Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-04-07
HUBBARD ON NEVADA.
Points out that California Wants
Our Potatoes.
Improvement OF the Rnudbrd--IIeavi-
er Rails to be Put Down
RuiirORd's Policy.

Railroads. Policy.
General Thos. II. Hubbard, Vice
President " the Southern Pritic
Railroad. with his o lice N New York
city, in company with W. G. Curtis,
Chief Engineer ni the Maintenance nf
the way of the Southern Pacific con
pany. Superintendent }. S. Noble
and Assistant Superintendent FitZ-
gerald Of the Salt Lake division. pass
ed through WinnenIucca last even
ing ou his way west on a special COM
posed OF three cars. General Huh
bard is New York lawyer and looks
after the Ilopkins-Srarles interest III
the Southern Pacific business.
Vice President Hubbard WIS fonnd
10y a representative ~ the Silver State
to he very congcnial man and one
who talks with great dcliberation.
When ms krd what the rniInad com
pnny contemplated in the " Y Of i'm
provemcDts through this state, the
General replied that about forty
years ag an cngin" of forty TONS WAS
considered heavy equipment, whereas
now it is seventy; that the increased
weight or cquiUment demanded a
more substantial rOadbPd and henv-
ier ste rail and that il was the pur
pose Of the company to commence Mt
once 10 make mora perfect roadbed
and replace the present lighi rails
with much heavier Onas. @rhis work" !"
remarked General Hubbard. cannot
all be done at rDcc. II vii tax.
some time to accomplish the entire
project"
Regarding the business Of the ro1d
during the past year he said that the
trntlic had been very heavy which
was due to the Philippine trouble, the.
company hauling most ~ the troops
TINT went 10 these isl ndl as we'll IFS
the supplies. Then there was - anow
blockade the latter plrt II he v,Ir
which caused a heavy bushes in Il
shor, period: also fruit shipments OF
last fall from alifornia to Ens tern
points. AS to the outlook for the
fruit crop in California this coming
year hu,l the fact that the crop will tx
cecd nny of former years, Gel era!
Hubbard said that II was little too
far in advance Oi the time Of the ship
ment Of the crop, but that il the ship
ping o. fruit tins fall from Cllifornia
sui passes that II former years. which
it is likely 10 do on account of the
loss ~ the orange trees in Florida
the Southern Pacific would meet the
increased bnsiness and make prepar.
atiOn to hnndle 1t.
rhe General waa asked rs to the
policy Of the company under the re.
organization plan. lie stated in re.
ply that the present policy would not
be sTcrved from, and the only differ
cncp woulh br u closer relations hi I
between the Southern Pacific and
Central Pacific roads. AZ to the pol.
icy Of the company toward this srcliol
Of the country the officials would aim
to give the Nevada patrons goot
service.
Tho subject Of raising potatoes il
this State for shipment was brought
up. and the Generals attention cnllct
to the fact ,hat the snme rate pc
hundred weight, 371a cents. wa
charged the Nevada as the Utah f,Ir
mers for shipping this ,roduct to ter
IT. incl points in California. On this
point he statcd That il the Ncvadl
farmers would raise potatoes and shiI
them to Californii that tho conpan!
would undoubtedly reduce the rat,
OH this product to California 'Grm'n
nj points. but il woild bc useless fol
the farmers OF this state tn raise pr
tatocs with the idea of shipping The IL
cast. because they can.Ot compet
with tho Knnsas nn,l Nebraska farm
era, whcrens. 10 they ehi west II goot
profit would be made. M there ar
only n few counties IN Califot nj
where this article can bo raised il
lurgc enough quantities for shipment
II VIVA tho Generals opinion ihni M
yada farmers onght To lind goo
market in California towns. .-Silve
State.