Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-03-21
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court house Saturday night when the !
good roads boosters got together and .
Torgarized a local branch of the Over
land Trail club. There was n large f.
attendance, with delegations from all .
sections of the northern part of the .
state and n number from Utah. a .
feature of the assembly was a dele .
CATION OF sixteen members from the .
lately organized Overland Trail club .
at Lovelock, all good roads boosters, /.
heart and soul with the new move F.
ment for a good road extending
through this section OF the state, |
forming part of what will be known T,
as the Overland Trail, stretching
from ST. Louis to San Francisco.
Route Of Overland Trail
The Overland Trail, as generally
agreed on. will pass through the most
picturesque sections OF the western
state As IL reaches west from St.
Louis the general plan is that the
:. road will pass through Columbus,
Z Ohio, Kansas City, Denver, Colorado
Springs. Salt Lake City. Ogden. fol-
lowing around the Great Salt Lake in
Utah, thence to Montello. Elko. Bat
tie Mountain, Winnemucca, Lovelock.
Reno, Lake Tahoe, Sacramento, Oak
land and San Francisco. This pro-
posed route passes through the great
scenic sections of the Rocky noun
tains, including the Grand Canyon of
the Colorado and the beauty spots of
Utah and through the most fertile
section of the state of Nevada. the
valley of the Humboldt river.
This Nevada route is without doubt
the most feasible that could be chosen
the coast and the one chosen by the
~pathfinders 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 it not only fol,
lows the railroad. but passes through
the principal towns in the state
where there are first-class hotel &C.
commodations and always in touch
with telegraph and telephone ser.
vice. besides eliminating to great ex
tent long, dry desert drives through
sparsely settled sections. AS il has
been said. THE sound of locomo
tive whistle, the glare of locomotive
headlight and the advantage of the
telephone and telegraph lines will al
ways look good to tourists on {
strange road. No other part OF tn,
state has these great advantages.
To Organize Branch cIubc
. A short time ago the Overland Trai
Club of Nevada was organized n
Reno with the following officers
president, w. II. Goodin of Loveiock
:pice-presidcnt, J. Sheehan of Whine
mucca; secretary, A. l.. Bachrodt o
44oyelock; treasurer II. w. Hesson o
;Elko.
The business of the organization Il
TO be conducted through a board o
governors.
Since the organization started a
Reno clubs have been springinE n
TN different towns through which tn
proposed trail will pass.
z Lovelock has a branch club with
large membership and the object q
the meeting here Saturday night wa
for the purpose of organizing
branch club. This was accomplishe
and Is now on n footing TO worI
in cooperation with the general clut
of which all the branch organization
are units.
Speakers Advocate Northern Route
AT the meeting Saturday night
Sheehan, vicepresident and a mcmbe
of the state governing board. pre-
sided as chairman. In calling tn
meeting to order Mr. Sheehan mad
a suitable address touching on tn
great merits of the movement an
urged tho thorough organization Q
the Overland Trail club.
After the chairman's remarks, Pres
dent w. II. Goodin was called upo
and delivered a very comprehensiy
address, setting forth reasons VIII
this great highway should be bull
through this section OF the state II
aald that he was given to undcrstan
tbat there would be no change In tn
plans Of the Lincoln highway, so
IL up to the people OF this section o
The state TO have another hIghwa
through northern Nevada and in ac
cordance with the provisions of tn
highway bill passed by the Legislature
There is no question" said Mr. Good
in, that the proposition will &c
plenty OF support. What we wan
is everybody to join the club. Tht
money raised by the organization, is t.
be used In building the road. This
Nevada club will work in conjunction
with other similar clubs or organiza