| Show s r i S M h 1 A 1 Across the Reservation 1 Utah Arizona Construction Pr Provides vides New West East-West Link By 8 Sam Sant Taylor One need only onty spend a night In Flagstaff Arizona to realize re realize re- re alize wh what t a tremendous fin financial ancial andal asset U. U S S. Is I. to that community Flagstaff Flag nag staff Is a modern well kept city that Is I. experiencing a growth unique to other communities communities com com- In Its Immediate area and land that growth I appears to be beI beh h I almost wholly dependent upon Z highway travel I trade Route noute 66 00 one of the most im- im j portent feeder t. t roads to the 01 j I Los Angeles f Y 1 f area orea has long been popular a. a as asla 4 f la a cross cross country country Mr Taylor highway even though many hundred miles of the route unfold across unbelievably unbelievably un un- believably hot desert It has disadvantages to some travelers travel ers era ers not being connected to a direct route to the Denven- Denven Chicago geographical area but butIs butIs butis Is still packed with cars carl an and 1 trucks both summer lummer and win ter Flagstaff has cashed In Ih on the travel probably more than any other city west of Albu querque Coupling pleasant surrounded pine-surrounded living atmosphere atmo atmo- sphere with a sound basic community com com- community facilities have been provided pro pro- vIed vided for the trav traveling public and the city's many hundred tourist rooms are arc filled tilted every night The Flagstaff example Is Important Important Im Im- portent to Moab for two rea rea- sons First it offers an excellent guide to any community In Interested interested In in- In Increasing its de de- desIrability to travelers both bothof bothof bothof of necessity and pleasure People People People Peo Peo- driving these days like modern mo mo- dern derv conditioned air and top quality eating establishments first of all Historical Ills His points of Interest and scenic attractions furnish the topping to the cake but are not Important to casual travelers travelers travelers trav trav- elers Intent on their destin destin- aion alon Second within the next few years this area more specifically specifically cally catty U. U S S. S Highway IGO Is going to funnel funn l a good portion of the Highway 66 GG travel northward from Flagstaff with the completion of paved aved highway high way across the Navajo reservation reset reser via Monument Valley Blanding Monticello and Moab are going to be Ideally situated for the traveler wishIng wishIng wish wish- Ing to abandon the southern route for tor a cooling northerly route almost In direct line from Los Angeles to Denver Utah Ufah completed paving to the state line last last- year Arizona Arizona Ari Ari- zona along with the Federal government since most of ot the paved un-paved stretch lies tics on Indian Indianland Indianland land Is now In the process of ot completing the Job sob Presently the road Is paved to Kayenta Arizona a distance of f 23 miles mites Into Arizona leaving only 70 miles mites of the stretch ed According to word received at Goulding's Trading Post In Monument Valley this week at least half of ot the remaining 70 miles mites will witt be finished this year The new road opens up one of the most beautiful areas In the Western United States to cr cross cross- s.- s. country travel and will undoubtedly undoubtedly un un- un be popular with hundreds hundreds hundreds hun hun- of motorists i Once It Is completed and publicized this area can expect expect expect ex ex- a drastic Increase In travel travel travel tra tra- vel business ss In the meantime however it Is an excellent route for people traveling from this araa area to Southern California Flagstaff Flag nag staff is only miles from Moab and the seventy miles of gravel road from Kayenta to Tuba City is small price to pay for the enjoyment of seeIng seeIng seeing see- see Ing such sights as Mexican Hat Comb Comb Ridge and Monument Monument Monument ment Valley Vattey Faculties Facilities for the traveler are growing In communities communities com com- of Bluff Mexican Hat and Kayenta and the hazards of the route of ot a few years ago arc are fast last disappearing Crossing the high desert of the reservation country is a pleasant relief after a day on the Highway 66 Mohave desert desert desert des des- ert stretch In California California Arizo Arzo- Arzo na There Is no doubt that the new direct route will witt become nationally Important as a link between two of the most heavIly heavily heavily ily populated areas in the country the Industrial middle mid dIe dle west and Southern Calif ornia |
