The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-29
R. R. COMMISSION ASKED
TO ADJUST ORE RATES
Complaint Filed Asking Re-estab-
lishment of Rates Formerly in
Effect Over e. & P. Railroad

general manager of the Richmond. En-
reka Mining Company, stated that in
view of the fact that the Nevada Rail-
way Commission has jurisdiction over
local rates applying between Palisade
and Eureka, his company had In mind
making formal complaint to the Rail.
road Commission for the re-establlsh-
ment Of the rates formerly in effect via
the Eureka & Palisade Railroad.
The SENTINEL this week learned that
a complaint following along the lines
stated above and asking that q rate be
put n effect that will permit shipment
over the road OF the low grade ores of
Ruby Hill, has been filed with the Ne.
vada Railroad Commission Who filed
the complaint, or the rates of adjust
ment asked, was not definitely learned.
This action, at least, means that Eu.
reka will soon have another chance of
getting back into her old stride and again
becoming n of Nevada's prominent
producing mining camps.
The present Nevada Railroad Com.
mission has q fine record for bringing
about the adjustment Of rates between
the shipper and the railroads, and while
IL may not be able to obtain as low a
rate as is o desired for the shipment
of Ruby Hill's ores. by using it's good
offices to bring about concessions on the
part Of both the railroad and the ship
pers, a result may be obtained that will
permit OF both sides burying the Ratchet
and coming to terms that will allow the
mines on Ruby Hill to resume operations
and give the railway company q tonnage
that will justify a satisfactory rehabili-
tation OF its roadbed and equipment.
As the SENTINEL understands the pres.
ent situation. the mining company and
the railroad company must both make
concessions and come down to business
principles il they ever expect to do bust
ness together.
The United States Mining and Smelt-
ing Company. a rich and thriving cor
poration, owns one.half OF the Rich.
mond- Eureka Mining Company's prop
critics, whose mines on Ruby Hill now
have in sight ore enough to ship 300
tons daily for 10 years. 1t is conceded
to be an ideal finxiDg ore and can be
used to great advantage in the former
%company's smelling plants in Utah. To
utilize and obtain the returns from this
great tonnage every effort and fair con-
cession should be made.
1t is now nearly a year since the rail
road company resumed operating trains
into Eureka. General business condi
tons here have not improved. in fact.
are now at about the lowest ebb ever ex-
perienced In the camp. But no fair
minded person who is at all posted as to
the cause Of the present state of affairs
will blame the railroad company for all
the ills that we have recently fallen heir
to. The gross mismanagement-and
some claim worse-of different compan-
les operating in this section has caused
a distrust that has brought nearly all
mining operations in the camp down to
a standstill.
Fortunately for the railroad company. |
conditions at several of the camps in
the northern part OF the county have
greatly improved since the railroad re-
sumed operating. and this traffic has
been sufficient to sustain and keep its
wheels moving; for without this succor,
and depending upon the traffic into Eu-
reka, the present conditions here must
have necessarily oaused a suspension of
operations.
Ia view Of these facts, and also the
knowledge that it'must have regarding
the stimulus that would be given this
entire section il the Ruby Hill and
other low grade mining properties in
this section were given rates that would
permit them to operate. it would seem
that in looking forward to the great i'm
provement in all business such a condi-
ton would necessarily bring about, the
railroad company in looking ahead TO
the future should make every possible
| concession that will tend toward prov
ing up and making prosperous all Sec
tions tributary to its road.
The past achievements Of Nevada's
Railroad Commission in bringing about
satisfactory adjustments between con-
tending interests in rate matters leads
the SENTINEL to look with much favor
upon the present situation. and it be.
lieves il the Railroad Commission can
succeed in bringing together the heads
Of the two contending companies, a
satisfactory settlement may be brought
abJut and everybody in Eureka live
happier and be prosperous forever after.