White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-03-04
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
REPUDATES TRAIN SUIT
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mittee that it was the intention of
the company to resume the daily
Cobre trains as soon as their opera
ton would be profitable, but he could
not predict when hat might be. But
the shift trains would never be re-
sumed. II the suit were pressed and
the state commission decided adverse
ly to the company the latter would
appeal to the courts and If necessary
to the United States supreme court,
and In the meantime the daily train
would be tied up, no matter how
long 1t might take. He told the COM
mittee that this idea of forcing the
company to do things was repugnant
and he was not inclined to entertain
any overtures with such as the basis
of their action.
Mr.. Hickey, with considerable diff
ficulty, was convinced at last by the
committee that the visit was a friend-
ly n for the purpose of discussing
a compromise. His demeanor there
upon is said to have changed 20 one
OF cordially. The substance of what
followed was a mild tempering to a
repetition of what he had previously
said with the frmness not extract
cd, but he wished to assure his call
ers that the company desired to co
operate with the business people of
Ely for the welfare of both. He was
fayorably disposed to a bus line to
take the place of the shift trains end
pledged the railway company to sub.
scribe 500 to the capital stock of a
bus company and $25 a month in the
form of 4 guaranty 20 make ur 4
possible deficit. He pledged the Ne
yada Consolidated Copper Company
10 a like subscription and guaranty,
making a totali nducement of $1,000
stock subscription and $50 a month.
the latter not to be paid except to
cover a loss.
Mr.. Gallagher was convinced that
the company had on its fighting
clothes and favored dismissing the
Zurich petition. TIE same was sub
stantally the view of the other COM
mitteemen, especially Mr.. Pittman,
who was an exponent of that view
at the previous mass meeting.
Mr.. Hickey was asked about The
company putting on a railway motor,
which he said would not be prae-
ticable. He made a like reply To a
suggestion that the use of the COM
pany's tracks be allowed for private
interests operating such motors, say
ing that the grade between Ely and
Ruth was too steep for their opera
ton in winter.
After the delivery of the rerolt
there was n painful stiffness IF sew
eral minutes. Finally the chair
asked for the pleasure of the meet
ing on the report, w%hereupon Arthur
Smith offered a motion that 1t be the
sense of the meeting that the Zurich
petition be dismissed. This was
promptly seconded by George n.
Doyle. About the only remarks on
the motion were by r. II. Hoffman.
who said that his understanding of
the Zurich motion, by which the com.
mittee was created at the former
meeting, was that any action taken
by this meeting would be accepted
by Mr.. ZURICH and ne would abide
by it. Therefore he would favor the
Smith motion.
Mr.. Smiths motion was carried by
a loud aye vote, with not a vote in
The negative.
Secretary f. f. Brimmer was in
structed to communicate the adopted
motion to Mr.. Zurich at Carson City.
which has been done by letter, with
n request that his petition be with
drawn.
No action was taken upon the pro-
posed bus line, which. it is under
stood will ask for a stock subscrip.
ton or a subsidy. or both. One pro-
posal was published recently firm the
White Motor Company, but no men,
ton of assistance accompanied 1t,
though the inference was there.
Mayor Gallagher after the meeting
told a representative of the White
Pine News that he understood that
individuals allied with the railway
company were planning the inaugu-
ration Of a limo of REQ cars similar
to the one put on this week by II. A.
Davidson between Ely and East Ely,
carrying tw~enty-four passengers, and
he believes this is the one Mr.. Hickey
had in mind in making the offer Mr..
Gallagher said the bus line subject
would be treated at a future meeting
OF the chamber, but II not in that
manner the city council would take
II up.
To handle this matter a committee
composed of Messrs. Clark, Baird and
Attorney +. L. Quayle was named.
A. Whiteley as well as from outside
A. Whiteley as we'll and from outside
newspapers il appears that similar
protests are pouring into the capital
from other parts of the state.
The chief objection offered to the
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