Show A. A A A. A HEAD DECRIES CONDITION OF HIGHWAY HIGHWAY HIGH HIGH- VA WAY Y THRU BASIN William D. D Rishel secretary- secretary manager of the Utah State Autom Automobile Automobile Auto Auto- m mobile association is waging an extensive fight for the improvement improvement improvement improve improve- ment of Highway 40 leading thru the Uintah Basin and connecting directly with Denver In an address to Salt Lake busineSs business business busi busi- neSs ness men two weeks ago Mr Rishel said Salt Lake is connected connected connected con con- now with Denver by U. U S. S highway 30 through Wyoming That is paved all the way At present it carries 24 out of every 25 west bound or east bound tourists tourists tourists tour tour- between Salt Lake City and andI I Denver for the simple reason that I it is paved and is a better but less scenic road Appearing before the Salt Lake City Rotary Club Tuesday Mr Rishel contended that U U. S. S 40 IsI is I probably the most valuable gateway gateway gateway gate gate- gate gate- way to Utah of all roads and the most neglected He said I cant can't understand why other communities in Utah will vill fight the paving pa of U. U S. S 40 when it would bring a tremendous increase to cross state traffic that now avoids the state Mr Richel's Rachels latter statement Is echoed by the people of the Uintah Basin who have sent delegation delegation delegation dele dele- gation after delegation to Salt Lake in an attempt to enlist the aid of the business men there in improving the highway Here are some of the arguments he offered in his address to the Salt Lake Rotary club Tuesday Arguments Listed a Eleven other western states have scenery as good as Thus getting tourist trade into the state depends entirely on road conditions b U. U S S. S 40 is the most direct route to Utah from Denver and Rocky Mountain fountain Park which has hasa a greater tourist trade than any any- other park in the Union c Rocky Mountain National Park is the dividing point for tourists From it they go south or north but not west because of the poor condition of road 40 d Ogden Logan Brigham City and cities of the northern part of the state should cooperate with Salt Lake City in paving U U. U S. S 40 because it would bring a large increase in tourist trade to all of Utah Tourists going to the Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellowstone Yel Yel- and Pacific northwest would enter on 40 turn north at Salt Lake City and pass through the northern part of the state Tourists going west or southwest would enter on 40 and turn toward their destination at Salt Lal Lake e. e Thus all the traffic that now avoids Utah would be captured He called calle attention to the new Yellowstone highway just being completed from Green River Wyo northward adding I compliment the people of Wyoming on their foresight and initiative If we want to secure increased tourist trade weve we've got to stay in front of the race by paving our roads road Here we are neglecting the that would bring an immediate increase to all points in the state |