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

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of a daily train service kept bobbing
up, and it was necessary several times
for the chairman 10 explain this
phase OF the situation as not germane
to the main question, and that IL was
mail service and not train service
that was being petitioned for
Anthony Zurich made an argument
i'll line with that of Attorney Hand
wright. claiming that Ely had a right
To the service called tor and that he
did not believe in laying down 10
the railroad or any other corpora
ton or words to that effect. Mr..
Zurich recalled to the meeting that
at the time the question of curtail-
ing the train service came up he way
the only one making any objection.
in which action he was not backed
UP by the public.
Mr.. Zurich told the meeting that
Eureka. where there is a train ser
vice three times a week, had mail and
passenger service six times a week.
as on alternate days from the trains
the mail and passengers were brought
to Eureka from the main line by mo-
tor. He said further that train SER
vice curtailed TO three times a week
spreading throughout the state
ON various railroads. aud that on this
question Tonopah and Goldfield are
at present having the fight of their
lives
incidentally Mr.. Zurich informed
the meeting that whenever the citi-
zens of Ely desired 10 open the mat :
ter Of an improvd train service over
the Nevada Northern railway il could
easily and readily be done by Pc
titioning the public service commits
sion.
II was noticed that during the eve
iling's discussion whenever anything
was said touching on a better train
service than the Nevada Northern is
now giving there was applause, which
taken 10 indicate that the public
as represented az this particular
meeting is getting heartily tired of
the passenger train service Us now
conducted. II is an index that sooner
or later some action will be taken
through the public service commits
SION. and this will undoubtedly be
The next step by the people il the
present petition fails in its desired
ends
Attorney Lockhart had no specific
plan of procedure, but he said no one
enjoyed their daily paper and dali,
mail better than he did. He favored
any means thai might increase the
present service and his remarks were
along the line of inquiry as TO the
best method by which improvement
might he brought about.
Mayor Gallagher favored making
the presentation of the resolutions
and petition as strong as possible in
order to bring forcibly to the notice
of the p~ostoffieo department the TX
ten of territory and the number of
people affected.
NAL Clerk Ridley. with no inten-
ton. he said. of opposing the petit
ton. intimated that an automobile
mail service between Ely and Cobrt
is not practical and Will involve more
expense than the department will
stand. He further explained the re.
lation of terminal points. saying that
II an automobile truck service was
established as asked for there would
be a twcnty-four hour delay in the
mail. as mails from the west would
De ent through To Ogden and worked
and then sent back 10 Cobre. while
mails from the east would he held
ever at Ogden and worked before
be ing forwarded to Cobre.
Mr.. Haley took strenuous excep-
tons to Mr.. Ridley's remarks. and on
being Informed by Mr.. Ridley that a
fourfb-elass postofiiee was maintained
AZ CobIe. he said the government
might be induced to change its ar.
rangements and have mails for Ely
worked at the Cobre postoffce The
town of Eureka. where Mr.. Haley
formerly resided. had secured daily
mail service twenty-five years ago
first by blackboard and later by mo-
tor. Mr.. Haley argued tina, If the
people lid nor ACT for what the,
wanted the postoffice department
would not on their own initiative, by
any means. and so far as the peoDlc
who worked in the mail service and
the ~postoflces are concerned their
pay goes alcrg i'm NY case. and il
makes no difference to them whether
there Is a mail every dav or once 4
week.
Mr.. Ridley looked surprised at tho
sudden attack launched against his
statements hy his outstanding oppon-
Ont in debate, but he said he meant
nothing personal and that whatever
the result of the petition t was III
the same In him.
The resolutions we're unanimousl,
adopted after the approval of an
amendment offered by Mr.. Zurich
that the first slgners to the petition
be the city and county officials. as
previously noted The meeting Their
adjourned.
II will probably he several weeks
before anything definite will b,
learned from Washington. and shoull
the petition meet with official fayol
probably the next move will be thu
Advertising for bids to carry the mai
by automobile truck on the days
specified between Ely and Cobre.
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