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Show HQ CLUB IS IICIEIIT Utah Association Shows Speed in Securing Sane Motor Regulations. Organizes Chapter of the Federal Highway Council; Coun-cil; Names Directors. The first work of 1 bo siijn-post in crew this summer will lie to mark the principal highways north ami south and cast ami west through the state. The" board of commissioners of SniH Lake has authorized the sign-posting of the Salt Lake county highways with tho official markers, and the plan is being considered favorably by Weber and Cache county commissioners. Authority for the posting of the slate highways through the statu already "has been granted by tho state road commission. Mayors of the several cities and towns of the slate will meet, in conference con-ference in Salt Lake shortly, and at that time will, through the efforts of the Utah State, Automobile association, take up t he matter of u uiforin speed regulations through all cities ami town and count ies uniform, so t ha t, t li motorist may know how fast lie may travel and bo within the law. If tho plan, is successful t he assoeiat ioji will erect signs indicating the speed authorized author-ized through the. cities and towns along tho roads in the county district. Official Signs. Boards of county com mi mm oners throughout, the state liavc been advised by I he state road commission that only the official signs of the (Mali Stale ! Automobile assoeiat ion may be post ed j on highways, nnd have been direc I ed to co in mimical o with t he associa t ion headquarters before making expenditures expendi-tures for signs. The state road commission has been supplied wilh official markers by tho association for use along highways wjiero const ruction is under way. Tli esc signs direct the motorist to tho best temporary route, and also warn him of approach to poi n 1 win' re the regular route is toru up or Tinder repair. re-pair. The Utah Stale Automobile assoeia-I assoeia-I ion has been assigned a I rindt by t In war department, through Ihe Male, road commission , for use in i I s sign post ing work. It. is ex pee t ed thai the truck will be constantly on the roads throughout the summer and fall months with a crew erect i tig sign post s and road markers. All tourists who will travel Ihe inlcr- niiii ii t 'i i M imiiiilrv lliio s.nminr-r iimiv imv secure :in up-toiiale limp if tlin main highways from .'i-Mi-i:)t ion licmi qtiiirtcrs at. tlio C'oinmrrci:il club. A new m.'ip li:ia just been .niiilc'l liy W. 1). Hidliol, in cliarL'c nf tin' Inuring burCMii. 'I'licre bus alns been !i tr miiiifl for a map iliicli 'i'cs all 11m highways and pulu it up t ft the tuuiist li schM't (h(! route lie wishes. Ioad lIaps Free. If loo often happens tlint pu bl iNltci autoniobile nmps are enmpiloil to I'oirt. the touri.st. to vifit. eerlnilt serliollM el' the country whether he wishes to or not. Many automobile maps are ;iImi published in the interest, of cerium tjnvns, garages or lintels, and t lie route;i shown are mislendin. The new highway high-way map of Iho l.tah Stnle Auloinn-liile Auloinn-liile association shows all of the m.-un highways through the i n t.ermou n I :t i n west, and thereby jiIIowh the louib-t to jn;ile. his own selection. 'opies will be mailed free to any person in forested. There has been org.ini.'d in I ln!i. through the :t ss i si a in-e of the t'tnli Slnte Automobile avsoeial ion. Hie l lnl, ehnpliT of the Ke,ler:ll 1 1 I L'h wa vs eoun .il. Charles Teng ef Hall l.nie Cily, ;i direetor of the ,'i ssoe i ;i I ion, li:is been l.nme.i president, of II Impler. ami W. I. Hishel, se,-relarv. K. K. Ilrislol of ( igdon, :ilso n iliree'lor of t he Am o nutbile jissor int ion. and lioy Mullen, mayor of ioj..';in, and l.r. Ivoy I ' i m . n . mavor of l'r(Ao. Iin'e been mimed diiee-tors diiee-tors of Die eluipler. II in I le- purpose of (lie chapter to lend i's aid and to brill'., about all possible Hiippnrt for the pm-saL"' bv congress of the 'J'owii'iend bill for fed oral aid in the eonsl rue) ion of h i i-li i a -s in the several s'al.s. This bill ha been L'iv" the 0;illii of approval bv lie Ameriean All' obile axsociat inn, and will, if parsed bv i'on;.rrss. mal e available . 1 J . ' i ' j ( I . n r ) fr nniilnn'-lion nniilnn'-lion of roads in the n vnm I stales. |