Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-05-03 | Page 5 | Highway May Link U. S. Parks

f i HIGHWAY MAY f LINK II S. S PARKS S Utah congressional ional delegates in Washington will be urged b by the Utah Ulah Trails and Landmarks af assof asso- asso pioneer er f clation to lo get behind the bill now bej be be- prepared b by Representative j nt Greever of Wyoming to link historical Including Deluding Utah cal l in fri 11 H states states- national park system 1 in ina a gigantic John D. D Giles executive secretary of the association announced Friday The he Utah Ulah association has been fl on this project for the past five fh-e years declared Mr Giles The project he refers to would be bc known S I. I the Oregon Mormon California as overland Trails Historical park M A soon as George Gcorge Albert Smith president of the Utah Ulah organization Turned of the move to lo present a n bill to con congress he called a meeting of the executive of the asso asso- in the thc next few held to be dl n days They TY will then discuss the plan and seek cek all aU aid pO possible ible from Utah cong delegates and others Famous lS historical sites in Missouri Kansas Nebraska Colorado Wyo Wyo- ming mine Utah Idaho Oregon Washington Washing Washing- ion ton Nevada and California would be belied tied lied together Mr Giles said He pointed out that that his association h has s joined Wyoming in the plan and has alre already dr placed seven monuments there The he Idea has been developed by Dr Howard Driggs president of the Oregon Ore Ore- gon eon Tr Trail Memorial association He resides in New York but is a native Utahn Mr Giles also stated staled Dr Driggs Driggs' has worked with the department depart- depart meat ment of interi interior r on the plan The he Utah association n will continue to erect monuments if the project is successful said Mr Giles Gies