The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-05-27
EUREKA-NEVADA RATE
HEARING ADJOURNED

Tho Sentinel learns that the Eu-
rsta County Chamber of Commerce
has not yet received any official word
.s IN the service of summons on j. e..
carton. general manager of the Eu-
reka-Neyada Railway in the investi-
cation OF the rates and conduct of the
railroad by the Public Service Com
mission of Nevada.
At the hearing of the Commission
In Palisade on May Is, Mr.. Sexton
Aid not appear and was represented
by his attorney. p. A. McCarran. The
Reno Journal of May 10 says:
The hearing of the Public Service
Commission of the State Of Nevada
at Palisade on rates and practices OF
The Eureka-Nevada Railway was ad-
,ourned shortly after opening be-
cause of the failure of J. e. Sexton.
ce-president and general manager
Of the road to appear. Mr.. Sexton
refused to appear because summons
for his appearance had been sent him
nv registered mail and not served on
him personally.
The Commission, which was repre-
seuted by Chairman J. F. Shaugh-
Messy. heard pleadings of the attor-
news representing the Eureka Cham
her OF Commerce and Mr.. Sexton and
adjourned to take the matter of SER
vice of summons under advisement.
Future steps to be taken by the Com
mission in the case were not made
known by Mr.. Shaughnessy upon his
return here, although he said no def
mite action could be taken until the
service Of summons had been made.
The hearing was intended to be a
conclusion of the nearing of some
weeks past which was interrupted by
the failure of Sexton to appear and
also by his order stopping service on
the lines of the Eureka-Nevada road
and the discharge of his employees. At
the time this order discontinuing SER
vice was made a section of trackage
had been washed away by food wa
ters. An order was later issued by
the Commission to compel Sexton to
repair the road and put 1t into oper-
alton again. The road has been in
service for several weeks.
Sexton has refused to attend the
meetings of the Commission or to
pay any attention to some four of five
orders issued by them concerning the
operation of his railway. The last
summons was directed to him to at
tend the last meeting with view, it
is said, of changing some of the Or
der and terminating others.
The complaint under which the
Commission has been holding hear
ings. was made by the Eureka Cham
Der of Commerce which asks that
rates be lowered and that an investi-
cation of the management of the line
be made.
The Eureka organization was rep
resented by A. II. Johnson and K. II.
Walker. Mr.. Walker Is a traffic ex-
pert for the Reno Chamber OF Com
AhViNO dht wan tCtdinCu ny lAC
reka body to handle that end OF their
case. Mr.. Sexton was represented by
P. A. McCarran of Reno. Robert
Richards appeared as counsel for the
Commission.
The willingness OF j. e. Sexton.
vice-president and general manager
OF the Eureka-Nevada railway, to
work out adjustments regarding
rates and service satisfactory to the
people Of Eureka and the Public Ser
vice Commission of Nevada was stat
ed by p. A. McCarran at the hearing
In Palisade on Thursday, according to
Chairman Shaughnessy of the Com
mission, yesterday.
sExTON'S ATTORNEY TALKS
ABOUT CASE IN RENO
The Reno Gazette of May 10 says;
That there is possibility of the Eu-
reka Chamber of Commerce and the
Eureka-Nevada Railroad settling
their differences without going
through the procedure of hearing be-
fore the Public Service Commission
is indicated by reports brought back
from Palisade by persons who went
there to attend the rate hearing.
Declaring that he had not been
served properly by the Commission
with the summons to attend the hear
Ing. J. Il. Sexton, manager of the
railroad refused to make an appear
ance and no hearing was held. Mr..
Sexton, through his attorney p. A.
McCarran, took the position that the
Commission In sending him the sum-
mons by registered mail failed to
comply with the Commissions by
laws which provide that the sum
mons shall be served by an officer.
A reduction in ore rates on the
railroad effective in July will probab-
ly go into effect as Mr.. Sexton volun-
tarily instructed his attorney to work
out such schedule with representa-
tives Of the Eureka Chamber of Com
merce. according to Mr.. MeCarran.