| Show GRAND GRAN 0 CANYON ROAD IS NO NOW ASSURED Salt Lake Party Returns From Southern Trip Enthusiastic Enthusiastic Enthusiastic En En- Over Project An automobile road from Salt Lake to tho the Grand Grana canyon canon in Arizona makin making making mak mak- in ing Salt Lako Lake the starting point for what it is expected win will develop into one of ot tho the finest scenic trips in the United States ia is now assured Heretofore Here heretofore travel tra to the Grand cany canyon n from Utah by automobile has been boen almost impossible and at least not practical But Bat with the completion of tho the new now road it will be possible to make the trip In three days W. W 0 O. Stark secretary of tho the Commercial Com Coni- mercial club J. J Edward Taylor state horticultural inspector E. E Jl R. Morgan state road engineer and J. J H. H Manderfield Mander Mander- field district passenger er and freight ht agent of tho the Salt Lake Route who wont to Hurricane in the thc southernmost part of the state tato earl early in the week to learn the possibilities of building the road into Arizona Arizon returned to Salt Lake this morning They were all enthusiastic over tho the result of their trip and declared de do- elar clar d that the tho trip from irom Salt Lake to the tho canyon canon will bo be a feature for Salt Lako Lake and Utah which will bo be unexcelled coIled celled anywhere Road Nearly Complete There Thero now remain twenty miles mUes of I Ithe the road in Utah and a n. like number in Arizona which must bo be put into shape before travel over tho the proposed route to the canyon can bo assured Travel can bo be made mado comfortably and safely at tho present p resent time from Salt Lake to Hurricane by way of Delta Lund and Cedar City rom Prom Hurricane to the Arizona lino however tho the road has bas not had frequent travel over it an and tho the nature na nR- na- na turo ture of tho the soil is sand sandy It is ia believed a rock roadbed will vill bo be necessary to complete tho road from Hurricane to tho the state line Mr Stark declared upon his return this mornin morning that the people of tho the southeastern part of tho the state are arc ca eager er erand and enthusiastic about tho the road and that they are aro prepared to back and aud co operate with anything done with regard regard re reo re- re gard to its hasty completion The party of Salt SaIt Lakers mace maae the iho trip from Lund to Hurricane in automobiles automo I biles and in Hurricane a rousing mass meeting of almost the entire population of tho the town was waa held hold to discuss raiBIn raising money for tho the road At the meeting also were representatives tives ti from Beaver Washington and andIron andIron andIron Iron counties and six representatives from Arizona Tho The citizens of Hurricane Hurri Hurri- cane cano agreed with the tho assistance e of others from Beaver er and Iron counties to voluntarily subscribe to ah aid nia tho the state road commission in finishing tho the road The Tho representatives from Arizona said that a road bond issue was bein being tal taken en up in Arizona to raise for the tho roads of the state and that a part of this sum would bo be used to complete tho the road in Arizona from the Utah line lino to the rim of the Grand canyon Mr rr Stark In discussing the trip said MId Tho The people of the southern part of the state stale are as wideawake and as os up to date dato as can cnn be found In any community and tho the manner in which they thoy are arc going about to insure a n road to the canyon canon through Utah is descriptive of their de determination determination de- de termination and Interest in building up tho state They are arc accomplishing wonders In cultivating anI and farming and building up uplands uplands uplands lands which once were arid They Ther realize real real- iso ize that the road to Arizona wI will mean not only a great deal to them but also alsoto alsoto to the entire s state and that It will mean the coming of thousands more tourists to Salt Snit Lake and arid the state than heretofore hereto hereto- fore The ro road d will also mean a n. direct connection with Arizona which will greatly aid the southern part of the tho state stale in business and in marketing fruit and grain products People in Salt Lake dont don't realize what the state road rond commission is doing for forthe forthe forthe the of the state until they actually actually ac ac- ac see seo the work being done in various va va- va- va rious parts of the state Residents Resident In those parts of the state In which the work Is being done however howe are arc fully Cully appreciative and the operation co-operation the they give gl is encouraging to tho the road mad commission commis commis- sion alan The road from Cedar City to Hurricane Hurricane Hurri Hum cane which until a short time lime ago aco v was as Improved is now in excellent shape as the result of at the state stale employing convict con labor for Cor the work The country adjacent adjacent adja adja- cent to Hurricane Is excellent for its scenic features and the scenic value alue will frill willbe willbe be Increased with the completion of the tho road to the Arizona line tine as os the route Is IH directly through the forest Tho The government has agreed to appropriate for Improvements on the road through the tho forest Coret Slogan Is Given Wo Ve endeavored ored In our talks to tho the citizens of Hurricane to them with tho slogan Seeing the Grand Canyon From the North At the conclusion of the meeting the they were aa as enthusiastic ai us ourselves e In realizing the ultimate good the road would bring to the sla state te Many an fruit ranches are being conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted In the southern part of the and particularly particular south of Hurricane The Tho country countr tends to semitropical climate and ami I figs peaches and other fruits thrive e there and grow row in abundance The only convenient access to the canyon now i is b by WO ny of the southern rn part of Arizona and the road from Salt Lake will mean man many more tourists to the iho canyon canon from Utah and will v also allo mean I that Salt gait It Lal Lale e will perhaps eventually e he the center of the tourists' tourists travel to the canyon canon JH Ut will be bo possible with a good road all th the wa way to the thc canyon canon to make the trip from Crom Salt lake I-ako to the rim of the canyon In three days day and possibly quicker if traveling Is made by night The road will also h have he e Its force Corce in building up the country countr through which It II past past-ew ases t In more ways as than one eime The travel will necessarily mean the building of hotels hotel or road roadhouses roadhouses houses houes alon along the route and th the establishment establishment establish establish- ment of garages an and automobile accessory shop The rIe subscription to raise b by the citizens of Washington ton Beaver Bearer and Iron counties will l h hf e b begun fun at ut once and amid the time state slate road commission will wiil take steps at to h. have hac 0 road pangs gangs put to tb work on the p section of the road south of or Hurricane to the Arizona line to brinK bring about its completion as eoon soon an as possible |
