White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-02
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by a Republican congress and signed
by a Republican president, has pro-
ceeded with all possible dispatch TO
correct the abuse of railroad rates
discrimination and of rebating by
which favored shippers were given
unlawful advantages.
II has. after laborious investigation
and research, changed the system OF
rate making heretofore applied TO all
the intermountain country. Through
its decision in what is known as the
Reno case IL has abolished the
lone standing abuse known as the
back haul to take effect in Nevada
on December 1, 1910, giving us, after
that date. as good or better class
rates on commodities from all points
west of Detroit. as n coast terminal
We commend the work and vote Of
Senator Nixon in support of the ad-
Illustration bill relating to the regula-
tion of railroads by which the author
ity, efficiency and power of the inter-
state commerce commission is greatly
enlarged.
The effect Of this bill is that no
greater charge for a short haul than
for a longer one can be maintained
except by special permission. after in
v~estigation, by the commission itself.
We pledge our candidate for senator
and for representative in congress TO
use all proper and lawful means to
uphold the hands and increase the eff
fective power of this great commits
sion.
Railroad Freights and Fares.
The Republican party unreseryedly
endorses the policy of a just regula-
tion of the freights and fares of rail
roads in this state.
We commend the work of the Ne
vada state railroad commission and
believe that the proper and just con-
troll of these great public utilities can
best be exercised through the agency
of such a commission.
The work of the present commits
sion has been such as to win the res
pect and confidence of all people in
his state, regardless of their political
affiliations, and We pledge our party
% their retention in Office.
The party will expect of this COM
the lowest scale of freights
md fares within this state that the
operating conditions will permit. 1t
will expect that the rights and de-
nands of the shippers for reasonable
freights and fares and good service
will be ~safeguarded, and it will also
expect that the rights of the carriers
% fair play for a good service and to {
reasonable income upon their in l
yestment in railroad property within '
his state will be respected. c
Railroad Domination. d
Recognizing the natural right of a
ny individual, company o corpora :
ion in a state. iegitimately to seek to 4
rotect and conserve its just interests a
welfare when involved in the Of q
cial acts of the state or of a county =
overnment, and to make appearance
trough agents and attorneys and to :,
arguments in support of its :.
osition; yet we unhesitatingly con- !.
emn the political activity of any cor !
Grafton or railroad company which
eeks in any manner to influence the
.omination and election, or control of S
'ublic officers after elected, as sub S
erting and eorrupting the integrity I
f the public service and dangerous
0 the public welfare. We hereby s
ledge the people of this state that
'ur nominees are free men and owe
10 allegiance. political or otherwise,
o n railroad or other corporation, !
ending to influence or sway them in I
my degreee whatsoever from their I