White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-02
KEY PITTMAN
TALKS ON 5000 ROADS

Senator Key Pitttman addressed a
good-sized audience in Bio hall Mon
Gay evening, speaking generally upon
the subject of highway building, its
Importance to the welfare of the
country and its present bearing en-
industrial conditions as a means of
providing employment for men tenn
rorarily out OF work. incidentally
the speaker explained in a lucid man.
ner the details Of federal legislation
on road bills now pending in congress
and the causes that have up 10 the
present time prevented the measures
from being enacted into law
Senator Pittman's audience was
about equally divided between men
and women and the close attention
with which his remarks were fol-
lowed indicated that the subject was
one of interest. The senator spoke
for about forty-five minutes, and 1t
can be said without exagge.ation
that the address was a clear presen-
tation of the nations highwy build
ing program as outlined in The Phipps
bill. and that the audience was pretty
closely in accord with the speakers
views on the subject. Senator Pitt
man tuck closely to his text and
nothing whatever OF a political a
ture entered into his remarks.
Senator Pittman came to Ely on
invitation of the local Chamber of
Commerce, acting at the request of
the citizens committee which is en-
deavoring TO secure for the district a
daily mail service, and II. w. Ed
wards. permanent chairman of the
citizens committee, introduced the
speaker. The senator in responding
touched but briefly on the mail ques-
lion, saying that he was mere for
the purpose OF getting Information
himself on the subject, tut he be-
lieyed from the plans under way that
the improved mail service asked for
by Ely was in the way of being real
lied.
While the speaker lid not predict
any immediate resumption of copper
mining and smelling for one month
Or three months or possibly more, he
brought out the fact that the United
States is supplying the raw material
for world manufacturing and is in
a favorable condition for future in
dustrlal prosperity, as IL will be the
first nation TO recover from present
conditions and that the mining in
dustry will be among the first to re-
viye. In the meantime the question
now is To provide employment for the
five millions and more men al pres
ent out of work, and this problem can
re solved in a wav by highway cen
struction. The Phipps bill. after
long. unexpected and unnecessary de
lays, is now in conference and IN the
opinion of the speaker will become a
law within three weeks. The Justice
of the bill was admitted by both
branches of congress and the obiec-
tionabie features OF former highway
measures were eliminated. Partieu-
larry had It been shown that in west
ern states where there is much gov
ernment-owned land it is impossible
FOR such states TO provide dollar foI
dollar for road building. and by the
provisions of the Phipps bill this in.
justice Is done away with. the Philips
bill providing that the federal gov
eminent will a ten dollars for ev-
cry dollar appropriated by the state
of Nevada for road construction. This
will mean a vast sum of none i'm
mediately available and Nevada will
share in the general program.
Bringing the question home TO Ely
Senator Pittman said hat three great
transcontinental highways centered
here on the overland routes from the
Atlantic to the Pacific coast and that
White Pine county had already made
arrangements to raise by TAXATION foi
highway work the sum of $1,000
With the federal aid obtainable this
sum will be increased by $750,000
and when the bill becomes a law ne
time should be lost in getting action
/. and the work OF road building com
menced- While cold weather viii
render ii impossible to do some kind:
of highway building, much can b,
done hat winter does not interfers
with. and the opportunity will BIZ
given for hundreds of mon to fine
temporary work pending the resump
ton of copper mining and smelling
Adjoining states will also be occu
: pied in carrying on the nationwid,
: program of building permanent high
ways. and the audience caught tn,
! enthusiasm Of the speaker as he Wis
icned a system Of paved Highways
} extending across the continent ant
/ spoke OF the great and lasting bone
fits of the enterprise.
] As a concrete example the speaker
asked his hearers [ think what /
would mean IL one thousand automo
biles n day came to this district, will
each visitor by such mean of trave
spending an average of $15 per da,
while here. The combined figure,
compared f~avorably with the payroll
of ordinary Industrial prosperity an,
, is not beyond reason The great ben
: eft of automobile traffic is that Wis
itors who come here by motor hav'
/. opportunity to become acquainte,
= with the people and the district, {,
comprehend the Importance Of Il.
mining industry and resources, an,
In all probability become interested /,
n point where they will invest none,
in promoting mining prospects tina
0 are valuable but dormant for lack o
/ money to put the properties on
paying basis.
In closing the speaker urged IN.
G importance Of immediate actien b.
: state and county officials, when tn
r bill has become a law and the none
is available. as the enterprise is a bil
one and there will be many claims I