White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-01-14
TRAIN SERVICE
DEMAND OF CITIZENS
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difference between that plan and the
petition. If we started under the
Phipps-Dowcll act We might get
things going only TO have it taken
away from us at any time and we
would be far worse off than we are
now. If we lose before the pulIic
service commission we can be nc
worse off than We are at present
George n. Doyle Indignantly re-
sented the idea of making a request
of the company accompanied by a
threat to prosecute if the request
were denied. He believed the train
service would have been granted had
1t been asked for in the right way.
But" he said, the officials were
wrongly approached. I am opposed
to this compelling them to do things
or threatening to compel them. II IS
against human nature for a person
TO do a thing if you first tell him you
are going to force him to do it. You
wouldn't do ii and J wouldn't do it. -
Attorney Charles S. Chandler, n,en-
tioning that ne was counsel for the
company. explained that If the cop
per company had consulted its own
interests IL would have shut down
after the armistice and he said that
in testifying before the public ser
vice commission Mr.. Lakenan had
sworn that the company had con-
tinued to operate IN the face of a
copper surplus and at a loss. because
the war industries board had request
ed it to prevent unemployment. The
company operated for that time for
purely patriotic reasons, he declared.
He gave 1t as his opinion that the
daily train would be resumed in the
spring but the shift trains opened a
new field. Merely because they had
been Il before did not obligate the
company to run them again. especial
ly at a loss, Mr.. Chandler saying that
their operation was a mere street car
business-not the function of a rail
road.
The Nevada Consolidated has fur
nished the only excuse for the exist
enee of this place. remarked Mr..
Chandler. This Is a district with a
single industry. Ii is up to us, in
my opinion, to give it a chance. The
Nevada Consolidated is not making
money and the railroad company with
three trains a week has just corr
menced to pay expenses of operation.
not to mention depreciation, taxes
and overhead.
of course you can 90 ahead and
use force and arous antagonism and
perhaps the commission might order
resumption Of the trains, but to nc
good purpose. Ii the company loses
money it would involve the question
of confiscating property without due
process Of law. and while | do not
say that 1t will be done 1t might be
appealed to the state supreme court
and to the United States supreme
court. That would tie up the trains
for years. How much better 1t would
be to go on tremendously. permitting
the company to resume gradually as
business warrants
Mr.. Chandler spoke of the pro
posed automobile bus line, saying he
was authorized by Mr.. Hickey to offer
$500 toward a bonus and $25 a
month toward a guaranty. MIR. Lake
nan, he was sure, would subscribe he
same.
He suggested a smoothly graveled
road as being much cheaper than a
pavement and almost as good. While
he did no refer TO the company's
share Of the paving cost the inference
was noticeable.
o. G. Bates moved to amend Mr.
Jurich's motion by striking ont the
feature indorsing the petition but re-
tanning the services of the committee
and Frightening its tenure.
This was opposed by w. S. elliott
In a few emphatic words, who was
followed in a view of a contra nature
by V. III. Vargas. He mentioned and
especially championed the remarks
Of Mr.. Doyle. opposing any dictation
directed toward the company. He
spoke of court delaysa nd appea as
certain to do harm.
why these yelled t~hreats?" ex-
claimed II. w. Edwards. "Vhv
Il suppose 1t wonld take a YEAR,
replied Mr.. Pittman.
Yes, 1t would take a year after
work was started" %iaterposed Coun-
ty Commissioner Robert A.. Baird
Then it would take another year or
two to get it started, and that would
be in 1924 anyhow"
We'll, these are Just the things
We want to bring out" said Mr.. Pitt
man.
1.-THE Phipps-Dowell act" said Mr..
Zurich, may be repealed any time.
| wish to call your attention to the