimes d~issappoint us in effect. That's
a great question, that tarif-it certainly
needs reviewing"
The Call man grasped the arms OF his
chair, recovered his breath, and tried the
virtue OF a cross-counter.
"Do You think, Senator, that this Con-
gress will pass any of those bills for the re-
covery by the Government of any OF those
lapsed railroad land grants2"
LITTLE LAMBS IN HILLS"
II am very glad that none Of that rail
road litigation-that anti-railroad litlgs'
tion-was not put through by the las
Congress. Congress always goes wrong
when it does anything in q passion. Now
a man who owns y railroad, my son
thinks as highly Of his interests as thu
man who owns sheep on the hills" con
, cluded the Senator, his voice dying softly
away and his eyes being apparently fixeo
on the hills of the base range Of his OWE
} silver State.
"Then you think non of those bill
will be passed ?" the reporter asked, as soor
as he had sufficiently suppressed his emo
tions to speak.
"Well, say two of them; two of then
might pass, / might say"
would you say which two p the inter
viewer asked, briskly. seeing q CLEAN o.
light ahead.
The millionaire Senator thought awhile,
stroked his iron-gray beard, looked at the
blue smoke he blew toward the ceiling
and answered slowly: "No, | would not
| believe l may say I would not"
They are grants to Western roads, J
suppose2"
erly-westerly, my son."
GThere is a report that you have dis
posed OF your interest in the Nevada Bank
Do YOU care to say whether 1t is correctr'
said the Call man, banishing politics as
knockout subject.
TALKS FREELY ABOUT THE SALE.
"Well, / saw a report like that in q little
4 evening paper. said q meeting was
called on the 29th, of the directors OF thu
bank, to ratify the transfer. Now al tina
was done at that meeting, was to ratify tn
sale OF some land the bank owned IN the
Western Addition"
"Then you have not sold out your In
terest in the Nevada Bank 2" =.
"Why, I do thousands OF dollars OF busi
ness in which the bank has no Interest
I suppose the people will be asking FOL
tbe particulars OF that, next. En-, my
son ?"
"Ab, then you have sold your interest
in the Nevada Bank ?"
"There is so much the public wants 70
know that it don't find out-sometimes'
Curious, isn't il, my son !"
The interviewer slowly and painfully
arose to depart. The Senator kindly as.
sisted the interviewer's feeble steps toward
the door, remarking: II always Ike TO
see the gentlemen OF the press. Call again.
when there is anything else can inform
Won about. Good night, my SON..
Change of Base.
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