White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-18

form TO be adopted at Carson City on
September 27th, when the state and
legislative candidates will meet for
the purpose, Senator Nixon, after
stating that he had as yet given the
matter but little consideration. ex-
pressed the following views:
Endorses Administration.
Il favor on national lines the en-
dorsement of the Taft administration
in general, and particularly the rail
road rate bill compelling railroads to
secure the approval of the Interstate
Commerce Commission before ad-
vancing rates, and bringing the tele-
phone and telegraph companies un-
der the scope of the interstate COM
merce act; the creation of system
of postal savings banks; the granting
of separate statehood to Arizona and
New Mexico in accordance with the
pledge of the national platform; con-
servation legislation, making legal,
land Withdrawals already made. and
authorizing for the future all those
the president may deem wise; the APP
preparation of $3.50. 900 TO enable the
tariff board appointed by president
TO ascertain the difference in the cost
of production at home and abroad,
so that in the future congress will be
able TO intelligently readjust such
schedules in the present tariff law as
may be considered necessary, and |
will enter into this question more
fully later on the twenty million
dollar bond issue to enable the
prompt completion of irrigated pro-
jects already undertaken; the erea-
tion Of a bureau of mines, which is
of much Importance TO the west; the
law requiring common carriers TO
furnish detailed. reports of accidents
to the interstate commerce commits
sion, and the law requiring the use
OF safety appliances made broader
and more complete, the unequiYocal
ana vigorous endorsement of the in
terstate commerce commniissiVb in
their decision in which Is known as
the Reno rate case, ~. will, In
due time, enable Elko. Winnemuca
and Reno to be active distributing
points for all parts of Nevada, south
ern Oregon and northeastern Cali
fornia.
Il might mention other progress
sive legislation, but the above are a
few laws passed by the recent con-
gress, which believe worthy of
commentator.
Praises Railroad Commission.
As To state matters, | favor a
strong endorsement of the work of
the present state railroad commission
1t is a non-partisan body. and as |
stated in my remarks in congress, in
support of what was commonly
known as the long and short haul
clause the Nevada commission was a
most able body and had prepared and
presented one of the strongest cases
TO the interstate commerce commits
sion, showing the injustice done to
the intermountain country by the un-
fair baekhaul charge of lhe railroads
upon which that tribunal had acted.
81 personally know the three gen
tlemen who comprise this body.
namely, Mr.. Bartine, Mr.. Shaug-
hnessy and Mr.. Thurtell. and / know
them to be able and fair-minded men,
asking only justice for the citizens OF
the state of Nevada, and ready at all
times to encourage the building of
new railroad lines within our bor-
ders; therefore, | favor, and ! am
sure this will meet with no objections
from any Republican. that the party
pledge itself in the case of its success
at the polls on the Sth day of No
vember next, to retain the above
named gentlemen as members of that
state railroad commission.
Railroad Plank.
II also favor a strong. vigorous
plank upon the general railroad ques-
tion. l am not one who believes the
railroads have control of the politics
of the state of Nevada, and have had
for the past ten years as some seem
to think, but l shall favor any yigor-
Gus, earnest declaration upon all of
these matters. There is no politics
in such a question:; it is simply a
question of business. and l believe
every man In the state wants to give
the railroads square deal, but no
more nor no less. ! know that has
always been my position, and is my
position now.
Favors Economy.
II also favor as a citizen of the
state, an economical state admins
tration. 1t must be borne In mind
that while at the present time the
mining industry is aiding materially
in the support of the state govern
ment. through the bullion tax col
lected, 1t Is not source of revenue
that can be depended upon definitely
Many of us remember the period be-
tween the decline of the Comstock
Eureka, Austin. Tuscarora, and Other
one-time flourishing mining camps
and the discovery of Tonopah and
Goldfield, and cannot forget that dur
ing that period the question of keep
ing up the state government was 1
serious problem.
OF course, there are many othel
IA d Ihnt ilrh hn To- ho1