Show Victory Highway Through Uintah Basin is Disgrace Says Eureka Man Support of the contentions c made mad by hy W. W D. D Rishel manager of the touring bureau of t the the le- le Utah State Automobile Au Att- association that Utah must have haye more roads and better roads before the tile state can expect to enjoy the tho tourist trave trave to which itis ItIs it itIs Is entitled by virtue of its attractions is' is is is' given in the following letter to Mr lr Rishel from C. C C E. E Huish ol ot Eureka Have just finished read reading ng your article pub published in today's Tribune I and wish to say say that in my opinion it is worthy of most serious consid consid- There is no denying tIle luc statement that you have havo put out in such a cOl convincing manner manner and I sincerely hope that some benefits will wm be derived as a result of the i publicity that has been g given gen en your our Co communication I for one know to what extent Utah is suffering because of poor roads and having traveled many of the highways s 's leading into this state I do not hesitate in saying that weare we weare I are arc getting about about as much tourist business bushless as we deserve perhaps deserve perhaps more This This' year ear we are getting less than we got in 1923 we 1923 we will i get even een fewer tourists in 1925 and will continue to suffer until such time Ume as we improve our roads and make this this' state a more Inviting ana I pleasing place for motorists Experience Cited Your article came to my mr attention attention atten atten- t tion on at a time when I can appreciate it it most Yesterday in company with I he members of ot my family I returned returned return return- ed ed over the the Victory highway after an mile auto trip which tOOK in portions of sixteen states as well as s a section of Canada and our last day Jay of travel from the Colorado- Colorado Utah tah Line by way of Jensen Vernal Roosevelt Myton Duchesne and Strawberry valley was over a road I that Is a disgrace to the state slate state of Utah It is just such highways that cause cause tourists to avoid our state Throughout the ml middle dle west there are are perhaps many patches of poor J road ad and but very litho pavement ht but in almost every even one o of those states it is is- possible to o make a trip east or west north or south over a a. a fairly good road hence comp complaints are not numerous Statistics s show that Utah has more paying than some som other states with many times its valuation but as a g general gen gen- I eral thing one does doCS not find many I states that are building a a. a few miles of f paving and neglecting their most I important roads That is about the time situation in ill Utah On m my recent trip I learned ell substantially substantially sub sub- what you yon on have put forth in III your our letter that tourists travel is increasing rapidly almost everywhere everywhere every every- I where where b but in Utah Denver er as well as as many other Colorado clues cities are aru i flooded Hooded with tourists They get thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands where here we get hundreds of ot tors In the course COUlse of a summer In he Colorado metropolis rooms and offices of sightseeing companies op operating operating op- op erat ng automobiles into the mountains mountains moun moun- are almost as numerous as refreshment parlors or 01 drug stores I Colorado people are in inOn inOn J On Last Page I 1 I I VICTORY HIGHWAY DISGRACE From Page One capitalizing their their scenic scenic attractions and long ago they re realized that first of all they they must have good roads They have built such roads not only between centers of population butino but into ino almost every corner of or the state some sonic of them over mountains pre- pre exceptionally difficult engineering engineering engi engl- problems pi and the most costly cost COt costly ly of oC all an road construction It has paid Colorado to Lo do this and it will wUI pay pay Utah Ina na Reason on For 01 Knocks The very ven highway over oel which we returned to Utah is remarkably good until one nears the Utah line From From the state line to a n point within less than sixty miles mUes of Heber City it Is a veritable nightmare for motorists motorists motorists mo mo- many of ot whom meet up with serious trouble either trouble either delays on account oi ot storms or Dr badly damaged ed cars Is it any wonder vonder that er e every tourist who fights ts his va Wray vay O over such s J a road has has' hasa a good stuff knock for fortio t the tio iC state Of or course course- he advised advise other oilier tourists s to avoid U Uart an ait Wherever tourists me- me meer the campfires in th the hoe s nt at grag garages g ga- rag rages s or service stations lira liH d r roads that roads that being th tha th topic of ot conversation I tat ta ta-K ta J with wit many who had visited Ut 11 and most of them were roasting th the tha state tate because be- be because be cause cause of oC the difficulties experienced in n getting here or in getting awn awn- away It hit appears to me tint that th tl tha organization organization organ organ- Iza on which you ou represent should make every ery a effort It 0 rt to Lo did discourage travel over roads known lo to be In bad condition ion Suppose lO tourists lIsts do miss our scenic attractions These things can wait until they can be viewed without o serious hardships it ll IL is no doubt better to have but gilt onehundred one olle onehundred hundred tourists conic come here In a season and aud have them go awa away SUt- SUt ng ug the praises of or the state than to lo have hae ten times that thaL number and 1011 al allow allow nl- nl low them to go awa away knocking l Utah because of its poor roads I 1 have I reason to know that you are trying I to direct tourists over our best roads but the main is that we have ha so few tew roads that e ai-e are really good safe sara highways s even eyen during the sunnier sum sun summer summer mer nier months advertising n nIon Ion Utah is getting the wrong kind Ind Indor of or advertising and it is time for Cor those who are most vitally interested interest interest- ed to get down to the seat of the 1 trouble and amI take steps to remedy it It There ought to to tobe be a good highway from Salt Lake Lak City in at least four directions north directions north south east and vest west each each taking the most direct route possible and avoiding the things that mean a lot Jot o or grief griet for forthe tho the motorist Get them Into the state over a good road and the they will take them to see the things we want them to and see they will come again and bring their h lends friends They will linger long ong enough to vh visit ft our parks and mountains and when homeward bound will carr carry pleasant recollections of or their visit isH to Utah The rte word mouth advertising that can bo be put out by an arm army of tourists tourists tour tour- is worth a lot to Utah It Il can be bo secured by the construction of f good roads and such roads will help hep to develop the st state te |