White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-06
u. S. TRANSPORT
CORPS WILL VISIT
ELY ON LONG TRIP
Arrangem ents Being
Made for Fitting OBJ
servance of Epoch
Marking Event.
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WASHINGTON. July 5.-Prepara
tions are under way to give the Mo
tor Transport Corps of the United
States army a big send off, as they
start for the trans-continental trip
Monday morning.
The War department will dispatch
a motor train to leave Washington,
D. c. July 7th for a trip over the
Lincoln highway to San Francisco.
The trip will be made in sixty days
With a stop over night In most OF the
larger cities. The route of the mo-
tor train is first to Gettysburg, Pa,
through Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Iowa,
Nebraska. Wyoming, Utah and Ne
vada to California. From Salt Lake
City the train will pass through Orr's
ranch. Sheridan's at Deep Creek to
East Ely and to Ely, leaving by way
of Eureka to Fallon and Carson to
Myers, califoria, and on to San Fran
cisco.
Each city is urged to make the
event one of Importance and all of
the larger cities alon gthe route have
arranged for a celebration and
general holiday on the day the motor
train arrives
Mayur Witcher stated last night
that plans are under way for taking
care of and entertaining them while
here
1t is proposed to erect q stone in
Washington, upon the starting of this
train, this monument to mark the
starting point of all the National
highways in the United States. The
terminus of the Lincoln highway will
also be marked by siimlar monu-
ment.
For several years the highway as-
sociations have endeayored to secure
demonstration, from the govern
ment, of this kind. This train will
consist of large number of motor
trucks and motorized equipment en-
ployed by the Motor Transport Corps
in the conduct of the recent war. In
addition, there will be several other
branches of the service represented.
and this includes the Engineer Corps
Of the United States army, with anti
aircraft defense trucks, searchlights.
and who are accompanied by observ-
ers to make study of road condi-
tions and possibilities. With this
train are several speakers, who are
able to not only explain to the public
the purposes of the trip, but who
thoroughly understand National
highways and the need for good
roads.
One of the purposes of the trip is
to call attention to the Motor Trans-
port schools, which start in Septem-
Der, and are to be opened for the
benefit of the enlisted personnel, who
have the qualifications. to give them
thorough technical training In the
operation of motors and wheeled mo-
tor equipment At the various stops
en- route men will be accepted for
enlistment with the train, and all
those who enlist for the schools are
10 be sent directly to the camps
where these schools will be con-
Quoted.
The many organizations which are
interested In Good Roads are greatly
interested in this trip, and are giving
their full cooperation to make the
passing OF this train day of big
events. Some are even suggesting a
Good Roads Holiday" for the mu-
inequalities as the train actually
passes. II is planned that sixty stops
will be made en- route and during
these stops the general public will
have the opportunity to observe the
train. and all of It's equipment, as
we'll as 10 assimilate further infor-
nation about theUnited States army.
the Motor TRANSPORT Corps. and the
need for good National Highways.