The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-30
WANTED
REFORM

Nevada legislature 5iil have nu.a
Der of important matters to consider
at the coming session aad the pros
poets for lively session impro@,-
daily.
Some abuses have ro-vn up III as
state that require CORE ton III
first in Importance is the regulator
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cu..IoI UT even eAalulnu,ini n
..-a,.e lie railroad corporations -
Dolu tndC tney carry Oh ,nei. yu,..--,-
o. loDUlng Jne slale ol ->e,a-d ~
ne most niSl hanueu EaGna.- -:
NC state Is the service pour -: 4
tax eXaCteu. III no state IL ire aA.:s
per So at the mercy OF the trans: .:
tatIon cOmpaly as in Nevada - -..'
state is the railroad workman 81
terry unprotected by the stale 4 ,,:
Nevada. in no state do the fa!!r...i =
and political as they do in this 81: ),
The result is seen in high r::e'.'~.
inadequate service, and lack oi er:2:.'
thing that goes to make q ct.iICH.
blessing to a commonwealth iHste III
OF a blood sucker on its arteries.
In over thirty years the railroad has
,ol rot. my,
in this stale Memorials. committees
and petitions, even demands, haFe
been met with absolute refusal to ac1.
Now the time has come when The
New Nevada must rise and take that
which has been refused tor so long.
Rates Of freight are higher in NJ
shippers of Nevada are compelled to
pay two rates on most commodities
from the east. When the gold camps
began TO use oil for fuel. the railroads
jumped the rate on Oil from the helds
lust leo per cent and the consumer
paid it. This winter it is Impossible
TO get sufficient fuel of any sort be-
cause the railroads refuse 10 haul
coal. claiming that 'perishable
freight has the right of way and the
cars are needed. AS a matter OF fact
any freight that will pay half cent
more than fuel takes precedence over
coal and Nevada suffers in cold and
want to swell the dividends Of foreign
stock holders.
The method of taxing ores offered
for shipment is an outrage that would
no, be tolerated in any other country
on earth. Instead of charging by
weight and for handling the railroads
ASSAY the ore, in effect, and charge on
the value Of the ore instead OF by
weight. AS well say that dollar
wheat weighs more than six bit wheat
ana make the shipper pay the in
crease. 1t is simply confiscation IT
the miners property, cor 500 ore
does not weigh an ounce more than
So ore.
There are other abuses in railroad
oprration in this state that will re
ceive attention this winter, the dem
ccratic party being pledged to reform
1t is almost a certainty that the state
will be redistricted, as a judicial dis
tricts. senatorial districts. assembi:
districts and counties. The need IL
this is being felt more and more a:
the state grows, and an effort will be
made to correct this at the cominS
session.
The amendment taxing patent et
mines was passed. but will prCbabl,
prove a dead letter The law On th'
books now that provides for rev
anue from bullion is more honored il
the breach than the observance. !
bullion agent is in the field but not
single cent has he paid into the stat
treasury since he took office. Th
county assessors of the state are Mt
toriously lax in this matter and in
stead of having received 100000 u
is claimed by certain persons. tn
state of Nevada has not received on
fourth that amount from this source
This law will probably be amende
so that 1t will work right.
AS to the mining laws, these vii
be remodeled almost entirely. Certai
principles have been announced r