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Show RANK TACTICS USED BY "MO POWERS" TO ROUTE THE TRAVELING PUBLIC WRONG "Something is decidedly rotten with someone who is in authority in routing travel through certain parts of Utah, and if this rotteness is allowed al-lowed to continue your state is surely sure-ly going to be a loser. It is high time that you fellows in the southern part of Utah, in particular, get up In arms and declare yourselves against the unjust discrimination," declared A. F. Clark, a prominent traveler from Santa Monica, California. Mr. Clark passed through this city Wednesday Wed-nesday and when he arrived he was happy in the thought that he had chosen the Pikes Peak Ocean-to-Ocean highway and through Sallna canyon, and on the other hand, he was highly indignant because tome "guy" had tried to give him the wrong routine "When I arrived in Utah and 'on the other side,' I was told firmly that Salina canyon was impassable, and was advised to go north if I would choose ood roads to reach my destination. des-tination. I am headed for Fort Worth, Texas, and that 'steering tunch' told me to make my way up through Utah and into Wyoming. Regardless Re-gardless of the information that I received I chose Salina canyon, nnd I am mighty well pleased that I did not take the advice given me as to the other route. "It is high time that something was done and I have no he-iitancy in saying say-ing that it is a disgrace and a .shame that such tactics should be .used. Utah is to be a drawing card and the southern part is to be the 'ace' card. Your scenic wonders are marvels and most every traveler you meet has Utah Or some of the scenic parts In mind. I want to say, and I hopo ' every tourist and traveler In the United States learns the facts, that the road chosen rathern than the one advised, is by far the best I traveled over since leaving my home in Santa Monica. You can quote me as saying say-ing that the tactics used by some of your would-be boosters are decidedly raw' and that if it is continued Utah is going to be the loser." I The expressions of Mr. Clark are a repitlon of what has often happened happen-ed before. Every resident of southern south-ern Utah well knows the efforts that ore being put forth by the "big kink" In diiscour;n;;liif; travel over the highways of i'fiuthern Utah, and for what reason, oilier than to "hammer" "ham-mer" one particular section for the purpose, of advancing another, and display rotten discrimination, it Is not known. .Southern Utah has Buffered and Is suffering very materially as a result ct I lie influence bnwiglit, to he.-i.r by some of the "b'g bugs" lii constantly "knocking" the Salina canyon rout') and notwithstanding the fact that complaints have been entered and protests made the "knocking game merrily on." Hut the facts leading to tin- i an si and tin. ( -on I i n uei pract Ii'ch are to be t horoiiKh ly In vest I I . , n,.. H auler luncheon n Hiif; or Mil Sn- I'tm I, Ions club last evening the rnaf- j t r was taken iii. The aetii of r-.'itlng t'liiiial i and travelers wiong fully and condemn Itig .Salina canyon 111 being llllpl.'iaalile, wan He.irel' ijj.lc, ull'-d. To III", end of. getting m i u a. i e I y nt the bottom (ind to ,-imi i-r-'Iri who is to blame, ibe In v s l;;a-fi'Mi l;;a-fi'Mi was tiurned over to the i vlr:i' commit tee. This committee, In ad- I flil Ion to having a sign placed (II' the. - pow.rs will penult. It) at a convenient, conveni-ent, point at Cove Fort, telling the travelers Just -'.ha! the road conill-lions conill-lions are, the lime Unit can be saved and the wonderl'iil and pleasant conditions con-ditions that will bo round by travel Ing through Sevbir county and out Uiiou4:b: Salina canyoi. Not alon i will tin commltlee curry out the nbov(, .r.grani but II will vbilt the slate road commlaaloii oHIcluls and put the matter squarely beforn tlui' laxly. Gunnison Valley News. |