The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-23

available location and the site had
been settled upon by the law of COM
mon sense. AS for its distance from
Ely, it is no further from the bust
ness center than the depot at Gold
field, the great gold camp of the
state. Regarding the history of the
railroad in Ely, it had been assailed
constantly and was now being asked
to buy ground at high figures which
its coming had made possible AS
for profits made, the railroad build
ers were entitled to these. The fig
ures given out for the first year did
not include interest and other
charges on investment, nor did those
who commented on the profits take
in consideration that an immen. u
amount of freight gathered at Cobrc
and that the camp was attracting at
the time worldwide attention which
meant abnormal business. In con-
clusion, Judge Lindley declared that
after all, the question settled down
to whether or no the railroad gives
Ely reasonable freight facilities. all
it can, a question which must be
weighed according to law.
Attorney Quay1e, following Judge
Lindley for the defense, pointed ont
that in 1905 everybody IN Ely wanted
to increase property values and that
they said to the Nevada Northern,
Come where you will. we are setis-
fled to have the railroad. In 1906
a change came about and there has
been dissension and war on The rail
road ever since. Referring TO tho
McCracken plan he took the ground
that the court house tract was al
ready dedicated tC public use and
could not in any part be condemned
for railroad use. Further, the Rail-
road Commission could have no iuris-
diction as to franchises across city
streets and therefore findings t
might render would be ineffective
Judge Crump closed argument for
the complainants. After introduce
| tory remarks thanking everybody for
| fairness, he declared the railroad is
| overriding the people and talked
| robbery and plundering. Freight
charges, though not related to the is
sue before the commission, were
| dragged in along with pyrotechnics
| in relation to alleged requirement of
all the Northern right of way free
of cost. The judge attributed bust
ness failures in part in Ely to the
|
| City and asserted that the depot and
yards are kept at Ely CITY in order
to make competition by Ely mer-
chants impossible Hirh those of Ely
City, whereupon voice at he rear
wanted to know who the Ely City
merchants were. A few tears We're
shed over Mr. Fe5lec's much dam
aged property and the declaration
was made that now the railroad at
| torneys were doubtful al,out the val
| idity of their Garden street franchise,
at which point Judge IiEdley re-
minded the speaker that it was Mr.
Crump who raised tnat douht.
In conclusion Mr.. Crump let off
some more firecrackers and lit up
a Roman candle when he refer cd to
the position of the defense about lack
of room for a depot and yar1 III Ely.
! the whole thing winding up with a
shower of sparks in which he as
serted that the entire defense was a
mean subterfuge and excuse. APP
plause from the gallery, but the
bench was not observed to arise and
do any shouting.
Commissioners Thurtell and
Shaughnessy leave this morning for
Carson. They will receive the re-
port of testimony taken by the steh-
ographers some time during next
week, when announcement will prob
ably be made of the date on which
briefs will be taken up for consid-
Grafton and final session commenced
in the case.