The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-21
CompIainants Endeavor to Establish Alleged DAM
age Done Ely and Its Commercial Interests By
Reason Of Lack Of Freight Depot In the Town
EFFORT WILL Be MADE TO CONCLUDE ON FRIDAY
Principal Effort Was Fix Alleged Connection Between Railroad and
Ely Townsite CoMet With Failure ureCOmpanants Will Close at
Noon TodayDefense Expects Close By Friday NghtYeste
days Evidence In Arguments Before Full Board

OF nOtlUCdIlOH was lHduSuG uHli
recently, by which the railroad COM
pany would notify consignees of the
arrival of freight at the depot, and
they could only learn by telephoning
or by calling at the freight depot
Cars were spotted in the city for q
short time, for which charge of 81
per car was made"
"Was that by virtue of a system
generally inaugurated, or was it q
special concession to certain ship.
pers?" Judge Lindley asked.
"It was special concession to me
at that time. The system is not now
in vogue. The merchants get theil
goods now from Ely City," continued
the witness under examination. 1.-THE
roads in winter and spring are almost
impossible, and there are times when
it is almost impossible to haul more
than half load This results in
loss of time and higher carriage
rates."
"Can you state generally, the vol
ume of business transacted by the
merchants of Ely?" asked the de-
fense.
81 could only approximate it, at
say a quarter of million dollars
per month"
Estate generally the class of mer'
chandising business done here?"
General merchandising, lumber
all classes of merchandise, hay, grain
coal, mining supplies and other gen
eral commodities required by a com
munity."
What manufactures are there
f,
her for general consumption
every little, if any,:
Estate generally the items of in
convenience and expense that yor
have been put to by reason of the
maintenance of the freight depot al
Ely City"
"There are three points; first, the
expense of carriage; second, the time
occupied in receiving the goods;
third, the general inconvenience Of
making adjustments by the con
signee with the shipper"
On cross examination, Judge Lind
ley asked:
'Tf there had been a depot on Gar
den street, would you have had cart
age to pay? Does not the amoun
of carriage charged depend most upor
the loading and unloading? Are no
the loading and unloading the larges
factors in carriage charges?'
"Yes,' answered the witness tt
each of these questions. He added
however, that had there been {
freight depot on Aultman or MUIR!
streets, the carriage charges woult
have been reduced one-half. Th'
road between the depot and Ely il
now in the best condition it has eve
been"
"Have you ever lived in a com
munity where the freight depot wa
| in the center of the retail district
mo, sir"
isn't it a fact that freight depot
are generally on the outskirts of th'
residence sections?"
Eyes, sir"
Mr.. Meloy said that while he wa
not railroad man, he believed tha
freight depot sufficient for need
could be established in Ely with
side track 600 feet long, with prope
| warehouse connections.
81 thought when | bought the bus
illness that there would be freigh
depot established on Garden street.
"How wide is Garden street?'
"Fifty feet wide.'
''In order to put a siding in Gar
den street, would it not be necessar
to go on improved property, in orde
to get the area required?"
| 81 believe that it would"
| H. A. Comins was the next witnes
summoned. He said he had lived il
White Pine county since July, 1858
He knew the town of Ely in 1887
when the legislature of that yea
provided for the removal of tn
county seat to this point. Then ther
was only one house and one stabl
in the town. He was resident Q
Ely when the Nevada Northern con
structed to this point. He had frs
heard of town called Ely City som
time after the completion of the rail
road. Ely City first came to publ
view some time later.
81 knew some of the chief officer
and promoters of that company" h
said under examination. From m
acquaintance with Mr.. A. G. Corbet
! presumed he was the manager 9
it's inception, and until he was ST
perseded by Mr.. F. G. Armstrong
Mr.. Palmer, who was here for a fe'
months last winter was another o.
ficer. From absolute knowledge
know nothing but from general IL
formation I understood they pul
chased all of the territory known a
Ely City.
'To what use, if any, has the El
} Townsite company put it's holdings
the city of Ely?'
"To no use whatever. They II
} fuse to sell the land and have nj
) improved it in any way"
: 'Who built and paid for the El
City depot?"
, 81 think"
81 object to that-do you know?
asked Judge IindIey