Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-07-17

Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives OF the United States of America in Con-
gress assembled That the highway extending from
Independence, Mo-, and from Council Bluffs, Iowa.
to Seaside, Ore. and to Olympia Wash, through
the States of Missouri. Kansas, Nebraska, Wyo-
ming, Idaho. Oregon and Washington, and Vari-
Road, the Emigrant Road, and the oregon Trail,
and coinciding near may be with the system
of federa-aid highways through said states, shall
hereafter be known the old Oregon Trail
Section g. That the road herein designated as
economic and topographic conditions will permit,
travelled by the pioneers in their journeys
westward to the oregon country over said trail
and shall extend through Kansas City, in the State
of Missouri; Kansas City, Gardner, Lawrence, To-
peka Rossville Louisville and Frankfort in the
State of Kansas; thence through Fairbury, Hebron,
Grand Island, connecting with the road from Coun-
eli Bluffs through Omaha Fremont and Columbus,
and thence through Kearney, North Platte, Level
len, Bayard and Scottsbluff in the State of Me-
braska: thence through Torrington. Fort Laramie
Douglas Casper, Alcova, Muddy Gap, Eden, Gran
ger, Kemmerer and Cokeville, In the State of Wyo
ming: thence through Montpelier, Soda Springs
Pocatelio, American Falls. Burley, Twin Falls,
Bull GIenns Ferry. Mountain Home, Boise, Nampa,
Caidwell thence as a divided trail via Payette
Idaho; and via Parma idaho, and Ontario, Ore,
to weiser in the State of Idaho thence through
and along the Columbia River through The Dalles,
Hood River, Portland, Astoria and Seaside, In the
on to Olympia, in the State of Washington.
The hearings by the house committee roads
on these senate and house documents were lively
affairs No less than fourteen representatives
made arguments pro and con-and the end Is
not yet. The mandatory language of the act and
the joint resolution raised the question: Is con-
gress trying to remake history The attitude OF
the pros was shown to be substantially this: They
do not wish to belittle the historical Importance
of any other Trail, but they claim an imperishable
name for the Oregon Trail because 1t and Its
pioneers gave the nation Oregon, Washington,
Idaho and parts of Wyoming and Montana. There
fore they think that the Oregon Trail in relation
to our national growth stands separate and apart
from all other Trails and that IL has neculiar
sentimental and historical significance emitting 1t
to special recognition by congress.
Suppose the Oregon Trail as designated is his
torically incorrect in places as was shown by
the cons What of it? ask the pros Representa-
tive Elmer o. Leatherwood Of Utah showed that
the Mormon Trail in Nebraska was on the north
side of the North Platte and the Oregon Trail
on the south side Of that river. Yet the designa-
ton proposed would put the Oregon Trail on the
north side and wipe out long stretch of the
Mormon Trail Mr. Leatherwood Is not Nor
months great grandfather Leatherwood Travelled
the Wilderness Road hard on Daniel Boone's foot
steps; he himself born In Ohio and was edu-
Gated at the University of Wisconsin and went
to Salt Lake City in 1901 to practice law All
Utah, you see has a sentimental interest in the
Norman Trail and Its pioneers who made state
out of desert. Incidentally Mr. Lealherwood In
troduced map prepared by the historians office
of the Mormon Church and In connection with 1t
portion of the Historical Record Vol Tx"
(1S90)-a document not readily accessible to his
torians. This contained, among other things,
diary setting forth in detail the movements day
by day of the Mormon Expedition of 1847 under
Brigham Young which founded Salt Lake City.
More power to the controversy. Long NAV II
rage to the increase of interest among the people
IN the fascinating history of the West and the
establishment of its history on incontrovertIble
fact For opens up the whole history of the trans
Mississippi territory. which is closely linked by
chain of cause and effect Here Ii a helpful
chronology:
164I-Coronado begins exploration of American
Southwest for Spanish 1905. onata POUNDS Santa