White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-01
SALT LAKE BOOSTING
. FOR NORTHERN ROUTE

A determined effort is again being
made in Utah to push the Lincoln
highway through Ely off the map,
according to press adyiees received
during the week.
These adyices are to the effect that
the Utah highway commission has
designated the northern route from
Salt Lake TO Wendoyer as its primary
highway and il this decision stands 1t
will mean that the route roughly par
alleling the Southern Pacific through
Nevada will be designated as the pri-
mary road in this state.
Under the Phipps- -Dowell bill is is
necessary for at least one primary
state highway to be a connecting link
III transcontinental road This
means that Nevada must connect up
with Utah and California. and il the
Wendover route stands the Ely Gis-
trict will lose the travel over the Lin
coin highway, which so much has
been done to retain
Considerable time and no small
amount of money nave been expend-
ed to make the Lincoln highway
through Ely most desirable route
and the travel has been highly appre-
cated This travel has increased
each year and during the summer
just past was an important factor. 1t
is due the business people of this
district and the citizens in general
that every effort be made to prevent
this asset from being taken away at
the eleventh hour.
The battle waged a few years ago
to prevent certain Utah interests from
diverting travel from the Lincoln
highway through Ely and routing 1t
by way of Wendover and the northern
route is stnl fresh in the minds here
It will he remembered that when a
delegation of Salt Lake business men
visited Ely in a special car the mat
ter was thoroughly thrashed out and
what was supposed to be Il satisfac-
tory agreement arrived at. Following
that agreement a dinner was given in
honor of the visitors and speeches
were made, all of which had the key
note of cooperation. The battle was
over and one of the visitors remarked
that he personally was delighted that
all grievances or fancied grievances
had been settled and the f1tted calf
had been killed. To this o1e of Ely's
active citizens replied that he hoped
we had further killed the fatted bull.
The bull. however. seems to be again
in evidence and unless prompt and
decisive action is taken by such or
ganizations as the Chamber of COM
merce and is vigorously backed up by
all business men and the citizens in
general. Ely will be deprived OF a
valuable asset and one that cannot be
recovered for number Of years. II
at all.
That Ely will not GO to sleep and
calmly submit in this matter of such
vital Importance, hut will put up a
battle. seems 10 at least be recognized
by some in Utah and others will no
doubt find that to he the truth little
later on. Commenting upon the mat
ter one prominent newspaper pub
lished in Utah remarks:
"One of these roads. not now on
the map, is the Lincoln highway
through rooele county. over John
sons pass and the Seiberling cutoff
The Lincoln highway Association has
in the past made a strong fight for
the route over the southern end of
the Greet Salt Lake desert. 1t has
had The divided. but possibly a ma
jority. support in Tooele county and
also Of the Ely district in Nevada.
Should its directors still insist on that
route as preferable To the Wendoyer
route and carry the fight TO Washing
ton it's influence would undoubtedly
he geat and the contest may be in
teresting."