The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-11-21
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 2l,.......1so2
Carson Letter.


EDITOR COURIER: The project of
building an electric railway from Car
son south through Douglas county is
again being discussed; this time by the
Floriston people, who are now intro
ducing their system in Carson. Doug
las county people should never permit
it. They should build the road and
operate it themselves, if they want one.
They can develop all the power re-
CURED at the head of the forks of the
Carson river, and have plenty to spare
for'mining and milling purposes as far
north as Virginia. believe the Floris-
ton people supply Virginia with power
at the rate of 81 per month per horse
power, and it is calculated that it can
be furnished for less than ~ per month.
The difference means the working of
low grade ores on the Comstock or
leaving it alone. The working of low
grade ores in Virginia means great
deal for Douglas county. It means a
Virginia market or no Virginia mar
ket, and we all know what good Vir-
GINA market means. No greater ca
lamity can befall a country or section
of country than the advent of foreign
corporation to do all of its hauling,
and fasten itself upon large percent
age.Gf its yield, and take itaway, never
70 return any part of it. Whether the
farmers of Douglas build an electric
road Or not, they should at least i'm
mediately take possession of their
water power, and own and control it,
and commence stretching wires down
the valley and install power and plants
for the varied uses to which the same
cean be applied, from turning a grind
stone to running thresher, and fur
nfshing light, and keep on until they
reach Virginia City, and build home
market. | wrote similar letter to the
COURIER several years ago, and now
I'VE see foreign corporation stretching
out to do what | advised should be
cone by ourselves. 81 told you So"
When President Roosevelt sent for
George #. Baer and other presidents OF
the railroads and coal mining compa-
mics for a consultation looking to set
clement of the coal strike, Mr.. Baer
brought a picture from Puck, which
he showed to the PRECEDENT. The act
was, and was intended as, an insult to
the President of the United States 1t
was born of arrogance of wealth and
petulency over being baflled in not be-
ing able to flood the coal regions with
United States soldiers. The picture
represented fine specimen of an
American laborer, kneeling before
Justice, and his wife and child by his
side, fleeing from mob of Anarchists
and red-handed cut-throats, with long
knives dripping with blood. The fine
workingman was intended to represent
independent labor, and the mob was
intended to represent the Union. The
union men had worked very many
years for Mr.. Baer and his associates,
and made them very wealthy, but the
moment they demanded small in
crease of remuneration, compared to
the tremendous increase of profits en-
joyed by the corporations, Mr.. Baer
conceived that they were all Anar-
chists, cut-throats and murderers.
Still more inconsistent was Mr. Baer:
The moment these same men were
willing to go back to work, he was
glad to get them back, and he allowed
his beautiful Independent laborer to
slide out and get back where he came
from as best he could. Why? because
there was more work and better work,
and greater profits in the union man.
The insult to the President lay in the
fact that Justice was bound by innum-
cradle bands labelled Politics. in
timating that but for politics, the Pres
ident would furnish MIR. Baer with all
the soldiers he wanted. The President
was grand enough not to say a word
about the matter, and he proceeded to
bring about his plan of settlement like
true patriot.
A sample of the curse of living under
strong government is furnished us
from Germany: A man failed to an
swer to subpoena, and bench war
rant was issued, and handed to police
man, who found the delinquent in a
neighboring town. He placed him
under arrest, put shackles on him, and
tied him to convict, and put him on
train and took him to Jail, where he
remained for ten days, before any one
knew whether he had a valid excuse OF
not. A woman, accused of minor
offense, was placed in jail among q