Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-01

GIVING THE DEVIL HIS DUE
The Chronicle in commenting
upon the recent action of the G. p.
r. r. Co.. in rebuilding the town
Of Waasworth, says:
"The Central Pacific Railroad
Company has determined to re-
build at the burned town of Wads-
worth, but will construct its build.
ings on the West side of the Truckee
river instead of the East. The ef-
feet of this will be to render the
old town-site on the East side of
the river comparatively valueless
for business purposes. As the ow-
ners of tevn-lots purchased them
of the company in good faith. on
the presumption that the depot
buildings should be permanently
located there, the company has
purchased the tract of land sur
rounding it, new depot grounds,
and will give the holders of lots on
the other side of the river, CORES
ponding lots in the new tract. We
are pleased to note this disposition
on the part of the company to do
an equitable act which they we're
doubtless Under no legal obliga-
cations to perform. Such instan-
ces of fair and honorable dealing
will do much toward bringing the
company and the people into more
friendly relations than have before
existed. Treat the people fairly
and they will not hesitate to
promptly acknowledge it."
We believe this view to be the
correct one. For many years there
has been a bitter warfare between
the people of Nevada and the C. P.
Railroad Company in this State.
The road has exacted the last pound
of flesh from Nevada, and there
has always been a feeling of hatred
existing between the road and its
patrons. The fight which has been
going on has always been q losing
one to the people, and We believe
with the colossal power of the
monopoly, always will be. The
road to-day is the ruler of Califor-
mia, q much larger ard more power
full State than Nevada. If it can
conquer California what show does
Nevada have in so unequal con-
test? There is no doubt but that
the road is beginning to be as
weary of a continual warfare as the
people, and if it we're willing to
meet shippers half way we are Ger
tain thai the consumers would be
only too glad to do SO. There has
been a fight unrelentingly and
uncompromisingly waged against
the company by politicians and
newspapers. The result has been
that their contests have caused the
road to spend a great deal of mon
ey and the continued animosity and
quarreiing has resulted in loss to
both sides. We do not call to
mind a politician who has won any
thing by an anti-monopoly course,
or q newspaper which has ever got
ten dollars more support from
the people who were most to be
benefited if victory was won.
The people most DESTROYS of low
freights slaughter the candidates
who are with them and decline to
give any additional support to the
newspapers who advocate their
CLAIMS.
1t is easy to see that nothing can
be gained for the people. They
have realized the utter folly of ex-
pecting and relief from treacher-
GUS Legislature, and if relief can
not be gained here where else can
we look for it? There is but one
thing left and that is an honorable
compromise. The road has been
the aggressor. and most shamefuliy
at fault from the beginning. 1t
has sucked the State nearly dry;
it has appropriated the earnings
of our people for years; it has in
dulged in . system of extortion
as outrageous as it was persit-
ent, and has gloried in so
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