White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-30
East Ely. New. May "a. 1920.


Editor White Pine News:
Noting item in White Pine News.
issue of May 23, with relation to
honoring of free transportation, col
lection of fares on passenger trains.
etc.
While my knowledge OF your spirit
of fairness permits me TO know that
the article was not intended to con-
vey criticism of the officials of the
Nevada Northern with relation to
their policies and regulations, the
wording of same think Is capable of
being misconstrued by the general
public. and desire to call your atten-
tioR to the following governing fac
tors:
/. The Federal and State laws re-
quire that all persons carried on our
trains must pay fare provided In
our existing tariffs with the exception
of employees and some few others to
whom 1t Is permissible for us to is-
sue free transportation.
2. Under the law and the reeula-
j ions OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission 1t is not permissible TO
assume that employees or others en-
titled to free transportation under
the law have transportation, but con-
dueters are required to know that
the person travelling is provided with
same. quote Section AZ, current
regulations of the Interstate Com
merce Commission:
"At the option OF the carriers the
following designated persons may be
given passage without passes when In
the actual performance Of their
duties: Crews of trains. cars and
vessels. Sleeping car, parior car and
dining car employees. Express mos
sengers. baggage agents. news boys
on trains
3. The regulations OF the Ne
vada Northern are not new and 7
direct your attention to Circular No.
81 of the late Vice President and
General Manager l.. G.. Cannon,
dated February IL. 1918, In harmony
with the regulations of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, and ill.,
strueting thai ohnduetors are not
permitted under any circumstances
TO vary therefrom.
= From the foregoing. | am sure
that you will appreciate that our
regulations are only such as are
strictly in conformity with legal re
quirements and that 1t is not legally
possible for officials to do otherwise
than require strict compliance, or
for employees TO do Otherwise than
carry out the legal requirements and
regulations In question.
5. Appreciating the desirability
OF affording every consistent con-
venienee to the public In connection
with our service, arranged to for
mulate request to issue tariff
providing for &c fare between Murry
street and Ely. and between McGill
and Upper Townsite Also. believing
that the present fare of lie In effect
between East Ely. Cntral Ely and
Ely constitutes an annoyance to both
the public and the conductors which
is not Narrated by the additional rev.
enue. we are also including in our
request to the Commission authority
10 reduce this rate to l0c, and COM
mutation tickets as well as cash fares
will be predicated upon that basis as
soon as the necessary authority is
received, which. owing to the usual
formalities, will probably be elk
weeks to two months
II consistent for you to cover this
subject further In the next issue OF
.'onr paper. same will be appreciated.
Yours truly.
G.. l.. HICKEY.
The circular hearing on this sub.
jeot was issued by Vice President and
General Manager l.. G. Cannon and
became effective February 1e, 1918,
being known as Circular No. Z. can
ceiling Circular No. 80 of January
/, 1912
This circular has to do with the
Rules and Regulations Governing
the Handling of Free transportation.
&c" and. after designating those In