Show L TION I ITO TO FALLON SINK Eastern Capital Will Better Worst Western Section Section Section Sec Sec- tion of f Great Transcontinental Highway t Stretch Known as Mud Flats The last struggle of natures nature's obstacles to bar the advance of civilisation civilization tion and improvement is being waged and overcome in the great t West Roads through connecting highways passable to all gre travel are the weapons of conquest to be used in cutting through the sections of f country which have been the last to yield j The Lin Lincoln coln oln highway though but three years old is the most prominent of our transcontinental thoroughfares and the br broadest adest object lesson lesson les les- son son son-in in road construction in the United States Its development inthe in inthe the West is forging the link which wilt will connect the perfect roads of California and the Pacific Coast with the great highway systems of Eastern states thus opening the great outdoor playground of the We West t to t those ose hundreds of thousands of Eastern motorists who long longto to view its beauties but who have been daunted by the tales of h hardships and dan the of the drive across Utah and Nevada s Some te twenty five five ti-five miles east of f Falton Fallon Fallon Fal- Fal lon ton Nev Ne on the route of the great tr transcontinental road the cross country country coun oun- try traveler reaches the famous Mud Flats Flats' at Sand Springs a stretch a-stretch about twelve miles in extent which has long been the stumbling block in the path of transcontinental traffic These flats lie lie on on the barren open range of the wide uninhabited Nevada desert No vegetation vegetation no growing or living thing breaks the the monotony of the view save the distant rise of the mountain heights The road proper is deeply furrowed by the heavy traffic to and from the nearby mines and extreme difficulty in securing traction is en encountered encountered encountered en- en countered once any vehicle leaves the traveled grade The flats locally known as sinks are in reality the I bottom of prehistoric lakes and they are made up of a fine ine alkaline dust which two or three inches below the surface is kept constantly wet and plastic by the seepage from the surrounding surrounding surrounding sur sur- rounding mountains These fla flats constitute constitute con con- at present what is the worst section of the Lincoln highway between N New w York and San Francisco and it itis itis is at this point that aid must be given given en en to to the state of Nevada and to Churchill county if acceptable driving conditions are to be secured and if road devoid of hazard or unusual unusual unusual un un- un- un usual difficulties Is to conne connect t the teeming East with the superb s scenic enic grandeurs of California and the other coast states Se Secures ures Help For State The The work of the national highway organization of the Lincoln Highway association embraces not only the du duties duties du- du ties of a general clearing house for united effort in the matter of road improvement improvement improvement im im- im- im provement along along- the route from New NewYork NewYork NewYork York to San Francisco but further stands as the medium through which ne needed ded aid is brought to those communities communities communities com com- unable to carry the burden of expense in rightly constructing their ow own j local sections of the road Need of Eastern Assistance The state of Nevada Is forced to ask outside assistance In the building of her section of the Lincoln highway The Th reason is expressed by the mayor of ot Reno Frank Byington Lincoln highway highway highway high high- way local consul in this way We Ve want the tourists we want good r roads ads ads' but Nevada has miles of Lincoln highway between its borders an aera of square miles and a population population population tion of less than eighty thousand What can we do do Nevada is anxious and willing to do her share but it is readily I apparent that she cannot build her I Lincoln highway alone atone Churchill county where the mud flats are located has an area of over square miles and a population of Despite this handicap last year over or an amount equivalent equivalent I lent to over 3 65 for every man woman woman woman wo wo- man and child in the county was spent I on on road on-road road construction What this means cari can be appreciated by stating that the burden per inhabitant is the equivalent of the construction of a Brooklyn bridge by the population of New York Road Value Recognized With these facts known to the of officials officials of- of of the Lincoln Highway association association tion It was determined to carry the message of Nevadas Nevada's needs to the patriotically patriotically pa pa- I inclined and deeply interested interest interest- ed Individuals and organizations of the I country In an open appeal for tor aid The economic value and national importance Importance importance Import import- ance ance of the Lincoln highway as a main arterial roadway was quickly recognized in all aU