Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-18

Texas, 1000 miles from the Lincoln
Highway, has been more liberal in its
treatment of the Lincoln Highway
than Utah. You will note that Wis.
coEsin, not on the Lincoln Highway,
has about four times as many con-
tributors as shas Utah.
Il am writing this letter to you
not with the idea that it will be pub
lished, or that 1t will make any i'm
preston, but I do desire to have the
record made clear and to deny en-
phatically some of the statements
which you have made, which are mis-
leading, erroneous, and 1 trust made
without due knowledge OF the condi-
tionos as they really exist. Very truly
yours, (Signed) A. R. Pardington,
yice-president."
| Answer to Pardinqton.
A. r. Pardington, Vice-President and
Secretary, Lincoln Highway, De-
troit, Michigan.
| Dear Sir; I have received your
letter of April Goth and have carefully
perused its contents and am surprised
at the attiture you take, but l will
make an effore to undeceive you, if
possible, as I feel you have been mis-
led since you positively deny that a
monetary consideration could have
induced you to make a change in
the Lincoln Highway.
You charge that the Ogden Daily
Standard and the citizens OF Ogden
acted selflshly in recommending that
the automobile traffic go north Of
Great Salt Lake, instead of around the
south end.
You certainly are mistaken, so far
a sthe Daily Ogden Standard is con-
cerned. The editor for years owned
a ranch on, the south end of Great
Salt Lake and he had hundred head
of buffaloes which, about four times
a year. would break down the fences
and try to escape westward through
the Great Salt Lake desert over
which you have designated the route
OF the Lincoln Highway.
/ yOu lily eApeIl-
ehce on the desert, l prefer to let
others talk, but 1 want to tell you,
Mr.. Pardington, that consider It
worse than crime for you to rec
ommend people with automobiles to
take the route over the mountains
from Echo to Salt Lake City and from
that city around the south end of
Great Salt Lake. Do you know that 1t
Is all down grade to Salt Lake City by
way OF Ogden, from Echo through
Weber canyon? Do you know that the
Weber canyon road, from Echo to Og-
den and Salt Lake, Is one Of the best
canyon roads in America? II you do,
why do you urge autos to go from
Echo over the dangerous mountains to
Salt Lake City-an almost impossible
road?
DO you know that young Duke, OF
the great tobacco house, lost his life
because his auto turned turtle on
this mountain road you so highly rec.
ommend? He would be alive today
but for the selection Of your unprac-
dcable and dangerous route. You
say you have many letters complain.
Ing OF the conditions encountered
west OF Ogden, but you do not say as
to which route the complaint is made
There are two routes west from Og-
den, the Lincoln Highway around the
south end of the Great Salt Lake and
the old pioneer, established Overland
trail to California. Now, Mr.. Par.
dington, I challenge you to produce
even one bitter letter complaining
of the Overland trail from any man
who has also tried a trip over your
route through the Great Salt Lake
desert around the south end of Great
Salt Lake. I know that no truthful
man Will complain of the condition OF
the Overland trail IL he ever has tray
eled over your highway. I have been
over both routes and know you will
cancel the Lincoln Highway route
Ground the south end OF thu lake and
that you will adopt the Overland trail,
IL you Will go over both routes, pro.
Nlueu tnRt your only object Is to Be-
lect the best route for the automobile
traffic. will personally arrange to
take you over both routes. Mr.. Pard.
ington, IL you will accept my invita-
ton. VIII you? Did you ever won.
der why, during the past so years,
the Overland trail has been the only
great highway to San Francisco
through Utah and Nevada7 Don't you
think that the only route that could
he found in 60 years for horses to
travel over should have been consid.
cred by you and at least inspected by
you before locating arbitrarily the Lin
coin Highway through the Great SAT-
Lake desert via the south end of Great
Salt Iaka7