White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30

riFeu lof prompt anu decisive action
on the part of our business men and
tax payers to protect our interests
against the attacks Of certain Salt
Lake business men, the News sug-
gests that a mass meeting be called,
for February 8, or the earliest pos
sible date upon which our merchants
and all others interested can con-
veniently attend, for the purpose of
discussing the question of the Lin
coin highway, which 1t no W seems
beyond question certain Salt Lake
interests will take from US If they
can. Let every business house with
out exception be represented and let
every citizen who has the welfare of
this district at heart, make it his
personal business to attend and ex-
press his views.
On several occasions during the
past few weeks we have called the
attention of our readers to the oppo-
sition of Salt Lake business men to
the interests of this district in their
efforts to route tourists from Salt
Lake over the Wendover route and
thereby deprive us of the travel
which should naturally come this way
over the Lincoln highway.
Perhaps no county along the coast
to coast route has been more active
than White Pine county and consid-
erable money, as well as great
amount OF labor, has been expended
to make the route through this dis
trict the most attractive to tourists
That we have the best route is be-
yond all question. Through the ef-
| forts of our local booster, G. S. Hoag,
large sums of money have been OBJ
tanned to make the roue from Salt
Lake through Ely a boulevard. This
great work was brought to a climax
when 1t was decided to build the
splendid concrete roads over John
sons Pass and the Mud Flats as told
in the News last week.
On Friday of last week a luncheon
was given at the Hotel Utah in honor
of Henry y. Joy. president of the Lin
coin Highway association. Following
this luncheon, which was attended
by the managing editor of the Trih-
une. an editorial appeared in that
publication which is reproduced for
the benefit of those interested in this
district. Read 1t carefully and then
decide for yourself whether under
mess men or their representatives
who visit this district should be CIV
en- to understand that If they want
our business they must stop fighting
our interests. Travelling men out
of Salt Lake carry considerable busi-
ness to their respective houses from
the merchants of Ely, McGill. Ruth
and surrounding country. That they
want this business is evidenced by
tnt didtlits Will W hi1h thCs otSh II.
We want the Lincoln highway and
the travel which will naturally pass
over Ii. II is now squarely up to our
business men to take issue with the
Salt Lake crowd We care not what
the fight may be between Salt Lake
and Ogden, but we should at least
let Salt Lake men understand that
they cannot push us off the map like
mere speck and at the same time
make us like it,
We ask you to read this editorial
from the Salt Lake Tribune and
then express your views to the rep
resentatives of Salt Lake business
houses when they call upon you with
the broad smile and the glad hand
outstretched to take your money
back and then use their surplus,
with whatever energy they may have,
to turn from your door the large
volume of business which should
come this way.
Here is the editorial which shows
Salt LakeGwith the mask torn OFF:
Perhaps the Los Angeles and
southern California folk who have
been agitating an automobile high
way between Salt Lake and Los An
geles have been somewhat mystified
by the apathy of Utahans. The pro-
ject has commended itself with such
picture values, to the Californians
and has seemed so profitable to all
concerned that the lack of enthusi-
asm in Salt Lake and Utah has sur
prised and hurt our brethren of the
southwest coast. Keen observers
among automobile enthusiasts of
Salt Lake and Utah are equally sur
prised and disappointed, for 1t seems
- shou. that Tho natural dividing