Show I 40 10 Praised In a recent editorial the Salt Lake Tribune praised highway 40 as a 1 major tourist route for the tho vacationing tourists tourist Although the interstate high high- highways ways will ho be built huilt for speed the average tourist is also interested in iii scenery The editorial praises US 40 as the country's most beautiful route Operators of motels restaurants mal and malother other businesses along US 40 are concerned about pos pos- possible sible loss of tourist traffic when Interstate 80 and Interstate 70 arc nrc completed across and central contral Utah said the editorial Sonic Some traffic may maywell well be diverted l from US 40 to the tho high speed Interstate routes but there willbe will willbe be offsetting advantages for US 40 which cnn can be ex ex- ex exploited Not every tourist wants to spee speed l nonstop at 70 and more miles nn an hour holy across Utah This may maybe maybe be fine for the motorist in a hurry to reach rench Las Vegas or Los Angeles San Francisco or Seattle But many vacationers prefer traveling more leisure leisure- leisurely leisurely ly with time to enjoy enjay the scenery an and to see seo such historic cultural and other attractions as Dinosaur Monument the Heber Valley or Park City US 40 is ono of the most beautiful and inter inter- interesting interesting esting of cross country routes With fast there get quick traffic diverted to the Interstate it may provo prove even cven moro more attractive to those tourists in less of a who hurry incidentally will bo be prepared to spen spend Y in Utah for more than a tank of gas an and a hamburger the tho editorial concluded ed |