The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-12-30
RENO JOURNAL AVORs
THE VICTORY HIGHWAY


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Governor Boyle. who will become
the editor Of the Reno Journal after
his retirement from ONCE. has an
nouncod himself strongly in favor Of
the Victory highway In preference to
the Lincoln Highway across Nevada
The San Francisco Examiner quotes
the Governor as follows:
after January l next ! will quit
being Governor and 60 to work. Hav-
ing taken over q regular daily news
paper I expect hat my daily labors
will be cut out for me . IL may be
that from the editorial chair l will be
able to WELD more power than | can
from the gubernatorial chair, and at
any rate there are certain questions
Of Importance to the people OF my
State that I am going to be heard
upon. Needless to say, the Victory
Highway will get my support then as
now. Too much automobile trafic Is
being diverted into southern Cali
fornia. The Victory Highway from
Salt Lake City heads direct for Reno.
thence into San Francisco. Hence
were all for It."
II the Governor has been correctly
quoted It Is apparent that the friends
Of the Lincoln Highway have nothing
to expect in the way of encourage
ment from the Reno Journal. How
ever, they will loose but little for the
reason that the Journal has always
favored the Victory Highway In pref
erence to the Lincoln Highway. 1t Is
further apparent that the political In
fiuence OF State oficials in the past
has been with the Victory Highway,
although generally kept well under
cover.
James @. Scrugham, who will be-
come Governor on the first day of the
year, is broad minded in his ideas
Of State development, and he Is also
perhaps more familiar with road con-
ditions than any other State official.
The Record believes that Governor
Scrugham will give all State high
ways Q square deal and will not al
low his prestige as Governor to be
controlled by q bunch of Reno poll
ticfans who would destroy any high
way in~the State II Reno could profit
thereby. They r not broad enough
to see that two transcontinental roads
through Nevada would prove of vast
benent to the State. In order to d.
vert o few tourists from Los Angeles
to San Francisco they are willing to
do all In their power against the Lin
coin Highway.
The friends Of the Lincoln High
way have realized for the past two
years or more that the sympathy of
the State officials was with the north
ern route. The highway commission
IL appointive by the Governor and
therefore fs bound to represents his
ideas In certain matters, perhaps
contrary to the best judgment of
its members. In order to avoid this
political influence and place the COM
mission In the hands of the people 1t
would be well for the coming legis-
lature to pass a law making the chair
man of the county board of commits
sioners Of each county an active mem-
Der Of the highway commission, with
the power to vote ON all propositions
calling for the expenditures Of State
and county funds in the construction
of roads. Each and every county in
the State is clearly entitled to repre-
on the board. and with such
q commission each county would be
q position to protect its interests
and eliminate all possible opportun-
ity for favoritism In road construc-
ton for any particular section Of the
State.