Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-02-16
MEMBERS EXPRESS
THEIR VIEWS
FAVOR LEGISLATION IN CONNEC-
TION WITH RAILROAD
MATTERS.

NhNh AAAhP
CARSON, Feb. 13.-The all-ab-
sorbing topics is railroad and discus
sions are based on the movement Of
the railroad lobbyists and the move
ment of the peoples representatives
who are to relieve them Of the strain.
That the trip to the southern couli-
try will do more for the benefit Of
the people than there is any idea OF
Ia the general feeling of the menu
bers of the body. They feel that the
railroad banquet, as the Tonopah af-
fair is being called, will react in a
manner that will be anything but
beneficial to the railroad interests
who took this manne of having their
representatives get a hearing before
the lawmakers. The effects of the
two talks that have been made by
the lobbyists before the Legislature
were not at all what was desired and
it was thought a good chance to get
their views before the Legislature
was while they were in Tonopah and
not only were the members of the
legislative delegation taken in. but
the people Of the town were also
made to feel that theyhad been hood
winked and they were not backward
in expressing their views on the af-
fair the following morning.
Assemblyman O'Brien said: II
want to see effective legislation. AS
to a commission ! was not at first
in favor of it, but at present sec
no other way for the relief of the
people. The main issue, believe,
Is a terminal and the roads should
be obliged to establish one II a
commission is to be appointed il
should not be for any length of time.
Int should be appointed and removed
at the pleasure of the Governor when
it is believed that they are not doing
their duty"
Senator Bell of the railroad com
mite expressed himself as follows.
81 think the Legislature should es
tablish a maximum rate on all class 4
of freight and leave to the commits
sion the matter Of fares. They shoul'
have the power to adjust the freigh
rates except that they be not allowed
to go over the rates made by TIL
rate laws. The matter of fares can
not be satisfactorily adjusted at pres
emit owing to the different conditions
but the commission could attend t
those matters. In this way Their
would be no hardships placed on tn
new roads and the short roads.
'All freights should be classified /
four or more classes and when the
have been well classified let max
mum rates be established which sha.
not be exceeded. Ores should be
a special class by themselves an
special rates made on them. The
cent fare proposed would in man
instances work an injustice on tn
roads. Let the commission adju'
that. The commission should, | b'
lieve, be composed of not more tina
three members and they should
empowered to employ assistants
Senators Bell and Boyd are called II
anarchists of the Senate by the raj
road interests and the bill they al
supporting will no doubt prove
bomb to the lobby.
Assemblyman Williams, one of Il
Assembly leaders, said: II belie1
that the rate law of Kansas with
few changes to meet conditions he
would be beneficial. There a ra
law is established for passengers all
the freight is regulated by the COZ
mission, which is appointed by Il
governor and removed by an exc
tive committee. The executive col
mite is a bad feature In my way
thinking, but otherwise the lf
seems to be a Just one. ] real
that the task of getting suitable le
islation will be hard in the face
the great lobby that has been {
ganized here, and with the other Il
byists that are focklng in, there
going to be a hard fight, but belle
that the difficulties will be 81
mounted and that suitable laws "
be enacted