White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-11
MASS MEETING ASKS
BETTER MAIL SERVICE

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AT a meeting of citizens called at
the city hall Friday night by Mayor
Gallagher to take action toward Sc
curing a daily mail service for Ely
and neighboring towns a permanent
organization was formed and the
question at hand was quite thorough
1y discussed and resolutions. passed
asking for an improved mail service.
tc be forwarded to the postmaster
general and Nevada's representatives
III congress. Senators Oddie and Pitt
man and Congressman Arentz. The
resolutions, the adoption of which
was preceded by considerable discus
sion, are as follows:
ITO the Postmaster General, Wash
ington, ID. c.: Whereas, since the
oath day of April, 1921. the people
of the Ely district and immediate vi
cinity. comprising and including the
towns of Ely, McGill, East Ely. Ruth,
Kimberly and rural districts of Lund,
Preston. Baker and Spring Valley. I'm
White Pine county, Nevada, aggre-
eating a population of approximately
nine thusand people. have been, and
now are, deprived of daily mail ser
vice by reason of the curtailment in
the operation of the main line trains
of the Nevada Northern Railway
Company to the following days of
the week. towit: Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday; and.
Whereas, The said railway COM
pany claims the cost OF daily opera
ton of main line trains to be pro-
hibitive at the present time, due to
business depression resulting from
ha i'm nf mining o1ffnU
activities in said Ely district: and the
reesta blshment of said daily train
service being dependent upon the re-
sumption of said mining and smelt-
ing operations. which IS problemat-
zeal and largely speculative; and.
Whereas. The large number of
people residing in the above-named
places in White Pine county justifies
q daily service of mail to them; now,
therefore, be ii
Resolved. by the citizens of White
Pine county, Nevada. in public meet
ing assembled. That the United States
postoffice department be, and it Is
hereby, respectfully petitioned to es-
tablish and operate an automobile
mail service between the town of Co
bre. New, and the city of Ely, New.
for first and second class mail, IL all
classes of mail would not be feasible.
on the following named days OF each
week: Sunday. Monday, Wednesday
and Friday: and. be 1t further
Resolved: That copy of these
resolutions and petition be forwarded
by mail to the postmaster general.
Washington. ID. c., and to Hon. Key
Pittmau. r. l.. Oddie and Samuel 8.
Arentz. our representatives in con-
gress.
BY action OF the meeting Thomas
+. Haley was instructed to circulate
the resolutions and petition for sign
ers. 1t was also the sense of the
meeting that city. county and court
officials be the first signers and that
the titles of the several officers sign
ing be designated. 1t is the purpose
of the committee to get as many bust
ness and professional men as possi-
bic TO sign. and thus bring before the
postoffice department the. knowledge
that the move is backed and sane
toned by citizens of standing.
The city hall was filled to standing
room when the nesting was called
to order by Mayor Gallagher, who ex-
planned the object of the gathering
II. w. Edwards was chosen tempo
rary chairman and Postmaster j. ID.
Wallace temporary seci cietary. and fol
lowing this formality the organiza-
tion was made permanent on motion
of Anthony Jurich
The resolutions and petition were
then read and their adoption was
moved by Mr.. Haley. seconded by Mr..
Zurich. Discussion of general ma
ture followed
Those taking part in the debate
included Messrs. Handwright, Zurich,
Haley. Lockhart. Dixon, Mayor Gal
lagher and ]. d. Ridley. United States
railway mail clerk on the Cobre-Eiy
run. and Ben Dedcrichs.
All the speakers were heartily in
favor of any proposition that might
result in a daily mail service. and in
this connection the other question of
a daily train service became involved
in the argument. although ii was
rointed out by. Chairman Edwards
that this was beside the main ques-
tion and that 1t was mail service and
not train service that the meeting
was considering.
Attorney Handwrjght took the po-
sition that the citizens of this COM
munity are entitled to the daily mail
service through a daily train service
over the Nevada Northern railway,
and he quoted law cases to prove his
assertion that the railroad since its
building has become Indispensable
to the public welfare, and as such has
TO legal right to curtail its service to
the detriment OF the people dependent
on its service. He said that constitu-
tional rights of the people are being
and influences were at work
against the principle of life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. Mr..
wished to be understood
as heartily in favor OF anything that
will bring the daily mail service and
his argument for the pur-
pose OF general information as to
whether OF not the resolutions and
petition to the powers that be at
is the only way by which
the service may be brought about.
Chairman Edwards explained to
the speaker and the meeting that so
far as the railway company Is at pres
ent concerned IL is acting within its