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

class, $.96; fifth class, S.S5; class A,
$.S5; class B, $50; class c, $.55;
class D, $.4S, and class E, As cents
per hundred weight.
"How are the first class rate from
Cobre to Ely, as compared with first
class rates from Salt Lake or Ogden
to Cobre?" asked Judge Crump.
Il cannot recall exactly but they
are less from Salt Lake and Og-
den to Cobre than from Cobre to
Ely. About as follows: Salt Lake
or Ogden to Cobre, So cents, and
from Cobre to Ely, $1.25."
you have admitted in your an
swer that during a specified period
of ten months the profits of the road
from Ely business were $780,
1O1.32?'
"Yes, sir. The ten months re-
ferred to were the banner months of
the roads history
what, in addition has the COM
pany realized in profits, prior to and
subsequent to the period referred to
in your answer?"
''In September and October, 1906,
the profits were insignificant. The
cost of maintenance and operation
was 81 per cent of the receipts. In
October, 1907, the profits were $45,-
! 000."
"About $35O,000 would represent
the approximate total of profits from
| the Ely business, proper"
''It is possible that such may be
the case"
rs the road entirely paid for?'
81 cannot answer that question.
"Do YOU mean you cannot answer,
or that you do not care to answer?
"I mean that cannot answer that
| question"
did the railroad company pay
anything for the site at Ely City OF
it's yards and depot?"
II do not know
rs it not fact that the site was
donated?"
1T is my understanding that
such was the case
"How was it the Ely 1ownsite
company paid $4,000 for the depot,
less $S,S00?"
"An understanding existed be-
tween the two companies prior to my
connection with the railroad COM
pany. | do not know"
What consideration passed be-
tween the two companies for this
| $4,000 or $4,000 involved?"
Nothing tangible that | know"
What intangible consideration"
Il am not competent to answer
that question"
las man to man, and not as the
vice president of the railroad, won't
you state exactly what those consid-
| erationS were?
| nnIIlh
satisfactory terminal facilities was
there. One of the considerations was
that we put a depot there. We did
it SO we could have terminal facili-
ties"
rs the ely Townsite company an
eleymosinary institution, giving
away $4,000 buildings, or do they
get something in return?"
1--WE got terminals, and naturally
needed depot and general offices
there
'I asked what was the considera-
tion," insisted Attorney Crump.
1.-The only consideration l know
was that they had townsite there
and we needed a depot"
Don't need depot here, do
they?"
II claim that they don't need a
depot here so long rs we have a de-
pot where it is now located"
do you knew If there was tacit
understanding that that territory
should be converted into a town with
the aid of the railroad?"
"If there was any such under
standing, it was with higher officials
of the railroad than |.
"Do you read in the history of the
growth of the town, and outside of
the record, any such understanding
consummated in fact?'
'The natural inference would be
that there was.
"All of the efforts, the Legitimate
efforts of the railroad and the Ely
Townsite company point to a relig-
ious carrying out of that tacit agree
ment?"
No, do not think so.''
who violated it?'
Il do not know if either has bro
ken it. So far as | know, the Ne
vada Northern has never done any
thing directly to build up that town. >
Don't you know as matter OF
fact that the railroad has kept faith
and delivered the goods?"
81 do know that we operate rail
road"
~ will ask you again." said Attor.
ney Crump with some warmth, IF the
railroad company, in the scheme oil
! its management has kept faith witt
the townsite company in the matter
of favoritism to that town.
81 don't believe | can answer thai
question conscientiously, as l do MOI
know. I am operating the railroad
properties as I found them"
Judge Lindley then took the wit
ness for cross examination. Mr.. Can
non stated in answer to questions
that the site of the depot had beer
fixed before he came to the road. L
was his understanding that the roat
was financed by the Nevada Consoli
dated Copper company, but he die
not know by whose authority the sit'
for the depot was selected.
''Did you ever discuss the relation
of the Nevada Northern railroad will
the Ely Townsite company with thu
president of the road?'
: mo more than I have discussed
: the relations of the road to its othe
patrons. He has never ordered M
to show preference to the Ely Town
site company. l know of no com
pact between the two companies.
Taking the traffic of this road TO
: period of ten months, what was tn
average monthly tonnage delivers
to the city of Ely?"
"About 5000 tons per month.
"What would be the minimum re
auirement for freight facilities t
} handle tonnage of that magnitude?
San enclosed freight shed of abou