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L Wilson Vilson in Salt Lake Tribune R Records cords kept at the Nevada stations stations sta- sta sta sta- where where- automobiles from California Call Cali f fornia traveling east are required required to undergo ins inspection and fumigation fumigation tion against the foot and amI mouth disease show that during dUling the ilie month i of May cars passed through the Searchlight station and through that hat at Sandy This makes I a total of eastbound cars passing through these two stations in Inthe the month or an average of ot cars a day Starting April 15 the total of cars passing through the two stations was bas was or a an average rate of 9 95 a a. day for ro seven forty dasI days das I Searchlight is on n the most traveled travel travel- ed route taken by the Zion Park highway between Las Vegas and say sar Barstow Sandy is ison ison ison on the shorter but largely large y unimproved unimproved proved route between the two points me mentioned No westbound cars cars have to pass I through quarantine and therefore re the numbers given are entirely on one one one- way traffic Und Under r prevailing condit conditions conditions con con- dit ons the e westbound traffic in April J and May would not be so h heavy avy as the eastbound One Way Vay 13 Estimate The division engineer of or the 1110 ve- ve e- e vada state highway department co comments m I r. r Practically all the cars entering Nevada from California are eastbound eastbound east east- bound tourists and pass pass through the state to the east The he care carf rr from m Se Searchlight and those from Sandy come to Las Vegas and thence proceed proceed proceed pro pro- eastward by way or Moapa l and Bunkerville or or St St. Thomas ana anO Bunkerville I That means means that this traffic o of cars a lay day practically all 11 came as far as Cedar City an and the large majority of o-f them came came its as far as Salt Lake on their way to caster i and alid northern points I AS r f J JAn A An average avera ver a of 3 in it Utah a appears P gars ars to make all all' all il the a allowance Q i necessary for Cor that portion of f th the v travel which was made made up up of of rep c turning Cars Cars going through the the state would have to travel m much mach ch Jurth further r. r Proba Probably Iy i a so fi e n miles nes to the g gallon n of oC g gaso- gaso gaso- gaso so- so line Une is a high average for consumption consumption consumption tion some of ot the cars being large cars and still others not in inn the most efficient condition That would the average consumption of gasoline gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- line by these visitors about 17 gallons gallons gallons gal gal- lons and the average gasoline tax paid by the drivers 41 cents The revenue revenue from the cars a day that probably crossed the state Into Utah Utah d during May lay therefore w would be to the state or in n the month to help maintain the Utah roads the visitors use A traffic of cars a day day furnishes furnishes furn furn- bes a real maintenance p problem oble particularly during g the dry weather veather which prevailed in in the southern part of the state The visitors were not overcharged for the service r rendered them At the same time it creates a much more satisfactory feeling all around nd to know that they they are paying paying I something toward the cost of keeping l up the roads the they ar are h helping helping- lph g to wear down Makes lal es Ti Tidy 13 Sum Stun If ir If it is figured that the c cars rs carried carried car car- car carried ried an average of three Sons persons and nd that the average daily amount of or money expended In ill the state is 5 per pel person or 15 per car and I Il that l t t the the le visitors r remained m in the I state on an all ave average age of three three days I It t this lis would make mak a daily revenue to the merchants hostelries ana and garages garages garages ga ga- ga- ga rages of the state of from the traffic coming into the state e eastbound over this one route On Onti such such such- sucha ti h a a basis basis' the May Mal tota total for the theone theone one one orie route would be I iFor reasons already already indicated this this' route loute was unusually heavily tr traveled traveled v led during May of this year D But BLit t. t at that time the toti tourist seas season n s sh uld show how m much heavier traffic tram traffic t j than than the above and when traffic moves V S ov over over r these fese alternative routes routes' IS In oth dir directions Lions it will be seen seeri seen i Ut tL the mo monthly figures es ab above e 1 In- In will willbe be f r several veral times I I k f J It probably bly will Q h be er Y fo found nd also that H the e average average irist ib tourist toes croes oes not get along on 5 a a day and nd certainly ert if it he visits some of the points of unusual unusual un un- usual sual scenic interest in tine ile state state t three ree days will not cover tl the etin time eh he her I spends 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