The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-12-12
SAYS PRONTO WILL
BLOOM IN Spring
Permit Granted Western Pacific to
Close Station There, But a Pro-
testant Claims Spring Will
Bring Settlement

All OlueT Has DttH iSsutu ny The
Public Service commission permitting
the Western Pacific railroad COM
pany to close it's station at Pronto
1t is shown by the findings of the
commission that Pronto is located
1S miles from Winnemucca and IL
miles from Jungo, both agency sta
tions, one to the east and the other
TO the west. The population OF
Pronto and vicinity, within a radius
Of approximately ten miles, does
not exceed four or five families
and the railroad section crew.
G. c. McNebney, the only protest
ant who appeared at the hearing
testified that there are great many
Pittman Act claims adjoining
Pronto upon which he thinks a sub.
itantial amount of work will be
lone in the spring. He stated that
mining activity in the district was
marked and that mining boom was
n the making; that the highway be-
.ween Winnemucca, Jungo and
points west was considerably travel
led and that the maintenance of q
telegraph operator at Pronto would
be of considerable advantage ir
Ease of breakdown. He further
maintained that the railroad com.
pany should, even though it be a
losing proposition, maintain a sta.
ton for the convenience of the few
iettlers around Pronto because the
country was on the boom and il
would only be a short time before
he revenue for the railroad com.
oany would be more than sufficient
% cover the expense.
Upon cross-examination, Mr.. Nc.
Nebney stated that he had neither
ihipped supplies in nor products
)ut of Pronto; that he had a Pitt.
nan Act entry in the Pronto dis
.rict and was interested in mining
to some extent; and further, that
he did not represent any of the
other protestants in the vicinity Of
Pronto.
From the evidence it appears thai
The revenue for 1921 amounted te
S317.73, while the expense for thai
period for salaries alone amounted
to $1,872.87; the revenue for the
first ten months of 1922 amounted
to $592.54, while the expense fol
that period amounted to $1,379.30
The highest revenue was in Septem
ber, 1922, when an inbound ship
ment of sheep netted $291.10. The
largest freight revenue for any
other month was for March, 1922
when 96.S6 was received. The
smallest revenue was in March, 1921
when $2.58 was received. No stock
yards exist in Pronto and none o.
the witnesses knew of any shipment
of stock in or out, except the on,
mentioned.
Inasmuch as the distance by high
way to an agency station is les!
than Is miles, the abandonment o.
the agency at this station will worl
no material hardship upon the in
habitants of the district. Arrange
nents should be made by the rail
road company to place under loci
and key all freight shipments, either
incoming or outgoing, pending tn,
turning over of the freight to tn,
eonsignee by the conductor, section
foreman, or some other authorized
railroad employe. This would insur,
the safety of all shipments from pill
fer.
Whenever it is shown that tn,
community needs require an agen
and that the revenue will justif,
the employment of one, the matte
may be taken up with the commits
sion and steps will be taken to
wards the establishment of al
agency at Pronto.
From the facts as stated, the ap
plication to abandon Pronto as al
agency station must be granted an,
it is so ordered with the provision
above stated.