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Show Published Every Saturday BY GOODWIN'S WEEKLY PUBLISHING CO., INC. A. W. RAYBOULD, Business Manager -- SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: Including postage in the United States, Canada and Mexico, $2.50 per year, $1.50 for six months. Subscriptions to all foreign countries, within the Postal Union, $4.50 per year. 8ingle copies, 10 cents. Payments should be made by Check, Money Order or Registered Letter, payable to The Citizen. Address all communications to The Citizen. Entered as second-clas- s matter, June 21, 1919, at the postoffice at Salt Lake of March 3, 1879. City, Utah, under the Act Ness Bldg. Phone Wasatch 5409 8alt Lake City, Utah 311-12-- 13 SCENIC WONDERS OF UTAH t q The automobile and tourist season is upon us once again and from now on the public highways will be crowded with roaming tourists coming from the east or coming from the west. It is quite natural that the average tourist likes to travel the roads which are the best, most convenient as well as the most scenic. Each state of course endeavors to secure its share, or as much as it can, of the welcome visitors, because, as a rule, all of the tourists are good spenders and a majority of them are out for a good time. Certain parts of Utah possess scenic wonders of the world and good roads lead to these places. Bryce and Zion canyons are among the wonders of the world and a good automobile road leads to them. The craigs of the canyon and beautiful colorization of the formation is beyond description and must be seen in order to get any conception of its magnitude and beauty. On the way to these canyons the sportsman can secure good fishing in some of the streams and at Fish lake. At the latter place ten and fifteen pound trout are an average caught by the angler and it is a great place for sport. The roads leading to the Strawberry reservoir are always good and here the fishing is ideal. The drive through the Provo canyon and the camping places and fishing could not be more ideal. American Fork canyon, one of natures most rugged channels cut into the mountains with Timpannoogos standing guard at the near entrance of the canyon, and one of the countrys largest caves nearby ought to receive a visit from every tourist that comes here. In this valley we have Big Cottonwood canyon which compares in scenic beauty with any, creates wonder and amazement when first seen. At the head of the canyon is a picturesque summer home spot with minature and the hills are dotted with ore producing mines. Traveling to the north we come to Ogden and Weber canyons where fishing is ideal and many beautiful mountain scenes can be had and then in the north end of the state we come to 'the grand Logan canyon, one of the prettiest summer camping places of the state. The Logan river rolls down the canyon in foaming torrents over the huge rocks and beautiful mountain trout can be caught in the clear water. At the summit of the canyon there is perpetual snow and Bear lake can be seen in the distance, presenting one of the most beautiful and scenic outdoor views of the country. Along the highway from Colorado entering Utah and all along the line coming through Salt Lake and going north into Idaho the. roads are kept up in fine condition, the scenery is beautiful, with mountain streams encountered all along the road, and all of them are stocked yearly with mountain trout. A camper can stop and catch fish for dinner or he can enjoy the beautiful mountain scenery and snap the views with his kodak. Campers should always guard against leaving campfires, and when roaming over the hills cigarets and cigars should not be thrown into the dry brush because they invariably cause fires. Many of our biggest forest fires have been caused by the unextinguished cigaret butt, and the person who carelessly throws it away ought to pay the penalty. All forest fires are not caused by campers. Three or four years ago a sheepherder set the timber on fire below Stinking Springs in the Strawberry valley. A party of fishermen watched the firing and the herder finally came into camp. When asked why he was setting fire to the forest he said that they were burning off the timber to make range for the sheep. The fire was a beautiful sight at night but it was sad to see natures hills marred by blackened stumps in order to make room for a herd of sheep. How much timber has been burned to make room for range, no one knows, but the amount is considerable. SAFETY FIRST. of the largest newspapers of the United States are being controlled by European capitalists, and if such is the case, it is no wonder that European propaganda can find a fertile field in this country. We do know that every effort is being made to get us mixed up in the European squabble by signing a code which no two men interpret alike. If this thing is so important, why the secrecy and the business behind closed doors, which is so important that the people must not It has been authentically reported that twenty-on- e know ? What man is there in the world today that as a statesman compares with our departed George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln? Each one cautioned the people of this country to keep out of European politics, and under this guidance the United States became the richest and strongest nation upon the face of the earth. Are we not satisfied in our present condition? What can we gain by going to Europe? Have we not already put everything we own into soak to straighten out a family quarrel in Europe? No quarrel is as bad as a family quarrel and this was demonstrated when the ruling families of England', Germany and Russia, all being relations through marriage and intermarriage, fell out and started a fight the result of which has put this country in the hole to the extent of about $35,000,000,000. Has the last drop of Puritan blood been swept from this great country of ours, and arc we now going to quit and lay down to European dictation? Why cannot the powers meet in open forum and discuss vital questions and let the world judge tho.se who are trying to do the unjust things? The naval conference at Washington proved a success. Yet there was no signed pact to go to war if some nation got in trouble, and it was more of a gentlemans agreement to cut down armament. If every nationality was allowed to govern itself there would be no wars, but just so long as the stronger powers or a combination of powers take by force the weaker nations and make slave nations out of them through heavy taxation, etc., just so long we will have wars. The strong combine against the weak. Capital com- - , |