The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-21

| know. Mr.. Armstrong said the Ely
Townsite company had built it and
presented it to the railroad"
THE depot and headquarters cost
approximately $23,000," interjected
Judge Lindley, "of which amount the
Nevada Northern paid approximately
$500. The remainder was paid by
the Ely Townsite company.
1.-The land was the property of the
Nevada Consolidated Copper COM
pany, but there was reservation in
the transfer which ultimately result
ed in the transfer of the title of the
property to the Ely Townsite COM
pany; 1t was understood that the Ne
vada Northern should have the pight
to select whatever property 1T re-
quired for freight and depot purposes
and that was one of the considera-
tions which induced the Nevada Con-
solidated Copper company, which
then owned the railroad, to part with
the title to the Georgetown lands
''Are you familiar with the sign
on the depot at Georgetown as it first
appeared"
Eyes 1t was the letters Ely in
lCttClo, NCty
''What word was on the passenger
station in the city of Ely?"
81 never noticed any,"
"Have you observed any change at
Ely City since this agitation was
commenced
81 understood Mr.. Cannon to say
that the railroad was not responsible
for putting that sign there-that it
was a townsite job. He said that the
letters City were being made to add
to the sign"
What public institutions have you
here?"
SCHOOLS, churches, county court
house, Jail and other public build
ings."
I'VE will admit that the city of
Ely is we'll equipped to care for souls
as we'll as the bodies of its residents, y
said Judge Lindley.
On cross examination by Judge
Lindley, Mr.. Comins said he was a
member of the Ely Commercial club,
but naively admitted that he was not
a member of any committee of con-
sequence.
81 do not want to be understood
as saying that any committee or any
act of the Commercial club is not ex-
actly right" added the witness amid
some confusion.
Are you heavy shipper over the
Nevada Northern?"
Eyes, sir. The company I am in
terested in paid $25,OO0, roughly
speaking, in freights last year"
''Do you think the mercantile bust
ness of Ely demands the establish
ment of a freight depot within the
corporate limits of the city of Ely?''
Eyes, I do"
"Where would you put it?"
Between the court house and the
bend in the track at the old slaugh-
ter house lot. There is ample room
there"
the railroad does not own the Town
site company's 1and?'
They are owned and controlled
by the same people,
81 will state parenthetically," said
Judge Lindley, that you are mis-
taken"
"How far did you have to haul
your goods before the railroad
came?"
"About the length of the road
$50 miles, more or less"
"You have watched Ely and her
growth, and you believe, do you not,
that some day Ely will be as large
as Butte, Mont, for eXample?"
81 recognize that there is an or
ganized effort to cripple this town on
the part of the moneyed corpora
tions," answered Mr. Comins with
some warmth. He was called to ac-
count by the examining counsel for
wandering from the subject. The
question was repeated, and the wit
ness answered in the Affirmative.
81 don't see any chance for it to
grow in the next six months
though" he added.
"These churches, school houses
the court house, jail and other pub
lie buildings were not built for six
months alone, were they?"
No, sir"
"Do you not believe that they were
built with view to the future
growth and expansion of the city OF
Ely?"
eff the Townsite company owns
the greater part of the surrounding
territory and refuses to sell its prop
erty, how can it grow?" asked Com
ms, in response.
"Did you ever try to buy?"
Eyes, in August, l tried to buy the
Chairman mill site. They refused tt
sell it."
Don't you know they could no
hnt tho tit1f
was not clear?'
mo, did not know then that the
title was not good. No one connect
ed with the townsite company evel
told me that they would not sell an!
property in old Ely"
1.-The Nevada Northern Railwa!
company, l might state" said judge
Lindley, is not in sympathy with al
of the policies of the Ely Townsit'
company. The railroad is not inter
ested in it, and does not dominate it
policy"
On redirect examination, Mr.. Com
ins said the attitude of the Townsit'
company has had depressing eff
feet on the development of the dis
trict. He said that the railroad i
discriminating against the commun
ity of Ely in favor of Ely City. HI
said that it seemed very apparent t,
him that such was the case. He salt
he had observed men come into tn
camp with a view of making invest
ment and on account of the rivalr
between the two towns, have gon
away without investing in either. H
said that the refusal of the compan
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used by the Townsite company t
discourage investors from locating o
investing in Ely He was then eX
cused.
A. R. Whitehead, manager of tn