The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-10-22
fALLOA COMMERCIAL CLUB
Is Securing Good Results in Its
Efforts to Secure Rawhide
Traffic for FalIon Route

For some time the Fallon Com
mercial Club has been quietly at
work using its energies toward
securing for Fallon that to which
she is logically entitled namely,
the freight and passenger traffic
to and from Rawhide. Situated
as Rawhide is. among the barren
hills OF Nevada, barren o. ali
save ore OF which they have an
abundance, and isolated from the
commercial world, Rawhide, with
her population OF 6000 persons
requil ing all the commodities OF
everyday life together with the
min ng supplies necessary, has
naturally been a bone of conten-
ton between : sQhurz and Fanon,
he Two heare sl tAToad points
to the camp.
Wh.e It's q favorable fact to
schurz th4l EaLon is Ii miles
further DIN s4e lrom this great
camp. yej il IS Of much more
moment That hl condi tion of the
schur4 l.a8h &c road s SUCH as
10 prom bi profitable freighting
between these TWO points, while
! between 4.loa aAd hawhidc the
freighters make better time with
less wear Oh then teams, at a
much cheaper ra,e aud at the
same time more. prodt to them.
selves.
There are many arguments
that could be advanced why
Rawhidc traffic should go via
Fallen. and knowing this the
Commercial Club got busy to see
what could be done to divert the
traffic this way that has been
going via Schurz At a meeting
of the club on September 18th a
committee consisting of |. H.
Kent. Thos. H. Means and L. N.
French was appointed to collect
the most vital data bearing on
this subject to be used as an
argument with the railroad Off
cials.
Right here the STANDARD
wishes to most heartily commend
the appointment of these men on
this committee, for in a matter
of this kind the most influential
men in a community can lend a
forceful guarantee. Their report
in this matter reflects ability up
on them.
The letter of J. W. Ferguson,
president of the club, TO Chas. S.
Fee, passenger traffic manager
of the S. P, includes the report
of this committee. While no Off
cial communication has been re-
ceived by the club, A. S. Hooe,
local agent Tor the S. P, stated
that the matter must have been
favorably considered as at least
rs per cent Of the traffic is now
coming this way.
Now 1hat we have evidently
secured the cooperation of the
railroad company it is up to US
TO retain ne IaYor, The Fallon-
raw hide 1oaQ should be kept in
good shape, and our business
linen auc e.alens should extend
every possible courtesy and favor
10 those Win Whom We viii thus
be broughJ IN contact.
Following Is 4r. Ferguson's S
letter 10 4lr. zee, together with
the committee report:
FAlloN, NEy.. SEPT. Is. 1908.
Mr.. Chas. 5. Zee,
Passenger Traffic Mgr S. P. Co.
San rencisco, Cal.
Dear Sir:
At meeting.of the Fallon CONNER.
cial Club. held in our club house or
Sept. 25, the following resolution was
UNANIMOUSLY adopted
"keso.ved: That the chairman be
authorized aud directed to appoint 8
committee Of three members to draw
up report setting fortn the various
reasons why the southern Pacific Co.
should be ASKED to divert the traffic ano
freight to Rnwhide to the Eallon route,
this committee to report at spscla