Mohave County miner., 1885-02-22
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VtvOssoo VI . oySsOt ~ ALL obsD,
like tbs cGAsrs which preceded It, lIss
failed, and the failuss in sscribsd BY
many 10 tks refusal OF the Aailrtsd
Company 10 give spsaal rates oi
transportation to those proposing T.
erect the works. A Rs,lrosd Con
psnv, like IN individual invests its
money for Tie pufposs Of rsslizin'g y
profit from the investment, and like
sn individual coasidsss ell proposi
tions made 10 IL frsn . pusly
business stand poiat. II then pr
son desiring to erect h smsltsr st
Kipgnsn can eonvibss those, who
control tbs business Of the rosd, that
the giving ofspse,al rstss will benefit
the road BY causing 90 incrssss Of
its revenues Of course the road viii
give the desired rates. but not otaer-
wise The road 10 its businsss and
With respect to ito duties must be
placed, in our reasoning about it and
its concerns, upon the came plsno .as
thst occupied BY the iadividuai. 1t
should b. subjected to the same law
and neither favored nor oppressed
Should have no greater privileges
than consistent with justice and
night. In refusing special satsa II
acts upon the matter - mere cues.
t,on OF business. We may think, and
we do think for reasons gwen
in Q former article, that smsltr q,
Kingman would increase the curry
ing trade Of the road. but thoss who
sontrol its sffairs thank otherwise.
and 20 the question Of the grarting
Of special rates ends ind there 10 no
uss Of any further discussion shout
il.
Would tbs granting Of the ,:ates
desired TO smsitsr company ie Of
any CREST advantage TO tho nnner9
We think not because 1t would simply
be giving him over 10 the company
operating the works. The advantage
would ali b. IN favor. Of the pe,sous
reducing the ore, and they would
lower the cost TO ths miner Just
snought to get the ore to work, and
in addition to the profit from the 70
ductiou would add the difference be-
tween present rates and those given
by the railroad company.
Any man, or company. no a'sttsr
what may may be she profesions
made before the erection Of the works.
will, whom they havsthe power, make
all that they can from the Ipvestmsn'
Of their money. The grant Of special
rates We take it would b but Q pres
ont by The rosd to the smeltei men
Of 30 much money. and not . sih to
the miner. The smsltes question
then, With us. nsrrows itseli. We
win not get q snsltsr built at King
man BY . company winch nskss - .
condition . reduction Of rates I,y the
road, and this sliminat~s from our
attention oil nsn who came smoug
NJ tslkiog suelt<r With this condition.
II then We erect ssoelter .. all 1t
must be done by inducing outside
capital to invest in il under tho exist.
ing state Of our surEoundinss, - rate
ETC.. or We must combine and build II
ourselves. Toipducs the outsider 70
invest ws must demonstrate that the
investnsnt will psy. and this is to b.
done only BY plain Sgurss and
obvious facts. We can accomplish
nothing IN this direction BY snthus-
issn OF sxsggerstion. By extrsvagsnt
allegations and over drawn sstimsis-
q 10 what would result from this in
vestmspt We may ipdues mep to come
snoog No and look the matter mp.
bot II Whist they see b les than
what they hsss besr led 10 expect.
slibough ever % coed, they become
suspicious, and bid ts good day. We
have more than . simply paying
6eld for a smslter plant lot % bs
careful 70 not over draw 1t, but lot
10 net bs idls. bat in simple sober
earnest sodssvor 10 make krown to
the world Of capital whst We have TO
offer. Figures are the orly e, oqnspcs
TO which finance iistSns. We want
then 70 estimate fairly the cost OF
erecting and equipping this works at
Kinkmsn, the rates at which the
things necessary to run it can be
carried TO that point, with their cost
whore procurable, snd the ausntity
Of ore that could To furni,hed for
reduction, with its svsraso grade.
and the price Of labor. These are
the ESSENTIAL data and Whsn eolisot
Cd show whether or nx 0atsidsrs
can invest in this sotsrpr,ss peoSts'
bly,. II We can. dsnonstrsts 10 ths
sstisfsction Of bus,psse men thst