Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-02-15
A CALL TO ARMS.

About January 81 Southern Pa clhc
railroad officials requested a conference
with a committee OF citizens to adjust
difference s promising to set a date for
the hearing.
On February 5 ten ont OF seventeen
Senators killed II bill which wonld have
given the people OF Nevada power to
investigate railroad charges, their
foundation. Discrimination and Justice.
On February ~ the traffic manager Of
the Southern Pacific Nevada lines
showed himself indifferent to Il confer
encc.
What caused this change OF attitude?
Not Que OF the Senators on record
against the hill advanced a single valid
REASON tnr tn, ir voting.
The railroad ID so certain Of controlling
tn, legislature that the conduct of it's
representatives and lobbyists at Carson
Ii insolent.
Tho railroad attitude sums up us
follows:
We've got you in our grip! you can't
do withnnt us; we W the balance Of
power i'll your Legislature; in our grip
You stay. What are you going to- do
about it?-
Two Senators voting with the people
u change tie situation.
Shall Nevada continue Suffering be-
cause Of some Senators serving the
railroad?
There are three why's to bring way
ward Legislators into the fold,
One in tn argue the subject with them,
appeal TO their conscience, reason.
patriotism, dui, to their constituents,
The second ia TO donate a purse heavier
than the lobbyists will offer.
The third is 10 st md over them with
a Elk shooter until after the vote il cast.
This Ia not bay InR at tho moon. This
talk il directed at you-readmR these
limos at this moment.
Ii is directed ut yuu, merchant. ship.
per, miner, laborer, clerk, because it is a
movement to save yJur money.
~ 1Nh hhoH tHhl VI tlhIls lublHllCeH
Nevnda puys twice as much rs San
Francisco for goods shipped from
ChicagoP
How muny pounds Of things--iood
nuL clothes aud fuel and furniture ind
everything else-do you buy daiIyY How
many pounds will it average per year?
Figure ont how much you would savo
per yeW Individually with freighls IS
cents per hundrrd lessj
Consider 100000 people in Nevada
and estimate the aggregate saving.
The millions would be available for
enricbing the people Of Nevada, instead
OF sending them away 10 sprjph railroad
nillionairco.
The merchant could sell more and
better goods ut lower prices and make
moro money.
The workinRman could get moro
wholeeDmp fDnI md occasional luxuriee.
Now enter prices and ipdpstries would
DO established, enFichinR the State
permanently, mixing low grade mines
valuable and profitable 10 employ labor
for working them, creating a larger field
md higher wager Tor labor. increasing
lie value Of yonT homestrads.
1t,ou have children. the, could stay
md grow with TIN State md have Oh.
~joriunities to succeed, becauee with the
u ~tHhuctiun ~ Just rnilroad rates the
will be removed and Nevada will
rapidly.
Think OF VII thsse ihinRs. DO not
contcnt with wishing luck 10 or
the burden u sdoing something"
uton somebody else
Mrke ynnr legislator declare himself,
and " no goes haak op you brand him a
trniior. Refuse 70 deal with hin, troat
him M u lepeI. h md his perlidy down TO
Your generations.
Talk II over with your inrndp, select
2 delegation, have them load their vnns
appear 10 Carson on the 18th Of THE
Every community in Nuyndn
will send a delegation,
You are too much OF az American. |
moro 40 Of Nevadan. and still moro of |
man 10 permit two or three way ward
To sell ont your staio and its
10 tho railroads.