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Show -- 3J Ti5 TD) mt EUjQiiKHifiTjTrjvirv! I DURABILITY OF ROADS VARY CIVS TABLE IILVER In the ymthg ivtiil ll W ill flow luittf Vttlualrfv ysr Q , Uyf MMiiMhte pm tu y, BOYD Classification of and Freight Highwaya la Predicted by Chairman Diehl. , Pangr JEWELERS IOYD PARK Freight mads nod incngf rwK aru iruliiililluii'i uf the inmpunitlve ly near future in congested mn'IIhhh Of tin country, according it t'linlrnmii George C, 1 l of (he A. A. A li'x.ti roiiiln hoiiril, Who Iiih cnt n t omiiiiiiil-icntloto thin enr m to the ollhe of the chief of englneern of (lie Wtir tie . y& r jliurttiient. Mr. Diehl tbun eoiuineiita ion the ujeto-datt highway jirohlem: Thpre will tuner he u time when all remit! are of riiml ihirnhllliy and carrying capacity. Highways and railroad are analogous, In that they are both designed to curry traffic, and fenernl rule which huve been dev el :- opt'd through ai'leiitlllc inunngement t of rallrouds apply aa well almost Invariably to highways. The heaviest locomotives and rolling slock ore on rends like the New York Ce, ' ntral and Pennsylvania and Union Io iClfle. Their use over lighter rnllronds would ruin the i roads In a comparatively brief period. "There must come a ehisslllrntloii Atfij jof highways. Over class 1 the henv-(lemotortrucks and trailers would be pemdtted ; each truck should have i large figures conspicuously placed on the sldee to Indicate the total weight that It was permitted to carry; operators and ownera of trucks should be prosecuted for using the heaviest (trucks oa roods designed for lighter QTiAlfJTZ G'GfAgMZD CTXGftiDQJRvgR, traffic. It would be comparatively fy Georf f.Amf simple to enforce euch provisions, as there aeeme to be no defense of the SUSPENSION bridge ucross the Colproposition permitting one or two orado river In the depths of the heavy trucks to ruin an Investment Granite gorge In Grand Cunyon Naot many thousand dollars on the tional park I That means that yon 'lighter constructed highways. and your horse can get across the At the road Intersection the highi Grand ennyon from El Tovur to the way capacity could be Indicated, ae North rlin. And that means that :the highway department should, I will get some entirely new views you have a traffic depajtment under of the Grand canyon and of the a chief traffic engineer, having to do, surrounding country. For the North ,not with construction and main- !- rln, Is 1.500 feet bi limn loanee but merely with the control of Presumably you will be able to use this susnen- - fo--t , !. irtwos 4nsw . SI MH IV ENGRAVED I our Jawnln civivu&rrATx&z itzzz. roadi aon working on the bridge .r1 b - - . . -- ,Z if? bav ever I uia result ultimately lo a traveled freight rood and passenger roads. which all the materials and tools have to be land that wider and parallel roads I packed. Anyway, here1 a sample of the kind of usings l. at may happen any minute ou that famous trail. of the engaged In getting stuff down,.?ne Bright Angel trail. The other M ,okln down a string of animals. y. h Sev. ernl of them were loaded with TNT for blasting. e "uddeD turns one ot lh pack animals Upped. The rest got excited. Pretty soon one animal went off the troll. All eleven In the were tied together. Before long two more string were dragged off the trail. About this time Aran In getting into the middle of the rnlxup. He cut the other eight antnmls loose and ther alald on the trail. Of course all three of the animals that fell off .y ' were killed. One fell 1.000 feet without Injuring hie pack. One fell kSJO feet-wlt- hout exploding the 150 pounds of TNT In his pnek. And - ' 4Sthat .V' what getting the bridge stuff down r.,Bright Angel sue-reed- K is. - , ;'' Vnx y . i, " A trail Is like. A look at the map gives the lay of the land. Bright Angel trull begins near El Tovar on the South rim and winds down to the Colorado at - y the bottom of Granite gorge. Hermit trail beglus farther to the west and also goes down to the river. Tart of the way down, the Tonto trail Brick or Concrete Roads Are Econorrv leal If There Is Considerable Heavy I running east and west, connects Hermit and Traffic. Blight Angel trails. At the foot of Bright Angel trail there Is au i would be found to be the most eco- nomlcal method of laying out the high-iwa- aerial cabletram, which Is used to ferry serosa venturesome visitors. The cross marks the site system. It Is Impossible to lay out all roads of the suspension bridge. The new trail will run , of the heavy form of construction ; In north along Bright Angel creek. The visitor will the first plaeP, the money Is not avail- ascend to the North rim at Bright Angel point, ll Is 10 miles across the Grand CHnyon here. able, and, secondly, too many years The descent from El Tovar to the river Is about would elapse before the more sparse4,500 feet. The North river Is about 6,000 feet ly settled