White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17
PATHFINDER DUE
To ARRIVE TODAY
A. l.. WEsTGARD OF AUTOMO-
BILE ASSOCIATION OF AMER
ICA ROUTES MIDLAND TRAIL
THROUGH ELY.

arrive in Ely about noon today. He
was expected yesterday, but Gael S.
Hoag received a message from the
Pathfinder" in the afternoon, from
Wendoyer, stating that he would re-
main over night in Currie and leave
for Ely this morning. Mr.. Westgard
is the Official pathfinder for the Auto
tomobile routes. He has already
made one visit to Ely, and his next
stop here Is one of importane as
placing Ely on another trunk line au-
tomobile road, the Midland trail so
called and the first one to be con-
structed by the United States gov
ernment, the Automobile Associa-
ton of America, the Automobile
Manufactures association, and the
states through which the road will
pass. Ii is a stupendous enterprise
that will cost a stupendous amount
OF money. but that the money will be
forthcoming and that the completed
highway will prove nothing but a
good investment is already a fore
gone conclusion. Mr.. Westgard was
given a hearty welcome on his arriv-
al in Salt Lake City, and was tender
ed "A reception by the Commercial
club, Monday night, the club unani-
mously endorsing the Midland trail.
II is up to Ely TO have a part in
this investment, which means so
much to the towns and cities to be
trayersed by the trail" and Mr..
Westgard should be shown on his ar
rival that the business interests of
the district are alive to the situation.
The idea was aptly expressed at Salt
Lake City. Monday night, by Senator
Horace T. DeLong. of Grand June
ton, who was one of the speakers at
the Commercial clubs meeting and
reception. lie said In part:
The final question as TO the
first transcontinenta highway will be
settled next spring You want to
get in among the first. If We don't
get our heads together and show
them that ours Is the best we will
lose out. What has been done with
railroads will be done with transcon-
tinental highways. There will be
branches in every direction. The
milllonaires will come out here in
stead of going TO Europe: they viii
see Europe If they desire, but see
America first. When one county
gets good roads. five others will want
rood roads too.
The transcontinental automobile
traffic is coming just as sure as ana
the transcontinental railroad travel
and the places that are "on the map
will be the winners. Ely has already
gotten on to the automobile map, and
is commencing to reap the reward in
the money invariably left by the au-
tomobile passengers and in the wide
spread advertising that is one OF the
most valuable assets.
At the Commercial club meeting
Monday night, Mr.. Westgard was of
course. one of the speakers.
Two years ago Mr.. Westgard SAID
he Travelled in an automobile at his
own expense from New York to Chi
cago. to Omaha, to Kansas city,
through parts of California, to
Phoenix. Arizona. and thence to the
Pacific coast. Last year he covered
two more routes. one from chicago
sto Seattle along the northwest trail'
the second over the Overland tran 10
San Francisco. He said he INTENDED
to continue over the Midland trail,
now from Salt Lake to Ely to lono-
nah. to Goldheld and finally to Los
Angeles. He continued;
"The Automobile Manufactures as
soeiation members have agreed TO
donate one-third of per cent oi
their receipts every year TOT tnree
vears-a total of $1,000, ,0OO-for a
transcontinenta highway. unuer
contract now are 1000 miles OF roau
from the Atlantic ocean. Approprla-
tions amounting to $1S,OOO,Ooo nave
been made for several hundreds OF
miles of roads eastward from the ra-
cific coast.
THE matter of making these TWO
/. ends meet is In the hands OF COM