The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1917-09-19
lincoln HIGHWAY ROUTING MAY
Be CHANGED TO ELIMINATE RENO

III. >
for the Lincoln Highway Association
accompanied by William Easton OF
Austin. passed through Fallon last
saturday en- route to San Francisco.
Mr.. Osterman is still the same
consistent and persistent booster for
the only National highway as he was
at the outset. When others express
ed doubts as to the possibility of a
realization of the dreams of the pro-
iectors of the great enterprise, Os-
terman has come up smiling when
seemingly insurmountable Difficult
ties have been encountered and sue
cessfully tackled the problem of
smoothing over local difficulties and
interesting communities and big
business men of the East to rally TO
the cause of good roads. AS a re-
suit, he is a tonic to any discouraged
community which feels that their
particular problems are the worst of
any on the entire route.
How many trips Mr.. Osterman has
made across the continent. perhaps
he could not tell himself But it is
certain that he knows every inch of
the Lincoln highway and can greet
every signpost over the 1000 mile
stretch as a personal monument TO
his untiring energy and enthusiasm.
Speaking of the route across Ne
yada Mr.. Osterman says that the
road between here and the Utah line
is now S5 per cent efficient. which
Is TO say that the bad stretches com
prise only about Is per cent of the
mileage. AS an instance of the char
aeter of the route, Mr.. 0sterman
made the 1S5 miles between Ely and
Austin in seven hours, or an average
of 2s miles per hour. Leaving Aus
tin In the morning they arrived here
without mishap of any kind early in
the afternoon, coming by the way of
Sand Springs braying the "terrors
of the Fallon Sink.
Asked about the much touted
overland" trail route. Mr.. Osterman
smiled and said that this was mere
ly one of tie instances of misplaced
confidence and "bucking" the impos-
sible. 1.-THE Lincoln Highway" he
said, is the only logical route across
the continent for automobile tour
lists, being the shortest and most
feasible, as well as the easiest to
maintain In all seasons. AS a matter
OF fact, there is no such a thing as
an all-year route for autos across the
continent, but the Lincoln Highway
comes nearest to filling the bill of
any route so far discovered, and des-
pite the misguided, and oft times dis
astrous, efforts of disgruntled com
munities to offset the natural advan-
tages of the Lincoln Highway for
selfish reasons, 1t will continue TO be
the only safe and practical route"
Referring to his recent trip over
the Midland Trail to Los Angeles /.
Mr.. Osterman said there was no in /
tention of changing the routing OF
the Lincoln Highway. for the reason
before stated that its origfnators
were guided solely by the one idea
of securing the shortest and best
ocean-to-oc route However, as
he is often approached by those who
desire to go direct to Los Angeles,
he made the trip to satisfy himself
as to road conditions and to be in a
position to speak authoritatively.
While no general change in the
highway is contemplated either now
or in the future, minor changes, cal
culated to shorten or better the
route are being made constantly. A
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