The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-06

looked with suspicion upon the
other, and there has been a lack of
united support on vital questions
affecting the whole community and
even now one can go into certain
communities and secure a fight at
the drop of hat.
No less a person than ]. M. Leon
ard, the chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Nevada state High
way Department, is authority for
the statement that unless this quib-
bling and controversy stops, the
highway programs of the two states
to the east of California will re-
ceive a severe setback.
Programs Tied Up
1t has been estimated, and it is
the truth, that even now, because
OF this very thing, the programs of
certain sections are completely tied
up.
There is nothing about conditions
in these two states of Utah and Ne
vada that warrants any controversy
and particularly does this apply to
people living elsewhere.
The accompanying map shows the
two main highways westward from
Salt Lake City into northern Cali
fornia. The Victory highway, some
times called the northern route"
has not been designated in Califor-
mia, while the Lincoln Highway As
ISOLATION has placed its name on
both roads.
The history of all this controversy
dates back to a time several years
ago when the people of northern
California awoke to the fact that
they were not getting as much of
the eastern tourist traffic as they
thought they were entitled to. In
fact, only last year, of the 10000
tourists, reaching Salt Lake City on
their way westward, but 5000 came
to northern California in spite of a
majority designating a preference
for that territory. The first and
only reason they could find was the
condition of the roads across west
ern Utah and northern Nevada, SO
ever since there has been a desire
for better road conditions in those
areas.
The Two Routes
Now the two roads, the Lincoln
and Victory highways, the truth of
the matter is that they were then in
as equally a poor condition as they
are now in the same fairly good
condition. The distance by both
routes is almost identically the
same.
In an over-zealous attempt to
urge the improvement of travel con-
ditions into northern California, a
mistake was made in trying to
choose one road for improvement
and upon which the support of out
side agencies might be concentrated.
So far as the state of Nevada is
concerned, this was particularly un-
fortunate. In that state the Lincoln
and Victory highways serve entirely
two different communities and both
will eventually be built. The funds
for each road are raised in their
respective territories and there is
no other thought in the minds of
the state highway officials than to
speed up the work on both roads
as rapidly as possible.
Both roads will be built together,
the manner of raising finances there
requires it, and the demand of two
seperate communities is always pres
ent. Then why all this controversy?
The Lincoln Highway Association
donated 100000 of real money to
the state of Nevada to aid in i'm
proving that road and this has been
quite a factor in hurrying the work
along on the route. The Utah-Ne-
vada-California Highway Associa-
ton is now raising a fund of $780,
900 with which to assist in building
the Victory highway in Nevada.
Any attempts of the advocates of
the other road to discourage this
effort should be viewed as discredi-
table to those people.