Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-09-29
IN NEAR EAST BELIEVED NEAR FND


Suohg position for the reestablish
ment OF the pre-war 24-hour service
between San Francisco and Tononab
with Pullman car service, instead NJ
sleeping car coming forward on No
o. as at present and laying over at
memo from a m. until departure
Oh NO. "a, earnestly contended that
lraln "A be put into Tonopah in the
morning in order to permit the Use
Vi the engine on train "a for switch.
ing operations at that point sng.
seStlon was made regarding the es.
adjustment of a 24-hour service NV
connection at Reno with train No &
which leaves San Francisco at : n
m' and would therefore make arrival
al Ionopah at p. M the follow.
ing evening, but this was protested
by the Tonopah & Goldfield railroad
Tor the reason that it would reanire
an independent switch engine and
crew to do the work arounl tn-
various mills at Tonopah. With tba
present meager traffic OF the Topo.
pan q Goldfield railroad, we do nv.
reel that it should be forced TO mt
on an additional crew and engine
and this would be the result OF an
evening arrival of train "A at Tono-
pan Further, the evening arrival of
train "a at Tonopah would he in
opposition to a strong resolution
signed and submitted bv approvi.
mately 200 citizens Of Tonopab in.
lorsing the pre-war 24-hour service
but opposing the arrival of the train
at night during the hearing fcra.
grams to the same effect were re-.
ceived from 10 representative citizens
and firms. incidentally these tele-I
Aforesaid petition or resolution.
grams were all from signers of thpI
Representatives OF tine citizens of.
Ionopah attended the hearing and
protested against the proposed scbpd.
ule, stating that they desired "a.
hour service from San Francisco to
Iouopah, but left with the commits.
sion the matter Of determining
whether the arrival Of the train
should be in the evening, or in theI
morning There was also some dis.
cussion of mail and express services
Dut' under the proposed schedule.
there will be no change. In other
words, it will simply mean that the
San Francisco mail and express will
be placed on the train at l:20 a. m. |
instead of 7;4O a m, and further
that connection for westbound mai
express and passengers will be made
with No. 10 at Hazen for arrival at
Fonopah the following morning
In connection with the matter it
'hould be noted that there was an
rain on No. "A for points south Of
IVerage Of only 95 passengers per
Nina on the Tonopah & GoIdfieId
abroad during the months of Nav
nd June of the current year. and
hat the establishment of the afore.
aid 24-hour service leaving San Fran
isco at 7:40 a. m. arriving Reno
p, m, Wabuska 1875 m. and t
lima 2;3O a. mo would according to 8
he testimony of the representatives i
e3uIt in additional train mileage and {
I the Southern Pacific company. h
Expense between Sacramento and s
olfaX, which, under present traffic p
would not be 1ustifiable. 5
The representative OF the Nevada
opper Belt railroad indorsed the
roposed schedule, because it makes
n earlier arrival at Wabuska, viz: Y
40 p. m. instead of 1876 p. m, as C.
present Citizens of Mason Val 81
", through the medium of the Yer. n
lgton Commercial cub, wired the ST
2hedule which would put train "a n
that they favored any f.
trough Wabuska at an earlier hour d
the evening. D
The Virginia a. Truckee railway -
the commission for an ear. D,
er arrival of its evening train at to
emo, which has been on regular 20 tr
iys published notice to the public. III
o protests having been received, hi
'rangements have been made to set III
ie time of their train No. l ahead oE
minutes to make connection with Sc
ain "a as aforesaid at Reno. Under W
lis new schedule train No. l will o.
ave Carson City at SOS p m. In, e
cad of 5:35 p m. and arrive in lc
emo at $50 p, NJ instead OF $50 af
m, as at present. So
When service to Wabuska, Yerlng- W.
II, SChurz, Hawthorne and Nina Is In
'nsidered Git being largely coach Of
aveD it appears that no practicable co
hour schedule can be worked out SC
ON San Francisco to Tonopah that wi
i'll serve all sections as advantage nj
Isly as the proposed schedule Fur.