The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-12-07

Yesterday mornings mail brought to
the Silver State desk the following PIN
slim from the Southern Pacific head
quarters in San Francisco:
AT the time the Board of Trade OF
Oakland. Cal, appointed delegates TO The
Interstate law convention at
Chicago. the following resolutions, SUP
mitted by a committee, were adopteu
unanimously:
Whereas, an effort is to be made IN
the next Congress of the United States
to empower the Interstate Commerce.
Commission with authority TO NIX and
regulate freight rates the
United States: and.
whereas. the Pacific coast is pecu-
liarly situated in SO far as freight trans
portation Is concerned by reason of walei
competition from all parts Of the world
and.
whereas. arbitrary freight rates.
based on mileage. or. not taking into con-
sideration the peculiarly advantageous
water transportation conditions. wouio
work a hardship on all shippers on the
Pacific coast; would give power to
any commission and might tend to up
build one section of the country to the
detriment of another section and to crush
legitimate competitions; and,
: Whereas, the Oakland board Oh
Trade Is entitled to three delegates to tho
Interstate Commerce law convention 70
be neId In Chicago, October 70. u nd 70
1906, and said Oakland Board of Trade
by resolution has put itself on record as
adverse to legislation that will give the
Interstate Commerce Commission power
10 make freight rates; therefore he IL
Resolved. That this committee rec
ommend the appointment of a COMMITTEES
of three from the Oakland Board u
Trade and suggest the following hush
Hogan, l, A. Beretta and Secretary Ed
win Stearns. to attend the meeting OF tne
Interstate Commerce law convention -
be held In Chicago october 26. q and y,
and protest against any and all resoa-
tions that may be offered tending TO give
the Interstate Commerce Commission
power to arbitrarily fix freight races; and
be 1t further
"sResorved. That In the belief that
such liking OF freight rates will pr we ,
great delriment TO h shipping CT the
Pacific coast. this committee requests ne
Board Of Directors of the LaKIanI
Board Of Trade to ratify the action or
this committee"
As the incident is now closed relative
to the Interstate convention
recently neld in Chicago the actioa taken
by the Oakland Board Of Trads Is robhco
of much of its intended value. and is oriy
published to show how far-reachi ~ the
influence Of the Southern Pacific Is. The
people of Nevada are not interested in
anything the Oakland Board of aTcacs
does only SO far as 1t works Z nst the
interest Of the people or Nevada. The
Silver State expected nothing bet a. from
the Oakland Board Of Trade, p,onably
like the san n organization. "a
creature nursed by the Southern Pacinc.
There are men and organizati ms rign.
here in our on State thai II they mad
the cheek would contend thai Nevada
has been fairly treated by the railroad
but they are in a great minority. The
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people OF Nevada have a big bone TO pick
with. the railroad and they will assisI
President Roosevelt to pick it. That com
pany has treated a. shamefully for thir-
ty-ive years and that is long enough 10
stand without protest. The light is how
on, and il the people OF Nevada are true
to themselves they will get better treat.
ment after awhile.