The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-01-21

"A rev salt LAKE Olty uusihcSS hoh'
interested In the completion of the
road from EVANSVILLE to Wendover
as a portion of the State and Federal
system, recently gave to the press a
statement presumably prepared by
w. d. Rishel, Secretary Of the Utah
State Automobile Association, In
which a brief history of the promo
ton of the Lincoln Highway In Utah
was given, together with data de-
tending their contention that the
wendover Road and not the Lincoln
Highway should be built as Utah's
western outlet.
Salt Lake City newspapers carry
ing the statement, with the approval
of the Presidents of the Salt Lake
Rotary Club. the Salt Lake CONNER
cial Club, The Utah State Automo-
bile Association. and the Presidents
Club, reached the Detroit headquar-
ters OF the Lincoln Highway Associa-
ton. The following letter, written
by A. r. Bament, V~ice-President and
Secretary of the Lincoln Highway As
ISOLATION to the organizations State
Consul In Salt Lake City, Mr.. ]. H.
Waters. resulted. The letter is self
explanatory.
THE ASSOCIATIONS LETTER
We have your recent deter enclos-
ing clippings from Salt City news
papers of December 31st. 1921, which
present a statement subscribed to by
the presidents of various Salt Lake
City organizations and directed ap-
~parently to the general public Of the
State of Utah. This material, togeth-
er with the published map showing
comparative mileage on the Lincoln
Highway between Salt Lake City and
Reno, Nevada. and on the so-called
Victory Highway" between the same
points, has been carefully considered
by members of our Executive Com
mittee.
We have no desire to enter into an
Improbable controversy with the es-
Unable presidents of the various Salt
Lake City organizations mentioned,
who subscribe to Mr.. Rishel's state
ments. We feel, however, that in
justice to those like yourself who,
out of public spirit and a real belief
In the correctness of the course of
the Lincoln Highway in Utah, have,
in the face of great local opposition,
valiantly worked for its improvement,
we should provide you with a state
ment OF the real facts in the cas
with which 1t is our business to be
thoroughly familiar. II some of
statements conflict with some ofthose
made in the statement subscribed to
by B. F. Redman, e. C. Schramm, M.
A. Keyser, Wesley e. King, s. d. Ev-
ans and other influential men of Salt
Lake City who have taken an inter-
est IN this matter, please bear in mind
that while the directing officials of
the Lincoln Highway Association live
east of the Mississippi river and
might, at first consideration, be
thought unqualified to differ with
those whose residence in Salt Lake
City would seem to give them an ad-
vantage in knowledge of the Utah
situation, that nevertheless the above
mentioned residents of Salt Lake City
are all busy business men whose in
terest in highway matters in Utah
must necessarily be secondary o their
personal interests, while for eight
years 1t has been the primary bust
ness of the active officials of this AS
ISOLATION to thoroughly familiarize
themselves with the route situation
west of Salt Lake City.
We know whereof we speak. What
we may say about the situation re-
suits from eight years of continuous
applied study of the situation and is
not based upon hearsay or any one
else's reports. We are at no disad-
vantage because Of distance from the
scene in discussing with any resident
of Utah the highway situation in
Western Utah or in Nevada. w
have, on the contrary, the distinct
advantage Of definite personal knowl-
edge checked and ~re-checked.
The men forming Board of Di-
rectors and our Executive Committee
are not, In the East at least, looked
upon as either lacking in proper bust
ness caution or a measure of business
judgment which would require a COM
plete understanding of the situation
and very authoritative reports before
the investment Of any such sum as
this Association has already given to
the State Of Utah for Improvement
work on the Lincoln Highway.
l cite these facts merely because
one who is, not familiar with the ma
ture Of this organization or the time
1t has spent in a study of the Western
route situation might be inclined to
place undue Importance on the state
ment issued by the Salt Lake business
men and discount the statements
made by this Association merely be-
cause OF relative closeness to and dis
lance from the situation under dis
cussion.
I wanted to make clear that this
Association has spared neither time
nor money in determining the exact
facts on the ground. not once or by
one man but many times by many
men for many years.
COMMENT ON SALT LAKE
STATEMENT
Taking up for consideration the
statement published in the Salt Lake
City papers OF December 31st. let US
aav 6raf that we fhoror0hlv aOraa