White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-08

tereSt was Immediately taken IN the
matter of the Lincoln highway,
which Salt Lake persists in endeav-
oring to push off the map and there
by deprive Ely of the great advan-
tages of a position on the national
eoast-to-coast highway.
Later kilograms were received
from Field Secretary G.. S. Hoag and
State Consul w. p. Harrington of the
Lincoln Highway Association urging
prompt action on the part of all
those interested in the towns along
the route. which will be so vitally
affected II the program as outlined
in Utah is allowed to go through.
That Salt Lake realizes to some
slight extent what the influence of
the Lincoln Highway Association
will mean If that influence Is carried
TO Washington is evident from the
.Iaent.on of the fact in the Salt Lake
stess Immediately following the ac-
tion OF the Utah state highway COM
mission, as told in the last issue of
the News.
Along in March, 1916, when GER
tain Utah interests were fighting the
Lincoln highway, they were brought
10 realize the influence of this district
and when all efforts to get -ecognl-
tion failed at that time just one blow
proved to he effective, and that was
blow in the pocket. The business
men Interested here are in position
10 deliver another such blow any
time they may so elect. because OF
tho fact that a world OF business goes
out of this district to Salt Lake City
which could be just as advantageous
ly placed elsewhere.
An agreement was finally entered
into under date of March 16, 1916,
by which IL was thought all opposi-
tion to the Lincoln highway m Utah
would end. and certainly IL would
have ended then If good faith had
been kept by the people of Utah
While that memorable battle is still
fresh in the minds OF tile residents
of this district, perhaps the terms OF
the contract which grew out of 'he
visit made to Ely by representatives
of every prominent line of business
in Utah had become somewhat haZy
in their minds even before their spe-
cial car had returned them TO their
homes.
When the matter was being els
cussed preparatory 10 the drawing OF
the contract which was later signed,
If any mention was made of the fact
iIdl odlt l1dht was tnt
On highway the only reply would
be, "Oh. my: we didn't know that. ;"
They professed absolute ignorance OF
any knowledge OF opposition to the
Lincoln highway. and when their at
tention was called TO newspaper ar
-tieles published in their city II was
passed off with a laugh and some
such remark as We'll, we are really
glad we came to Ely to learn of
these things.
When the agreement was finally
drawn and later read al the public
meeting held in what was then the
Liberty theater in Ely 1t was adopted
with cheers that could be heard al
most in Salt Lake
The late Senator H. A Comins sug-
gested that it might be we'll TO hear
from the visitors whose names were
not attached to the agreement This
brought forth speeches CT great
praise from each OF the individuals.
To now read the statement pub
lished in the Salt Lake papers and
credited TO at least one whose name
was signed TO the document almost
every word 1t contained must have
long since been forgotten.
Under all the circumstances that
agreement becomes most interesting
at this time and IL IS. therefore. pub
lished in full in this issue of the
News
According to the statements re-
Gently published in Salt Lake, there
has never been time when the Lin
coin highway as now designated
through Ely should have received
the slightest consideration. Yet when
he Ely business men cut away from
ssalt Lake the latter city sent thirty
of their finest specimens in the great
world OF business and after mature
consideration the names of six of
those gentlemen, representing the
people Of Salt Lake City. Utah. rep
resented by the Rotary Club, the
Commercial Club and the Manufac-
turers Association" were affixed to
tho historic document as commission
ers of those interests. the faith of
which they then sacredly pledged to
promote what the document termed
that great national route known as
the Lincoln highway and to give
every possible encouragement to the
promoters of It," Now they charge
bad faith on the part of Lincoln high
way officials and accuse them of
throwing honest, kind-hearted men s
money IN certain mudholes.
In 1915. however, they signed
contract binding the Lincoln highway
officials to throw in at least $75 900
and then forgot their little donation
of one-tenth.
A meeting was held at the Unver-
sity Club, in Ely last Tuesday, at
which 1t was decided to take immedi-
ate action and a committee composed
of II. W. Edwards, Anthony Jurich.
Val M. Pittman, f. M. Clark and N.
III. Chaplin was appointed to draft tell
egrams to be forwarded to the rep
resentatives of Nevada in Washing
ton, as well as to Governor Emmet d.
Boyle, State Consul. W. p. Harring-
ton, Field Secretary G. s. Hoag.
County Consul b. l.. Quayle. and to
officials OF Tooele county. Utah, pre-
paratory to putting up a battle