The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-18

Sp1red At the ROAD convention held at
Reno last Saturday are told by w. p.
Stephenson, president of the Winnie
mucca Business Mems Association,
and County Commissioner j. I. Peter
son, who we're among Humboldt
county's delegation. Mr.. Stephenson.
who with Mrs. Stephenson cut short
their vacation in California to attend
the Reno meeting, said that the at
tempt Of the Oakland, Ell Dorado
county and Greater Carson City Club
delegates to have the Lincoln High
way designated as the feasible route
across Nevada blocked any action by
the convention until after 4 O'Clock in
the afternoon. When they were
finally defeated in their endeavors to
down the Overland Trail they left the
meeting place in body and there
after action was rapid.
Success for the Overland Trail ad-
vocates was largly due to strong
delegations from Sacramento, San
Francisco and Salt Lake City. safe
Stephenson, and the wind-up Of the
meeting. when seven men were ap-
pointed to secure the $450,000 prom
ised by northern California roads or
ganizations, made practically certain
that the Overland Trail route across
Nevada from Salt Lake City. through
Elko. Winnemucca. Lovelock and
Reno. will be improved to the extent
of spending $780,, 600. all as a result
OF the convention and former activi-
ties of w. HI. Goodin of Lovelock and
l.. A. Mares of San Francisco.
With the Endorsement of the Over
land Trail or northern route across
Nevada as the road for which Cali
fornia will furnish $450.000 to help
build. the good roads convention held.
Saturday in the rooms of the Reno
Commercial Club ended full days
discussion late in the afternoon. Mr.
w. H. Goodin made the motion to
adopt the Overland Trail as the Off
cial and most feasible route, and the
motion was adopted.
Goodin's motion came as the climax
of day of debating and sharp repair
tee between advocates of the Lincoln
Highway and the Overland Trail. and
following the motion the big Califor-
mia delegation present pledged itself
to raise s450.000 in the northern Cali
fornia counties and road associations,
which will be matched by an equal
amount from the four northern Ne
vada counties, the total in turn to be
matched by Federal money. bringing
the total road fund up to $1,S00.00 to
be spent in improving the Overland
Trail, or the Humboldt grade" as it
was called at the meeting.
Utah representatives at the meeting
announced that their State would
concrete the road to Wendover on the
Utah line. and the California road men
told of the purpose of that State to
build hard-surfaced road from Au-
burn to Verdi.
Following the meeting, which ad-
jOurned after the passing of Goodin's
motion. the California delegation Sc
lected L. A. Mares, California chair
man of the Federal highway council
and father of the proposition to aid
Nevada in building its section of the
road, to head committee of seven
to devise ways and means to raise the
s450000 in California. y
From the outset of.the convention,
which gathered in the Commercial
Club rooms 300 strong at 10 o'clock,
it was apparent that very few of the
delegates understood the purpose of
the meeting. According to the Cali
fornia delegates 1t was called so that
they might meet with delegates rep
resenting Nevada and devise ways of
working together to improve the
Overland Trail. The California dele
gates. with the exception of those
from Ell Dorado and Placer counties
were already settled upon which road
would be improved, and at their meet
ings at Auburn and San Francisco
had decided that aid should be given
Nevada to improve the northern route.
This aid only applied to the northern
route, according to l.. A. Mares.
But the meeting had no sooner been
called to order than the delegates
began to hne up on the question OF
which route should be adopted. and
the breach grew over a question
which the California delegates as
serted was not the purpose of the
meeting. Heated discussion arose
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