Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-05-12

N0VHud, 1uAnO anu uOQtaIla, rO2Q
from Winnemucca north. The pro-
visions OF this bill are practically tho
same as the White Pine hill; that is
bonds to I've issued that would remit
the taxes forever. Upon reading the
bill over, before We introduced it, /
feared the county might, by some
United States law, or judgments *
the Supreme Courts, be held respon-
sible for the bonds or the interest
thereon, so 1 personally took the bill
to Supreme Judges Bigelow and Bel
KNAPP separately, and asked them il By
any means the county could be held
responsible. They both answered
no" Then asked what the bonds
were good for anyway. They said
they were good for nothing except
for the amount Ct tax that would be
remitted to the road by them. Having
received the opinion OF what I deem
the best legal talent in the State on
the subject, the next question was
whether we ought to remit the tax
forever, provided we favored the bill
at all. We concluded 25 years was
10 lg enough, and Mr.. Alnley changed
the bill to that effect. Having salts
fed ourselves that the county could
lose nothing by issuing the bonds,
but that our schools would gain by
the additional taxable property in the
county, there we're only too PROPOSE
tions left to consider First, If a
road is to be built shall we encourage
it to start as near to us as possible, or
shall We let it be started from Battle
Mountain? Second, Will the small
amount OF tax we remit to the road
DO compensated for by the increased
value of taxable property along the
line o. the road? Surprising the road,
if built, be assessed $1,000 per mile
at our present rate Of taxation we
would then remit TO it S54 per mile of
its taxes and keep ST2 per mile. SO if
the road be built through Elko coun-
ty we would gain for our School and
State purpcs - $72 for every mile,
while il builL Trough Humboldt,
Lander or Eureka c., mites part way,
we not only lose that tax, but, what is
OF far moro con sequence, we may lose
the entire north western part Of the
county, as the people Of that section
would undoubtedly prefer to belong
to the county which embraces that
part of tho Central Pacific Il. r. from
which their railroad may start; and
they arc strong enough to separate
themselves from the rest Of the county
if they choose. The experience Of the
bills OF 1887 shows that they are not
favorable enough in themselves to
to draw capital. rne Carlin and Tus-
carora bill will not DO it either. But
il capitalists are inclined to build a
road this bill may induce Thorn to
commence it ut Carlin instead of Mt
Battle Mountain, and if this is done
1t will answer the purpose for which
| favored it. If the road is not com
menced within one year from the date
of the approval of the bill it becomes
null and void and its friends and
many Of its enemies will DO disap.
pointed. And to those enemleG Of the
bill who insinuate tnat corruption
and bribery were used to secure it's
passage l wish to say that any man
who says L was bribed or offered
Oribe to support this or any other bill
last Winter lies and 1 believe my
associates can claim tho same. The
Hon. j. B, Moore may be judging
others by himself whom no claims
we must have been bribed TO support
the bill, and if 80 it is IL very bad COM
mentary on his own actions when a
legislator. Bribery and corruption
must have been tho rulo in those
days, and, accor ding TO the know
lodge he seems to have of Legislative
machinery, q man had to be brouVht