Show CAlA V ADA ASKS GREATER U. U S Sa AID AIDIN AIDIN IN ROAD WORK Enthusiasts Victory Highway asb From California and N Nevada vada Are Guests Guess THIRTY AUTOS COME Let Landlord Pay Bill W Where h her e r e Government Owns Owns' w s' s Slogan I ILet I Let the landlord foot the bills bilIs of road building in states in-states states slates such as Utah I and Ne ada Nevada where approximately 76 76 to 90 per cent of the she public domain is government owned United States senators senators' should bring home the bacon to to their constituents in the form forst of ot in increased increased increased in- in creased federal aid for road buildIng building build build- Ing projects These are some of ot the things emphasized emphasized em em- by speakers at Uie the banquel banquet banquet ban ban- quel given Saturday night Ight In th the chamber of ot commerce in honor of ot roads enthusiasts lasts who vho reached Salt Lake at o'clock as the in celebration celebration tion Uon of or completion of ot the Victory highway ay route between Salt Lake and San Francisco Speakers at nt the some same time sounded a warning about main maintenance maintenance ten ten- ance of ot the road This responsibility respond respond- i too should hould largely be carried carried car car- ried ned by the government it was de declared de- de dared by b- Governor James W Gl ham of or Nevada Ne The blast of sirens from more than thirty autos antos stirred Salt Lakers Lakers Lakers Lak Lak- ers to the realization that the caravan caravan caravan cara cara- van had arrived ate at it proceeded up Main Iain street at G 30 o'clock an hour and a half halt behind the scheduled sched time of ot arrival More lore than another hour had elapsed before the guests had assembled at the chamber chamber cham cham- ber her of ot commerce I TOASTMASTER INTRODUCED Henry H. H Blood Blood toa toastmaster for forthe forthe forthe the occasion took the reins after f n a belated arrival due to tire trou trouble lJ ble at Magna dagna Beverly erly S. S Clen Clen- Clendenin denin president of the chamber of oC commerce In introducing Mr Blood as chairman of ot the state road commission referred to re recent recent recent re- re cent remarks of Rufus Rufu Steel au authol au- au thor thol Without good roads 1 Mr lr Steele was quoted Utah's scenic assets are worthless as attractions for outsiders rs Mr Blood was In Introduced in- in tr as a clear thinking hl high high- h- h mInded citizen Governor George II 11 Dern the first speaker referred to the caravan caravan caravan cara cara- van as a a. motorcade He gave a detailed statement as to expendi dl- dl I tures on the highway and highly commended the state of ot Nevadas Nevada's attitude in stepping aside when a a. donation was forthcoming from California interests as a a. foundation for the fund which has been spent on the road rond work Utah has expended about on the highway In ques ques- tion Governor Go Dern said sald There is Is' is yet to be spent In construction construction construe construe- tion of an underpass near Lowe Utah on the highway The gov go governor gor- gor declared completion o of the highway was an epoch In Utah's history He urged the visiting road enthusiasts to see southern Utah sc scenic points before returning to Nevada and California WANTS FEEDER ROUTES Governor emphasized the building of ot feeder routes Into the Victory VIctor and Lincoln highways both of ot which he said his state had bad token an important part in building The main one of these routes should have ha Its northern terminus at Winnemucca on the Victory highway he said One of ot the present drawbacks to greater road building Is Js lack of federal aid ald declared Governor We Ye must Join In an ef effort effort ef- ef fort tort to secure more federal aid ald u He then referred to the governments governments government's govern govern- ments ment's control of ot public domain In western states and declared that thai approximately 76 per cent of ot the theland theland theland land in Utah and between 90 and 9 05 per cent of ot the land In Nevada was so 80 owned Let the landlord pa paz pay for road voad building on his Ms own property emphatically emphatically em em- as asserted Governor Go I h hum ham m. m United States senators should be made answerable to their their- constituents for Increasing federal aid to road projects within