The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-11-08

done something important in this di-
reetion, in the convict road between
Reno and Carson, but this has been
stopped temporarily on account of no
new appropriation to carry it along.
The Nevada roads are important in
the chain of the National roads. You
know the tremendous automobile trav-
el that will come in 1915. The Gid
den Tour alone will send one thousand
ears through inA 191o, Thousands upon
thousands of cars will pass through
this state, and they win have money
to spend in the towns along the line.
| want to stand ready in any way that
| can and put my shoulder to the
wheel in helping this great work. If
there is any way you can suggest in
which ] can help you, I will be glad
to hear from you. / am anxious to
do it. The road movement must be
given an impetus, is an obligation
on us all. We cannot afford to let the
world say: The highway across the
continent is good except that part
through the state of Nevada, - The
roads must be made better, so good
that the travelling public viii be glad
to pass through here. If there is one
section of this road which is supposed
expect will not come
1t is my object to do what | can for
all the people of the state. We must
all pull together. We need better team
work in working out these problems
and you gentlemen are starting in the
right way to accomplish it.
Last summer when meeting was
called Of Humboldt and Elko county
commissioners and those of several
Utah counties in relation to the road to
be built by Utah to connect with the
Nevada road, / was invited to attend,
but state business kept me away. Af-
ter the meeting held at Montello, the
Governor of Utah telegraphed and ask
ed as my opinion as to the road and as
to what could be done, telegraphed
him that / would use my best efforts
to see that this road was built to con
meet with their road at Montello, but
that in addition 10 the road to Montel-
10, hoped also to see the road built
TO connect with the Southern road
through this state, so it is up to me to
do my utmost in assisting with the
building of the Northern road ire
spective of whether it will be the
Lincoln Highway or not.
In conversation with Mr.. Fisher as
to the character Of the road the Lin
coin Highway Association proposed to
build across the continent it was
brought out that part of it would cost
$4,000 a mile, as it would be con
crete through certain sections They
proposed to furnish rock an concrete
for part of this road at least, and to
build same upon a good foundation, to
be prepared by the states through
which il will pass. A great number of
public spirited citizens who are repre-
sented here tonight have put their
shoulders to the wheel, and have done
good work. In sandy and other bad
stretches we need road that viii be
tirst-class, that will last for all time,
and for that reason | strongly sug-
gest that the counties bond themselves
in the way that | have suggested and
uild their roads ON larger and bet
Ter scale than heretofore contemplated.
am very much pleased TO see the en-
thusiasm that has been shown in this
meeting and want to do all / can TO
help you in this work Wor6 such as
Mr.. Gedney and other good citizens
have done is eommendable, and por.
tions of the road have been made good
by them, Large portions of the road
however must be built on larger and
more permanent scale, and | hope that
YOU gentlemen win see to il that this
is done. l thank YOU.
Senator w. A. Massey was the next
speaker and made telling address in
favor of good roads, which is not pub
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