The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-03-08
PROPOSE RAILROAD
To SOUTH NEVADA
Bill Introduced in State Assembly
to Grant Right of Way for Rail-
road From Winnemucca to
Tonopah and South

Assembly bill No. 1863, introduced
by Mr.. Peterson of Humboldt coun-
ty week ago today, passed in the
assembly and in the senate yester-
day, and now awaiting only the
signature of the governor, would
grant to Colonel H. B. Maxon
and II. H. Maxon of Reno, and
Mayor 7. A. Brandon of Winnie
mucca, and their associates and
assigns, a fifty-year franchise to
build and operate a railroad from
Winnemucca south to Kennedy and
to Tonopah, and thence to Beatty,
and to the state line between Ne
vada and California, providing con-
struction of said railroad is COM
menced within two years and COM
pleted within five years after final
passage of the act.
Such a railroad would of course
be of great Importance to the city
of Winnemucca, this county and
other counties traversed, but whether
anything of definite nature can be
expected in connection with such
construction seems difficult to learn.
A query from this newspaper to
Senator Sheehan has brought forth
the reply that the bill passed in
the senate yesterday, but he ex-
presses the opinion that there is no
immediate prospect of construction.
A similar telegram addressed to
II. B. Maxon, who seems to be the
prime mover in the project, has
brought forth no reply, while Mayor
Brandon says that his information
is of such meagre nature that he
prefers to have any announcements
in the matter come from Colonel
Maxson, who may be heard from
later.
Rumors of railroad building. have
been heard about the city recently
in connection with the revival of the
Nevada Northern railroad project
from this city to Boise, Idaho, with
the name of George Wingfield men
toned as the man behind the new
proposal. There may be some
foundation for the rumor or it may
be a wild guess of someone who
has picked up early information
concerning the proposal of Colonel
Maxson in regard to the railroad
building to southern Nevada.
The bill which has been passed in
the legislature is as follows:
Section L. The right of way, two
hundred feet in width, on which to
locate, construct, maintain and oper-
ate, either by steam or electric
power, a broad-gage railroad with
steel rails, by such route as a sur
vey may prove most feasible, from
point at or near the town of
Winnemucca, Nevada; thence in a
southery direction passing near
Kennedy, Bernice, Alpine, East
Gate, lone, Berlin, Cloverdale, Mid
way and Millers's Station; thence
continuing southerly approximately
parallel to the Tonopah and Gold
field railroad, to point near Gold
field; thence continuing southerly
approximately parallel with the
Bullfrog and Goldfield railroad to a
point at or near Beatty; thence con-
tinuing southerly approximately
parallel with the Tonopah and Tide
water railroad to the intersection
of the state-line between Nevada
and California; is hereby granted to
II. B. Maxson, 7. A. Brandon, H.
H. Maxson, and their associates
and assigns for the term of fifty
years; provided, that the construc-
ton of said railroad should be
commenced within two years from
the date of the passage of this act,
and shall be completed within five
years thereafter.
Sec. 2. The said H. B. Maxson, 7.
A. Brandon, II. II. Maxson, and
their associates and assigns, shall
have all the right, privileges and
franchises conferred upon railroad
companies incorporated in this state
by the provisions of "An act to pro-
vide for the incorporation of rail-
road companies and the manage
ment of the affairs thereof, and
other matters relating thereto" APP
proved March % 1865, and the
acts amendatory thereof, or supple
mental thereto, so far as the same
are consistent with the provisions of
this act.
Sec. 3. Said right of way is
granted subject to the following
provisions: That in the location
and construction of said railroad
no crossing is to be made with state
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