parts of the country following the proclamation of the route in 1913 and has held public attention ever since In a manner never before equalled m in a similar project Therefore a prompt response to the need of the West seemed assured When the facts were laid before the officers ers and directors of the Willys- Willys Overland company of Toledo Ohio an offer of gratifying operation co-operation was made to the association The company comPany compa com- com pa Pany y offered to place at the command of i the Lincoln Highway association the ine sum of to be expended In th tion of the of this the worst section sec- sec Nevada Lincoln highway P provided idea that a like sum was forth- forth from the state itself As an ane ac acknowledgment of the generous gift the e road when completed will be k known o as the morIal Ov Overland Willys-Overland rland MemorIal Me- Me section of the Lincoln highway John N. N Willys Overland Willys-Overland president of the held company ha hag long a very active Interest iii hi the roa roads s cause of the good the the press press of business country and despite mobile of the great automobile auto auto- industry with other which he leads ha hay equally busy officers rs or of company given much of his and time effort to the affairs of the Lincoln highway way Mr Willys has dir director served as a o of the Lincoln Highway association association asso- asso continuously since the formation forma forma- of tion the national l organization California to Help It is not from the East alone that Nevada is to expect assistance in the construction of her Lincoln highway Citizens of the state of If California are sett setting ng a heralded prec precedent b by organizing and to th the aid od M Qt of their theirY Y I. I Continued on page 6 6 tom M LINCOLN ASSOCIATION Continued from page 4 sister commonwealth in her struggle for good roads California's roads are famous all over the United States and beckon motorists from far and near near California invites them and means mean to tomake tomake tomake make the way for their coming easier through helping in the betterment of the main avenue of approach to her own boundary Special Lincoln highway committees committees committees commit commit- tees exist working as factors of the San SaIl Francisco and Oakland chambers of commerce and m made de up of some of the most prominent and influential men on the Pacific coast who are giving their time to the raising of an additional in California to be used in building and improving the Fallon sink flats on the Lincoln highway highway highway high high- way in Nevada Work Carefully Planned No hasty or premature rush of ot constructive constructive constructive con con- activity will be countenanced by the association in conjunction with this Important work worl No step will wilt be betaken betaken betaken taken previous to a careful ll and thorough thorough thorough thor thor- ough investigation and Inspection by the most expert of highway engineers familiar with similar construction constriction H. H C. C field secretary o of 1 I the Lincoln Highway association has covered the ground In question foot by foot and has acquainted himself and the association with every angle possible possible possible ble to develop in actual building Henry Henry Henry Hen Hen- ry ry B B. Joy president of the association n and A. A F. F Bement secretary have also carefully Inspected this section previous to the Overland Willys-Overland company's con con- Steps will be taken to have thorough surveys made by competent highway engineers before any construction construction construction tion will be undertaken With such precautions exercised it is certain that thata a permanent and useful road will result Elimination of Last Barrier With the completion of this stretch of road the Lincoln Highway association association association tion will have remedied one of the two really bad sections on the entire route rout of the highway from coast to coast theother the theother theother other being located in Utah near the Utah-Nevada Utah state line tine The strength of this statement can be readily surmised surmised surmised sur sur- sur- sur when it is considered that the Lincoln highway is the longest road f In Inthe inthe the world miles mUes from New York to San Francisco and has been in ex ex- existence existence existence ex- ex as a through connecting highway highway highway high high- way but three short years It has taken take takena a place of national prominence be because because because be- be cause it fills a national need and is i in fact the main street of the nation Improvements in the way of road surfacing surfacing sur sur- sur- sur facing and bridge construction for the I current year ear will cost some or aside Mide from the tho construction construe I tion described here It Is to the Lincoln highway that the whole country is looking more an and more as the proof positive of the value I of b better roads it Is to the generous assistance of the contributors to its de do development de- de that unlimited credit an and j appreciation is due |