The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-03-25

April L, lSzl, when the Eureka-Ne-
vada Railway Company took over the
operation Of the road from the Ne
vada Transportation Company, to De-
cember 81. 1921, the financial state
ment Of. the company was
cross earnings 1871
Operating expenses .....-.... 79,9S4.24
Taxes ---------------------- -----:-. 6,383.71
interest -------------...---- -..----- 1,052.29
Net income ..-....-............. 11,36O.47
Under the operating expenses it
was shown that the president of the
company received salary of $3.50
per month, the vice president and
/: general manager salary OF $500
per month. with an added expense ac-
count Of 1895 per month. The as
sistent general manager and auditor
a salary of $500 per month, and the
general managers clerk salary Of
$3.50 per month. The secretary Of
the company received a salary of
$3.50 per month. This shows q to-.
tai salary account Of $1.945.00 per
month. with the general manager and
his clerk receiving a total Of ST.
245.00 per month. These figures
were brought out by the Commission
in investigating the high operating
cost as shown by the 1921 statement.
Regarding the wreck Mr.. Rice's tes-
timony showed that on the day of the
wreck there had been one section
hand working between the Hay Ranch
and Eureka, distance of 66 miles,
and three section men between the
Hay Ranch and Palisade. a distance
of Is miles. 1t was further brought
out that the company's equipment
was ample to make 1t possible with
proper sized work trains and crews
to repair and quickly have the road
in condition to, operate trains.
The ability Of the company to re-
pair the road In a short time was
further substantiated by the evidence
Of Mr.. Tuft, an employee of the CON-
pany.
The testimpay of Ted Hawkins,
former engineer of the road. with
respect to the condition OF the road
bed and tracks was substantiated by
what Commissioner Shaughnessy had
seen on the trip in and out.
The result of this investigation was
the telegram sent by the Public Ser
vice Commission to the president and
the general manager of the Eureka
Nevada Railway Company. published
In another column Of this issue.
My return trip by horseback from
Palisade showed conclusively that,
outside Of the railway transportation
for first-class mail by means of speed
ers, the only other method of getting
the mail through to Eureka would be
by means of pack trains through Pine
Valley as far as Blackburn for the
next ten days to two weeks. This
matter was put before the Public
Service Commission in the following
telegram:
Palisade. Nevada. March 20.
r. J. Shaughnessy,
Carson City, Nevada.
Eighteenth speeder to Black
burn and return. Nineteenth
and twentieth same. Possible
to go to Eureka, easily getting
around wreck on timbers, but
not permitted. Forty-seven
pounds letters here waiting. Sew
en- passengers arrived and had
to leave. No embargo out-as
far as this Office knows. Go to
Eureka tomorrow horseback.
A. H. JOHNSON.
The water. ice and mud in Pine
Valley at this time absolutely pre-
vents the hauling of any loads of
merchandise, etc., from Palisade to
Eureka by means of motor trucks or
team. thereby making 1t more neces-
sary for the railroad to operate and
fulfill it's obligation as q public utility
and common carrier.
Apparently. as result Of my tel
egram, some action was taken for
the resumption OF mail service be-
tween Palisade and Eureka. because
ON orders from Palisade on March 21
the section man at Alpha inspected
the road and bridges over Garden
Pass summit to insure safe transpor-
tation into Eureka, and on March 22
at p. m. he was ordered to go to
Eureka the next day and get the first
class mail. As result. the first class
mail left Eureka at 10 a. m. on March