ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti z, ˈɛzɹə mˈiːkɚ lˈɑːbɪd mˈaɪɾili tə ɡɛt ðə stˈeɪt lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ tə sᵻlˈɛkt ðə nˈæʃᵻz pˈæs ɹˈaʊt fɚɹə sˈʌðɚn kɹˈɔsstˈeɪt hˈaɪweɪ.
In the 1920s, Ezra Meeker lobbied mightily to get the state legislature to select the Naches Pass route for a southern cross-state highway.