Show 1 ROAD OAD OVER MO Many Towns in Emery County F Fa Fit Favor vor Route through Ep Ephraim aim and Straight Cany Canyons ns From Prom From a communication Which was rec Recently received here from some o otho oi of f tho citizens of Emery ro ry county it it ap- ap appears pears peara that a rh tolas t is 1 being r r- r cu in the tho gop communities I e a east s s' s J of the r range rang ng in regard regal t 6 that tho j o othe of f the people of f Ep Ephraim aim and communities com com- in this portion of of county in the ma mater master ter of the proposed go government nt ro rl the thc mountains This report it ibis i is said d Jg tho effe q C that the people of this county favor favo- the construction of a road through Manti lanti canyon wh nothing could be farther 1 from the truth truth The Tha following following fol fol- lowing excerpts from frani from the communication communication com com communication speak for r themselves les Wo Jj at t be be 01 represented to th the tho p of county that the tho Emery county people f favor vor and and support support the t tear move m nio e. ve the road up Manti canyon and anil an down n Ferran F Ferron Fer- Fer r. r ron ran cany canyon jn In like manner it has been ocen rein by y people from Sanpete 3 to the people of Emory Emory- o that that- e be people of if ty favor r the above above named route as a connecting hig highway i i between ri th the tr counties Now we wis wish to to e sayto p to to you yon Oll t tso so far as tho the to towns s of f lePE- lePE Dale a W ff g Orangeville are cOl concerned cern d. d they are unanimous against this route as a also o we believe the tho towns Or of 11 ting p I Lawrence Clevelan 1 Lake and Green Groen River will be bo We We COlls consider er that the only feasible ical c toute f for r the they ibe c construction tion of a wagon road to tube tobo bo made permanent permanent permanent per per- manent and centrally loca located ed betty between een the c counties unties of f Sanpete a and d Emery is uJ c canyons down nyon-d nyon wn Seely creek and Straight can canyon cannon on Jt St is by far the tIle shortest route the best cr tau cu cuo bo Iii o t i 1 d it it is tho is the leas o to build it will b S th the to keep pp ip iU 5 vilL il h I r j l i t anon 6 fOr fo tJ e ci Sri rang e o I the the ca least t 6 subject be t to floods and wash wash- i outs and md the mes' mes free freo from general i int interference of storms landslides rolling of rocks etc ete 4 i Inasmuch ch as the tho Bureau cf Public Roads Road has made mado a thorough preliminary prelim inary survey of the route mentioned I above it may be t taken ken for fer granted I that the department has possession of the facts mentioned in the communication communication communication cation and aunt that there is therefore the but t little hope of inducing the overn meat ment to construct the Manti Mauti canyon road I II n may also bs taken for granted grant grant- ed that tho the citizens of Sanpete county towns wi with b tho the exception of ono one or two tw towns that are trying to secure this boon for themselves for s will stand as a at unit in jn favor of the Straight canyon on road Encouraging news was recently received received received re re- here to the effect that unless present plans miscarry the government govern ment mont will begin work on this road next nest summer The Th work will be superintended superintended su su- by government experts and will bo ho rushed to completion Itis Itis It is estimated that tha the cost of construe construe construe- I thin ti n w will be at least 1000 per mile and anel this assures assure a highway that can be he traversed trav safely ly with any kind of vehicle 1 |