The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-22
DISCRIMINATION NOT SHOWN
AS YET AGAINST CITY OF ELY
Continued from page one.)

How long would it take to unload
10 cars of freight?''
Ten cars a day. with 40 men
working o hours per day
Are there street crossings over
the track near the slaughter house
lot?'
Street crossings are plated The
occurrence of streets would interfere
with traffic That could be eliminat-
ed by gates Ten cars would block
traffic. You would have to figure on
something more than present stable
traffic. No provision is made for
Us or turning of engines. You
would have to provide for storage
of merchandise and explosives.
when you consider that the main
line is subjected to passenger traffic,
is it practicable to use it for
freight"
Il think so. but you would have
to run your freights out of the way
of passenger trains. 1t might not
be good railroading, but it could be
done"
How long since you parted com
pany with the allied companies?
About a year.
'You have done some work on the
photographic survey on Duck
creek?'
Yes.
Under whom?"
Judge Lindley instructed the
work.
You have no feeling against the
company"
No. | did have some animosit,
: ho " rTg,INr11Citn N
against one of the members of the
company That doesn't sway me il
any way in regard to the Nevada
Northern and Ely City"
NO, believe You are honest, but
we all are human, you know, said
Judge Lindley.
How much time have You given
the examination of this track?"
About VIC hours"
Witness, on redirect examination
by Judge Crump, said he was ia
miliar with the ground. and unat the
Nevada Northern could not handle
10 cars of freight a day on the side
track suggested ty him, without OPP
Grating the lie as a stub.
On recross examination by Judge
Lindley, MeCracken said he had not
considered the cost Of the land on
which his proposed side tracks could
be constructed The freight could
be handled in a depot 40 by 100 feet
in size. to cost from $4,000 10 $4,000
At the request of Judee Lindley ne
drew diagram of the side tracks as
he had described them on the slaugh-
ter house lot, which Judge Lindlay
said would be submitted as evidence
and would be designated as the Nc
Cracker plan,
A. j Fesler was called He saiG
he had thousands of dollars invested
in Ely.
IF the freight depot had been FIR.
nished, and no discrimination hat
been shown, the value of rea. It t.
would have been increased from j,
to Is per cent, anG The population
would have increased materially"
Won mean by outside iulliera
tom" asked Judge Lindley
Yes, sir.
How MANY suits are there against
the Nevada Northerr?" asked Judge
Linoley.
There are three"
'IIave you got any more up youl
Sleeye?"
Il cant tell until I see how tn ,ic
come out"
Mr.. Fesler admitted he was mem
Der of the legislature and that he
had said he would do his best to ge
the railroad removed from Gardei
street
They had a bill which they asked
you to introduce into the Legislature
to ratify their franchise, did they
not?'
Il refused to Introduce it"
Il want to know If y,u Iii no
make tha statement in Carson thaf
you purposed to oppose everything
the Nevada Northern asked?"
mo, sir
Arthur B. Witcher, cashier ant
principal owner in the First Nationa
bank and president of the Ely Com
mercial club, was called. In answer
to questions by Judge Crump he
said:
1T is my belief that the Nevada
Northern railroad discriminate
against this town. In spite of per
sistent applications they have re.
fused to grant us a freight depot. II
conversation with different officers oil
the railroad and Townsite companies
they have told me that they have g
freight depot at Georgetown, and
that we do not need one here. They
have built magnificent passenger
depot there"
Mr.. 'Witcher then went into the
effects of the alleged discrimination
Real estate values, he said, had de-
creased from 25 to 33 1-3 per cent
He believed that all of this was caus-
ed by discrimination by the railroad
against Ely. He did not know of
persistent advertising of that fact,
except that the railroad officials had
told him that they could not and
would not put freight depot at Ely.
He believed Mr.. Thompson to be
dominant in the Townsite enterprise.
Mr.. Thompson stated to him that the
freight depot could not be built at
Ely on account of physical difficulties,
and that Ely did not need it,
Cross examination was taken up
by Judge Lindley.
Didn't Mr.. Eccles send a letter
to the Commercial club?"
Il believe he did
What were his views?"
His views | though to he CON
sentative in the NATTER
you do not consider it a crime for
Mr.. Thompson to exploit the Town
site company, do you?"
mo. They have spent lot of
money there and I'd like to see him
make it back with profit | under
stand that they nave spent 81 400
600 there
You do not complain because the
Townsite company put up $14, 900
For donato,,