sections of the country were developed. It would not be at above the floor of the Grand canyon. The view from the North rim Is radically differ-en- t. all difficult to break bulk when leaving The temples lie In Its foreground. One looks the heavy traffic roads, and In a com down them at close range. The Granite paratlely brief time an excellent the gorge isupon miles hi the background, and the opposite ory of highway construction would be rim presents an straight wall. The obi developed whereby each locality would server Is twelveapparently or fifteen hundred feet higher the amount It j be able to determtue than the south rim and sees over It the desert feasible for to them on (Was expend plain for rnuny miles south, with a fur horizon each mile of highway construction. of distant mountains. Many who have seen both prefer the south rim view, which has the temples FARMER BACK OF GOOD ROADS In broad perspective and coniines the eye to the spectacle of the canyon. Others prefer the north Seasons Do Not Walt and Crops Must rim because of Its closeness to the temples and Its Be Sowed, Cultivated Reaped grasp of distant horleons. In the future thousunds of travelers will not be content until they see the and Marketed. ennyon from both rims. The farmer or rural dweller, In cerBuilding the suspension bridge, once the matain sections, for a long ttme stood terial is ou the spot, will not be d'fflcdt The In the way he wanted the roads, but worst of the Job is getting the stuff to the site tie didnt want to pay for them. Ho on mule-back- . The material for the bridge will did not realize that In the long run consist principally of steel wire, and s good roads pay for themselves out ol of an Inch respectively In diameter; savings made to the community In heavy wooden timbers, strips of flooring of nine-foo- t haulage of people and merchandise. length and tools and blasting powder. The But the farmer today Is reckoning In matter of getting the long cobles down Is going to units of time, for seasons do not wait require the hnrnesslng of at least four mules tanand crops must he sowed and cultl dem and stringing of the load between them. The vated, reaped and marketed at thf main eubles will weigh between 700 and 800 right time. Therefore the farmer it pounds apiece. A cable will be gathered into sevj now back of the road Improvement. eral coils, with about twenty to thirty feet of slack between each roll. These colled cables will Much Good Road Building. then be put on mules, a coll to each. Last year recorded unthought of At the bridge site an anchor of steel rails and road building activities throughout concrete will be constructed In the solid rock. i the United States. A few years ago The upper cables will then be carried across to the ! some narrowly bounded community north side and secured In like fashion. From end might have done something to make to end these upper cables will measure about 500 the roads within Its confines better feet. Eighty feet below them the floor of the I Such an aet, however, was little cause bridge will be anchored to the walls of the gorge. for comment except locally. The au From the overhead cables side cables will come tomoblle, with the range of travel It down and run through the heavy timbers. The has brought within everyones reach nine-foplanking will be riveted to these rafters t had not been developed and could not and a hog mesh wiring will be strung along either This means f have been used If It had. de of the bridge to protect tourists. The bridge that the advent of the automobile bin ill be built forty feet above the ordinary height forced good roods. y j i seven-eighth- three-eighth- ' J s tc hall Eafraylns Co. Mclnl Knots Timi.lfton on Suit t ska Cllv Hlily You Think FORD Think trhd.WAS. SIOW 4t9 SOUTH mm tTAHS CLOUT DLALttlS 2 d 9 4. " SALT LAKE I thf r' 4 CLEANERS C ITT, UTAH 0YEH8. ch road project ai ,1nTrtan w7 wwk yan undoubtedly is the repuvement of the J r?ur i.a prtc tut on nqimk I MrT Cl "rl Orm, us E. Brood Only horse travel wus permPted ou In, I?d : Greeted the opening of the road to f" ,ro''e. nd the public transportation from horse to I clou Since then the rond has suffered a great Abe h,,avy ,ravel over in" Eight miles ,n 19,3 by paved Sun, f railroad In order that on attractive ,he trip might be available for winter visitors. It was practically i worn out when taken over 2.70 ?" honr fannahml ,nd " by us. and Is onlv I two-wa?,'uum Single ami n - Dwlte Bm.. y K. Hft South. Salt Uke. to ,lfdoplod travel. XI have also submitted an estimate to commence the construction of a rlin rood eastward from El Tovar toward Desert View. Upon lta completion, within two or three years, we will have d a drive from Hermit Rest on the west of official headquarters to Desert View, a distance of over 40 miles. For scenic beauty It will challenge Him road. serv-chang- motor-propelle- hoshons'1 d V , rv