The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-05-14
Wild ENING
PRODUCE
MARKET
Construction Gangs at Work
on Mojave-Keeler Con-
Meeting Link
Means Much to the People of
This Section of the
Great West

Not long since the STANDARD pub
Iished long article detailing in full
the Southern Pacific's movements in
building line from Mohave, CAL, on
the main line of that road through the
San Joaquin valley, to connect at keeler
on Owens lake. At that time the
STANDARD informed its readers that
the citizens of Los Angeles we're push
ing the completion of this road in order
to provide means for transporting ma
terial into the Owens river country for
the construction of the great aqueduct
they are preparing to build to convey
water from this inexhaustible source to
the metropolis of Southern California.
Los Angeles has made contract with
the Southern Pacific by which material
for this work will be transported from
any point on that roads lines to any
point on the proposed line for 81, 500,-
900, the road to be completed in ninety
days.
Work has been started on both ends
Of this line, and the contractors are
putting on all the men and tears avail
able.
Saturday Dan Griffin of this city, who
owns several hundred head of horses
and mules, left for Los Angeles to see
the contractors with view to putting
some of his stock to work on this line.
The connecting of these two points by
rail Mojave and Keller means much
to the business men and farmers of
Carson Sink, as glance at the map
will demonstrate. 1t means double
market for everything raised in this
section of Nevada. 1t means that no
longer will the retail merchant be at
the mercy of the San Francisco whole
saler. 1t means the elimination of
"Hobson's choice" so far as the pro-
duce market is concerned for Carson
Sink. 1t means that in travelling from
Fallon to Los Angeles the long and te-
dious climb over the Sierras will be a
tnng OF the past, and that saving of
many hours IN time will result. All of
the perishable freight, which means the
bulk of the tralfic from Southern Cali
fornia, to the Eastern markets via the
Southern Pacific, will be routed over
this line.
Naturally, in the new order of events,
Hazen will profit. 1t will be division
point of greater Importance. More yard
trackage will be necessary, and the
round house, on which work was stopped
last fall, when the money stringency
occurred. will be finished and probably
enlarged. Hazen will more than double
in population in the next 1s months.
Marx the prediction. All of these things
viii add to the growth aud Importance
of Churchill county, which is already
destined to be the most resourceful and
populous in the State.
From Nina, the junction of the South
ern Pacific and Ionopah & Goldfield
roads, to Keeler. the road is of narrow
gauge. The work of broad-gauging
this portion is q part of the plans OF the
Southern Pacific, and it is expected that
this will have been done by the time
the connecting link between Mojave
and Keller is completed.
The trend of events is providing ma.
terial that will try the metal of the
Fallon Commercial Club, and furnish
the members with material to work on.
The Truckee-Carson Farmers Associa'
ton and the Commercial Club woulc
make strong combination working ir
conjunction, and between the two or
ganlzations. should be able to solve
most any problem that presents itselt
for solution. And many intricate moves
are assembling on the Industrial check
erboard at the present time.