The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-07-25
If They Raise Money the
Meeting Will Occur.
The Real Situation

1t all rests with the people of
Ely. Ii they want the fight and will
put up the necessary money to fur
nish at least considerable part of
the purse. | have no doubt but that
Cans and Nelson will appear here on
Labor Day and the arrangements for
the fight he carried out according to
the articles signed at San Francisco" E"
This response was made yesterday
by Manager l.. G.. Cannon of the Ne
Vada Northern TO query which was
put TO him as to his opinion with re-
gard to possibility OF negotiations
for the fight being reopened. II sums
the situation up exactly as It is and
brings into prominence a fact which
has been hinted at during the last
several days In interviews which Tex
Rickard has given out and which the
public has latterly commented upon.
This fact is that the Ely Townsite
Co. alone appeared with cash in aid
of Mr.. Rickard in his efforts to get
the fight \ lot of people talked
about the desirability of the fight
from financial standpoint, but they
did not come forward with proffer Of
"a dollar for the purpose of helping
supply the purse money. Five thou
sand dollars which the Ely Townsite
Co. informed Mr.. RickarG it was rea-
dy 10 turn over To him was all that
he was assured OF from any source
other than his own bank account
Before departure was taken for
Salt Lake by Rickard. Britt and Mel
son, Britt as manager for Nelson and
as a friend OF Richards, advised that
he call the fight off. In view of the
lack of home cash support. and save
himself further expense. This Rick
ard declined TO do until he had try
at the railroad people In Salt Lake.
lie felt that II he could get an ex-
ceedingly low rate from that point
he could make the fight go regardless
of the money shyness in Ely. Britt
held that the extreme low rate Rick
ard desired could not be secured and
this was also the advice OF Manager
Cannon.
Regarding the attitude OF the rail
roads. Mr.. Cannon said yesterday
that as far as the Nevada Northern
was concerned II could only abide by
the decision of the road getting the
initial haul. Were IL matter of
hauling n train from Ely TO Ogden.
the Nevada Northern could make the
rate. but for a haul from ogden this
way the Southern Pacific must have
the making of the rate. He eonsid-
cred that The one fare for the round
trip which had been offered was very
reasonable and that it was the very
a
At this rate the Southern Pacific and
Short Line officials in Salt Lake ex-
pressed highest confidence that a
great crowd would be secured and
declared in the conference with Mr.,
Riekard that more people than he an
ticipated at his proposed s. rate
would be handled into Ely at the
higher rate. They declared that they
spoke advisedly; had looked into the
matter and knew that there was a
great many people counting on going
to the fight and not expecting as
much of reduction in rates as OF
fered. Had the latter been accepted.
or should it still be accepted, eXcur-
sion rates would apply as far east as
Chicago and west to all points on
the coast. The Sale Lake railroad
men were confident that the rates
east and west from that point would
attract hundreds of people from other
cities than Salt Lake and Ogden ana
they gave up the business as reluet-
antly as did Rickard, but with dec
laration that they could do no bet-
ter than the rate offered.
Which brings It all back to BY.
Instead of berating the railroads II
would appear that berating, II such
is due, belongs right here among the
beraters. II the business men of the
town really want the fight they can
get It. The So 1000 of the Ely Town