The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-08-12
STATE COMMISSION
Makes Some Excellent Proposals
For This Projects Benefit.
EXCURSIONS AND CHEAP COAL
Southern Pacific Will Undoubtedly Co.
Operate in Developing Truckee-
Carson Resources.

State Senator X. l.. Douglass received
Sunday communication from Hon.
j. F. Shauhgnessy, of the state rail-
road commission, in which Mr.. Shaugb-
messy states that the commission is
anxious to lend helping hand towards
the development of the resources of
this project, and suggests a number of
| important methods to be used in effect
ing this greatly desired development.
Chief among the proposed changes
offered by the state railroad commission
is cheaper coal rate, by 81. so per ton,
the consumer to be given the entire
benefit of the reduction. The COM
mission has already received the
signatures of the majority of the coal
dealers of the state, agreeing to give
the consumers the benefit of the re-
duction of 81. so per ton on coal. 1t is
believed, in this connection, that the
Southern Pacific Company will readily
agree to the proposed change and that
a substantial saving will in this manner
be secured on our fuel for the coming
winter.
Among the recent recommendations
made by the state commission, which
is alive to the importance of this pro-
ject and its future relation to the well
fare of the state al large is the
following which constitutes portions Of
correspondence. addressed to the COM
pany's head officials at Ogden.
I'm the past and at present capital
seeking investment, after an investiga-
tion of conditions within the State has
found that some were not favorable,
and have usually located either in Utah
or California. AS these are conditions
which not only effect the future well
fare of the citizens of Nevada, but
also that of the railroads, we are
anxious that they should take such
actions as willpermit of better develop
ment in the future and in this con
nection let US suggest that we are
aware of the great success which has
been accomplished in settling up the
reclamation projects and other lands in
Idaho and Montana by the Oregon
Short Line, while on the other hand
very little has been accomplished in
settling up our Truckee- Carson project.
Further, judging by the million of acres
of new lands which have been sold in
Canada and Western Texas and New
Mexico to farmers of the middle states
during the past five years, most of
whom had enough surplus money in
banks to purchase the new lands over
and above the old home place where
they made their money, leads US to
wonder why some Of these people were
not turned Nevada ward. In the colo
nization of Western Texas and New
Mexico, if our information is reliable
too much credit cannot be given to the
Santa Fe and Rock Island for their
policy of advertising and their opera
tion of Home Seekers excursions at
frequent intervals for something less
than one fare for the round-trip right
to the points where the land was to
be sold.
We are aware that colonist rates are
in effect every year from the east to
California and return, but we never
heard of any effort being made to stop
them at Fallon for the purpose of
interesting them in homes in that
locality. In this respect we shall
appreciate it very much if you will
kindly inform the Commission what is
being done or what is contemplated in
the future in behalf of the Truckee-
Carson project.
Returning to the question of cheaper
coal to the people of Nevada, let US
call attention to the fact that it is one of
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