Show SHORTER I ROAD TO WALES ALES IS PLANNED CoL Off CutOff Dlf Through Meadows Would Be Big Boon to Wales People Several everal Ephraim citizens in to comp company com corn p parry pany ny with County Commissioner P Peter ter devoted last Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day to an investigation of the feasibility bf of a county road through the meadows from Ephraim to Wales In Inthe Inthe Inthe the minds of those who made the trip there is not nob the slightest doubt as to the practicability of proceeding with the work as tar far as the beneI bene- bene I effect of the undertaking is conce concerned ed The citizens of Wales Vales lacking railroad facilities are desirous desirous desirous desir desir- ous of ot getting in closer touch with neighboring towns and the proposed road will save a trip of at l least ast five miles s in the journey to Ephraim and Manti Wales is is' is a t town wn of population and of ot course has bas considerable business business business busi busi- ness to transact at the county aunty seat And many of the families in in Wales have c children attending the Snow Academy in this city and to these families the proposed road would I mean the saving of many miles miles' travel every year This explains wh why the citizens of Wales have ha petitioned petitioned peti peti- the county commissioners for forthe forthe forthe the opening of the road and nd why several of the prominent men of that place joined the party that made mad the investigation last Saturday The proposed off cut b begins ging at the creamery near the western limits of E Ephraim and extends in a northwesterly northwest northwest- northwesterly S erly dir direction ci on to within three fourths 4 ot of a mile east of pf les lesher s where whereat whereat- her i joins the county r road ad It seems se jre- jre to note ote that the proposed road wa was used several years ago throughout its entire entire length but that it was fenced without effective prot protest pro- pro t test teat tt aI aril aria since in e that time i it has been fenced fe ced by b others who claim that they ha have e secured d title to the the land and It is 5 said that Thomas Edmunds was the first to extend hid his pasture fence fenc fences t ac across toss the road but it is understood that he ho would be willing to have the road reopened ned Opposition will be enc encountered however on the part of A A A. P P. P Olsen w who o claims to have gained title to the land traversed traversed by the road in various pla places es for a distance that totals perhaps one mile There are are those thos who are equally equall positive t that at athis his title to the p property perty is not noc cl clear ar Land and they base their assertion on the Premise that provision for the road was ade by men who first fenced mead mead- mead mead- ow land in that vicinity This it will be seen is at ai an interest interesting ng point ot of law that may have to be threshed over before the road can be reopened With the exception of the places named the road is now open and in good rood condition except for a distance off f p per erba p s six six lg l ya a s ss where re reit reit it t is made soggy by water water from ng wells and at another point where here hereit it t crosses the river These n natural obstacles could be overcome at a small cost not to exceed according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to estimate All the other oth r expense would be encountered led in movin moving back the fences at certain places daces Where the road is narrow and grading the road so that it will not notie be ie too muddy during the rainy season A. A P. P Olsen and amI his son John joined the he party Saturday an and advocated advocated the opening of f a road about one one mile mile east of ot the foregoing but it itis itis its is s understood that this would be opposed opposed opposed op op- op- op posed by John Seely and at least three others and there are other obstacles ob ob- such as marshy ground round that would have to be overcome overcome The members of the party were united in favor avor of the lower road and nd will wilt use what influence nce they have with the c county commissioners to brin bring about its ts construction at an early date |