The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-20

"- IL Is DeyOnd douDt mat IOr ue Denento OF tner ocanueS uey
would sacrifice the tourists who raverse the State. 1t would be a cruel
and in the long u al Improbable, thing to send Eastern people, with no
away from railroads and other eonvenences and utilities to which they have
been accustomed. The California and Utah road men who participated in
the recent conference at Reno understand this phase Of the question in a
practical way and view it more clearly than "a the ciizen If Nevada whose
home may happen to be along the route Of the Lincoln Highway
Now that the competition is over with, all Nevada should rejoice with
the Overland Trail that at least something is t be done. The present choice
does not kill o seriously hamper the future of the Lincoln Highway. Both
roads will be needed-but tbs well to let the "tenderfoots' first introduction
to "the desert" be as gentle a possible.
The Carson City News, though naturally favOrng the Lincoln Highway
takes a broad-mnded view of the situation when it says, in referring % the
Calfornians who are putting up" for Nevada: They wish to spend their
money o the northern route 1t is now up to them to raise it, Their suc
foks a squeeze ot OF ahfornl fr use IN this state vii enthhe them
to great credit and be welcomed. The sooner they get busy and show results
the sooner will the Lincoln Highway be improved and completed, and the
State will have two great crossing highways instead of me- The more good
roads the better"
mention OF the immense |ealh yielded by Nevada lat made possible the
building of a great deal that makes San Francisco what it is today. In
a smahp porto Oh what ~ nae gave 10 Inc state o tn west there would
be NJ need at all for outside aid in building an adequate system of highways
that would serve $ a bridge over the desert from Utah to California
The proceedings at Reno pledged the interests of northern California to
repay a small portion of that states debt to Nevada in the form of nearly
half a million dollars for highway construction. OF course it is OF done
as a matter of sentiment 1t is commercahsm pure and simple, as the
Cahfornians themselves declared. They ar looking for ultimate returns
know that in the end the tourist travel from the East that car be brought
across Nevada instead of going to Los Angeles will be of ncalculable profit
to northern California.
Nevada should learn a commercial lesson from California. People of
this State must develop into a bigger way of thinking than ito look only for
real to them. Nevadans have too long looked for glory holes"-weath to
be had Immediately and without much enort-and thereby have lost many
the sordd wealth which was visble-an heetng-whne California has had
visions and worked toward them. much to the permanent advantage of that
state and its people.
In justice to winnemucca and her good and hopeful people, this subject
cannot be passed without the disheartening remark that this town did not
send a single representative to Reno TO look after its interests in a matter
of the greatest importance-at a time, too, when it was understood here that
the Lincoln Highway had rather the better chance to win the California
the meeting. That was all. so far rs is known. The inference should be
mighty plain that not much progress al be anticipated while such deadly
apathy is demonstrated here. The matter is that the town is tired OF takers
who do nothing but talk. Action is demanded We need a e set of
boosters" who "a boost