The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-01-31

Will Be Held in Reno and Plans
Will Be Made for Full Improve
ment of Victory Highway
Through This City

That the fifth annual melting OF
the Overland Trail Club, to be held
in the Chamber of Commerce rooms
at Reno commencing at 10 O'Clock
on the morning of February 10 and
to remain in session over the 18th
is to be a good roads meeting the
like of which has never before been
held in this state, is indicated by a
flood of enthusiastic literature and
letters arriving in this office. The
principal object of the meetings is
to secure immediate improvement OF
the Victory Highway, designated as
the road of primary Importance in
Nevada by state and federal road
authorities. Victory Highway is the
new name for the Overland Trail
passing through this city. Destined
to be the most used and highly inn
portant transcontinental auto route
Improvement of the highway is OF
course immensely interesting to
residents of this community, partic-
ularly business men who prosper be-
cause of tourist trade.
Local Official to Attend
C. E. Haviland, automobile man
of this city and former mayor, who
is one of Nevada's two national di-
rectors of the Overland Trail Club
and the Pixies Peak Ocean-to-Oeean
Highway Association (Hon. Tasker
L. Oddie being the other national
directory stated yesterday that he
will go to Reno to attend the meet
ings, believing that matters of great
Importance will be discussed. Mr.
Haviland is in receipt of a message
containing the official call for the
meeting issued by the clubs presi-
dent, w. H. Goodin, which says:
Immediate Improvement Wanted
"Our route having been desig-
mated the primary highway, let's
get together with the state highway
department and work out in every
detail a constructive program fol
the immediate Improvement of the
Victory Highway.
"The Importance of this route de-
mands that this meeting be the big
yest and most important road meet
ing ever held in the west"
Then follows extensive plans fol
entertainment of those in attend
ance.
Campbell Among Speakers
A communication received from
C. c. Cottrell, formerly Nevada
highway engineer, but now engaged
by a northern California road asso
citation, conveys information thai
L. G. Campbell of this city is to be
one of the speakers at the conven
ton. Mr.. Campbell is member
of board of governors of the Over
land Trail Club. J. l.. Peterson o.
Golconda, county commissioner, il
also a member of the board of gov
ernors, and he, with District Judg,
]. A. Callahan of this city, presiden
of the Humboldt County Chamber
of Commerce and vice-president o.
the Overland Trail Club, are alst
expected to attend the sessions.
Prominent Men to Attend
Cottrell's communication states
that among the many speakers o.
note who have signified their inten
ton of being at the big road meet
ing are Col. E. G. Simmons, execu
tive secretary of the San francisco
Chamber of Commerce; F. c
Schramm, president of the Salt LAKE
Chamber of Commerce; James X
O'Brien, president, Utah-Nevada
California Highway Association; W
D. Rishel, manager touring bureau
Utah Automobile Association, anC
D. E. Watkins, secretary-manager
California State Automobile Asso
citation. Cottrell also says:
"Those with our own Nevad;
road enthusiasts, headed by Cover
nor Emmett D. Boyle, "Bill" Goodin
Chas. Knight, H. V. Castle, L. G
Campbell and many others viii
make this the most interesting anC
enthusiastic road meeting ever helt
in the west.
Coodin Deserves Credit
"Too much credit cannot be giver
Mr.. Goodin and his associates il
the Overland Trail Club for arrang
ing this meeting, the purpose Of
which, as they state, is to formulate
program of construction for that
road through the northern part OF
the state.
'Now that the barriers are re.
moved in the way of financing anc
naming the road as the one of first
Importance, they hope to get the
work of actual improvement under
way Immediately.