The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-02-25
EUREKA COUNTY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

NJ the EeSuidF meeting OF tue
Board of Directors of the Eureka
County Chamber of Commerce held
February 23rd. the action of the
Board of County Commissioners in
accepting the route across the north
end Of the county was taken up and
considered.
The questionnaires already signed
developed the fact that IT is the unan-
imous opinion of all those who have
to date signed that they wish the
road to go by way OF Beowawe and
Emigrant Canyon, and the arbitrary
action of the Highway Department of
the State of Nevada is heartily con-
demned.
After due consideration 1t was de-
cided that the Chamber of Commerce.
representing the rank and file of the
citizens of Eureka County. we're as a
body against the arbitrary action
taken by the Highway Board and that
they do everything in their power to
prevail upon them to recede from
their position and give Eureka Coun-
ty a square deal in a matter that so
vitality affects it's interests.
Questionnaires have been sent out
by the Chamber of Commerce to Be-
owawe, Palisade and Pine Valley,
and everybody Is being called upon to
express their opinion as to what route
they favor.
Isadore Sara, President of the Eu-
reka Land & Stock Co., voices, the
opinion of every taxpayer of this end
of the County when he says that IL
A. 49, 40
way Engineer is built In its present
location 1t will take all the funds
raised by taxation In the County for
the next twenty years to finance the
construction. and will not leave dol
lar for any other project In the coun-
ty.
Pete Carletti, one of the heaviest
taxpayers of the North End and thor
oughly conversant with every interest
In that section, Is absolutely opposed
to the Welche Canyon route as being
of no use to the county. an expense
that cannot safely be borne. and
which will mortgage the County High
way Fund for years to come.
During the past week the Board of
Commissioners is in receipt of bill
OfCi RlotVVV do ITO
part of the expense already contract
ed for the building of the bridge
across the Humboldt river at Sho-
shone Point. 1t was decided at the
above meeting that the Board of Di-
rectors would protest the payment of
this bill when the same comes up for
consideration at the next regular
meeting of the Board of County Com
missioners. and that the necessary
legal steps be taken to enjoin future
consideration.
1t developed that in the light of
the requirements of the Government
in the construction of Primary High
ways under Federal aid as embodied
in the Phipps-Dowell bill. the esti-
mate of $250.0OO as the cost of put
ting a road across Eureka County as
now projected would be altogether
too low and that 1t would cost nearer
100000 to finance this piece of con-
struction. or about $4,000 a mile.
This would place Eureka County in
such a position financially that she
would either have to make bond is
sue with all its attendent expenses or
increase her tax rate to such a point
as would leave her mortgaged for the
next twenty years. and would not per-
NIT her to finance another piece of
road improvement in the next genera
tion. And In addition to all this, the
maintenance of the road will fall
heavily on her shoulders and 1t will
take every dollar raised by the pres
ent rate of taxation to pay for the
maintenance of this road alone.
Why the Highway Commission per-
sists in forcing upon the taxpayers Of
this county a road that they are so
utterly opposed to, and that they will
not derive the least benefit from; nor
will It help relieve the inadequate
road facilities Of the citizens Of the
county but will place them in the po-
sition that they will not be able to
finance any other project, is some
thing that nobody can understand.
Every consideration of right and
justice demands that In a matter of
such vital interest to Eureka County
as the location of a road across the
North End of the county they should
be given such location as will serve
some of their needs. The burden of
carrying this great load will fall par
ticularly heavy upon our agricultur-
lists and stock raisers at a time when
they are struggling to keep their
heads above water under present
and added burdens cannot
very we'll be borne, particularly when
they cannot benefit by them.
The people Of this county cannot
help but believe that the Highway
Department has not acted in good
faith in not considering local COM
munttfes in locating its projects but