Show HON j CHAS REDO TALKS ON ROAD WW MATTERS makes timely suggestions to people pe touching vital road extensions I 1 have just got home from a trip to zions and bryce bice canyons the grand giand canyon and the natural bridges sn in our own county never before have I 1 realized the tremendous advantages of rood good roads und and tourist travel never before have I 1 real leal izod how soundly we are aie sleeping on our opportunities in san juan county P J horsch capitalist of los angeles and hurl durl armstrong associate editor of the salt lake tribune made the trip with me they were astounded that so little wi vas being done to the natural budges and other natural venders benders in this section tion perhaps the greatest road opportunity in our life time I 1 is knocking at the door P we e have the opportunity to h have ave a transcontinental highway pass through our territory tein tory this chis route loute begins in in virginia on the atlantic seaboard and extends to los angeles california on the pacific this route loute is designated in the federal system of roid road as U S no T the he designation of the route loute is complete with mth the exception of the length between A I and flagstaff ariz anz the importance of the road load can scarcely be over estimated our problem is is to complete the de designation 5 of this route hy by having the monticello flagstaff road add added ed to the federal system within the last few years it a number of developments have occurred which increases the significance of this route the great lees perry ferry has bas been completed i v the bu reau of public roads road within the last year has come to the conclusion that t the lincoln highway runs is through wi winter inter travel on account of blizzards a hereafter He reatter the normal lincoln highway traffic will be diverted to U S route 60 50 which runs through grand junction and price A good part of this traffic will turn south at volley valley city pass through monticello and blanding and on through to flagstaff and there strike the santa fe trail if you will look upon your road map you will find that the proposed monticello flagstaff stretch will not only close a gap gal in in a transcontinental trans continental route but will actually connect five or six roads to explain A traveler coming from the pacific coast cast st ward over the route can at monticello go either north to denver via moab and grand junction or east cast to the atlantic by way of cortez andru and durango durange A traveler going west over the proposed road can after meeting V U S route 89 go south striking the santa fe trail and on oil to the pacific coast or he can turn north across lees ferry bridge thence on to the coast coart or lie he still has tho the option of another route which will take him bin north to salt leto perhaps I 1 should have pointed out that U S route 89 extends from flagstaff arizona on the south to nephi utah on the north at that point where it connects with TJ aj S 91 and thence on to salt lalic route so 89 is ia now a rood good road with the ex coplion of the link between FI flagstaff and fredonia arizona und hid tills this road wa will 11 be built immediately immediate lN tn in the last few days I 1 have talkea w with ith thomas Afe mcdonald Donald chief of t the he bureau of public roads and the state road commission of utah I 1 get the Imp impression resdon from them that there i one alivis division ion in tile the ponce of S bin in julin juan ns As to what route loute the road should talc take in going west from monticello anti and blandina BI andin colne people boing wes west t from blanding over the elk mountain to the natural briddes colorado river at dandy c crossing r easing the er crossinn cross asing and thence west to connect with U S 89 another faction considers monticello flagstaff route loute the in most 0 st practical the estter route seems to tile me the he most t feasible it be mi an allmor nil year road it would allow the traveler tn to 0 or three routed f ti avel et Bt end this road is cassalle pas saile salle an and maince nce a food part of it cro crosie M an indian tesero ih nn tho the department part ment would supply the funds fund to build the road neross across their ind this abis would greatly i reduce educe the balance of the cost to the state it is most urgent that the people of san juan git get into action on this matter if either of tife hie proposed roads are to he be built in the near future we should come to a unity of the faith and petition the state hoail I 1 commission and bureau of public roads to tied ard the he fang route louta to the system of federal roads yours very truly CHAS REDD |