their states Mr Ir Blood then paid tribute to to the forces forces' he Judged largely re responsible responsible re- re in having the road corn com d. d Amon Among these was the West West- em era Pacific railroad When it appeared d. d we were up against it to get gravel to the road in certain sections a conference with this railroads railroad's officers resulted result result- ed In establishment nt of a special rate Through this we were able t td to obtain the gravel for surfacing forty miles of this excellent high high- way scay I estimate that this railroad contributed about to lo building the road PLAYED IMPORTANT PART I- I Former ormer Governor Go Charles Mabey l the late Charles Tyng and A. A N. N N McKay F F. F C. C Schramm W. W D. D Rishel lUsh Rish- cl el and L. L A. A of Fresno Cal were numbered among the men who played an Important part in con the highway Lewis o of the nia high commission was presented as the personal representative l of ot Governor Friend Richardson of ot Gal cat Mr recalled his first Continued on rm page 4 4 I I s. s ADA ASKS GREATER U. U S. S AIDIN AIDIN AID AIDIN IN ROAD WORK Continued from page 1 trip over the route now covered by bythe bythe bythe the modern highway and compared it with his journey that ended last night in Salt Lake He declared i four days were required to rest up following his journey of seven years ago while the end of the present journey i held nothing but pleasure The new road has reduced the travel travel trav trav- el time between Wendover and Salt i Lake about three hours he said W. W H H. Goodin manager of the Overland Trail club recalled the gathering of a handful of men In Reno ten years ago which included himself Mr of the Utah I Automobile association and the late Charles Tyng It was the starting I of the movement that has ended I In construction of ot the Salt Lake- Lake San Francisco link of t the Hie Victory f highway Mr Goodin said He likewIse likewise like like- wise emphasized construction of feeder routes to 10 connect north and south with the main transcontinental tal highways He praised Governor Gover Gover- nor efforts In road i building and predicted the governors governor's governors governor's gover gover- nors nor's re election as chief executive of Nevada on the strength of his work in this direction f PETERSON CALLED UPON Erastue Peterson of the Uinta baE basin basin ba ba- E sin was called upon to tell about that l country through which the eastern astern link of the Victory highway is now planned to pass Mr Peterson Peter Peter- e son ion eulogized the merits of the Uinta b basin and declared good road disciples were on the increase in that section Carl Lymus secretary of the v lon Ion and an official of ot the Oakland hamber chamber of commerce pointed to the he main benefits of ot such a highway high high- way ray as ls formation of ot new ances He advanced the slogan Finish roads where unfinished Build camps and get gel together for a good time Representing the Reno chamber of I f commerce W. W S. S Lunsford an- an briefly the plans plan for the 1927 Good Roads exposition to be in Reno next year I L L. L A A. A ares pioneer promoter of ot the road link being celebrated ted praised the work as a tribute to the I manhood particularly In Utah and I Nevada where in the latter state rhe he said bald there but I If 10 Ie was five-eights five if of f a no man to the square mile In their hell work worle was an example for themen the nen men of ot California to wake up I Mr declared W W. V. V L L. Miller represented the Oakland Oak Oak- I and land chamber of commerce LeslieW Leslie W W. Hayes assistant manager of ot i he the chamber of ot commerce com- com nerce merce spoke briefly El Ely Nev and Utah ought to o be connected to a n greater extent han than they are today by having a direct highway to 0 this state as is he the goad voad from tram Reno to Salt Lake Lako City Utah and Nevada state offIcials officials oW- oW at a conference held at Wendover Utah Saturday aft aft- A delegation of or Nevada officials met with Governor George H. H Dern of Utah and the Utah state road commission with this project in view At the present time tine there is not a connecting federal highway from Ely to Salt Lake The road which Is called the Wendover cutoff cutoff cut cut- or off runs directly from Salt Lake to Reno Heno and continues to Pacific coast |