White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-12-30
LINCOLN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
OFFERS TO FINANCE UTAH ROAD

special uiSpclCH W lHe odlt Lake
Tribune from Washington and pub
lished yesterday morning gives some
interesting and late developments in
the Lincoln highway controversy.
That the Lincoln Highway associa-
tion will not give up until the high
way is completed across the conti-
nent is an assured fact, as will be
seen from the Tribune's article,
which is as follows:
The Lincoln Highway association.
anxious to have the state of Utah
designate the Lincoln highway west
of Salt Lake City to the Nevada
line as a federal aid road, has ap-
pealed to Senator Oddie of Nevada to
intercede with the Utah state author
tiles and assure them that the as
sociation will assume the cost Of
the proposed construction.
I The state of Nevada. and particu
larly central Nevada, says Senator
Oddie, is most desirous of having the
Lincoln highway opened up through
Utah. If this road IS not built the
Nevada people fear the whole project
as transcontinontal highway will
be endangered.
Just how far the Lincoln Highway
association is prepared to GO in bear
ing the cost of building this portion
of the Lincoln highway is not made
clear. Senator Oddie has been ad-
vised that If the association proposal
Is accepted by Utah and the Lincoln
highway west from Salt Lake City is
designated as a federal aid road, that
the state of Utah will not be called
upon to put up a dollar toward con-
struction. But whether the Lincoln
Highway association proposes to
merely assume the Utah state portion
or the entire cost is left in doubt,
with the presumption in favor of the
former.
| Officials of tho bureau of public
roads are not directly advised regard
ing the Lincoln highway proposal,
but they point out that the associa-
tion most likely is Offering to bear
the states share of the cost, for il
they contemplated bearing the whole
cost there would be no necessity for
having the highway designated by
the state as federal aid road. The
public road officials also point out
that Utah's interest in the federal
aid fund is limited, and if the Lin
coin highway is designated as fed
eral aid road money allotted for that
construction must he taken from
other highways which have been or
in the future may be designated for
federal aid.
Senator Oddie expressed hope that
the states of Utah and Nevada may
adjust their differences and get to-
gether on road program that will
be mutually satisfactory Il hope
we can work in harmony in saving
the Lincoln highway" said the sena-
tor. "Unless we get together there
is danger Of the project dying. / have
been assured by one of the secre-
taries of the Lincoln Highway asso-
citation that he would contribute the
money to build the Goodyear cutoff
in Utah, the one remaining link.
They are not asking that the state
of Utah shall put mp anything for
construction. Merely want the state
to designate it federal aid road"
Senator Oddie directed attention to
the fact that he, as a member of the
conference commission that whipped
the federal aid road law into final
shape, forced adoption of the retroac-
tive feature which resulted in Ne
vada getting about s1,50O,0 900 extra,
Utah $1,450,000 and California an
extra $2,000,000 Having accom-
plished this for the public land states
he hopes to see harmony prevail
among them when it comes to the
| expenditure of the large sums of
federal aid money The senator has
telegraphed Governor Mabey and will
make no further move in the mat.
ter until he learns the attitude of the
state. He is not advisd as to the
amount the Lincoln Highway associa-
tion IS prepared to spend on the
Goodyear cutoff, and knows of no
condition they impose in connection
with their proposed donation.
Thiessen Home Is Destroyed BY Fire
A fire occurred Thursday after
noon about 8 O'Clock in the home of
William Thiessen, corner of Mill
street and Third avenue. The alarm
was sent in by some of the neighbors
and although the firemen lost no
| time In reaching the premises the