The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-11-27
MORE RAILROAD ARGUMENT.


MORE RAILROAD ARGUMENT.
Here IL another pink sip." argu-
n.ent sent out by the railroad. This
one tells Of the action Of the califor-
mia State Board Of TRADE, an organi-
zation conceived by the Southern Pa
cifc Co. and born in n OF that COR
p~oration's box stalls in San Frau
cisco, 1t has been nursed by that COM
pany and that company has the ringt
to ask OF it any .resolutlonso5 4.
wishes passed. But here is me pink
slip: e
The Board of Trade of San Fran
cisco, embracing in its membeI sup
practically all the wholesale and snip
ing houses OF the chief city of tAs
facinc east, las adopted tue folow-
ing as the opinion or its membrra
upon a large and carefully consldele 60
competition 10 recognized, and
~ whereas. Inc present welfare OF
the manufacturers, producers. whole
salers and 1oDDers OF the Pacific
Coast and the future growth and de-
veiopment OF their various and varied
business interests depend upon a sys-
tenn OF rate-maklng by the trans con
tinenta1 railroads, by which the term
inal rate to winch the JobDing ana
manufacturing cities Of the Coast are
justly entitled by reason of the wafer
competition Is recognised, and
Whereas, The assistance rendel ed
jobbers Of the PACING Coast by tue
trans-continentAl railroads In combat
ing an EFFORT 10 establish ra.es pasea
on distance OF mileage, satisfies US
that the intel ests OF the Coast Will
best be serveo by leaving II author
ity to make rates where it is now, IL
the hands of the carriers. who are
familiar with the exceptional condll-
ions on the Pacific coast and the
Northwest. subject to review by the
Iterstate Commerce Commission up
ON complaint Of the shipper who reels
that q given rate Is wrong; now,
therefore. be It
Resolved, That the Board of Trade
of San Francisco. while expressing
the highest respect Tor and confidence
in, personally and collectiv, the
members Of the Interstate Commerce
Commissions, respectfully urges that
NO legislation be adopted whereby
said Commission would be given The
arbitrary right to make rates, as In
expedient and not to the advan age
Of businesep interests Of this commune
ty, and that we recommend in lieu
thereof that the Cpmmissiyn be an
creased to sever members and that In
view or theivast commercial interests
involved and the differences govern
ing transportation on the Pacific coast
and In the. northwest, that the two
new members thus added to the Com
mission should disappointed, one from
the Pacific q coast anddO from the
northwest. ~ that ALL geographical
.sections ot the country you'd pc rep
Resolved That the law under
which the Commission Is at present
operating is, In our judgment, a
proper one, II proper measures are
taken T. expedite .Ltha hearing of
cases upon appeal. which would con-
template the establishment OF q
court 81 transportation whose de-
cision would b final except In cases
where the couatitutionalityi OF the de-
cree was qpesttoneds..d anA gasaAo.
1t ACUTE natural that the south
ern Pacific and IT. t'aide Wheel" the
Board Of Trade, should stand together
and force the Nevada people to ship
goods past destination to tide water
20 they can enjoy tide water rates
and give the Southern Pacific Co. an
opportunity Of adding, to that tide
water rate local charges back to Ne
vada points. II helps the Southern
swell its receipts and indi-
rectly helps San Francisco. "the chief
city on the coast" Every Nevada
man should expect the commission
men. the wholesale meu and the ousi-
nsss combinations generally in San
to keep Nevada contribut-
ng to San Francisco's bread basket
y long and as much az San iran
,isco IL able to sQut aze out OF our
>eoplA The San Eransisco aide L.