Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1917-06-30
TRAFFIC
VEGAS TO RENO.
Artery Of Travel & Commerce
From South to North
May Be Opened

Leading from Las Vegas on the
Sonth to Reno on the North is line of
rails, portions of which are owned and
operated by three different railroad
companies. From Las Vegas to Gold
field is the Las Vegas & Tonopah rail-
road. From Goldfeld to Nina the
Tonopah & Goldfield and from Nina to
Reno the Southern Pacific.
Although these roads form a con-
tinuous line from Las Vegas to the
states metropolis, they are not in
such relations of cooperation as to
form a line of through travel and
traffic. A person may purchase
ticket from Las Vegas to Reno via
Salt Lake, but not via Goldfield, al
though the latter is less than half the
mileage and should be the quick and
easy way to travel. Moreover pas
sengers desiring to go from Las Vegas
to Reno can beat the direct route Cor
time by going by way of Barstow and
Sacramento and at but slight ad-
ditional cost for railroad fare, and if
the cost of laying over at Goldfield is
| figured in, at saving.
Travellers going by way of Goldfeld
are required to lay over in Goidield,
going north about twelve hours and
going south about twenty-four hours,
there being no connection either way.
In the matter of freight shipments
similar conditions prevail There are
no rates quoted between Reno and
Vegas by way of Goldfield, each road
charging its own local rate making the
cost of shipments between the two
points prohibitive. 1t is an impossible
ity for the various industries of the
north to ship their products such as
soap. sugar. lumber, -four, spuds,
stock. ETC.. to the southern portion of
the state, and it is equally impossible
to ship anything which may be pro-
duced here to the north.
Nevada is steadily growing and will
continue to develop its natural re-
sources for years to come. The rela-
tions between the north and south
should be closer than they are. The
promotion of intra-state business would
increase our wealth by keeping our
money within the state, and by bring
ing to our people a better knowledge
of the resources and possibilities of
various portions of the state.
A Ena 49, ap1 xxyAy1lA odd
to the comfort and happiness of our
people. Reno and Carson and other
places in that locality are pleasant
places for us to spend our summer
vacations when the fervent heat of the
Vegas valley produces a desire for a
change. Along the valleys of the
Truckee. the Humboldt, the Carson
and the Walker rivers are beautiful
and delightful spots for limiting and
fishing and the pleasures of camping.
At Lake Tahoe, and in the high Sierras
near by, are vistas of majestic beauty
which are known over the world and
visited by people from every cline
With a convenient route of travel
hundreds from Southern Nevada would
visit these places and enjoy the delights
of nature which none can excel.
Then when the icy blasts sweep
down upon the northern cities bringing
the discomforts of winter. some of
their people would seize the opportun-
ity to visit Las Vegas and enjoy the
finest winter climate which the United
States affords. to our mutual advantage.
The merging of the three railroads
interested into real line of travel and
traffic is matter which would doubt
less be fraught with perplexing ques-
tions to the railroads and would re-
quire fair spirit of give and take
| when the interests of the various lines
ara being considered. The Tonopah &
Goldfield road is probably jealous of the
Tonopah business of which she now en-
joys a monopoly, yet if that road suf-
fered any division of this business. the
loss probably would be more that com
pensated by their share of the new
through business which it is possible to
create. The Las Vegas & Tonopah
would of course be obliged to consider
the matter of its connections with the
Salt Lake Route at Las Vegas but such
matters could be easily arranged.
1t is entirely possible that consider
able traffic between Sothern Nevada
and San Francisco might be developed
over the Reno Goldfield route, and be-
come an important item of business to
the roads interested.
The Reno Commercial Club as the
principal organization of that nature