White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-21
UTAH WILL IMPROVE
THE GOODRICH CUTOFF

The rercuting of Lincoln highway
automobile traffic through Ogden and
north OF the lake by way of Cobre to
Ely has caused certain Salt Lake
business men to sit up and take no.
tice. and at the same time resulted in
an apparent change of heart for those
who have persistensly opposed the
Lincoln highway in that locality and
] been calmly uninindful of the condi-
! ton of the Goodrich cutoff, which mas
| given that section of the highway a
black eye with tourists. That the
visit of Field Secretary Hoag and
several Salt Lake City business men
to Ely last week brought these sud
| den results through the rerouting
process is indicated by the following
telegram TO the press in Ely from
Mr.. Hoag:
Meeting with automobile associa-
ton last night. Rishel agreed 10 stop
opposition to Lincoln highway and
assist in completion of Lincoln high
way in Utah.
Touching the pocket nerve of
either a person or a community is
generally productive of results. and
evidently Salt Lake realizes that the
tourist travel is an important factor
to cater TO.
That the visit to Ely last week of
G. s. Hoag, field secretary of the Lin
coin Highway Association, and a del
egation of Salt Lake business men
was productive of some results is in
Dictated in Wednesdays Salt Lake
Tribune, which says the city may
lose its tourist traffic through neg
lect of the Goodrich cutoff. While
there are those in the Utah capital
who are antagonistic to the Lincoln
highway and do not consider the
business OF the Ely district of suf-
ficient Importance TO Offset their scru-
Ples there are others more farsighted
and fairminded and the sentiment of
the latter is reflected in the Tribune,
which says:
Unless immediate action is taken
toward improving a ten-mile stretch
OF the Lincoln highway west of Salt
Lake, known as the Goodrich cutoff,
Lincoln highway tourists will be de-
toured from Echo by way of Ogden
and cobre to Ely, beginning nexl
week, according TO j. II. Waters,
state consul of the Lincoln Highway
Association. Mr.. Waters said that
g.. s. Hoag, field secretary of the as
ISOLATION. is in Salt Lake to arrange
for making the detour.
My interests are in Salt Lake
and l am sorry to see the city lose
this tourist business, but there seems
TO be no other alternative said Mr..
Waters j have been staving of
this action for three months with the
hope OF overcoming local opposition
10 the Improvement of the cutoff The
association now insists upon giving
It's tourists a good highway from
coast to coast. The ten-mile stretch
is the only bad place on the cross
continent route
Mr.. Waters, who made a trip over
the route last week, accompanied by
Mr.. Hong and Verne A. Tracy and
Church 7. Castle of Salt Lake. said
that the Rad is in first-class condi.
ton during dry weather, but that
the Goodrich cutoff is impossible
after Il storm He said that $1,000
would enable temporary Improvement
for the balance of the season. and
that $4,000 is needed TO complete
paving the cutoff.
While | am not an authority on
highways, as a business man | think
that this road should be improved
and placed in first-class condition.
said Mr.. Tracy in discussing his re.
cent trip over the Lincoln highway.
The Lincoln highway is responsible
for 70 per zen of the automobile
tourists who come to Salt Lake from
the east. and these tourists should
nave a good route west to San Fran.
cisco. The Goodrich cutoff Is the
only bad stretch and it should be
taken care Of