Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-18
AUGUST IS, 1915
WHY ROADS?

Our neighbors over in Reno are raising a fund OF ABOUT S4oNU To-
the purpose OF constructing a road from their beautiful town direct 10
Lake Tahoe. They intend to cut off the distance from Steamboat Springs
to Carson and have auto tourists go direct to the lake over the top OF
the mountain. so that the tall and beautiful Mount Rose al be seer at
close range, and a general view OF the valleys below Ia be &c. II
it not the purpose OF the Appeal to tell the people OF Reno how to
spend their money, to dip too deeply into what IS their w sl-
ness, and perhaps none of ours. If they want to spend Sp1oo1 or my
other u OF money to build a summer road for the sole use OFT travellers,
and cut Carson out Of the overland route, they have a perfect right to
do it. 1t is their money, and will be their road. But 1t would cen
that this large u OF money might be spent to much better advantage
in fixing up the roads already in existence in their county, so that nt
only the eastern traveller, but the people OF this section, may ave III
comfort The road from Carson to Reno is a good road. Many thous-
ands OF dollars have been spent oil it. and while it a taken care OF
md kept II it wa splendid travelling. For the past several years, how
ever, for some reason, it has not been thought worth while to 10 much
to the highway, and it has been going to the bad. Auto travellers WHO
pass oer it ia a little work o it would improve it greatly. Ormsoy
county end OF this road, according to travellers, is thu best part OF TINT
road. and easternp people passing through wonder why the m heafes'
the METROPOLIS of the state is neglected. There is nc answer to te
conundrum.
The proposed mountain road to Lake Tahoe an be, at best, only
a summer road, for it will pass over the high point Of the range CT
mountains, where the snow falls very deep, and each year, for the repairs
necessary to make it passable for auto travel 1t Will require more non
than it would take to keep the road from Reno to Carson IN hrstclass
shape. Why not, then, be satisfied, with the most beautiful route over
the mountains, so pronounced by that extensive traveller, Mr.. Joy OF he
Lincoln Highway, and save this large II OF money Tor real od I'M
proyement? AS there are already two roads direct from Keno TO ue
gen of the Sierras, OF which, the Kings canyon route, having al
ready gained almost worldwide fame rs a pleasure trail, 1t oui seen
he most extravagant thing possible 10 build another, and tina othe owe
a high ridge where nothing could be gained IN scenery, n Wheie ue
grade will necessarily be so steep that none but tn very highest
powered and upto-the-mnute machines can go under The los favorable
conditions Tor a few months in the summer. There is no country
to openb y ear OF this proposed road, no people to accommodate, n o
fine scenery to be brought to notice, nothing, in fact to justify ITS on
struction. 1t is simply a way OF taking advantage OF the desire o sooa
roads t. wastea lot Of money, and that at a II when there arr plenty
of roads actually needing the help this sum OF money III give.
There are so mar reasons why this road should not be built and
SO few that it should, that j. is difficult to understand why tn Washoe
county people want 1t.