The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-02
Two Counties
Work
Lincoln Highway to BE Made SucI,
That Contemporaries Cannot
Contend

I
bile travel worthy of the name is to
be further improved in this state IF
present plans carry. Should these
be matured 1t is asserted that the
Lincoln Highway will be so far in
advance of competing routes as
TO travel advantages that contem-
poraries cannot exist. 1t has been
proposed that the present state
Legislature shall grant authority for
the counties of Churchill and Ian
der to each issue 100000 in road
bonds, total of 100000 which
would be matched by $175,00O OF
federal money. $44.500 from the
Lincoln highway association and
s70,500 from the state of
Nevada, all to the end that
coast trip made under the best con-
ditions that could obtain.
The members of Churchill coun-
tvs board of commissioners.and sew
eral of the county's largest taxpay-
ers sent request forward on Satur-
day to the county's legislative dele
cation asking for a legislative def
milton of the right of the county
board to issue bonds to the amount
of 100000 under an authority
granted by the legislature of 1919
Should this authority be lacking
new legislative enactment will be
sought.
The following is from the Lin
coin Highway Forum and deals with
the questions affecting the associa-
tons route across this state:
IAN inspection trip was complet-
ed last September by A. f. Bement.
Vice-President and Secretary of the
Lincoln Highway Association. Field
Secretary G. S. Hoag and officials
of the Nevada State Highway De-
partment and the United States
government, covering the territory
between Austin and Eastgate, Ne
vada. Later. recommendation were
made to the Board Of Directors OF
the Lincoln Highway Association
for tentative offer of an additional
sum of s37 900 to the State Of Ne
vada for the completion of the
route. either by the way of Carol
Summit or Newpass. The possibili-
ty of relocating the Lincoln High
way over what are known as the
Burnt Cabin Summit and lone
routes were not considered practical
by the officials of the Association.
"The fund in question has just
been offered to the Nevada State
Highway Department upon the con-
dition that the state is able TO f.
nance the construction of the sec
tion in question to an extent OF at
least $3.50. 900. including the con
trlbution of the Lincoln Highway
Association, together with federal
aid of 80 per cent of the amount in
question, and the assistance of
Churchill and Lander counties. in
which this section of the route is To-
Gated, In an amount to be not less
than 100000
THE option of the two routes
favored is left to the Nevada State
Highway Department and the Fed
eral engineers.
Should the Carol Summit route
be determined upon -and construct
ed, the present agreement known as
Project Number 3, comprising the
section between Westgate and East
gate, for the construction of which
the Lincoln Highway Association
has contributed $500. can remain
in force. Provided the Newpass
route is selected. its western termi-
nal will be at Westgate rather than
at Eastgate. and the funds previ-
ously contributed for the construc-
ton of the Project Number Just
mentioned. amounting to $500.
can be applied upon the construc-
tion of the Newpass route, making
in either instance an avilable total.
subject to the condition of the offer
between Austin and Westgate, Of
$44,500.
With the acceptance of the offer
in question by the Nevada State
Highway Department, the arrange
ments will be handled. between the
Lincoln Highway Association and
the state of Nevada. along lines sim
liar to those followed in the past,
and the money contributed will be
placed in escrow in a Nevada bank.
1T is the keenest desire of the Of
ficials of the Lincoln Highway As
sociation TO complete that section of
the route between Austin and West
gate. thus bridging the last stretch
of really bad travelling upon the
Lincoln Highway in Nevada.
AS a result of the deep personal
interest of Mr.. w. c. Durant. who.
up to the recent past, has been
president of the General Motors
Company, and who is a director and
founder of the Lincoln Highway AS
sociation, fund of 100000 known
as the General Motors Trust Fund
was contributed to the Lincoln
/ Highway Association for the pur-
pose of aiding the state Of Nevada
! in eliminating the several sections
Of bad travelling which had preyl-
ously existed upon the Lincoln
Highway in. that state, and which
local means were entirely made
quate to overcome With the ac-
eeptance of the fund here mention
ed, provision has been made for the
expenditure of the entire amount OF
the General Motors Company Fund
n 1a f.s..