Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-04
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company has any serious intention of
attempting to retake possession of this
property, and l believe you will find
a perfect willingness upon the part of
the proper officials of the company to
cooperate with you in adjusting this
difficulty, as it has been adjusted in
other places. l know that Charles r..
Levers, one of the leading attorneys
in Mr.. Herrin's office. and now immed-
lately connected with the legal end
of the land grants of the railroad COM
pany, is in sympathy with us in our de-
sire to have this matter Strengthened
out, and 1 believe you will find in him
a powerful ally. l am given to under
stand that Mr.. Hood, the chief engi-
neer also feels that the matter should
be adjusted.
If an attempt were seriously made to
retake this property, it would be. in
tolerable. None of the property af-
fected by this situation is held by
squatters, but all of the owners of it
hold ii by virtue of warranty deeds
from either Charles Croker, the Con-
tract & Finance Co., or the Pacific
Improvement Co, or their grantees,
and acting under these titles they have
erected substantial and valuable i'm
provements upon the premises. and
have exercised, of course, all of the
rights of ownership over periods vary.
ing from 40 years down.
l think it would be we'll for you to
take up at this time, if you can, with
the proper officials of the Southern
Pacific Co. this proposition, and see
whether or not they would oppose an
effort upon your part to straighten out
this situation by an act similar to
the n quoted above and the Norris
bill.
From the second clause of the bill
quoted to you and as I remember the
Norris bill, it seems that the acquiea-
ence Of the company is necessary. 1
have not been able to give the matter
sufficient thought and study to deter
mine whether or not acquiesence OF
the company is absolutely necessary,
but l am inclined to the belief that
1t Is. At any rate, it would make the
effort very much more simple, with
the company's cooperation. If the
company saw fit to oppose the act Il
would probably be very difficult to put
1t through, and, as l say, I am of the
opinion that If the company would
not acquiesce, that what might be ac-
complished would be idle. But I am
sure that with the roper understand.
ing of the facts and in view of the fact
that the officials in charge OF the land
department of the company now are
much more considerate in such mat
ters than formerly, as they must rea-
lie how the business of the relief
sought will appeal to the public at
large, I am sure that little apprehen-
sion need be felt on the score of the
opposition upon the part Of the com.
pany.
This letter will give you q good gen.
eral idea of the situation. If you de.
eide to go ahead with this matter and
do not meet with any opposition on
the part OF the railroad company. I
shall be very glad to furnish you with
whatever data you may require in the
matter in the way of petitions, me-
MORALS, abstracts of title, or such 9th.
er information as you desire from loo.
al sources, in order that this matter
may be thoroughly understood and
properly presented.
With the sources at our command
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