White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-03

ueplorabfy bad condition of her high.
ways and that they are totally unft
Tor military purposes, but she IL
pOWerless to remedy this defect in
the limited time required for 1t TO be-
done. She has fifteen per CEN of the
transcontinental highways passing
through her borders. vet she has
only one-tenth of IN per cent of the
population of the United States. This
proves that the burden of doing this
work at nee when it should be done
Is 100 heavy a one for her to bear.
Furthermore, as | have said. II is a
work for the government to do. 1t
h out of all reason for the people OF
the country TO expect Nevada to build
government military roads across
government lands in her borders on
which she receives no taxes. A very
large proportion OF these highways
within the confines OF her borders
arc government lands.
GOOD Roads a Necessity
You have all seer the war pictures
on the screens during the last year,
and you can Judge from them how
necessary good highways are in mod
ern warfare. The splendid highways
In Europe are evidence of their neces-
sity In ancient times for military pur-
poses. Why has not America done
what Caesar did nearly two thousand
years ago? In war times It Is most
necessary that the various sections
OF the country be thoroughly co-ordi-
mated and united, yet the fact re-
main that this great western portion
OF the United States Is moi safely or
properly united to the rest of the
country. This is a danger and men
ace to our safety and welfare which
should be remedied at once. 1t is
wrong and dangerous To argue that
the government should curtail its ex-
penditures on important roads dur
ing this time of stress and great pub
lie expenditures. Such curtailment
would be false economy and a Grim
inally negligent policy. II is not
curtailing In other things which are
necessary for the successful proecu-
ton of the war.
EngIand's Example
Take the case OF England. with her
small area and huge tasks and sacri-
fees. She has, including Wales, ISL
900 niles of highways, Of which 49,
600 miles are urban and the balance
rural. Since the war started she has
spent in some cases more money on
these roads than formerly. She knows
the great need for good highways in
war time, and she sees to it that they
are built and kept properly surfaced.
She has a network of railroads, yet
she finds her highways as important
a branch of her military system as
any. She has not been invaded n
neither have We, but the two coun-
tries are in much the same condition
now. We have the same problems
and dangers to face as she. yet We
are neelecting our duty in this par
ticular shamefully.
Let Us Keep Awake
Let us not sleep any longer. but
bend our individual energies toward
enlightening and interesting every
possible agency and organization
which can arouse public opinion and
bring strong pressure to bear on the
government. In this we can look for
Ask for Competent Engineers
il is not our purpose to tell the
government which roads should be
built. We ask 1t to send competent
engineers out to this part of the
ountry to carefully investigate con-
oitions and decide which routes are
the most logical and necessary from
a military standpoint. Naturally, we
want those passing through Nevada
To be built. as we believe they are
the most important. We believe that
those thru our state TO San Fran
cisco and TO Los Angeles are equally
important. and while we have met
here in the interest of the Overland
trail route. We must remember that
tho Lincoln highway route to Los
Angeles is Just as important, and 1t
Is n duty and desire to assist IN
every way possible.
Too Much Rivalry
Much sectional rivalry has existed
IN Nevada and ONE of the otner
western startes W the various
routes. This has been natural when
economic and local self interest
have been uppermost' u
the situation Is entirely different
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