The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-07-12
MEYER LOOK GIFT
HORSE IN MOUTH"

A letter from the secretary of the
Humboldt County Chamber of Com.
merce, dated July 4, states that GA
committee was appointed to solicit
contributions from the business men
OF Winnemucea and that the Chamber
Of Commerce would also contribute, -
in order to raise the $3.50 as Hum
boldt's share for the building of the
bridge at White House This was in
reply to an inquiry from here.
Last evening, in reply to a letter
from the Scout, it was advised by tele.
phone that "money was very scarce
in Winnemucea and that Humboldt
had much road work to do" etc, and
no assurance given that the eontribu-
tion would he made. but rather to the
cantrary
Now, the fact is that representa-
tives Of Humboldt county have prom
ised that contribution to a 1000
bridge. The representatives of Elko.
Humboldt and Washoe counties and
Governor Oddie assured the Utah peo-
pie that the work of the transconti-
mental highway would be pushed and
the route made passable by fall.
So now Winnemucca or Humboldt
must act or quit. There is no time
to fritter away shilly shallying. it
requires time to procure material and
build a bridge.
Battle Mountain is ready to do its
share and insists that Winnemucca act.
Battle Mountain can complete the
bridge by providing the share expect
aI
if necessary.
But if Lander county people pro-
vide this money the route of the trans
continental highway will be kept in
Lander county. The route from Bat
tie Mountain will be switched via Jer-
sey and Boyers and join the Lincoln
Highway going to Fallon. This route
is so miles shorter, and 65 miles of it
is now a good auto road. But in do
ing so Winnemueea will be left out en-
tirely.
Now il is up to Winnemueca to act
quickly. Battle Mountain means to
see that the assurances of the COVER
nor and others shall be maintained
Battle Mountain Scout.
The Battle Mountain citizens have
evidently never heard the old adage
"Never look gift horse in the
mouth" and are seemingly inclined
to be little peevish over the mat
ter.
As a matter of law, neither hum
boldt county nor the Chamber of Com
merce can appropriate money to build
a bridge in Lander county. The con
tribution must be raised bv subscrip-
tion among the business men of Win
nemueea A committee was appointed
for this purpose at the last meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce, but the
members are all business men and can
devote but a small portion of their
time to the undertaking. Then, again,
when a local business man is ap-
preached with a proposition to sub
scribe money to build a bridge for
Lander county, it takes half an hour
to fully explain the conditions, so the
work is necessarily slow.
Winnemucca wants the transconti-
mental route, and our business men
will subscribe the money to build the
bridge, although they have no posi-
tive assurance that after the bridge
is built the route will be secured. But
they are willing to take a chance,
Notwithstanding the fact that Hum
boldt county will be called upon to
keep in repair 250 miles of road, while
so far as known all Battle Mountain
will be required to do is to contribute
$3.50 towards building bridge which
will be of benefit to the town whether
the route is secured or ont.