The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-03-18
LINCOLN HIGRWAY
THROUGH NEVADA

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Friends OF the Lincoln Highway In
Nevada have no cause to feel alarmed
over the probability Of losing the
road. but on the other hand they can
congratulate themselves that the road
will be practically completed across
the State within the next two years.
while all the bad spots will be ironed
out during the present year, says the
Ely Record. The friends Of the Lin
coin Highway were at work building
roads while those Of the Victory
Highway YER awaiting the long
promised donation from California
before issuing bonds for the perma-
nent improvement of the road. The
counties through which the proposed
Victory road passes mo issue
bonds until after their very good
friends in California have made good
on their promise. and that will be
some time in the future, hence but
little work Of real Importance can be
accomplished in that section, while
every county along the Lincoln High
way is prepared to make good its al
lowance with the State and National
appropriation, and a large proportion
of this work will be done during the
present year. Further, 1t is not clear
that all the counties along the north
ern route are in favor Of issuing
bonds for the Victory Highway. At
a banquet held in winnemucca only
last week, Jerry Sheehan, State Sena-
tor from Humboldt County, who is
also president of the First National
Bank of winnemucca, made the fol-
lowing statement:
/ believe that a good road
north and south, to interior
points, is of great Importance. l
do not want 1t understood that /
oppose the building of the Vic
tory Highway. l do not oppose
such building and l want to see
a good road east and west. But
when you realize that Humboldt
County has only 1000 inhabi-
tants, with from 600 to 500 ac-
tual taxpayers, 1t can readily be
seen that we can't have both
roads during our lifetime. When
stop to think and look to where
the money is to come from /
can't help but express a candid
opinion. l believe that 1t would
pay this county to bond to build
a good road north. for we'd get
the money back. After all, 1t
isn't the residents of Nevada that
are urging construction of the
trancontinental road. Talk to
real taxpayers and they say build
north and south. I stand ready
to do that.
Mr.. Sheehan probably carries as
much influence as any other man In
Humboldt County. and it is known
that many other citizens of that coun-
ty indorse his opinoin. The principal
population of the county resides to
the north of Winnemucca, and it is
natural that they desire a good road
to connect them with the county seat
and the railroad, and care but little,
II anything. for the proposed Victory
route. But at any rate, unless Cali
fornia comes across with something
more tangible than promises there
will be no bonds issued in any of the
northern counties this year for the
Victory Highway. Next year. per-
haps, II granted power by the Legis-
lature to issue bonds Independent of
the contributions by California, they |
may be permitted to do SO, but in |
that event the probabilities are that
a majority of the people in some of
the counties will not endorse a bond
ing proposition, hence the matter of
raising funds will still be delayed for
a few years.
There is only n question in con-
nection with the completion of the
Lincoln Highway. and that is the des-
ert section Of Utah, upon which the
greater portion of the work has al
ready been done. The board of conf
missioners Of Tooele County stand1
solidly behind this proposition. and
will not consent to tine appropriation
OF one cent Of county funds for the
Wendover road, hence there will be
no State or Federal aid for that en-