The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-23
TESTIMONY IS CONCLUDED
BEFORE THE COMMISSION
Continued from page one.)

tenths per cent grade or a four
tenths per cent grade, the car can be
moved easily, so that it is not safe
To have the yard on any considerable
grade unless cars are blocked and
other precautions taken. A practic-
ally level area is necessary The
area of yard must be adjusted to
its needs. One cannot afford to put
a freight yard on ,nain line with
grade. The effect of curves on
side tracks used as passing track. as
regards Yards, is Objectionable us you
have not the same facility to unload
off curve as off a tangent track.
The width under my minimum plan
is 800 feet, which | consider neces-
sary to protect the yards and accom-
MEDIATE traffic. 1t would necessarily
be 1000 feet long to accommodate
fourteen cars daily
'The slaughter house lot, assum-
ing il possible to install this equip
ment there, would have to have per-
manent station force to check cars,
freight and to what extent would you
have to duplicate the Georgetown
freight Office force?'
You would have to have force
sufficient to adjust all needs of the
company One of the main factors
in the objection to the present loca
ton is the difficulty of adjusting
freight bills or keep track of ship
ments. The force that would have
to be maintained to handle the
freight is dependent on the volume
of freight, more than the trackage is
dependent on the quantity of freight.
There would necessarily be a
clerical force. labor to check cars,
and an Information bureau"
Where in the corporate limits of
Ely is there level land or land that
could be made level by reasonable
outlay, to serve the purposes of your
minimum equipment estimate?
There is only one area that would
answer the purpose. That area is
occupied by the principal buildings
of the town, from the slaughter
house cut. we'll up on Aultman
street, in an area 500 feet wide and
3 900 feet long.
What are the possibilities of
equippng a site near the present pas
senger station. as to the equipment
for handling freight consigned to this
point?"
'1he site is not adapted, and |
would not recommend anything un-
less considered it practical and
safe"
Combining your experience with
recognized engineering standards,
what have you to say as to equip
ment of the slaughter house lot?'
IF | were asked to put freight
yard on the slaughter house site, |
would say to my company to get an
other engineer to do It. | couldn't
do il conscientiously.'
Then ensued general informal
discussion of the details of the plan,
the members of the commission,
counsel for both sides. and witnesses
going to the court room windows,
whence an excellent view was had of
the west side of the slaughter house
lot.
Under cross examination by Judge
Crump. witness detailed his profess
sional experience with numerous
roads He said that he had located
the freight depot and yards at
Georgetown when Mr.. Eccles had ask
ed him to find the most feasible
point. Witness could have selected
any place for yards he deemed advis-
able and could have gone off the
merly referred to by Judge Lindley.
Witness never made surveys in Ely
to locate freight yards, as general
examination, data in possession Sc
cured from other surveys, and gen.
eral observation eliminated this sec
ton from consideration. He ran his
lines irrespective of ownership of
property. Georgetown was the only
a fpniplt
yards and depot.
Superintendent Duddleston of the
Nevada Northern was then called.
He said that he hated to tell how
long he had been In the railroad
business but would have to admit
that he had served since 1870. He
said that the facilities that would be
required if the freight yards were
put on the slaughter house lot would
be not less than three tracks, in adj
dition to the main line, each to be
not less than l, 900 or 500 feet in
length. These would be designated
as the main track, freight house
track, team track and storage track.
This equipment would be about as
little as he could safely operate with.
1t is general to consider the maxi
mum of business in considering such
Improvements or extensions of equip
ment. This estimate included the
factor of the Garden street track and
the Georgetown yard facilities.
He would not figure on the main
track as being part of the equipment.
Judge Crump contended that the
carelessness of inefficient employees
would be a greater element of dan
ger to life and properly than grades
or cramped quarters. Superintendent
Duddleston agreed with him. Wit
ness said in answer to question,
that there was not any too much
team track at Georgetown. Judge
Crump asked if additional facilities
proposed on the slaughter house site
would not ease the burden Witness
said that the company would neces-
sarily figure in the expense of in
stalling these improvements to an
swer such a question.
do you figure in this eXpense?"
asked Superintendent Duddleston of
Judge Crump. You don't care what
the expense is, do you?"
If your company makes $3.50, 900
per year as indicated in your pres
ident's answer, don't you believe the
added expense would be all right"
asked Judge Crump.
POSSIBLY SO, if you will guarantee
that this profit will keep up said |
Mr.. Duddleston. ut would be all !
right, then
We'll not guarantee that" said
Judge Crump, "but we will guaran-
tee that these profits will not keep
ute .frl,t