The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-12-21
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LET THEM FIND THE WAY.

Al it now stands the Interstate Com
merce law Is practically nil. One CT It's
chief powers. as famed, was the power
to declare any Iale fixed by a iail. DAD
to be excessive, on complaint b. am,
shipper. That power Tess with the Com
MISSION. but 1t is rendered null and void,
first by the length of time 1t takes to get
a dec.s on handed down by the Comm -
and second, ~ the inability OF the Com
mission to fix a rate which it thinks is
reasonable, after declaring one to be ex-
cessive.
1t takes from four to six years to ge.
a case through the court of las resort
That is too long a tine to do shippers
any good-they are made and unmade in
a much shorter per.od-mean1h.e he
rate declared to be excessive goes right
along.
In regard to the fixing of a reasono b e
rate by the Commission af er 1t has de-
oAC tAS Of0 hhNo ~ 49,
excessive. there can be no va i'd objec-
ton; because he declaring of a rate ex-
cessive implies the knowledge on the
part of the Commiss on of what is a rea-
sonable rate.
These de:ec' n the law lave lorg bee1
apparent and a bill. kroxn as The
Quarre's -CooI er bill, has bcen ( aned
and introduced. looking to their correc-
ton. This bill, or a sim lar one. will
session. The Presi6e It's message s oke
strongly on this subject and someth re-
WI undoubtedly be done IN the near f :
ture to remedy these gl7rirg defec's ard
inconsistencies TIE Silver State wou'd
suggest that the Nevada deIega ion le:
a rider attached to the bill giving Ne
vada relief. Nevada is sma the baSy
of the sisterhood as regards population
but she 5 forced to submit to gallE
conditions that would not be borne fer
a minute by larger and richer Sta es.
The very fact that our population is
small and scattered and ouI industries
in their infancy should insure for us ccn-
sideration and the fos ering are of the
ra 'lroad which in build ug up Nev9d
would at the same time build up its own
business. But such is not the case. Our
merchants and shippers generally a.
exorbitant rates both for freight and
passer ger fare. viii e he railroad Is do
ing the business of Its life and get re
richer every day. If 1t cannot -. ford
to give Nevada a show. the stro-g arm
OF the government should be used as an
inducer.
The Silver late recommends this sub
ject TO the careful attention of our Con
gresham and Senators There Is a way.
there must be a way to right every wTo 6
to equalize every injus ice; ,et them
as servants of the people. fine that way.
TO REvOLUTICNIZE RAILROAD NC.
Within a month the first monorail road
in the world Is to be built IN Ma yland.
The lire Is to be an experimental one be-
tween Baltimore and a point on the
Patapsco. near E'l.cott CITY The mono
rail patent covers a lorg, narrow car
running on a sir gle Trail. THIS is s i1ed
to the ties In the usual manner. TIE car
Is held in an upright post on by mea~s
of two angle iron guile rails ove'
on which run fex be overhead Trucks on
the ton of the car. 1t Is rrac ical'y m
possible 20 remove the car from the trek
without taking the structure apart. Ry
a system of springs attachcd to the
trucks these adapt themselves 20 any ir-
regular'ties en- tie tTcll Y bars. TIL
claim Is made by the inventors that the
road can be constructed for not mrch
more than half of The cost of TIE o a.
rary electric rcad but TIE high speed to
be attempted will necess tate the most
careful and skilled coYstruc' ion and the
employment of the best material obtain
eb'e. One of the advantages clairaed For
the monora'i is that elevated urb'n lines
can be erected along lanes, alleys or