The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1917-02-28
WHY NOT A GOOD ROADS,
DAY FOR FALLON-HAzEN /?
Citizens and Dwellers Along the
Route Should Unite in Improving
Road Conditions

This is the season of the year
when. If anything OF permanent val
ue is to be done in the way of road
improvement, it is possible to do it.
Long experience has demonstrat-
ed that it Is a peculiarity OF the soil
OF this valley that once it becomes
dry it is practically impossible to
disturb the erusted surface without
doing far more damage than good
in road construction. We're it pos
sible when the roads are wet and
furrowed to run a leveling drag
over them and eliminate the chuck
holes and ruts, a surface will form
that renders them hard. smooth and
almost dustless, save in the sandy
sections.
The direct route between Fallon
and Hazen is now in a very bad
shape, making it practically impos
sible to travel it in an automobile.
AS consequence the only practi-
cable route is via Lahontan, which
itself is very little better.
1t would seem that the Importance
to the people of both places of un-
interrupted travel would warrant
them in getting together in coop
Grafton with the people along the
route and setting a day, or series
of days, in which they would con-
eentrate their efforts to overcome
these difficulties and not only bring
ing about a temporary Improvement
in conditions but perform work that
would last, with slight and Incl
edntal repairs, throughout the entire
summer and fall.
Wonderful results have followed
community Good Roads Day. in
other States, where a general holi-
day is declared and everyone, ire
spectiye of age, sex or customary vo-
cation, turns out en- masse to work
upon the highways. The ladies'
clubs are invited TO provide the eat
ables and the day is made one in
which the community devotes its
entire energies to the laudable pur-
pose of working for the good of all.
Churchill county bears an unenvi-
able reputation for the character of
its roads. Our sparse population
practically precludes tn possibility
of securing the necessary funds by
taxation to contract this necessary
work. hence there remains but one
way in which it can be successfully
accomplished-by voluntary labor
on the part OF its public spirited citi-
zens
The county is now admirably
equipped with the necessary road
building machinery, but the condi-
ton of the road fund is such that
any active campaign of road work
this season is out of the question.
Unless the community as a whole
comes to the rescue we must resign
ourselves to a continuance of the
NOnhAilbn HAA1L' nave 0Bldiutu ever
since the county was organized
The Standard feels assured that
if the Chamber of Commerce in CO.
operation with the various ladies'
civic clubs and the city and county
officials will take the matter in hand
1t will meet with a hearty and ready
response. Sufficient time should be
given before setting the date for
preliminary survey of the work to be
done in order that the volunteer lab
orers may be quickly transported to
the scenes of their labors without
confusion. to the end that every min
ute of the day and every yard of
material moved will be made ef-
fective.
Who will start the ball rolling?
NOTICE TO nNG OWNERS