Show I I PJ n Jt Q f r f U i Tue 1 lill i Ur 1 D I r H fi t E a UNSOLVED l L I UN U U r. r C t. t 4 By W. W D D. Rishel Rishel in Sc Scenic nic Motorist j I I 1 Z l I I For years jears a there has been beena en a crying need leed for a good standard built an and l' l I maintained nef highway into all all' anti and b. b i ti the e Uin Uintah ta I ba basin Every I h manx in Salt Lake Ogden 1 I Iane ane I Provo concedes this The ped- ped I Pie lile ile of the of p ct 4 al v r basin d r c er Jn in thom their power pow r t J t. t it 1 i i Thiers Js s not iid a single str o ot I high high- vay ay In the e stat state needed as badly f from rom oma a purely p rel local p ii t of or Yie view vie Those wo who wIo have hare n pd oit t study a of of our tour touring travel h belle e c it is ish tha most highway ay hi in ill the state of or f as as' as asa a who l a into out out- out out-i fl m the east These are landing facts J JA A About t j once a a. year eal we we pick up our lerS ocal papers and r read a t. t that the 1 high high- gl tl way vay commission has at t least decided I ed od to to b build this road A lot tot of of are are g given lai large f sums ti 1115 Df of 01 mentioned tho nv 5 c- c jago j- j and f leans leans' back bacI in l Ills his is cl chair u- u ago f- f I all ind honestly th thinks wo we are going w to to have thio tho lO much desired sir d load J i During the past two tivo wo weeks on one or Orthea Oh these thea periodical al outbursts oJ foU followed follow follow- ed eel by hy editorial congratulations appeared ap ap- f 11 ar ared i in in the l local Salt alt Lake Lak press pres press and was eagerly copied in iii the tile local papers J tho I Lets Let's takU tho the lat Ial st st athi incur n. n t an analyze l z tho thiat t l 9 o of t tile Highway commission 1 e ap appeared appe appeared ap- ap pe re ill in in th tho press pres and seo see sec just Wl What at l Lit it means I First let ictus us us get s t this tills fact det clear J O Any money spent on roads loads v hel between Th 1 Salt Salt Lake Lal and lIeber lIche via da Pailey canyon or on Provo Pr vo and an via ia Provo can canyon n is not ot necessarily to toa open a l' l road into the Uintah basin hasin 1 We have n now now w and have had fur for years good passable pas alle roads het Salt Lake Jako and amI Provo Pro and They are arc all year ar roads r ads The fhe money now nOW being I spent p mt L on QI these comic conno- will improve C present 1 but J ls is not ly necessary to gc get gel into tha Uintah Basin Dasin Bash ii In IP order or or that wo we may moy ha e a good goodS 1 fP S into through h IH all year road Into in o and auth it is ts- necessary to first construct ct tho route fro from n lI o othe othe the iUla 1 o Jarid f state tato line hue east easl of or Jensen Utah Tl Tills This i Is the se section necessary in ill order that commercial relations between Salt I Lake ake nh and Provo Pro and an the Uintah basin hasin may maybe maybe may maybe be developed and in order that the UlI il lv avy aY stream m of or tourist travel Ira from Denver r raud and aud tho time Rocky mountain parks may have 0 t the 10 shortest possible ble Ile connection between Salt Lake OsWen Ogden end and Provo Prove points on time tIle Pacific Pa Pa- J clUe iO coast Including Portland Portland San Sami Franciso and as An elci Now let Itt u us us take taie the tho statement statement ol 01 I the tho lt highway hw Y Commission JI to tc an and EQ Q what w lat is means T j Jw r. r Vs' Vs Here is the tho of condition condition- of the tho route route dute as i it stan stands s' s sto to today ar f J Total mUch mileage Heber leber 1 i- i ir r to Utah Utah-Colo lo line 4 mi rai t t Federal ed I Aid Md mileage J Fn n to stat state line 1 54 Forst st J re mileage J tJ t tor to 49 1744 1 I i I t r r 1 Completed Competed up 1111 to Fedil Fedr tAid t 7 i Aid Aid Standard St Antelope to dyton Mylon ton 1 lQ J i 1 12 mi ori eto to Vernal 15 I. I f t t 2 2 miles es construction cons r up j to o t 5 I ri Federal Aid standard y 1 f jit M I ll to 1 J Roosevelt fl Dead Ox ot Flat l at to Du- Du Duches 0 t I J t ches e i J 1 4 il I I t I t. t r rp TJI iti ll j t c 01 St 1 c. c nilles e I i d i t 1 f i t t. t 1 lf t I. I t-l t tt i J Fiat at M r J. J r y loo tp F Pusher Fuslier sher 10 10 I r j f 1 f of j 4 it J 0 re 4 T Tt Total o t a I 29 r br r F c t Standard Q id ni f fI p Duches t bO I r jI Gusher r u bridge 10 i 1 rl t I i t f to hI Total T t. t i t t t t 20 Uncompleted I t I cl SC I Service Reserve e i t I H b to t F uit at as at atT c t dirt H t tM M rT T T. T Tin Tin- 1 J u. u f c Iia passable sable ill ac wet t rf r. r f No o 1 1 ino 10 L 0 vision Isio made fOl foI Icom- Icom cm- cm 1 I 4 49 I le I F eral to 1 Aid 1 U Utah Utah-Colo ih Colo state line line e v I At pr sent sent sent-J dirt road 1 J t No Noi provision Vi made m de for tor t j completion I At completion l of program pro pro- pr T gram aI announced I nCe In pre press J 1 t by of 1929 1929 miles miI s Total uncompleted b by H ni s end f 2 miles 4 Note Slight J In mile mIle- age agG duo due o to using both speedometer and i l d engineers engineer's s 's figures tl A st study of of the above bove figure tl exactly where we wo will be bo at the theand end and o of of 19 1929 9 i If time tho the program is carried car car- lied ried o it o cut ut as announced One half ok athe the clista distance c h between twe tebor and p J state lino will bo po a modern highway high high- way y a y and nii the other half a ii common J Ia ed dirt road imp In we WC wet weather dusty lusty ami anti full rull Q qt holes in I dry and closed J the tIme Strawberry Jo 1 country on c account n of snow In tha thi th winter And Andt et t t. you Mr- Mr Citizen aro 10 led to lo hel bc- bc l Y by tho tho pres jhio 1 h r t 1 hc Ui Uintah basin road r I i OX j t I 0 t T |