The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-10-03
LOS ANGELES
MAY BENEFIT
North California Ma,
Lose Terminal of
Lincoln Highway

The fight that has been carried on
the past several years between the
Lincoln highway officials and the
Victory route people seems likely to
terminate in a loss to Nevada and
northern California.
The Lincoln Highway Association,
the pioneer in real highway con-
struction over the deserts of the
west, has for several years insisted
that the Utah highway department
lend its share of assistance and that
the Lincoln highway be declared the
major route. With the suspension
of federal aid from the Ely-Utah
section and the other trimmings of
appropriations together with the des-
ignation of the Victory route as the
major route by the government has
brought its retaliation.
Some time ago Gail S. Hoag visit
cd this city and at that time stated
that unless better cooperation was
conceded to the Lincoln highway
that it was the purpose of the asso-
citation to devote its energies toward
diverting travel toward Southern
California instead of routing people
toward the north end Of the state
At the time he stated that San Fran
cisco and Sacramento, and in fact
Northern California, had not re-
sponded to the requests of the asso-
citation, and in fact had promised
support to the Victory route as
against the Lincoln.
That this work of the Californians
in showing preference to one route
as against the other is to have its
effect, which In a measure is detri.
mental to Nevada interests is shown
in the following:
Recommendation that an "alter.
nate" route from Salt Lake City to
Los Angeles be adopted by the Lin
coin Highway Association, and that
no further efforts be made by that
organization toward the building of
its route from Salt Lake to San
Francisco. for the present, will be
made by Gail S. Hoag, field seere-
tary of the Lincoln Highway Asse-
citation, according to an official state
ment given out by him at San Fran
cisco.
Hoag's recommendations, if adopt
ed by the association, means that for
the present the Lincoln highway will
make Los Angeles, instead of San
Francisco. its primary terminal, that
1t vii. seek the construction of new
Salt Lake-Los Angeles route, and
concern itself with diverting travel
thereover.
Frederick Meyers, chirman of the
good roads committee of the San
Francisco Chamber of Commerce,
has interested himself in the situa.
tion and during a conference with
Hoag stated that San Francisco de-
sired to be continued as the western
terminus. Finding Hoag opposed to
such a policy he stated that he and
others would Immediately seek
conference with the principal offic-
ials of the Lincoln Highway Assoeia-
ton at Detroit
Meanwhile, according to reports
coming from California, the Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce is
vigorously supporting Hoag's posi-
tion.
Before leaving for Detroit to con-
fer with the Lincoln highway direct
ors Hoag gave out the following
statement:
"The present situation in Utah.
and the decision Just announced by
the federal authorities in which they
refused to recognize that portion Of
the Lincoln highway between Ely
and the Utah state line as accept
able 20 receive federal aid, convince
me that for several years to come.
at least, it IS useless for the Lincoln
Highway Association to endeavor to
complete its original route. The time
is past, in my opinion. when aid from
San Francisco can accomplish any
thing of immediate value to the Lin
coin Highway Association. We did
not receive aid in the past when IL
would have helped us, and it is en-
tirely too late now for it to do us
any good"