The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1920-01-30

Murphy: II presume that there
was an agreement that we would not
build beyond that right of way that
was granted. Regarding the matter
of building closer to Gardnerville.
Gardneryille was antagonistic and
they did not feel that the railroad
would be built up there and on right
of way was granted and in fact We
were given to understand that there
would be no right of way granted"
I Simmons AT what time was
THAT"
Murphy: In 1905. But the prin-
cipal reason for the location of the
road was the extension out to the new
country beyond There is very
valuable mining property out there
and 1t is as valuable today as it was
/ then and I presume the only reason
that il is not exploited is because of
the price the present owners hold it
: for. | refer to The Luke District in
Alpine county"
Further. with a view To calculating
/ ii possible a Joint rail and truck line
service between Reno and Gardner
VILE the following questions were
asked of and answered by Attorney
Murphy at the original hearing on
July IS. 1919.
| shaughnessy: In working out the
competitive features involved. and al
so the additional service which the
auto truck seems TO bring to the pub
/ lie, would your company be In posi-
/ ton to consider the establishment of
a delivery service on the business that
! is here being considered from the
warehouse at the point of purchase to
/ the store door at point of deliyery?'
/ Murphy. THAT could not be con-
sidered. because we have been notified
/ thai rates issued must be in accord
ance with federal traffic regulations" :"
/ Shaughnessy: "But they would
| listen to your appeal would they not?"
! Murphy: Il doubt very much If
they would permit any consideration
of that in the issuance of rate"
shaughnessy: "Of course that re-
mains to be seen; but Fam suggesting
the establishment of this service eth
er by ownership of the facilities by
the railroad or through joint operation
with the established auto carriers"
/ Murphy: ''The truth of the matter
+ is that on a proposition of that kind,
the establishment of such delivery
service. the loss would probably be
greater than the amount we lose
! through auto competition
The short line railroads complain
that the anto trucks take from them
what has heretofore been their ex-
elusive high-rate less-than-carload
freight and express business, covering
distances from % to 100 miles, But
no solution is offered by them for the
lextending and cheaper transportation
service afforded the public by the
motor truck lines. Manifestly, the
ed financial, operating and shop orga-
lnzations. can establish motor car and
trailer passenger, freight and express
train service. which will enable them
to profltably retain to their lines much
of the traffic that under present heavy
and wasteful steam train operations is
being lost to the modern auto truck
aud stage lines
! Auto Trucks Lines Valuable.
Under established national and state
lpolicy hundreds of millions of dollars
are annually being raised and .expend-
ed for highway development and i'm
lprovements for the promotion of
quicker and cheaper transportation to
the people. In this behalf, construct
! ion to be made by the federal. state
land county governments during the
current year will be one billion doll
ars. Further. large capital is invest
ed in the automobile industry, and, in
consideration of the flexible and ex-
lpeditious service which auto trucks
and stage lines render to the farmer,
the mercantile shipper. and the travel
/ ing public. this improved transporta-
ton agency is meeting with deserved
approval and announcement, and II
tmust therefore be recognized that 1t
has come TO stay.
1t may also be noted. in passing,
that the commercial shippers find the
extended service afforded by the auto
truck lines attractive and valuable for
the reason that there is an added con-
Iyenience and adaptability In ship
lments not heretofore furnished 1t is
Ilargely free from boxing and packing
regulations and from the trouble of
billing and drayage. and ii is also
practically free from damage in tran
set and Of delay in tracing lost and
estray goods. This makes an impress
sion on customers that thus far has
not been afforded in any other way
the service in question has also grown
as to the point where ii is strongly
appealing to the farmer as well as to
the commercial and retail trade inter-
ests With the trucks of motor
freight and express line operating on
daily schedule past his place on the
way to markets in neary-by cities, the
farmer is beginning to ship to market
his surplus milk, cream, eggs, gard
en- products. etc, as economically. or
more SO. than by rendering the serv-
ice himself. II is also found highly
advantageous because the farmer does
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