The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-11-08
The NORTHERN ROUTE
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lIshed in full Tor lack Of space. The
Senator stated that at the last session
of Congress last year, a bill was pass
ed by the House appropriating $l6,-
600. 600 for the building and improv-
ment of the military and post roads of
the country. However, when it came
to the Senate and the committee con-
sidered the question of appOrtioning
the money, and other matters, so many
difficulties were presented that it fail
ed of passage in the uppr house. The
speaker predicted, though, that within
the next decade Congress will appro-
pirate at least $4,000, 900 for the i'm
provement of highways over which it
has jurisdiction. But it is hardly
probable that a dollar of this immense
sum will go to the Lincoln Highway,
for the reason that it is neither a mill
.tary or post read.
Senator Massey stated that, COM
pared with many roads in the east and
middle west, the roads of Nevada were
~boulevards, but there is still room for
improvement.
j. ID. Larson, of Ogden, introduced
as the "oficial pathfinder of the Nor
thern route was the next speaker.
He told what had been done in Ogden
for the Northern route. stating that
this road possessed many advantages
over the others. lie corrected a gen
eral impression that the Northern
route was longer than the Southern.
by giving the mileage of the former
as 60S.2 from Ogden to Reno, while the
distance from salt Lake Clty to Reno.
via the Southern route, is 1924.
F. s. Gedney, president of the Elko
Chamber of Commerce, gave an inter
esting account of what had been ac-
eomplished in the eastern part of the
state. stating that there was now an
excellent road from Montello to Bat
tie Mountain. The work through
Eureka and Lander counties had been
accomplished under great difficulties,
as the commissioners of those counties
would make no appropriation for the
work. Principally through the efforts
of W. c. Hancock and the Battle
Mountain Chamber or Commerce a
bridge had been built over Rock creek
and the roads in that vicinity placed
in good condition. For this purpose
$500 had been contributed by the Elko
Chamber of Commerce and $3.50 each
by the Chambers of Battle Mountain
and Winnemucca.
Mr.. Gedney favored the printing of
an immense edition of folders, with a
map showing the line of railroad in
black and the auto road running along
its side in red. He also wanted the
entire auto route marked with red
posts.
In the absence of the president of
the Chamber, Chairman Sheehan then
gave a brief outline of what had been
accomplished by the Humboldt County
Chamber of Commerce in the way of
good roads. At the last session Of the
legislature the Humboldt county com
~missioners were authorized to appro-
pirate $500 monthly to the Chamber.
400 of which must he used for road
work, equally divided between the
eastern and western portions of the
county. The sum of $3.50 has been
expended on the roads in this locality,
and now a like amennt will be devoted
to the roads about Lovelock. The
Southern Pacific has decided its old
roadbed from Golconda % miles east
and will also deed its old roadbed
from Oreana to Loveloek, both of
which will make excellent highways
and save the county thousands of dol
lars. A movement has been inaugural
ed by the Chamber to interest land
owners IN the Improvement of high
ways abutting on their property. To
this end a company in which he is in
terested has taken up the matter of
improvements on seven miles of road.
Short addresses were then made. in