ga-C- Culliii Otetli. nur and Has mniiilm and prH ra UTAH ROOF CEMENT CO. Wh ft , I BRAND ROOF CEMENT f,r,1r !' M,(l- A Mom Product partnanont. Kallr Alliivl. lur vhlnvla, tamiMwUiuo or n sfer8, - has been for ou r - sason. system w lirt m ITrY T a rmo-- nunnh-l- ; n.,1. and gv 7i WEDDING STATIONERY AniwiuiuMwiitn-InvIlMti- ty; result s.. tW'.esrV as car-,rle- d that pfhoni it N&ta I IlIPn'snyConnnrntalGjntgisrt rA.A'TkssCitt.ors y: !S3J "Scienfjjicco!irJ4 Lukb !j,mrnci(i I l..FWf41 awiwirr ' w ( a,ul I u 160 MAIN SlKUf it, ili-h- e BLDG m- - ' 0!233t? CCAGfcVJ5Ue5fcft6iC" of the river and thirteen feet above the highest T "aer niark. It will cost approximately S-- lu,UU0 Grand Canyon National waa established In 1919 and was dedicated park In 1920. The traspefl-slo- n bridge Is but one of many Improvements planned by the national park service. Concerning rlra-roa- POULTRY BOUGHT. Ixat naulta ah.p The estlaiates also Include sn Item for secur- Poultry, nn and sama toFor Foltoa MkL Comet oiht. roturna. Writ ing a right of way for the El Tovar-DesePrompt for prlcoa. View 1 PKllture Of government I ilorhobile distributors. Car. Rimka, h.op thla the suspension bridge and other things Director I not be necessary, as I feel that the Urtairw. a. s. Tourum, 447 & Main. Stephen T. Mather says. In part: ate holdings which will he crossed by the prlv pro is both a summer and winter resort. park posed road will be sufficiently beneflied by lt. GiN Though thus far developed by private capital, the construction to make It to the advantage of the results generally have been achieved with refineowners of these lands to donate a right of way. ment and success. The character of exladng buildI feel sure these owners are so public spirited as Is ings commendable, and, although considerable to take tills point of view, and that In adjustment will have to be done In the location of donating thla right of way they are not only benefiting themcertain future buildings, this can readily be efselves and Grand Canyon park but also the fected, Our landscape engineer has studied the people who visit the park. future flyout of all buildings, and construction In addition to the Improvement and nmlnte- - I IYPEWRUERS Tu by i7 "T1?! I1"t for both the public operators and the park adnonce 'mk,ii m!1 work on the Rim road and other upkeep I a supp!"rTw,rlsld ministration will proceed along lines. work, on the other park roads, the present El Although the first appropriation was not largo Tovar-DeseView road has been widened, for the amount of work to be done, since It straightened, and reshaied for about ono-hal- f Its amounted to only J40.000, these funds were careentire length. Many dangerous curves and grades fully distributed and some Improvements accomhave been eliminated and the general condition plished. In part these consisted In the construction of the rond Improved. of a stable and garage building, of a mess house, A complete telephone system which will conranger quarters, which are being temporarily used nect the north and south rim of the canyon and for administrative offices, and Improvements to a the' ranger atatlous that will be built for the log cabin now being utilized by the acting superranger force Is one of our future needs. This con intendent as a residence. These are all at the be postponed until next year, and I have not InGrand n.von administrative site. Ranger and cluded It In my estimates to congress. It may be construction and maintenance forces have beeu practicable to connect the north and south rims established, and there Is at this writing a comby wireless, either telephone or telegraph, aud petent nucleus for carrying on nil the pnrk work this question Is receiving careful study. under present conditions. The appropriation of There are some developments planned ths $00,1X10 for the present fiscal year enabled me to Santa Fe railroad In Grand cunyon, one of by which plun somewhat more extensively for actual ImIs the construction of a wuter system which will provements. have for Its source Bright Angel creek probably . c R. savage co 12 Soub Main One important piece of construction Is a on the north side of the river, and Artwta' kodak and tbe Aniahirig enlarging possibly Colorado across the river at the bridge and Aim. of a small power plunt on Unit framing, kodak pictur foot of the south-sid- e Bright Angel trail to connect creek. The establishment of nn adequate water INTER MOUNTAIN ART CO pictur with the north-sidBright Angel troll. At pressupply for tbe south rim of the ennyon Is a serious Intr, china painter and artit (uppliea. 