The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13
THE GRAND JURY.


assemblies this morning. Any citizen
may appear before the body and
state complaint that he may have. In
SO doing he may call upon the dis
trict attorney for assistance, if he
desires such. Or he may file his COM
plant direct with the district attor-
ney and call upon the latter to make
presentation to the grand jury.
The grand jurors are empaneled
Tor the purpose of investigating into
all things that may pertain to the
proper conduct of government within
the county. They are empowered and
expected to look into county as we'll
as municipal matters and If they do
their duty will delve thoroughly and
fearlessly into these. The manner
of their selection, under the law gov
erning in Nevada, is rotten, an invi-
tation to grafters to get busy and
stay busy. but We do not believe from
what knowledge we have of the men
who drew and of the men who COM
pose the present grand jury that they
are of the kind to take advantage of
the opportunities offered by the sys-
TEN. On the whole, the grand jury
appears to be made up of capable
and honorable men.
If this estimate is correct, the
grand jury which assemblies today
will find no lack of work and will be
able to accomplish much.
II may not be able to return in
dictments in all instances but it will
be able to embody in its final report
such recommendation and criticisms
as may seem fit and which in their
tone will help with the making of
public opinion and the bringing
about of corrections that are 10 be
desired.
The News has no wish to direct
appear to invade upon its duties. As
a public servant. however, 1t does feel
that there are some things to which
the jury should give particular heed
at this time. Among these is the
matter of extortion of high licenses
from business men outside of the
liquor and gambling trades in Ely
and in this connection investigation
into the high salaries paid city Off
Gals and the disposition of funds
that are paid into the city treasury.
Recommendation from the grand jury
following such investigation might
be OF material aid in lettering a very
bad situation, which is at the pres
ent time driving tax payers out of
business, beside burdening the people
of the town with high prices on the
necessities of life.
Along this same line, the grand
jury could 10 advantage call upon
Manager Cannon OF the railroad for
statement as to its freight and ex-
press rates, TO which the public has
generally charged the high cost of
living in the district Mr.. Tooker,
general freight agent of the rail-
road, could also be profitably called
upon in the same connection. These
gentlemen, If we are correctly in
formed. are in position TO show that
the railroad is not responsible for
the high charges that are imposed on
the people and for remedy of which
to some extent at least the grand
jury may be able, after giving the
matters consideration. to suggest
some means. At least ii is within
its province to condemn the sale of
green stuffs for 20 cents a pound
which are brought in here at cost by
express of cents per pound for car
riage, to condemn the charge of $14
per ton for coal that costs the coal
dealer 1915 in the Ely City yards,
the profit therefore on ton of coal
being more than the retail cost of
a ton in the coal yards of Ogden and
Salt Lake, and to condemn other abb
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