White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-05

Ter OF the controversy between Sa1t
Lake and Ely over the Lincoln high
way was thoroughly gone into by
Gael S. Hoag. field secretary for the
Lincoln Highway Association, proved
10 be the most interesting so far in
the battle. the outcome of which Is
so vital to the interests of this dis
trict. While the meeting was well
attended it is regrettable that every
citizen was not present in order that
he might become properly informed
as to the highway association side
of the controversy.
While the meeting was called for
the purpose of hearing Mr.. Hoag's
side of the highway controversy 1t
resolved itself into one of general in
terest, from which interrogatories
and answers thereto naturally fol-
lowed and In this general discussion
followed Those most active among
tIhe debaters were Counsellors An
thony Zurich, II. w Edwards. G. y
Boreman, B. L. Quayle and Andrew
Hexem, George Doyle, Fred ID. West
and Vail NJ. Pittman BY reason of
questions asked and answers made
many facts of interest were brought
out.
Mayor J. II. Gallagher called the
meeting to order and presided. At
The outset he announced that the
purpose was TO hear Gael s. Hoag
field secretary of the Lincoln High
way Association. give his views on
the important question and requested
Mr.. Hoag TO proceed.
The field secretary of the great ma
tional highway tackled on the wall a
map showing the various routes. and
from this he explained the objects.
advantages and disadvantages in 2
cleancut manner. speaking solely
from the standpoint of an official of
the coast to coast route which Is now
recognized as one of the great ma
tional achievements. We have met
many obstacles in Salt Lake" said
Mr. Hoag. but now is the most
acute stage of all. Continuing he
said. The question has been so
often asked. Why is Salt Lake so ab-
solutely insistent on the Wendover
route and hostile to the Lincoln high
way If they are seeking only a west
ern outlet. why care at all after
travel leaves the border of their
statef' The question might appear
a difficult one until you examine the
picture
The speaker then pointed out the
fact that Salt Lake has an organiza-
! Jon which for its own purposes has
neen brought close up TO the stage
of perfection. This organization, un-
der the direction of w. ID. Rishel, has
as one of its great objects that of in
terviewing all tourists, finding out
where they came from. how long they
intend TO stay and what their des-
tnation may be. Each tourist is
figured On a basis of s. per day in
point of money left in Utah and dis
tributed through the ordinary chan
nels of business. The figures for
1921, Mr.. Hoag said. were not avail
able. but he pointed TO the statement
made by the management OF the Salt
Lake bureau regarding 1920, in
which II was said that out of 81 600
tourists who visited the city of Zion
25. .000 had gone south. because the
bureau found IL necessary to advise
them that there was not a good road
10 the west. If each tourist remain
ed only one day in Utah their busi-
ness would total 1855, 900 for that
day. If they could be induced TO re-
main for a period of ten days. for
example. that business would reach
the astounding figure OF 81 $50. 900
"a tidy sum for a ten-day vacation
The speaker pointed TO the mep
and drew attention to such places o;
interest and scenic beauty in south
err Utah as Cedar Breaks. near Ce-
dar City. Zion national park and the
rim nj the Grand canyon. into which
it had been found profitable even to
build n railroad Such n trip would
naturally hold the traveller and give
Utah the benefit OF his stay. while II
they are routed on west over the
har IN ~ hal do.
: tination the great volume of business
would be lost after the first day or
Two stay In Utah.
The speaker pointed out the roads
running north and south through the
state and explained how easy II was
10 draw the picture of scenic beauty
for the travellers and then say to
them. Come on In. boys; the roads
ara fine
The difficulties by way of the Wen
dover route were then pointed out,
where II is said that for a str etch of
upward of 100 miles there is not n
drop OF fresh water and the only
way for men. women and children
touring the country to get a drink Is
out of barrels stationed along the
railroad for the use of few section
hands and buried in the ground,
which prevents the receptacles from
being properly washed out and which
are filled from tank car perhaps
twice a week I'm real hot weather.
Also the road being under water for
many months In the year and in dry
weather the glare from the salt is so
binding that employees making the
trip across the roadbed by train are
obliged to lay OFF for two days or
tn
from the irritation. Such obstacles
would serve as a Chinese wall at the
western outlet and preserve for the
sovereign state OF Utah the ever-en-
tfeing dollar But how about the
travelling public and the state of Ne
vada? or course in Utah that Is
secondary" but in Nevada 1t is ''pri-
mary"