Show what good roads mean to the uintah basin ai GOVERNOR GEORGE H BERN DERN the uintah basin Is potentially one of the richest sections ot of the mate and Is dest destined aed tp to support a much larger population tio n than it now con kalns its law large areas of fertile land and its exceptional water resources can not tall fall to become the boas tt of important industrial development ei 1 alch ill employ large numbers ot of men and which A aich wid form a home market for or its agricultural production the uintah mountains which are famous for or their beauty will vill attract an in ever increasing stream of visitors seeking scenery and the uintah basin already contains the largest population of any portion of the state not served by a arl road the settlers arc are pioneers and hive been undergoing all the pioneer hardships that attend the inning of a new territory for the white mans civilization their greatest handicap Is lack of adequate transportation facilities cili ties they need and cesene help in this direction since the coming of a railroad seem stern to be no nearer than it was two tim decades ago the state of utah through its state road commission has his concluded to ghe special consideration to the linth basin and has undertaken a program to complete a first class highway through and out of the basin by the end of 1929 when this Is done transportation of passengers by automobiles and of freight by trucks will give the aln tah basin the next best thing to a railroad and thereby economic and living conditions aill ft be greatly improved in all countries and in all ages good transportation facilities have been the greatest civill good roads ill brine bring the same some benefits to the uintah basin that they brin bring to any other section J considerable progress has already been made on the ca east sest west road through the uintah basin hence its people know hat good roads road are and what they mean first and foremost of course Is I 1 the I 1 itol advantage vantage of having the agricultural I 1 products of the basin transported to market by truck swiftly easily safely and at a reasonable cost buch such product products as wool dairy products honey alfalfa feed teed and turkeys viivi ill thereby bring incensed returns to the producers and edd add to thir prosperity with decreased transportation cc coti ts baeny ny kotlier thing things can be produced at n profit and taix will aill result in greater li diversification which will stabilize sta blize farming operations there ii no doubt that a it perfect system of highway will bring about an expansion of the p besent agricultural activities the prosperity of cache valley Is largely due to ita its 30 catry COA cons 3 good roads hac hae alyea already braueht many good dalre cows into the lie h basin but as butter cheese and rind ej eras p can be shipped to market more cheaply there Is no reason why the uintah basin should not become another abnot her cache valley the little old crem cream check like the little old pay c hecl income means a steady dependable the uintah basin Is recognized as a tine fine range for sheep and cattle these of course usually go out on the hoof and are not so dependent good roada roads Hovi however ever when the farmers learn that they can ship out hoes and poultry at a profit they will rale raie more ot of these kinds cf livestock and will thereby have on their own farms a market for their gran grain and hence there will be more money in grain than there Is now aror growing ing pram grain to sell Is a poor kind of farming in most parts of utah anyway the thrifty farmer feeds his continued en rage 8 GOOD notel TO THE BASIN continued from pap I 1 I 1 grain to live stock chereb fc converting it into meat which still the 0 of I 1 to a distant market and the operation means that the toll soil will not be impoverished since the fertilizer Is all retained on the prenis wren wilen transportation charges become lo 10 lova enough to permit shipping out the output ct ef sugar factories and cannine canning fec fact torlef more intensive agriculture will IK bo 1 and the land will i produce much more valuable alu able crop crops than it produces luces now while bulky minerals such As a coal require the cheap that can call at this time only be had bad from railroads yet there 1 is reason to believe that some of the other minerals that I 1 arc are found in the uintah alrin might be profitably handled by trucks over oer rood good roads I 1 the magnificent scenery ce nery and the de of the uintah mountains s ft alli tx be made to all by a stem of grod roads scenery and recreational facilities are natural resources just as much as are farm lands and mineral deposits when properly dei developed eloped they have hate a high commercial value jalue and bring brin in a teady steady flow of money from the visitors rho ho come to see se and enjoy them the people of the uintah basin already appreciate the value of the tourist travel that comes through over OUT the vic victory to highway every lvery automobile tourist spends a few dollars as he pass 1 es ts through make it easy MY to reach bour our mountains with their canyons 1 streams lakes and foeste fo beets and many of these thes C tra raiders elers ft III not riot hurr hurry rry I 1 brough but ft take side trips to en joy jay fi th country and the longer th they ey stay the more money they nil spend I 1 have hate often ten speculated upon h hat a marvellous marcellous marv ellous trip it b it if we e had tin east vest road in the high through the lake reelon region sayi say from the vernal manilla roid rond 0 the Gran granddaddy daddy thee the e vt ot id be no ip lp in I 1 bici ot tai t merica to compare m with ith it some people say they do not want sant to spoil this beautiful wild country by letting the automobile into it t but it is a