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Show BUCKHORN BUSINESS TO WESTERN PACIFIC The activity of the Western Pacific railroad in the viclnitv of Palisade. Net . where a bridge js being built a ros the lliiniliolili liver and trad-extensions trad-extensions prepared for. bids fair to be in anticipation of some lare transportation trans-portation business In line with the policy of the officials to provide the line with feeders. The George Wing-field Wing-field interests are building at Buck horn a large milling plant, and there Is considerable business as a result of this, while that entire section should be aroused to unusual activity as a result of the Wlngfleld opera ti)l) The lvureka Sentinel thought at lirst that the Western Pacific was depending de-pending upon the resumption of pro ductlon at the Rul Mill section, nnce the differences existing between the producers and the railroad lino from Bureka to Palisade were adjusted, but In its last issue the Sentinel had the following to na , in part: "From an Interview with i B Bex-ton, Bex-ton, manager of ihe fCureka Nev ada railway who was in Eureka several days this week it is learned that the prime inducement that has caused the Western Pacific to build to a connection con-nection with his road at this time la the securing of a heavy timber and lumber tonnage from tho Buekhorn Mines companv The Western Pa-elflc Pa-elflc has a direct haul from tho lumber lum-ber ramps in Plumas county, Cal., to Palisade, with a two-dollar less freight rate than the Southern Pacific, Pa-cific, and as the. mining company at uuckhorn wjl use. a large amount of mining timbers, the Western Pacific decided to build a connection into the the Palisade yards so that transfer to the ESurekaN6vada could be made and It could BBCUre this business "Mr. Sexton said that so far as he know, neither the railway nor mining min-ing company had so far made any move toward showing how the pro posed rates on ore from Ruby Hill to Palisade, recently given out In an opinion by the Nevada railroad commission, com-mission, had been received by them He did not seem Inclined to discuss, what action or conclusion the two companies would come to regarding their derision In this matter, and the Sentinel failed to obtain any satisfae lory information hearing on a settle-, mcnt of the rate question." oo |