Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-02-19
RENO BODY WOULD ASK NATIONAL
aid IN SECURING FUNDS FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF NEVADA ROADS

The Reno Commercial club is plan
ming to ask Nevadas representatives
in congress to procure national aid
in the construction of roads and avoid
bonding the different counties to Sc.
cure the necessary funds. Petitions
will be sent to the Nevada senators
and congressman asking their as.
sistance in the matter. The plan is
to secure a grant of one million
acres of land, the proceeds from
which will be turned into road
fund and be divided among the diff
ferent counties of the state.
In advocating the proposition the
Commercial club has mailed copies
Of the following letters to the press
Of this state:
"One of Nevada's chief needs is
good roads, and, not only does 1t
need them badly but as demonstrat.
ed by other states, good roads are
one of states best assets and have
proved to be great, If not the great
est, factor in the upbuilding Of a
state. Profiting by the example set
by those states that have built good
roads every other state in the union
is now agitating the question as to
the best methods for securing good
roads for its respective state. A
number of states have lately bonded
themselves in large amounts to build
new roads as well as to improve
their present roads and maintain
them after they are built.
Nevada is the sixth state in size
in the union but the smallest in popu-
lation and with thousands of miles
iof roads of varying degrees of import
ance To build new roads as needed.
to put our present roads in good con
dition, and, what is equally important,
to maintain them after they are built
and improved is a very difficult prob
lem with our present population.
ITO meet this extremely difficult
problem and avoid bonding the diff
ferent counties the Reno Commercial
club has been considering the plan
of asking congress to make a grant
to the state of Nevada of million
acres Of the public lands for the
creation of a road fund, and has
adopted resolution to that effect.
a copy of which is herewith enclos-
ed. This fund to be managed by a
board just as the grant of two
million acres for public schools and
10000 for the university funds were
managed. 1t should be a floating
grant and we believe could be sold
readily and the proceeds devoted only
to the roads of the state.
we believe our representatives in
congress can secure such a grant
if our citizens favor it, and that it
will be the means of solving the
problem of securing good roads in
our state.
IF this plan meets with your ap-
proval please adopt this resolution.
or similar one, and forward il to
our representatives at Washington,
or write them requesting that they
ask congress for the grant
We will consider it a favor II
you will let us know what action you
5 have taken in this matter.
Yours very truly,
RENO COMMERCIAL CLUB"
+ Enclosed in the letter is copy OF
the resolution that will be presented
to our representatives in congress
The resolution reads as follows
Whereas, good roads are funda
mentally an economic question, affect
ing directly and indirectly all indus
Z try and commerce and all citizens
of the state; and
n Whereas, the state Of Nevada, tn,
, sixth state in size in the union an,
h the smallest in population and witt
its thousands Of miles of roads an,
It's limited means, Is unable to bull,
new roads as needed or to put ii
present roads in good condition and
! what is equally important, to main
e tain them after they are built an
improved viii require vast SUI
of money;
IN
" Now therefore. be It resolved a
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