Show completion of U so S 40 will bring tourists william utah automobile association benj de udes government statistics to show big lou loss of tourist travel to utah pa paving of US UE do 40 would overcome much of lou loss and provide ideal route for travel between colorado and utah parks and yellowstone government figures recently released show how why the paving of U a highway 40 would greatly ln in crease cream tourist travel to salt gait lake and al utah W D rishel utah state automobile a as president during the season just clo closed persons persona visited rocky mountain national park ye yellow how stone had grand canyon coith and south rims zion canyon and bryce canyon C anyon thia shows show that denver and rocky mountain park are the eato ways to western tourist travel with more tourists con congregate gregat ing in at these theme places than anywhere elso else in the west went mr alshel explains adding it take a great stretch of the imagination to show what would happen it if U 8 40 were paved to rocky mountain and denver to tap this huge brewr reservoir of travel A plea utahn unite in a highway development program designed to increase tourist travel to the state generally was made last laet week by mr rishel the ples plea was wa made in A state ment issued by mr bighel in which he ha outlined his bis position with renarda to the proposed paving of USI highway 40 from E bait wt lake city to the utah colorado line the statement follows follow 1 I doubt if any proposal for highway improvement in the state of utah has haa met with tuch such universal indorsement endorsement Indor aa the proposed prop obed of US 40 from salt lake city to the utah colorado state line civic club after civic club from all sections of the state have indorsed endorsed Indor sed the movement in face of these facts it Is hard to understand why president martines and officers of the associated soc socia ted civic clubs of southern utah should center an attack in the press on me personally apparently for the reason that I 1 happen to be one of the most active persons interesting themselves in the development of this route articles in the tribune on september 8 september 22 23 and october 8 6 quote president farlines marlines Mar Mart lines tries and other of this organization in effect that I 1 am too to the beat interests interest of the th people of southern utah among the alleged crimes committed comi I 1 la one that I 1 have aroused a suspicion among many of our citizens and civic bodies that the off officers of the civic bodies of southern utah are am against the paving of US 40 now I 1 defy mr martines marines or any other officer om of the associated bodle bodies to produce any Y interview from me in any salt lake city paper or to quote my any statement tat ement by me before any cavio body which in any way even intimates intimate that 1 thought the of the amock ata civlo bacues we vr against the improvement of route 1 I must admit in oil U tran knon that many believe these theae gentlemen are opposed to thu this route and that these theoe conclusions were brought about solely bemuse because of the attacks made against me apparently because of my efforts effort in behalf of this highway certainly no blame blam can be attached to me for this condition recently the civic clubs cluba passed a resolution going on record for the paving opt of all important utah highways but not na specifying US 40 immediately upon receipt of this resolution I 1 had copies made presented these coplea copies personally perio nally to alt all three salt lake city dally papers with tho the request that they publish same bame hoping thereby to clear up any mis apprehensions any persons might have about where this organization stood in a letter sent secretary ray HL carr upon the receipt of these resolutions I 1 complimented that organization on the stand it 16 had taken and said cald in effect that these resolutions ought to remove a all suspicion as an to where his hl organization stood blood on the improvement of US 49 40 and that I 1 hoped it 16 would clear up any misapprehend blons regarding the statement about which much hu has been said eald that I 1 had said that of the right important US federal aid roads leadin ir into utah all had been paved from tile the state line to salt lake city except US 40 which statement well was always followed with the additional statement that US 89 waa wa either paved or or under lille US 40 as ai only about 30 per cent paved I 1 hereby reiterate this statement as a fact now I 1 admit US 89 Is not paved in arizona but should be but that does not alter the facts as to the condition of ali of these roads roada in utah mr dadines Martl nes in the tribune of october 5 disputing this statement says bay an important artery tapping central nevada neva la Is scarcely started let me inform mr martines Martl nes that the important artery he mentions Is riot not a federal aid road and therefore does not come under the list of roads road I 1 mentioned Ment mention ioa should be made of the proposed location ot of US 6 0 highway through utah tho me state road commission has designated US 40 though utah as the location for this route civlo bodies in provo salt lake ciar and other sections of the tate atte have approved of this location unfortunately I 1 have personally also indorsed endorsed Indor sed the am me location what happens the center of attack against this min location by the of 0 the associated clubs Is against me per personally thu now alie well known southern clubs think this route should RO 90 through mother another section well this Is their privilege they certainly have a right to work for to another location they certainly should be b for their work in the inte interest iest of what they thing la is best for their section let letb a drop this petty stuff it get any of us ift right night will always win in the end in the final anal anal analysts the tourist Is where he wants tu to go I 1 cant stop him neither can any other person per or organization it if we falve 11 him 1 the roads road and 1 the 11 stuff luff lie he will sill owne come to utah if we wont he be will go some somewhere here else the th paving of US 40 0 from pen den ver to salt bait lake city will offer hira him the opportunity to conie come to utah if he nante to it is our duty to our state to 0 give him this op po tribune |