White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-26

Ter 1TOIn 1HdTltS 1yu6 VI l}h5
Warehouse Association of Salt Lake,
gives some pertinent facts in regard
to the merits of the two highways
leading westward from Salt Lake to
the Nevada line The extensive pub
leity that the Utah road question Is
receiving throughout the country Is
opening the eyes of the people to the
methods pursued by Utah state high
way officials in attempting to force
the Wendoyer route upon the people
of Nevada, of which state great ma
iority of those most directly inter-
ested favor the early completion of
the Lincoln highway. Mr.. Joys let
ter is as follows:
Yours of February 81 is interest
ing. No. l have not taken the opinion
and advice of others as a basis for
any of the statements / have made
] know of my own knowledge. 1t is
difficult TO misrepresent facts to those
S.who are. from long personal expert
ence and careful study, familiar with
them. 1t Is quite easy to misrepre-
sent facts TO those whose knowledge
Of the western route situation has
been gained through a course of
reading In the Salt Lake City papers.
/ am glad to have sou admit that
"a lesser number would be served by
building the Wendoyer road west of
Grantsyille.' for the only reason we
brought up this question of popu-
lation served by the two roads was
because In your defense of your
Wendover route published in the Salt
Lake City papers OF December 81,
1921, YOU specifically gave as one of
your reasons for supporting that
route-it would serve a greater local
population.
Odd, isn't IL. that one year a COVER
nor is for IL and the next year he is
against II: then a new governor fay-
ors the completion of the Lincoln
way an within six months would build
brick wall across II. and all hands
in Salt Lake City go back and forth
with changes IL the season?
One year all hands cordially in.
dorse the Lincoln way by a formal
resolution duly signed. sealed and
delivered, and then. presto, all hands
are against II who solemnly signed
the resolution, etc, etc. and so IT
goes.
How does one tell when he Is right?
Is II when everyone agrees with him
or is IL when they all disagree with
him. When do people mean yes.
Is il when formal resolutions of all
.gSear their signatures Why is II
that some people cannot determine
upon a course of action and stick to
II until the job they start Is finished
A great man once remarked, BE sure
your are right then go ahead. II is
a great thing 10 be "bull-headed"
when all hands nave agreed upon the
wisdom II the course and then stay
set and see it through.
| know those nice section houses
and tanks of water that you can
drink and put in your radiator. I've
heen there. know the Salt Bed Race
Associations speedway. I've beer
on II. only il was under about eight
inches of brine then. Suppose you
say no one minds driving nine miles
through salt water. That leaves thir-
~ miles of mud fats" leading TO 1t.
across the same stun the Lincoln
highway traverses between Granite
Mountain and Black Point, 17.5
miles Is il 10 be understood that II
will be cheaper TO construct thirty
miles of new grade along the Wend-
over road than to complete the prop
er graveling of a grade already built
for 17.5 miles on the Lincoln high
way
Sure. why should Utah build thir-
ty-one more miles of road on the Lin
coin highway TO the Nevada line when
by building to Wendover II may be
able to force Nevada TO build that
many more miles instead-along a
line where there Is no road. while \
good Nevada road already leads from
Ely TO the Utah line on the Lincoln
highway That is good business,
put the expense on Nevada. II Nc
a lxy IN ata
/ want a connection with Salt Lake
let Nevada build a new road. never
before required, connecting Schell-
bourne with Wendover. Nevada has
plenty OF money. The solution will
be much cheaper for Utah than to
complete the Lincoln highway upon
which several hundred thousand dol
lars have already been spent. Lei
the money which has been spent In
Fisher pass and on the Goodyear cut
OF be thrown away. What differ
ence does 1t make II wasn't Utah's
money Nevada will hold the bag.
Why clutter up this question by
talking about hard-surfaced road?
What Is the use II talking about the
expense of million dollars more or
less on the constructor OF concrete
highway from Tocele west? You
know and l know that every one ia
miliar with the situation knows that
such talk is nonsence. II a paved
road could he financed from Grants
vile west on the Victory highway or
from Tooelc west on the Lincoln high
way, II would be the most gross mus .
use or funds to construct one fer the
present or the travel of the imme-
diate future Why dream of the mil
lions needed to build a paved road
from Salt Lake City to Reno or Car
SON when any road at all passable
Is the first objective and the money
available Is hardly adequate to sup
ply thats
Yes, it's nice to be where one "can
see q railroad line" I camped down