336 Ma.n. ent the only method of crossing Is In a small problem and one that must soon be definitely swinging cage traveling over a small cable, which SPECIAL RUSH 8EUVICK ..cured if jrc solved. Water on the north rlin near Bright Angel mention thl pper when writlr above firm. only the most venturesome persons care to use; Iolnt Is secured at present from several email animals cannot be transported. Without some springs, that with little Improvement will He Hat Our Sympathy. probnbly mentis of animal travel from the south to the north be adequate In quuntlty and .Co Helen quality. on the side of the park It will be difficult to administer Strongmlnd Is to be mar-tie- d south rim of the cunyon, however, the hotel and lo Sir. Wurail the to iti i im or provide for Its proper developrallroml have to haul their water by Nor exactly. Helen says he !a lo train from ment mid use by park visitors. Del Rio, about 125 miles distant Every gullon of be married to her. The north rliu, which Is, from my own observa-to'- i water has to come' that distance. The tremendous "Oh, yes, of course. She's ashed t Its Mimruer, more beautiful than the south dully cost of this Is nt once apparent, and the ,vou to be her bridesmaid, hasnt rim, iv pi m neally undeveloped by roads and trails. greut desirability of Installing some system by she?" As .non tbia first suspension bridge Is comwhich water can be pumped either from the floor No, she asked me to be her beat pleted tic, ,,ss- the Colorado river Jt Is planned to of the canyon, about 1 mile below tbe surface of woman. rei oiisti a portion of the Bright Angel trail tbe rlin, or from elsewhere Is obvious, it is aph side of the river, which will make "ii the parent that travel may sometime reach a polnl Th Air We Breath. the nod in,) easily accessible. Later another where wfth the present method of securing water A rtblc foot of nlr weighs about bridge ii. row the Colorado will be constructed we will not be able to secure a sufficient quantity one and three-tenth- s near tit- loot ,f the Hermit trail, which In turn ounces. Thus it of that precious fluid to supply each traveler is reckoned thut a single human is to h.- . rim to north as a the trail a The by orgunlc act creating this pnrk authorizes breathes In 12 months six and us to negotiate with tbe part of i' c nil development planned on the north county of Coconino for one fifth tons of side of ii,,- j irk; also an additional bridge shotiit, nlr. To keep him the purchase of Its rights In tl e Bright toll alive for threescore lie in me vicinity of the present Buss cableand ten years road nnd trail, und to report to congress Angel the tertnr willl I predict north way ( ibont s miles to the west). require 480 tons of air. The upon which this property cun be secured An efand south mn travel will constitute the most of the United States fort lias been mode tbe past year to arrive at some imputation m breathes annually 058,000.000 tons of .eni popular of nil our seen'c pnrk trips. , satisfactory basis of settlement with the county of ir. The requirement for the entire "Wii t,- construction of these bridges travel Coconino for the transfer of the Bright Angel between (,(, north and south rim will cause the but thus trail, far without definite results Our population of the world Is In the cs'id iK' i,dti 0f additional camps. One of these engineer department 1ms. however, made prelim neighborhood of 10,500,000 tone cumps si ii, (,e located at some convenient place Inary examination of the sltuutlon, covering In Birds In ths Dark. on the dm i, which will be constructed from the fact the entire trail situation In the park. Not a few birds practically real Hen, It mis) nslon bridge through to the Fiufenu Probably the greutest problem confronting the their aestllngs lu the dark, says the trail service upon Its taking over the administration near the north rim as It will be posAmerican Forestry Magazine, Well sible t.i m, i,ip water. ' Expansions Into the Indian of the park wns the existence of the many claims knowii examples of this are seen In of alleged mineral value. Among these Gardens wimping area are planned for the were the s birds and Claims located by Ralph 11. i mure. These camps will In a way supCameron, whfch hav that dig, or scrupe out, long burrows been In litigation for several years. Twenty-thre- e plement the ki Tovar hotel and the Hermit camp In banks, and lay their eggs at tbs on the south Cameron claims have been declared Invalid : Golslfe, and also the present Wylie s farther end of them. den Eagle, Cope Horn, Wizard, Alder mill on ffle uorth rim. The Influx of tour-Istsite. Willow mill site. Magician, Banjo. Millionaire SencnrrUs with It an Increased demand for campPaint Clothes Wire. as tinel hotel facilities, and, Treasure. ing space, and also larger Peg Leg, Hill Top. Sunflower , Give the new wire clothesline tw Goldenola, Ida May, Buttlnsky, quicsiy as this demand Is recognized, the facilities Cheyenne cohIs of white enamel. It will ciakt will Vo eipH ruled. Dakotuh. Bannock, Apuclie, Folly, Hermit, Gorgo." It weur totigci mid keep It from get ting rt Srad; wetl-lald-o- rt Fi-- e - i Indi-vld"- sl Mu-tie- n sand-martin- klng-flshe- Lime-stone- iii-i- v |