The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-03-18

stock cars. ore cars, and coal cars
arriving in Eureka In a very unsai-
able condition. Mr.. zadow also tes-
tilted that he had gone TO the iocai
agent for a rate on scrap iron, Eu-
reka TO Palisade, and was quoted Q
rate of SIS per ton. He purchased
and had hauled to the local depot al
Eureka about 100 tons OF this ma
terial, and when he was ready 10
ship found that the rate had been
advanced I o s6 per ton.
Frank c. Lewis being duly sworn
testified that he was q heavy shipper
of hay and grain over the Eureka
Nevada railroad and hat a recent
shipment had arrived in Palisade on
February q, 1929, and did not ar
rive in Eureka until March IL, 1872,
a period of IL days In transit, Paii-
SADIE to Eureka. He also testified
that the same rate was applied from
intermediate points on the line OF
the Eureka Nevada railroad on hay
in carloads as was applied, Palisade
to Eureka.
w. H. Russell was recalled and tes-
tilted to the operation of the Ruby
Hill branch during the time the
Richmond-Eureka Mining Co was
operating. This testimony was to
the effect that during the operation
of this line under the Eureka & Pal
isade Railroad Company no difficulty
was experienced other than that n
countered in operating similar grades
by such companies as the Tonopah 4
Goldfeld in their service to the mines
of the Tonopah district. He also tes-
titled that with equipment properly
inspected he did not consider 1t dan
gerous or hazardous In any particu-
lar. Mr.. Russell further testified
that u. s. NJ. s. & r. Co. expected the
Eureka & Palisade railroad would
revert to them at the time they
bought the road in at Masters Sale
in 1910, and they we're prepared to
go ahead and develop their properties
on Ruby Hill to ship a tonnage of
from 200 to $50 tons per day. This
would have meant the employment
of a considerable larger force Of men
than formerly used as well as slim
ulate the operation of other proper
ties to the benefit OF the entire dis
tTlCt. WI. TuESCLt LUZ ~ tCStAtS4
that during the operating of the road
under the management of the Eureka
& Palisade railroad there we're eight
section crews employed with from
three to eight men In each section.
Since the Eureka-Nevada railroad
had taken over the operation very
few men were to be see In this de-
partment. Probably not mor than
four or five on the entire line. Mr..
Russell also testified that 1t had boon
the policy OF the former management
to encourage the development of traf-
fic along the company's line, and that
they had al all times made rates to
conform to this policy. 1t was his
opinion that low rates on outgoing
products encouraged the movement
OF incoming products and supplies on
which the railroad derived a nice
revenue as well as increased passen-
ger and express business.
d. States being duly worn testified
that he had experienced considerable
delays in transit on moving picture
films, being notified by the manage
ment of the Eureka-Nevada railroad
that they would not give this service
on their motor a operating on op-
posite schedules from their train SER
vice. He also testified that he had
shipped lumber and mine supplies
from Elko to Eureka by truck, max
ing a material saving In Transports
ton charges over those assessed by
| the railroad companies.
e. A. Skillman being duly sworn
l 41-ksQ.l 81 ao4t, .Arvo ttArna and
advertisements appearing at various
dates in the Eureka Sentinel.
E. II. Walker read into the record
a letter from Edward McGrath rel
alive to the compensation received by
| the Eureka-Nevada railroad for car
| rying the mails between Palisade and
| Eureka. Mr.. McGrath, who is super
intendent of Railway Mail Service
for the western division. advised that
the Eureka-Nevada railroad received
S62.50 per mile per year for a six
times a week service, and prorated
according to service rendered. On
| their present schedule the railroad
receives $2675 per year for this SER
vice three times a week.
A. II. Johnson being duly sworn
testified that he had been a shipper
Of bulk ore over the Eureka-Nevada
railroad during 1913, and at that
time the transfer rate at Palisade was
rs cents per ton. The character of
ore he was shipping was OF very low
grade and he was operating on a very
close margin, and when the transfer
rate was jumped to rs cents per ton
he was forced to discontinue opera
tions. Mr.. Johnson further testified
that the unreliability Of the manage
ment of the Eureka-Nevada railroad
in respect to rates and service was
well known among the mining men
of the entire United States, and that
1t was impossible to interest capital
to develop properties In the district
while this condition existed. He read
a number of letters from prominent
mining men of the west saying that
they realized the opportunities for
profitable investment In Eureka dis
trict, but that until conditions gov
erning transportation we're improved
1t would be useless to consider the
investment of the necessary capital.