The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-11-06
Larson ON HAND
TO ATTEND MEETING

Dusty and travel worn, the little
machine which has carried j. d. Lar
son, the Ogden Weber club pathfinder
nearly eight thousand miles in western
states in the interest of better roads,
pulled into the city yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Larson will tarry here until
after the good roads meeting which is
to be held in the Chamber of Com
merce rooms Friday night.
The meeting to be held tomorrow
night, to which the public is invite !,
is for the purpose of discussing the
best plans for better roads as well as
directing the transconJInental travel
over the northern route, along the rail
road in Nevada. Word has been re-
ceived by Secretary Germain of the
Chamber of Commerce that representa-
tives will be present from Wells, Elko,
Battle Mountain, Golconda, Lovelock
and other towns along the route. 1t
is also proposed that an organization
be perfected so that the most effective
work may be done in all matters per-
tanning to the northern highway.
After the meeting the Chamber of
Commerce will be the host at an in
formal smoker.
Speaking of the activities of the
Weber cluD at Ogden in road matters
Mr.. Larson explained that it was the
purpose of the citizens of Ogden to
give all the assistance possible in the
building of better highways every
where, especially along the route
which effects the welfare of that city.
"Untii l come over the northern
route in Nevada about six weeks
ago. added Mr.. Larson, cit was the
general impression that travellers
could not get through to Reno along
the northern route with any reason
able degree of travelling comfort. The
road had never been logged west of
Elko and very little was known about
the feasibility of the route. Now we
have all the facts in concise form.
We have comparative data concerning
this and other routes and it is not
necessary to stretch the imagination to
say that the northern route is by far
the most feasible for trans-country
travel even under present conditions.
And it will be better. If the people
along this route will do their share,
there will be five times as many cars
go over this route next year as there
have been in past years, besides there
will be greater comfort for the people
who live in the valley to travel the
roads,
Travel Means New Money.
1t has been pointed out that every
car that comes this way will leave
some new money. A conservative
estimate OF cost OF travelling is placed
at ten dollars each day. 1t ordinarily
requires five days to cross the state of
Nevada, which means that each car
would leave fifty dollars ON the north
ern route in Nevada. This is "new"
money, money that has not been made
in Nevada. 1t has also been pointed
out that every dollar that is placed in
circulation gives all the people an op-
portunity of getting it so that all the
people-especially the business peo-
ple-will be benefited by the increased
travel.
.'Since my last trip here when /
logged the road the entire distance, -
said Mr.. Larson, "we have sent seven
teen ears this way and on this trip
met some of the travellers we directed
liohi OSucn. lHey were pIedSeu Win
the conditions of the route and while
the roads are not to be highly recon-
mended in some places, the safety Of
travel by the railroad and within
reach of several towns is a great fea-
ture with the thoughtful man who is
travelling over the country with his
family in an auto
Besides,' continued Mr.. Larson,
"every time a road is improved it
means greater return to the farmer
and the people of the valley. Good
roads are greater benefit to the
farmer tha~ 70 any one else for the
very reason that it makes it more
easy to market the crops and that of
course benefits all the people, so that
good roads are absolutely essential to
all the people,
The meeting to be held tomorrow
night will be well attended and it is
expected that good will result from
the discussions and organization.