Show Spotlighting Utah Utah Looks To Hu Governor Herbert B. B Maw has lias asked the U U. S. S Veterans' Veterans administration administration administration admin admin- to freeze Bushnell General hospital until the state could investigate all o of the pos pos pos- of the big multimillion dollar institution as a home for fora a state mental hospital state re- re form Corm school or other state in in- in In the time meantime the Box Elder Chamber of Commerce at Brigham City has indicated that they will fully support any action taken by the state to purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase Bushnell Should a decision be made to acquire the big army hospital the matter would have haye to be settled settled set set- tied by popular vote of the people people peor peo peo- r pIe for it would require a constitutional constitutional con con- amendment to shift the site of the time state mental hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital or the state reform school to another location Feelers Sent To Utah Tho The Salt Lake Optimist club has been told by Governor Herbert Herbert Herbert Herb Herb- ert B B. B 1 Maw w that feelers are al alread already already al- al read ready out by car industries who have taken talen land options in Utah He e explained that the employment employment employment employ employ- ment of persons at the tho Geneva Genel steel mill was a minor gain compared to the manufacturing manufacturing manufacturing turing industries expected to swarm into Utah soon IIo to warned however that Utah needs most of all all cheap power water and freight rates to prop- prop ery develop her natural re re- re sources Ross Hoss Leonard Honored The International Association of ot Game Fish an and Conservation commissioners has asked Ross Hoss Leonard Utah Fish lish and Game director to prepare a paper under under under un un- der the title of Resume of or Big Game Species of the Nation for forthe forthe the time meeting of oC tho association association as as- to be held at St. St Paul Paulin in September Mr 11 L Leonards Leonard's paper will answer answer answer ans ans- tho the question as to whether or not big game is holding its own or falling off in numbers throughout the tho nation and particularly particularly particularly par par- in the tho west State Health Department Is Fortified An and two district district district dis dis- health officers have been added to the state health department department depart depart- ment Dr Wm Vm F. F McKay state health commissioner announces The new medics joining the or- or are Dr A. A A. A Jenkins former district health officer at Cedar City and Richfield Dr Joseph P. P Kesler also a Utah man and whose headquarters will be at Ogden and Dr Seth E. E Smoot with Avith headquarters at P Provo ovo j j r Y pon Pony Express Rides Kc Mormon olmon Trail First the buffalo following the natural c contour of the time country country country coun coun- try left lert a trail across the tho great plains Worn Vorn deeper by wanderIng wandering wandering wander wander- ing Indians and trappers the trail was finally developed into a well marked road by the Mormon Pioneers westward westward westward west west- ward in 1817 Two years later thousands of or California gold seekers followed the trail as far faras faras faras as Utah During the next twenty years rears some Mormon emigrants emigrants emigrants emi emi- grants traveled to Utah via ox team and handcart thus the road became known as the Old Mormon Trail Established d in 1860 the historic historic historic his his- Pony E Express ress utilized the Mormon Trail wearing out good horseflesh and nd fearless men to rush the time U. U S. S Mail across the country to time the Pacific Coast Today travelers leaving Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago going westward over oyer either either the Union Pacific Railroad or b by automobile via Highway U. U S S. S 30 soon find themselves travelIng traveling traveling travel travel- ing over the Old Mormon Trail and Pony Express road The rail line and the highway follow this l historic st trailer for for for- nearly 1500 miles leaving it at Henefer Utah When the Mormon ormon Pioneers in 1817 1847 reached today what is known as Henefer thirty miles east of or Ogden rather than at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt to follow the ancient In Indian Indian Indian In- In dian trail through h the narrow confines of Weber Canyon Inmany in inmany inmany many places wide enough for only the river whose banks were choked with cottonwood trees and dense underbrush they took to the mountains Turning south they reached the Great Salt Lake Valley Valler by following the Donner P. P PI ity ty Trail made madea a year rear previous southwesterly over oer mountains and canyons They arrived at their destination July 24 1847 Coming out of ot Emigration Canyon on that historic day Brigham Young looked over the vast expanse of the Great Salt Lal Lake e Valley and spoke those memorable le words wonis This Is The Time Place I That bit of Old Mormon Trail from Crom the community of ot Henefer across the mountains to Salt Lake CIt City has become a State Park by the official proclamation proclamation proclamation pro pro- of Governor Herbert B. B Maw Administered by the state publicity and industrial development development de de- commission the old original meandering road of the early pioneers will soon be converted converted con con- into a modern automobile highway over which tourists may ride and have pointed out outto outto outto to them the tho historic 1847 camp and at one place place tho the origInal original original nal wagon ruts still discernable after 99 years Dedicated by Governor Maw as This Is The Place State Park July 24 th the event was marked b by restagIng an earl early pony pon express express express ex ex- press run by 22 picked riders of the Henefer Pon Pony Express organized organized organized or or- within the past year to keep alive pioneer memories as aswell aswell aswell well as restage the famous Camous runs each July l hereafter Aaron W. W Tracy chairman of ot the Utah depa department of or publicity and industrial development commission commission commission com com- mission announces that the theThis theThis theThis This Is The Tho Place state park parkIs Is the third to be dedicated as a historical recreational and scenIc scenic scenic ic area which Utah folks visitors and tourists may enjoy It is the plan of oC the department depart depart- ment declared Mr Tracy to encourage encourage encourage en en- courage the Ule establishment of a n. state park in every county of Utah and that the Fillmore state park parI the Jacob Hamblin state park at Kanab and tho the This Tills Is The Place state park is only the beginning of a state park system that will make Utah a place eagerly sought by tourists and thoroughly thoroughly enjoyed by hy all seeking relaxation and recreation tion |