Show FOR GOOD ROADS ROADS' DAY SET ASIDE NOV NOVI I Oth TO WORK ON THE COUNTY J THOROUGHFARES r t f Y l PROCLAMATION I Duchesne Utah October 23 1917 To the time Citizens of or Duchesne County We Ve the Board Doard of ot County County Commissioners Commis Commis- A stoners of or Duchesne county deem It it r k unnecessary to call the attention of ot the citizens of or our county to the urgent need of or wo work k o on g our roads It is also a well weIl known fact that the the board hoard cannot under the law now existing ex ex- t. t a levy a tax for county road r. r purposes even If they were so in inclined In in- dined ed and the taxpayers of ot the county felt that they could meet the thea a additional 1 burden It Is therefore plain to be seen that the Improvement of our county roads depends to a great extent on the public spirit of at our citizens to which we now ap lip peal cal We therefore designate and set t apart the week beginning November and end ending ng November 1917 as GOOD ROADS WEEK in in Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- chesne county I During this week we earnestly ask and expect every able botTled boated male mala citizen In the county to contribute 1 whether much or little on the roads road All preparation possible will bo be 4 made by the county commissioners for this con concerted carted effort and we ask f the support and assistance of ot the tho Commercial clubs and leading citizens citi citi- zens tens of the county In making this move moye a success We Ve ask and expect rr r that they join with us in in- preparing and n organizing so that the morning s. s of Monday November will see i everything in readiness for a weeks weeks' r earnest effort on our roads v vIn In making this appeal to to the ciU- ciU yens ens of Duchesne county we do not feel that we are asking for tor aid ait or x A donation to tIlt the county but ar are asking asking ask ask- ing you to con contribute to your own t well fare The man who works o on t- t r 0 the roads is virtually working workIng- for himself for the benefits so deri derived ed h hare are his as well as the general pub pub- lies All are benefited So let t us h s count this a privilege and all get out during this week eek a and do our bit on the roads of or x Duchesne county We will all be fully paid in our effort with better roads i iBy By order of Board Doard o of County Commissioners Duchesne County Utah W W. G. G GENTRY NJ Chairman a Tom Firth D Dad cl Wilkins Arthur McCauley Mc- Mc Y Cauley cook and one one other man manfrom r from Myton l name not recalled SY Within a week weel with the assistance X ra t y of a steel stee oad grader ti we v e had clean cleaned 1 d t tout n out the bottom of the creek creel and con con- i i. i strutted some eight small bridges J. ma making 1 the tIe I roa road d passa passable bl e at 1 least east r. r till the next springs spring's snow snow wilt ater crater r. r w washed she everything out again K We Ve were getting read ready to move move t camp preparatory to beginning on f. f a athe the sad saddle le Th That t was part of the r for that fall down clown program To To cut that famous saddle meant meant matern r ly Iy shortening both distance an and ele ale a.- a. It was a matter of or a mile inne I long dugway I y c Two da days a s' s previous William CIo CIo CIo- l ward had leen sent to Colton for mail mailand j I and end supplies He returned with a aton t t. t ton of oC and of mail t. i supplies a pound t. t 2 k But nut that pound roomed reamed to weigh J Jn much morE more on the minds ol of the management man man- M than the ton of supplies The mall maI consisted of or several largo large largo H o official envelopes doubtless bearing b messa messages not Intended dc for t the e eyes eyes Y 1 M or ears of the help heln help But In that mail m mall n. n 2 were Mere r the Salt Ial take Lake e dallies dailies al ies which which- 1 Y f r quickly told the story in large type i i fj on the front page r The panic of oC 1907 had been sprung and Black I Iri Frida Friday ri a was repeated inWall in ill Wall Vall street New York always ays flighty had again gone lo looney ney As ere r renia remembers the lm ht In iness ot of the tho TV whole hole country was as paralyzed i I. I i a n. ca v r v. v P r T little road met the time the fate of oC like enterprises We v all f 4 v i c l' l rime came home on H Halloween en 1 Though our citizens kept at it r and ond made the Colton road and later t tf i the helper Jy router good oo r roads ads th the r c famous saddle sadly wpm VPS not r J V 1 tt f Ji till a year ng ago when Geo no Robins bins t r i j j fX fr r c t j jw I w working I for forthe the state finished U. U 1 1 rr i tI t- t r l lI I |