White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-28
HIGHWAY OFFICIALS ON
TRIP OF INSPECTION

Lincoln Highway Association, who
was in Ely a fortnight ago on high
way business, was again a visitor here
the first of the week enroute from
Salt Lake City to the coast. He was
accompanied by his wife and w. p.
Harrington of Carson City. state con-
sui of the Lincoln Highway Associa-
tion for Nevada, and after a stay of
two nights in Ely the party centin-
ued on their way tc Califoria.
Tuesday evening Mr. Harrington
met fhe highway committee of the
Chamber of Commerce. when he gave
an informal talk on highway work
and made a most favorable impres-
sion as to his fitness for the import
ant position OF state consul. 1t Is
generally believed that he will be a
going factor in the advancement of
The states highways and that he is
the logical successor OF Mr.. Foag,
who has labored so long and success
fully for good roads and whose work
has been rewarded by promotion
where his efforts Will be of "A rational
scope.
As was recorded in last Sunday s
News. the Salt Lake City opponents
of the Lincoln highway have buried
the hatchet and in all probability the
Lincoln highway will at once lie made
passable over that section known as
The Sieberling or Goodyear cutoff,
which in wet weather has been i'm
passable and resulted in putting the
Lincoln highway in i'll repute with
tourists The fight has been q long
one and was hard fought. and there
is satisfaction in knowing that the
ability and staying qualities of an Fly
man in the person of Mr.. Iloag has
brought the issue to a happy term
ination. II was a strategic move on
the part of slr. Hoag, after all else
had failed. to reroute the Lincoln
highway traffic through Ogden. north
Of the lake and thence TO Cobre and
Ely 1t showed Salt Lake the weak
ness OF her position and opened hcr
eyes TO the fact that the loss of : !
per cent of the Utah capitals s tourist
traffic was somthing too serious to be
endured. Hence the change of heart
and policy and Messrs. Hoag and Har-
rington can continue on their respect
i've ways and duties with the COM
Portable knowledge that all is well.
Probably the best thing for every
one to do now is to forget IL and all
work together in harmony and for
the common good. II would seem a
good principle in the future to con-
slder as good highways all that have
come into existence because of their
meeting a traffic necessity: do every
thing possible for their proper main
tenance and not spend lot OF time
lighting over and for any particular
route. Where people dwell there will
be highways, and by the same token
where there are good highways the
people will be attracted TO come and
nettle. SO the rule works both ways.
and therefore all highways have their
appeals for public and financial sup
port.
The News believes that Nevada is
on the eve of wonderful development
in ner system OF highways. and the
best way for this to be brought about
is by cooperative work. The passage
last week in the senate of the substi-
tute road bill is going to make avail
able lot of money for bodybuilding
in this state, and how and where IT
will be used is coming responsible
ity for the state road commission and
Ely. by reason of its geographical
location. is a junction point for sew
eral important highways. principal OF
which are the Lincoln and the Grand
Central highways and the Midland
trail. These constitute not only coun-
fy and state roads, but they are also
interstate and intercounty and carry
transcontinental traffic. North and
south are other highways of import
ance leading to far points in distant
states. These highways carry not
only trunk-line traffic but connect
with mining and ranching communi-
ties of Importance and neishb"ring
towLs that are OF economi: value to
Ely. White Pine county has always
taken pride IN its highways and when
times were normal has been liberal in
la appropriations Tor road building
and improvement. Because at the
present time the county commission
ers are handicapped by n depleted
treasury is no sign that this condition
OF affairs will continue. With the
OF the copper mining in
dustry here and the return Cf bust
ness TO normal. conditions throughout
the country there will be no difficulty
In the resumption of the program OF
building permanent highways.
Already. as Ia generally known,
there Is a completed state survey for
a paved road from McGili to the
mines. passing through Ely and fol-
lowing the course of the Lincoln
highway. and with the federal aid
roads bill operative there seems no
reason why this work cannot he CON-
pleted, as we'll as the present uncom-
pleted boulevard section of the Lin
coin highway west of Ely, which for a
of miles is practically fin
ishcd but ends nowhere. so that its
r asy grade i not available TO auto.
inobile traffic nor any other kind of
traffic
BY the provisions of the federal aid
law the government will supply as
per cent of ths money expended in
Nevada state highway building. leav-
ing but per cent 10 be provided by