White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-12
COMMISSIONERS SEND
PETITION TO GOV. MABEY

The following resolution addressed
to Hon. Charles r. Mabey, governor
OF Utah was passed unanimously by
the White Pine county board of COM
missioners at a meeting held at the
courthouse last Monday:
Whereas, The recently enacted fed
eral highway act provides that each
state shall designate roads which
alone shall receive federal aid until
all so designated are completed, the
construction of which will require
from ten to fifteen years: and,
Whereas, Utah being the eastern
gateway to all of Nevada. 1t is vitality
important to Nevada that the Utah
connections adequately serve al, parts
of Nevada; and,
Whereas, the program for federal
aid heretofore submitted by Utah
does not provide the most direct ave-
nue. to a large. number of cities and
towns in central Nevada, localities
which through lack of transcontinen-
tai railways must depend on high
ways for east and west communica-
tion ;and,
Whereas, The Lincoln highway is
the main correlating highway across
Nevada directly serving such import
ant communities as McGill, East Ely,
Ely, Ruth, Kimberly, Hamilton, Eu-
reka. Austin, Fallon, Hazen, Reno,
Carson City and Lake Tahoe, and also
forming direct connection by improv-
ed highways with Phoebe, Lund, Pres
ton, Tonopah, Goldfield, Hawthorne,
Yerington, Minden, Virginia City,
Gold Hill and Dayton, thereby serv-
ing about so per cent of the popula-
tion and business interests of Nevada,
and also serving Gold Hill and Iba-
pah in Utah and the Yosemite and
Owens River valleys in California;
and.
Whereas, The only western outlet
which Utah has heretofore designated
will not provide a direct connection
with the Lincoln highway route
across Nevada; and.
Whereas, Nevada has designated
the Lincoln highway route for fed
eral aid; and,
Whereas, The business prosperity
of central Nevada depends largely on
securing direct communication with
Salt Lake City, thereby more closely
the business relations of
Nevada and Utah; and,
Whereas, The failure of Utah to
provide a direct connection with the
Lincoln highway route across Nevada
would tend to ALLEVIATE the friendly
business relations between these two
states; and,
Whereas, The particular commun-
ity which now petitions you would be
directly benefited financially by YOUR
with this request; and.
whereas, The Lincoln Highway
Association has heretofore given
large sums of money to Utah and Ne
vada to assist in constructing its route
across these states, relying on the
gratitude and good faith of both
states to include such improved por-
tions in their interstate roads; and.
Whereas, Every section of the
Lincoln highway between the Allan
tic and Pacific oceans except that por-
tion lying in Tooele county, Utah, has
been designated as part of the federal
highway system; and,
Whereas. The federal aid act pro-
vides that all state designations are
tentative and subject to change until
by the secretary of agricul-
ture which approval has not been
given: now, therefore.
I'VE hereby petition that you re-
quest and cause the state road COM
of Utah to so reallocate its
federal aid program as to provide fed
eral aid on the road by way of Tooele,
Fisher pass, Granite mountain aud
Ibapah. known as the Lincoln high
way route.