White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-14
SALT LAKE BOOSTERS
ROYALTY WELCOMED

Ely business men. through the Ely
Chamber of Commerce, did the host
act Thursday evening, Gail S. Hoag,
former resident. being the guest of
honor. Mr.. Hoag came to Ely in his
official capacity as field secretary of
the Lincoln Highway Association and
with him as other guests of Ely were
Salt Lake City business men. includ-
ing {. p. Castle, Vern A. Tracy and
james III. Waters. Mr.. Castle is also
a former resident of Ely, when he was
manager of the Campton Commercial
Company.
Mr.. Hoag and party arrived in Ely
Thursday evening about o'clock,
coming in over the Lincoln highway.
One object of the trip and the bring
ing of the Salt Lake City delegation
was to show how badly the Seiberling
or Goodyear cutoff was in need Of
financial assistance to make ii a part
of the Lincoln highway that tourists
would like to travel over.
The party was given a cordial re-
cepfion upon arrival here and shortly
after the handshaking and greetings
a large gathering, including the Wis
itors and representative citizens, sat
down to temptingly prepared dinner
at the American cafe. This dinner.
under the supervision of the Ameri-
can proprietors. Anderson and Rob
inson, was prepared and served in a
manner beyond criticism and was a
happy beginning to most social and
satisfactory evening.
b. l.. Quayle, county consul of the
Lincoln highway. presided and as
fn.l laf m "a c
speakers who entertained the party
when the fulfilled feeling came and
the cigars were lighted Those re-
spending were Mr.. Hoag. Mr. Castle,
Mr.. Waters. Mr.. Tracy, J. NJ Lock
hart, Fred T. West and Mayor Gala
CHER As master of ceremonies Mr..
Quayle was true to form and had an
appropriate introduction for each
speaker The speakers were. all in
happy vein and their remarks. while
closely to the point of the occasion.
were neatly put and favored with the
spicy condiment of story and anec-
dote.
Mr.. Hoag's religion. and as the lead
ing speaker of the evening he nat
urally had a great deal to say on the
affections. He told of his recent in
terview with the governor of Utah
and did not give much encouragement
that the Goodyear section of the Lin
coin highway would get much atten.
ton for the present In Utah's pro-
gram of highway building and repair
ing Lack of funds was given as the
reason, and Mr.. Hoag's remarks dis
nh
gotten the idea that this much talked
of and maligned cutoff was in the way
OF being permanently improved in the
near future.
But aside from this particular sec
tion of the highway there is no trou-
bile or doubt whatever and this great
overland route is an institution which
will perform its mission and go for
ward in its scheme of national deyel-
opment, despite the opposition of any
single state or group of men. Mr.
Hoag made no bones in saying that
enemies of the Lincoln highway exist
in Salt Lake City, and he named them
and their INSCRIPTIONS methods in
directing traffic over other routes. On
the other hand. there are true and
loyal friends of the Lincoln highway
in Salt Lake City. and to them all
honor should be given in their efforts
to connteraet the work of their ad-
yersaries.
Everything considered. the even ng
was another of those pleasant get
together occasions for which Ely is
distinctive and which are long re-
membered as pleasant civic social
events.
Mr.. Hoag and Mr.. Castle had op-
portunity to briefly meet former
friends and associates, while the 9th
er members of the party. who are in
no way strangers here, also met old
acnuaintances
The party returned to Salt Lake
City Friday. going by way of Cobre
Snowville and Ogden. A report as to
the trip and the condition of the high
ways travelled over will be made to
the Salt Lake City Commercial Club