The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-08-22
BLOW AND GOOD|N
. SPEAK At MEETING
Interesting Talks of Victory High.
way are Given at Chamber
of Commerce Meeting
Held Last Evening

A special meeting was called last
night for members of Chamber of
Commerce, the purpose of the meet
ing being to consider the subject
of the Victory highway and the as
sociation fostering that highway.
The meeting was called at the in
stigation of Ben Blow, manager of
the Victor highway association and
w. H. Goodin of Lovelock, national
director Of the association. The
greater part of the time, was taken
up by talks by the two men.
Mr.. Goodin in his talk brought
out the fact that the highway
which forms the central highway
way from New York across the
continent to San Francisco, was so
named as a lasting monument to
the soldiers and sailors who gave
their lives in the late war. That
it should always be a permanent
and lasting success, he stated, for
it is not only the shortest route
across the country, but it is one of
the most scenic as well, and is so
located that the entire route is
part of the Federal seven per cent
system of highways, thus insuring
government aid and supervision in
its construction. So far as the
value of the highway in connection
with this state is concerned, Mr..
Goodin emphasized the fact that the
Victory highway covers a direct
route across Nevada, following the
most natural and accessible course,
following the water grade of the
Humboldt river. In regard to the
controversy caused some time ago
in this state and in Utah by Lincoln
highway advocates over the designa-
tion of the Victory highway as the
primary route through Nevada, he
stated that the trouble had been
largely ironed out, inasmuch as the
highway department of this state
has designated both routes for
federal aid, and the proposal of a
connection of the Lincoln highway
with the Wendover route north
east of Ely makes it necessary for
Utah to provide but one road west
of Salt Lake.
Mr.. Blow made brief survey
of the progress of the Victory
highway during the past year, tell
ing how he first became interested
in a new, direct transcontinental
route when associated with the Cali
fornia state Automobile associa-
tion as it's good roads manager.
He stated that with the failure of
Congress to designate a route in
memroy of the heroes of the world
war, the opportunity was presented
to organize a new highway, and the
result of this motive was the desig-
nation of the Victory highway.
Mr.. Blow said that organizing as
it did about a year ago, the as
sociation was able to take advantage
of the aid given in construction
of highways by the federal govern
ment, designating its route over the
entire distance in accordance with
federal designation of its seven per
cent system, so that the Victory
highway is the only transcontinental
highway, every portion of which
is being constructed, or maintained
under the supervision of the fed
eral government. At the present
time the route is paved from New
York to st. Charles, Mo-, con-
srtuction of paved highway across
Missouri having been started, and
either paved or gravelled into Den
yer. From Denver west, construc-
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