The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-03-20
OVERLAND TRAIL
CLUB ORGANIZED

AT meeting of the Overland Trail
Club, held in the courthouse Saturday
evening, local branch was organized
by the election of j. Sheehan, presi-
dent; II. w. Duncan, secretary, and
F. A. Robinson, treasurer.
There was large attendance at the
meeting, which was presided over by
J. Sheehan. Delegations were in at
tendance from all sections of the
northern part of Nevada and a num-
Der from Utah. A feature of the as.
sembly was a delegation of sixteen
members from the lately organized
Overland Trail Club at Lovelock, all
boosters for good roads, and heart
and soul with the new movement for
a good road extending through this
section of the State, forming part OF
what will be known as the Overland
Trail, stretching from st. Louis 10
San Francisco.
Route of Overland Trail
The Overland Trail, as generally
agreed on, will pass through the most
picturesque sections of the Western
States. AS it reaches West from ST.
Louis the general plan is that the
road will pass through Kansas City,
Denver Colorado Springs, Salt Lake
City, Ogden, following around the
Great Salt Lake in Utah, thence to
Montello. Elko, Battle Mountain, Win
nemucca, Lovelock, Reno, Lake Tahoe,
Sacramento and Oakland to San Frau
cisco.
This proposed route passes through
the great scenic sections of the Rocky
Mountains. including the Grand Can
yon of the Colorado and the beauty
spots of Utah. through the most fer
tile sections of the State of Nevada
and the valley of the Humboldt river.
This Nevada route is without doubt
the most feasible that could be chosen,
for it is the natural gateway to the
Coast and the one chosen by the path
finders for the Central Pacific railway
years ago. and now being used by the
Southern Pacific. This route has great
advantages over the other routes
spoken of, for 1t not only follows the
railroad, but passes through the prin-
cipal towns in the State, where there
are first-elass hotel accommodations
and the transcontinental tourist may
be always in touch with telegraph and
telephone service, besides eliminating
to great extent long, dry desert
drives through sparsely settled re-
gions.
To Organize Branch Clubs
A short time ago the Overland Trail
Club of Nevada was organized at
Reno with the following officers
President, w. H. Goodin of Lovelock
vice-president, j. Sheehan of Winnie
mucca; secretary. A. L. Bachrodt OF
Lovelock; treasurer, R. w. Hesson OF
Elko.
The business of the organization is
to be conducted through a board of
governors.
Since the organization started at
Reno, clubs have been springing up
in different towns through which the
proposed trail will pass. Lovelock
has branch club with large mem
bership. and the object of the meet
ing here Saturday night was to or
ganize a club in Winnemucca. This
was accomplished, and the organiza-
ton is now on a footing to work in
cooperation with the general club
of which all the branch organizations
are units.
Favor Northern Route
All the speakers favored the north
ern route. and short addresses were
made by j. Sheehan; w. H. Goodin
president, and A. L. Bachrodt, secre-
tary, of the State organization; ]. W
Puett of Carlin County Commissioner
w. l.. Bracket of Golconda: ]. T.
Goodin of Lovelock; Allen Mcbride
of Elko: Attorney H. j. Murrish OF
Lovelock: ]. A. Callahan, III. W. Dun
can and f. ]. Button of Winnemucca
]. I. Peterson of Golconda: w. McCor-
mack of the Bell Telephone Company
A. jain of Loyelock; G. N. Bossmer
secretary of the Ogden publicity Bu-
reau;' E. NJ. Tyson of Brigham City
Utah; W. E. Mayer of Elko; Phil
Blume, NJ Reinhart, c. p. Hoskins, r
A. Robinson of Winnemucca; Attor-
ney NJ. Griswold of Elko, and others.
Board of Governors Meets
The board of governors held q
meeting in the directors room of the
First National bank Sunday and de-