White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-08
By Charles Sughroe
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DO you represent BODY!
asked Mr.. Zurich.
1t was a public meeting. every
body was invited and the action was
unanimous" said Mr.. Pittman.
4 don't know anything about that
meeting" said Mr. Zurich. But |
know that this committee and the
Chamber of Commerce laid down. /
won't lay down for anybody. Why
don't you dissolve and have no cham
Der of commerce? Take your orders
from the company. What's the use
of holding meetings."
Why don't you lay down." he
was asked.
Because I'm not built that way"
replied Mr.. Zurich.
You want to put yourself on .
pedestal" said Mr.. Pittman. and be
dictator"
mo, but I'll stand up for my
rights and for the rights of Ely, as
l have done for seventeen years"
said Mr.. Zurich.
Yes, and I'll stand up for my
rights" said Mr.. Doyle.
Something was said here about the
committee reporting that Mr.. Hickey
would not deal with fly-by-nights.
but that he would deal with the real
people Of Ely.
What do you mean by 'fly-by-
nights'?" asked Mr.. Zurich.
we We're talking about" ii
was Mr.. Pittman speaking.
What do you mean by 'fly-by
nights'?" again asked Mr.. Zurich.
1T was when we were talking =
Again Mr.. Pittman speaking.
What do you mean hy 'fly-by-
nights'?" Mr.. Zurich again demand
ed.
If the complaint" Mr.. Pitt
man spoke one more.
What do you mean by Iy-by-
nights'?" OF course this was Mr..
Zurich again.
Then Mr.. Doyle came to the COM
mitteeman's rescue and explained
that he understood it that 1t was Mr..
Hickey who used the FLY by night"
expression and that the committee
was merely quoting him.
Ely has been fair to the Nevada
Consolidated and to the Nevada
Northern" said Mr.. Zurich. But
the Nevada Northern has been I'M
fair. When we previously asked for
a daily main line train they told us
1t would have to be run at a loss and
that the money could better go into
wages, which would help Ely more,
and we gave in. Now they turn us
down and don't live up to their
Der of Commerce to be radical with
the company. | want 1t merely to
stand up for the rights OF Ely. Why
not function or dissolve? know Of
no obstacle TO getting our rights but
this spineless Chamber of Commerce
and a committee acting as this one
did in a ann to be beneath con
tempt. | would be In favor Of
Il move we adjourn shouted Mr..
Hoffman from across the table, as
Mr.. Zurich was in the middle of a
sentence.
Evidently you are not interested
in this matter. Mr.. Hoffman said
Mr.. Zurich, in tones of reproach.
I'VE are not accomplishing any
thing" retorted Mr.. Hoffman.
There are some other matters
that l wish to bring up at this meet
ing said Mr.. Zurich. Mr.. Bates
has told us that iron water pipe Is
to be laid from Murrv street south,
but he says he merely heard 1t so re-
ported and does not know for a fact
Then about the electric lights which
are costing the company > cents a
killowatt and it charges us II 1-2
cents q kilowatt. This charge OF
IL 10 cents is for the delivery OF
these lights. 1t strikes me that this
is an exorbitant charge for some
thing that costs only 5 cents TO pro-
duce. / move that a committee Of
three be appointed to investigate
this charge for lights and see IL a
reduction may not be made, and to
ascertain whether 1t is true that iron
pipe is to be laid on Aultman street
before the concrete paving is put
down, the committee to report ut a
subsequent meeting"
Mr.. Doyle seconded the motion. 1t
was declared carried on a light aye
vote. The chair did not call for the
noes. President Bates asked time
to make committee selections, to
which Mr.. ZURICH acceded.
Yesterday President Bates ap-
pointed these as the committee Gre
ated by Mr.. Jurich's notion: Mayor
Gallagher, Fred T. West and r. Fl.
Hoffman.
Members present at the meeting
we're O. G. Bates, F. f. Brimmer, r.
II. Hoffman, w. A. Leonard, Chris
Rowan. Vail NJ. Pittman and An
thony Zurich.