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