The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-12-05
Carson Letter.


centseampaign had word of COM
plant against the Central Pacific Rail-
road Company, and its treatment of
Nevada. During the deliberations of
the several bodies any attempt to dis
cuss the railroad question was frowned
down; some mysterious power seemed
to dictate let alone policy, 80 far as
the railroad was concerned. Worse, a
strong sentiment seemed to have
guided policy giving promise that
the railroad would not be interfered
with. Now, there is a little "talk'' go
ing on in the papers, and old COM
plants of railroad abuse and discrimin-
alton against Nevada are reiterated.
Well, seeing as have never let up in
my opposition to the discrimination
complained of | can afford to welcome
the discussions return to the field of
politics. know of nothing to prevent
the Legislature adopting a resolution
condemning the railroads policy, and
forwarding copies thereof to our Sena-
tors, and asking them to lay our com
plant before Congress and also before
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
and asking if Nevada is ''in it'-that
is, within the terms of the provisions
of Che Sherman Act, and within the
Jurisdiction of the Commissioned all
events, asking where Nevada is "at.'
Without proper restrictive and gov
ernmental power and control over the
railroad, simply raising its taxes,
would afford the State no relief-bar-
ring the relief it would afford the State
and county treasures. The corpora
ton would simply raise the freight
rates, and get it's money back with in
terest added; but with control, and
power to prevent its determinations,
the corporation would be forced to
"tote' fair with Nevada. The propo-
sition to amend the law passed atthe
last session of the Legislature creating
a State Board of Assessors consisting
of the County Assessors, would be op-
posed by the corporation in only one
particular: it's number. They don't
want to go into counties where the
road does not go, and make fight for
the election of a member of the Board;
they are willing to elect the Assessors
in their own counties, and no more; or
they might be willing to elect Board
composed of three, and perhaps as
many as five members. This would
not cost them any more than electing
and downing" the Assessors in the
counties trayersed by the road. de-
sire to add that the road does not own
the Assessors in Lyon and Storey
counties at present, but they have very
little road in either county, and the
cost of defeating the very strong and
popular Assessors of those two coun-
ties would not justify the expenditure.
| was pleased to note that you printed
last week the substance of the suit of
Walter Morsehead, representing the
minority stockholders of the Central
Pacific Railroad, to recover more than
500, 900, 600 against the estate of Coils
p. Huntington, on the ground that the
late Z. p. III. had defrauded them of
that amount by his peculiar system of
addition, subtraction and division"
The suit must be welcomed by all hon.
orable men, and if any stealing as al
legged has been committed, we should
all hope that the last dollar of it will
be recovered. | can conceive of moth
ing that would be more wholesome to
society than such recovery, and can
but family imagine the feelings of the
thousands of scoundrels with boarded
''potted pelf," who have gone so long
unwhipped of justice. as they contem-
the men who would places change, if
every one got ''his ownp' Think of
paupers and princes places change!
The French Revolution accomplished
nothing like this would What would
become of the mining, railroad, coal
oil, and all other magnates? The ques-
ton raises such tremendous possibili-
ties that the mind is lost in it's contem-
platioh9.
An eastern railroad company has
magnanimously and voluntarily raised
the wages of it's employees ten per cent.
The reason given is it's own great pros
perity, and a bright outlook for two
years to come, and desire that its en-
ployes should share in part of the
same. 1t is limited that nearly all
other roads will fall in line and do
likewise. 1t is also intimated that this
action will likely avert a threatened
general strike of the men who claimed
a right to share in part of the prosper
ity, and who desired enough wages to
meet the increased cost Of living,
caused by Republican prosperity. Butt
almost simultaneously with the an
nouncement that they would raise the