White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-24

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ana IN requiring the performance
an adequate service. the duty 10 -
the Public Service Commiss,o.
provide for same. and in do,n.
'ne inquiry as to what constitu,s'
Just and reasonable expendit,ro.
always presented. In certain
We have found 1t necessary to rod
excessive expenditures for tba n.y.
pose of establishing just and ras.eA
able rates to the public. and b.r.
been sustained in such action nv ,.s
courts.
Aside the merits of the 90,
froversy between the railroad a.
the shopmen. the controversy Of T.
oreasing operating expenses is h..
presented for consideration. Ma,
testify such expenditures NAV ,av..,
ly be authorized in order to on.h,.
the public to have the service =,
which it is fairly entitled. and i,
necessary. after showing before ,ha
Commission. a corresponding IN.
crease may be made in the rates :,
the public.
In the matter of authorizing in.
creased operating expenses necesso,.
10 re-establish the service under con
sideration, we are aware of No raa
son why a distinction should h
made at this time merely because !,
happens TO be an increase in waves
which must be accounted for. ratbs.
than an increase in the purchase Of
locomotives or ears for the eontlnuss
performance OF the service in ouas.
ton. SO long as the wages arc No,
excessive compared to other oos,
standards, they should be authorized
in the same manner In which currep,
increases in the o OF materials ana
supplies must be taken care of. In
til a reduction can be made in tie
cost Of materials and supplies, In.
GLIDING the cost of the necessities NJ
life. the Commission does not heliere
that economy in operating expenses
should be arbitrarily adopted BY a
reduction in the wages of employees
and thereby causing a suspension of
the public service which the common
carriers are chartered 10 perform
on the other hand. attempt should
not be made on the part OF the wage
n 10 u~nreasonably increase
wages In excess of what is fairly war.
ranted.
In such cases. the matter can and
will be effectively handled by yigor-
Gus protest and action from the pub
lie upon whom the burden of increas
ing costs Of transportation must be
laid IN many sections OF the country
where the traffic offered Is such that
n requires strict economy tn order
To permit OF adequate common carrier
railroad operations. The question Of
responsibility and reasonableness If
therefore upon the employees in all
such cases. as we'll as upon the car
riers and the public. Each of thesr
three interested parties must o-
operate in working out a Just and sat
isfactory solution OF the problem,
otherwise there can be no peace nor
prosperity In this country for the TO
ture.
Pursuant To the foregoing finding
and conclusions. II is therefore. or
dered, That the Nevada Northern
Railway company shall re-establish
on or before Thursday. August twen-
ty-first. nineteen ninteen. and there
after continue daily operation OF
mixed freight. passenger. mall and
express train service between Ely ana
cobre and all intermediate points.
and. that as business within the ELY
district increases. the railway snah
be prepared to re-establish and fur-
nish separate daily freight and pas
n z train service between the
above points.
IL is further ordered that as soon
as Industrial commercial common
ties become equivalent to what ms'
were prior to July twenty-seven.n'
nineteen nineteen. throughout te
Ely smelling and mining disr'c'
the railroad company shall Do pr
pared and ~re-establish regular ireisn'
and passenger train service between
regular operating points WITHIN sn'
district.
II is further ordered that IN ofaa
10 e~ffectuate this result. the NeVau'
Northern Railway company shah ~
crease its operating expenses sun
GENTLY TO restore the wages OF lpe
shopmen TO the basis in effect pr"
to February. nineteen hundred anu
nineteen.
II is further ordered that lne wv
vada Northern Railway shall proeee'
10 oaaot an adjustment and sette