pretty big bit country to reserve for the few dude dudes who aho can afford to go in with a pack outfit would it not be better to make I 1 11 accessible ces sible to as many people as possible of course at that altitude the season is short and possibly a careful study might lead to the conclusion that the expense of such an ambitious project would mould not be justified at any rate the entire road would be in a national forest and hence not under state one of the recreational features however would be under state control and that la is fishing I 1 feel that the state should make a special point of keeping the lakes and streams wa we locked stocked with fish the automobile has blaed havoc with aith fishing not only in utah but in all of our neighboring tales states and it requires an extraordinary expenditure of effort and money as veil ell as cooperation with local organizations to keep the sport up tip to a satisfactory standard idaho used to be a fis fisherman hermans s paradise but those who aho go to idaho to fish now find that the streams that can call be reached by automobile arc are pretty v w e I 1 fished out it seems to me we bugl t to make and keep the lakes and streams of the the finest i fishing country in the west vest good raids to within striking distance will make it easier to keep the lakes and streams stocked and will aill bring the fisherman into and brough a our country A fourth advantage of good roads Is 13 that perfect roads and undeveloped fouces win new many people would come to the uintah ba sin ln on a pleasure or sightseeing sight seeing trip while here tere they would mould see the adan adi en laces offered by your undeveloped resources and would decad to co come here to hie the good roads therefore voiad vo ild help develop del flop vom aut country by racing in new setlers lers to become citizens with mith vou good roads are also 1 ial v ah able table on account of extending educational education ni opportunities tuni ties the development of our school astern with its it modern consolidated conf soli F oli dated school schools ervel by school busses would mould ix be without good roe roid ds good roads therefore m in that the children of the uintah basin will aill have lime better schools arld hlll ill therefore be better equipped to iv happy and useful laes I 1 have hate spoken of at the monetary benefits of the agricultural population from rood good roads in addition to this adian advantage tage rural life li is enriched by its aal a accessibility to all of the amuse airi intellectual and commercial of the towns tons the farmer Is I 1 no longer isolated with hood roads and a car he can have hate all tl ahr s of living thing in town it li is hard to estimate the saving in dupar and tear on vehicles on account of good roads when you have base to bump your car over oer rough roads or ri d lit ic it through muddy roads it soon g wi to pieces on a smooth hard road id its life Is prolonged man many Y fold repair bills ere are minimized and the cost t of operation Is reduced this Is me one of the great benefits that always follow good roads good roads maket possible tr creation of a new industry nomel a public carrier system for passengers mengers pa and freight the busses and truck trucks not riot only employ a good many people but the equivalent Is taxable property which adds to the revenue of your lour counties counties that have railroads are always fortunate tort on account t of ha having vim such valuable alu able property to assess for taxes to some extent busses and trucks do the sam thine thing hence this Is another benefit that comes from id A gc go roads I 1 i finally and perhaps most important of all Is the socializing influence e of good roads As one writer haa has ald gold all values in the last analysis I of course are relative to their inal ence upon human life most of the strife and nd conflict most of the pre 1 uricial and undesirable thine of life are born of ignorance nothing will ill do more to banish ignorance and to encourage that spirit of charity that makes the whole hole world kin than a a system of highs highways avs providing easy transportation t banishing distance and I 1 isolation and enabling the tle whole hole people of the state to enjoy fello fella ship with their neighbors as well as our brothers from afar in conclusion mav may I 1 add a word about the new foret road from verj ver j 1 nil wil to manilla I 1 have hate been 0 over er of it and I 1 expect to ife all of P I 1 this tills trip for my plan Is to go back homo that way ay for beauty it will rival rhal the tile famous ride through the kal bab bob forest and it will be on chrt account it will 1111 alo tie dag rett county to utah Fereto heretofore fore the mountains have been nn an im ble barrier harrier by reason of which daggett county was vasto to all oil intent intents and puro acs part of wyoming lne hope nope and expert that this new wa wll will muse cause the good citizens of diggett D agett county to think of the deop e of the uintah basin as their n nearest arest neigh b abts rs and bit best friends I 1 belice proper publicity it also make this new nem road a valuable alu able aset to uintah and duchesne co antles it forms a direct connection between the linth hasin basin and the lincoln high highway a there Is no reason why vou all cannot dhert a good deal of lincoln highway high viny travel down this way may tell them about the wonderful rod roq 0 over er the mountains tell them about the dinosaur quarry tell them about the attractions of the uintah basin and the delightful deligh ful ride from here to sat salt lake city and many of taci taj 1 will ill come down from green river and con attane their lourney journey ovir oer the victory highway I 1 fei that you have hate a real res opportunity if you will mke xo ke the most of it IL I 1 |