The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-21
ROBB|NG WEST:
ERN UNION
MOVEMENT ON FOOT TO GET THE
POSTAL LINE INTO NEVADA
TO GIVE THE STATE
DECENT SERVICE
Time for Legislative Action on the
Old Ramshackle and Anti
quated Monopoly

graph company is standing up the
citizens of this state for inadequate
service calls for same drastic legisla-
tive action at the present session. "
| is monopoly that has alway lodged
! its just taxes and while making vast
sums Of money out OF the state has
apparently striven 20 see how poor &
service it could give for the most
money it could squeeze out of its
patrons.
! It has downed adverse legislation
here in times past but this legislature
| if it goes to work right. can give the
citizens Of the state relief
The following from the Reno Jour
nal gives some idea of the condition
Of affairs:
Although the brokerage firms of
Reno have hithert been immune from
the rulings of the Western Union
Telegraph Company and the excessive
rates charged have only been paid
by the local exchange, announcement
was made yesterday by Captain ]. B.
Menardi of the stock board that the
| Jrokers will now be forced to donate
an extra fifty dollars a week. Three
firms, the Reno Brokerage Company,
w. l.. Cox and company and the An
dy Hemple company are affected
Captain Menardi says all will join n
putting through the private line to
San Francisco for a commercial and
; brokerage busines
"Not satisfied by the revenue deriv-
ed by by furnishing the San Fran
cisco stock quotations to the three
brokerage firms in Reno, aggregating
$50 per week. stated Captain Men
.ardi, president of the exchange yes
terday 'the Western Union has plac-
ed an embargo on Reno without Civ
: ing adequate notice, demanding that
the sum be increased $50 a week.
5 amounting to total of s12O per week,
the Western Union grants them the
privilege of going around among the
residents of Reno, and procuring sew
quotations and dividing the entire sum
between the ten firms
There are only three firms who
now desire to take the quotations.
And for these firms to solicit sub
/ scriptions from the people of Reno
in order to satisfy the greed of the
Western Union would be simply ask
ing charity.
Il believe this enterprise Will be
= a foundation on which to build aud
: gridiron the entire state with tel1-
graph systems that are adequate TO
the needs OF the people. There is no
telling how far reaching this project
, may become because the citizens o:
i our sister state, Utah. and Salt Lake
In particular. are taking Up the Ques
l ton, and private, individuals are MAX
Ing estimates On a telegraph line from
Salt lake to Tonopan and G0ldfeld
Via Ely. This system also embrace
4 telephone service, overtures already
having been made 10 us by an indie
t'SiA'tSLit i'iE L3HbIt ttIItII 10 lDI4
forces with Us Tut it is not at al like
. ~ hat we viii accept the proposition
~ The funds offered by the business mel
. .ot Nevada are ample. Beside there
. liz a certain amount of pride connect
- ed with this enterprise 10 mabe 81
strictly q Nevada concern
This demand was made yesterda,
~ ITO 60 into effect Monday. All of the
brokers protest and they say it is az
: outrage to be asked to solicit otha
" Subscribers. It is the worst kind Q
" tyranny. The Western Union threat
ened to cut off the stock quotation.
altogether if the Iarges sum is no
= raised. The officials say the presen
: Service will be discontinued and tht
new service starts in Monday.
people are coming to me every da,
: Offering subscriptions. to finance th4
proposed cOmDanyt (which intends -