The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-06-14
COMMISSIONERS MAKE
THEIR ANNUAL REPORT
Railroad Commission and Public Service
Commission Review Work in 1917

EHIfTO&u
Commission Review Work in 1912
A mass Of information Of interest to
the Ueueral public is contained in the
fifth annual report Of the Nevada Kali
road Commission aud the second annual
report OF the Public Service Commission,
issued under the same cover from the
State printing office.
A review of the work done by the
Railroad Commission, including the de-
velopuents in the Reno rate case, is
given in the report. The following ex
cerpt from the report shows the com
parison Of the savings effected with the
cost OF the commission
"At the ratio of expenditures for 1911,
the annual expense of maintaining the
commission is. in round figures. $751;
500. That is to say, for every dollar
the commission casts. there has been
a saving to the people Of s35.
"More specifically, the reductions on
the Virginia and Truckee railway a
small local road, will cover nearly two
thirds Of the entire expenses OF the
commission.
Reductions on the Nevada Northern
amount to more han eight times the
cost of the commission.
"The savings on the round trip tickets
in Nevada between Nevada and Cali.
fornia points amoun to more than IL
times the cost of maintaining the com
mission
1.-The reductions in grain and -four
from Reno to southern Nevada points
exceed the entire expenses of the com
mission.
"The small miscellaneous reductions
will cover three.fourths OF the cost OF
maintaining the commission.
1.-THE reductions on coal alone will
more than one-half cover the expenses
of the commission.
while many do not realize hat any
thing has been done with express rates.
it is worthy Of note that express rates
alone have been reduced sufficiently to
more than pay all the expenses Of the
commission.
modify rates obtained In the Reno case
amount to nearly 30 times the cost Of
the commission.
1.-THE reductions in lumber rates
amount to more than 21z times the cost
OF the commission.
"a reduction in the commodity rate,
as asked for by the commission in the
Reno case, or as will follow from the
enforcement of the Interstate Commercs
Commissions fourth section orders, will
easily result in saving $780, 900 more each
year.
III the fourth section orders are not
sustained by the Supreme Court, ther
the Interstate Commerce Commission
must make a ruling in the Reno case al
good. or perhaps better.
In any event, we may safely esti
mate that with in the next 10 months
the reductions will amount to consid
erably more than 81 900 900 annually
approximately 81 times the cost Of the
commission.
"During the last three years, upon
the basis of data furnished by the Rail.
road Commission. railroad aud other
public utility valuations for taxation
have been increased about $l7. OOO. 0O(
annually. These increases could no,
have been made except through the
work OF the commission.
Assuming the State. county and
municipal taxes to average 2b per cen
We have here increased valuations &c
a sum which will produce 1926. 900 ,
year in taxes-23 times the cost of th,
commission.
with a State rate of 60 cents ON IN.
800 valuation This will add SlO2. oOt
annually TO the revenues of the State
more than five times the cost of ths
commission"