The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-03-30
THREE GOOD ROADS
DAYS FOR COUNTY

Lots of credit is due to tine Over
land Trail Club for work which has
been accomplished since organization,
and lots of credit is due to the
Business Mems Association for get
ting behind the aforementioned Over
land Trail Club in putting Good Roads
day. April Z. "over the top"
Thursday evening an open meeting
of the Business Mems Association was
held in Winneva hall. A representa-
tive and enthusiastic body of men was
in attendance and the meeting was
productive of much good
IL was decided to have two other
Good Roads days, April IA for work
between Winnemucca and Golconda.
and April 81 for work between Win
nemucca and Paradise Valley. A COM
mittee composed of Mayor c. f. Havi-
land. F. A. Robinson, f. A Smith, E.
NJ. Bosch, DR.. A. A. Wendell and c. p
Hoskins, was named, which will have
charge of arrangements for all three
days. This committee is to meet to-
night at 8 o'clock for the purpose of
organizing and perfecting details for
the work
The plan now is for all automobile
enthusiasts to meet at place to be
designated, for each one to bring a
shovel or pick, and a lunch, and then
to start on the road to Humboldt, re-
pairing the road on the way. At ]
pm. they will meet the Lovelockers,
working this way from that city, at
Humboldt. and there everyone will
rest. enjoy their lunches and hear
speeches.
]. p Grandel. president of the Busi-
ness Mems Association. presided at
the opening of Thursday nights meet
ing. but later turned 1t over to the
Overland Trail Club. President W. II.
Goodin of Lovelock and Overland
Trail Club Governor c. T. Haviland,
presiding in turn.
Dean c. s. Knight OF the University
of Nevada agricultural college was
the first speaker. He cleverly blended
the relation of good roads as an aid
TO the government in war time with
his pet hobby of war gardens. He
amazed his hearers with statements
of the proportions of the war garden
movement and said that ii is possible
of the contemplated Government
ocean-to-ocean highway. which is
practically sure to be built within the
next few years.
w. II. Goodin Of Lovelock, president
of the Overland Trail Club. made a
vigorous address and infused his own
spirit of enthusiasm into the meeting.
He gave a detailed account Of the
work done on the Overland Trail since
the club was organized. though funds
available were insufficient to accom-
plish all that was desired. He showed
that the work done between LovelocK
and Reno by just the same methods
as will be used April had cut the
running time between those two cities
almost in half, so that now an auto
mobile trip between the two points is
nothing TO be afraid Of
Brief addresses were made by ]. A.
Callahan. J. Sheehan, J. l. Peterson.
T. A. Brandon, Mayor c. f. Haviland,
Commissioners A. F. Trousdale and
w. L. Bracket. and others. on the
question of good roads and the plans
for April 7. Many new members
Joined the club and every person pres
ent enrolled to either donate an auto
for Good Roads day or to assist in
some way in the work to be done on
that day.
After the meeting all were invited
to the banquet hall, where an excel
lent luncheon. arranged by commit
tee for the Business Mems Associa-
tion. was served.
fc. Iusut A. M Gill; c...nN