The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-15


Cur company feels thai all OF dis
work IS in the hands of the ablest
men IN he business. refer TO PoDe
Y0atman, managing director, and )o-
seph Z. Gazzam. general manager oi
the snel,cr and mines.
.'faese men are placing the mosi
4LodeIA Jype Of smelters ahd concen
ultu in the world at this place, and
vh'n hese smelters are opened II
WIN Wake Ely a second Butte.
hope to see the old and tn! i""
toWas grow together and be so close
~ cemenlcd that there will be but
one Ely and that all interests will
take nYoaa and liberal view of the
OF clai:oHs OF the new companies and
that al classes and people will unite
to gieg a long and hard pull for n
Greater Ely"
Ia a discussion OF the policy OF the
Nevada Northern railroad company
with regard to freight and passenger
tariffs. improvements and other mat
ters pertaining to the interests of the
railroad and of the people, President
Eccles said; w
Ely is the best situated big min
ing camp in Nevada insofar as freight
rates ard transportation charges are
concerned. We have" not come-h here,
as has been intimated specially to
take ap The matter of reducing the
freight and passenger tariffs.
we nave ordered reductions in
freighf rates on many commodities
that ara greatly needed here. These
ale laasieularls lumber, brick build
ing material and certain other classes
of freight These reductions have
been authorized and will go into ef-
feet 30 days after they have been au-
tholzea The reductions could not
be made within 80 days because of
the requirements Of the interstate
cammeHee law.
These rates will then be as low as
the raad can afford in view OF the
many and cytended improvements as
Contemplated or already under way.
We want to put the entire road on
ballast. We want to give the best Of
service both for passenger and
freight traffic.
we are crowding the new con-
slfuciion work as fast as we can, as
can Be cen by any one who will walk
out on Ihe line toward Lane City.
The material for The new smelter. is
moving rapidly and we want to keep
it moving as fast as possible to keep
as many men at work as can be
rlace5
improvements Ordered.
.Foai new locomotives have been
ordered for the road. The orders are
with the American Locomotive com
panp and at least one Of these will
be turned ont by the schenectady
works. Il should be ON the road now,
headed for ely. These engines are
extra heavy for use on The mountain
line. rs lhe line between McGlII and
the mines is called.
"Fouf new passenger coaches nave
been ordered and viii be as fine as
an-thine in the entire west One of
these will be ready in May and the
others in June and = There are
also Two 60 foot baggage cars, mod
eln In every respect. The locomo-
tiyes viii be electrically lighted and
viii have all the most modern and
Improved appliances insnring speed,
power and lasting qualities.
"Fhe road has also given orders
fof 80 hopper bottom ore cars, AMI
whca this rolling stock is delivered
we viii bc in shape 10 handle 1O,-
600 tons of ore daily between the
mines end the smclters. Within the
mex; fey years this amount will be
cuoi# EASILY increased and the pros
peri3 Of ;his camp will be increased
CORES pondingIy."
W. b Thompson is a man of mod
( est appearance. His face is young
and does not reflect the burdens OF
wealth He is we'll groomed and Is
neat IA appearance, wears no jewelry
save e plain band ring = modest fot
and a tiny scarf pin.
Ely looks good to ne, aaid MIR
! Thompson enthusiastically when ne
was asked what he thought OF tbs
camp 1t certainly looks good te
me ave been Interested here fol
two years but this iE ny first visit te
/ 1lne 11mp
s attracted your attention t6
/ Ms % was asked.
Gaan II was three years ago. i
Taa iaat plain Gum then We tern
him the big Gum" now Gum ant
w. 7. Hook first attracted my atten