Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-05-19 | Page 22 | Three Towns after Fish Lake Route

THfiEE TDWWS AFTER PISHJIE ROUTE . According to W. D. "Bears, road engineer en-gineer of the state highway commission, commis-sion, the residents of three towns in Sevier county aro anxious to havo a main state highway from their respective respec-tive towns to Pish Lake to tako care of the automobile travel this summer. Thuso towns nro Itichflcld, Sigurd and Salina. . , Mr. Beers sa3s the commission will lcavo for tho south tomorrow morning and lnlv tho matter up with the various vari-ous towna and try to straighten the nucstiou of highways to tho lako to suit tho different towns iji question. At tho present time tho only route partially designated ns a stato high-war high-war upon which tho stato haa sjiont its money is the ono via Richfleld. The puoplo oC ftichficid wish this further improved and kept in condition for automobilo travel. Thijj is tire route mapped and logged by The Tribuno pathfinder last summer and tho one followed by nearly all of tho cars which nmdo tho trip to the laleo last year. Sigurd claims a cut-off through the ennyon iust east of tho plaster mill ami think this should bo improved bv tho stato. Tho HtrongeBt "Icicle," however, comes from Salina. "While in the city last wook Secretary Lewis of tho Salina Sa-lina Commercial club said his organization organ-ization was going after a road up Lost Croek canyon to Pish Lake, which ho says will not only shorten the route considerably, but will gjvo automobilo travel a hotter grade. Engineer Beers of tho highway commission said he has received petitions from all tho towns on this matter and that the commission commis-sion would try and straighten the matter mat-ter out on thoir trip south tho coming week.