The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-10-01
R. R. COMMISSION
REDUCES TOLLS

On December IS, 1909, the railroad
commission of Nevada cited the West
ern Union Telegraph company to ap-
pear and show cause why its rates
charged for the intra-state telegraph
service in Nevada should not be reduc-
ed. The company appeared before
the commission on April l, 1910, being
represented by A. H. May, superintend-
ent of the Pacific division of the
company. After the hearing the case
was sumbitted to the commission for
final consideration.
After an exhaustive investigation
the commission entered an order on
August 16, 1910, reducing the West
ern Union Telegraph company's rates
on all messages heretofore charged at
a rate, on day messages, of 40 cents per
the first ten words and three cents for
each additional word to 35 cents tor
the first ten words and two cents for
each additional word, and on night
messages a reduction from 30 and two
cents to 25 and two cents.
Further, where the rate was here.
tofore so and three cnts on a day mes
sage. the same has been reduced to 4O
and three cents, and on night messages
a reduction from 40 and three cents to
30 and two cents.
Further, on all messages transmitted
within a radius Of 200 miles a maxi
mum rate of 25 and two cents for day
service and 25 and one for night service
has been prescribed and all of the
above rates became effective Septemb-
er 90, 1910.
Taking 90 word messages as an av-
erage the following comparative ex-
amples will indicate the effect of the
reduction between1 points in Nevada:
day message of 20 words from Car
son City or Reno to Winnemucca where
the charge was formerly 20 cents, it
is now only 45 cents, or a cut of 35
per cent
A dav message from Carson CITY or
Reno to Eureka, Elko. Wells, Cobre
and Tecoma where the charge was for
merlv so cents. it is now 70 cents. or
la cut of 1919 per cent.
day message from Carson CITY or
Reno to Tonopah or Goldfeld, where
the charge was formerly 70 cents. it
is now only 55 cents, or a cut of 21b
per cent.
Further. the night service is to be
maintained under the new rates. which
offers TO business men and others a
very economical letter service.
Also the commission found in its in
vestloation that the rates between Car
son City and Reno and other Nevada
po'nts and Ely were exhorbitant and
unreasonable by reason of the fact
that the Western Union Telegraph
company did not operate beyond Cobre,
while from Cobre to Elv the business
was transmitted over an independent
line owned and operated by the Neya-
da Northern railway. Thus resulting in
a combination of local or double
charges at Cohre. This matter was
taken up with the Western Union Tele-
graph Co. and the Nevada Northern
railway and bv negotiation the com
mission has succeeded in having the
Western Union take over. on an ope-
rating basis the said Nevada Northern
TELEGRAPH line from Cobre to Ely,
which in future will insure to the pub
hc through rate as prescribed bv the
commission, between Ely and all out
side points in Nevada and eastern and
western commercial points.
On future business to and from Ely
and other Nevada points the read lust
ments, by reason of the said consolida-
tion and reductions made by the com
mission, will insure an average saving
of from 40 to so per cent.
For example, on day message of
twenty words between Carson City or
Reno and Elv. where heretofore the
charge was $1.60, it is, under the new
regulations, only 70 cents.
The aforesaid readiustment of tele-
graph rates win result in saving of
many thousands of dollars annuallv m
the people of Nevada.