The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1914-11-04
MISERY IS OURS NOWADAYS
.o.l People Are Wondering Why
,,a southern Pacific Has Rnmili-
ated Us.

roIlon once had a train seryic'
:, was a thing of beauty, and W
,soueht. a Joy forever, but alas an
1aer twas not to be. In the day
s psen the Southern Pacific had
,.jr supply of milk of human kind
.ass .@ II gave US two trains in and ou
~ Fallon daily. IL may also b
',s,ad that they were real trains
gSav arrived and departed more o
lass regularly. True they some
smas included cars of cattle, dyna
@Ite and other mine supplies. bu
,sese things detracted not a viii
rom the general convenience af
nrdsd. But evil days have befalleI
as The Southern Pacific announces
tremendous falling of in its pas
sanger revenues throughout ths
ysar and retrenehment is the wateh
rord We have become enmeshee
IN the general plan despite the faci
that most observers know without
consulting figures that the Fallon
railroad business Is increasing right
along. More passengers are being
hauled and the freight revenues are
greater than during corresponding
periods of last year, still we are
compelled 10 suffer.
And suffer we must unless com
passion Is had for US. And while
~ are on the suDJect, IL - u reslI
suffering public that is now com
pelled 70 ride on the Fallon train.
This train now comprises a so-ealled
compartment car, of an ancient
lineage that would shame a Euro
pean family OF nobility. a few gen
eral cars of incoming merchandise
aad a wheezy old engine that pulls
and hauls and does It's durndest. for
which OF course the locomotive Is
entitled 20 the thanks of the afore-
mentioned suffering public. Some
times a few cars of cattle and sheep
70 TO make up the nondescript Fail
lon train. When this is the case
the passengers sit In the compart-
nent car and meekly envy the bo-
vines ahead, which enjoy princely
when compared 10
those provided for the suffering
public headed In or out OF Fallon.
!. should also be mentioned that
aides and children have no toilet
now on the Fallon
rain. They have been overlooked
u the railroad company's general
plan of retrenchment, though We
nay still thank our Maker that the
ourteous train crew Is left us.
This crew is the one ray of hope
eft US
Fallon probably became unduly
welled up over its train service
ow departed. We may have, in
ur pride, attached to ourselves too
iueh Importance. In short, we
lay have overestimated eur real
Iorth. In this case. we are prob
bly, spoiled. We dreamed OF the
me when the Truckee-Carson pro-
sct would support horde OF hui
lanity; when the products OF our
rms and nearby mining sections
ould pour out in an endless stream
TO society's lap; when our fame
ould be broadcast and praises
ould be sung to our people, the
Ills they till, the products they
-oduce and the wonderful climate
at admittedly has great powers
II soeiety's enrichment when join
with the water pow assured
But that was really an idle dream.
be new Fallon train, this railroad
,ortion that fits in and out once
ch day, has brought US to a full
allzation of our complete insig-
fieauce After all. We do moi |
mount 10 much. This is the only |
Inclusion that can be drawn from |
Q latest edition of the Sagebrush |
mited. and unfortunately for us, |
is is the very natural deduction
the new people who are coming
ther Just now In considerable
lmbers.
Now. we do not blame the South
n Pacific as whole for tho pres I
I deplorable service. Rather do /
blame some damphool under-of- /
ial. who swelled his chest, exer-
ied his authority, gave the order
d made us unhappy. But mas
uch as life is Just one thing after /
other, bitter and sweet, poignant
ief and exalted Joy, we are school
to disappointment, II is part
our daily expectation, but we
use to remark that this latest
ilroad departure is an unlocked
r unkindness. slap at Fallon ana
surrounding country, which
ould be corrected Just as speedily
orders can be issued. In the
eantime we shall all be glad to