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Show NEED SHOWN FOR KINGMAN TO ST. GEORGE HIGHWAY l!v CHARLES II. P,I(iEl,0V A few years ago it wa.s my privilege privi-lege and pleasure to be a member of the first party to 'travtel by automobile from A Angeles to St. George. The night spent, in St. George at tiat time, is a memorable mem-orable evenl. One incident in particular is outstanding: Among the group in conference with ns on the lawn of Mrs. .McQuarrie's hotel was Hon. David Morris. The Judge asked this question, "How 'many cars per year do you anticipate antici-pate will use this road?" A member mem-ber of our party hazarded the jguess, "2500". N o' w we think nothing of a like number per month. Was the effort to build a highway high-way from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City worthwhile? Assuming that it. was let me make a statement here and now. Valuable as the Arrowhead Trail has been there is another almost equally essential highway yet to be constructed. I refer to the St. George-Kingman Toad. Eliminating the many argu-(Continued argu-(Continued on Page 10) |