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Show Raging Blizzard Puts Damper on Auto Meet RICHFIELD, April 25. (Special) The snow came down heavily. It was a regular blizzard. But the Salt Lake members or the LV.ah State Automobile association were game and started out on their trip to Richfield Rich-field in spite of the fact that it was raining when they were ready to start, were game in continuing the trip in spite of the fact that the rain turned into snow between Provo Pro-vo and Nephi, and the members of the Richfield Commercial club made up their minds to be game also and to-do the best ahey could for the brave visitors who showed them that Inclement weather could not dampen their enthusiasm for the good cause. Only seven of the 75 Salt Lake visitors visit-ors who had started ouit from the Newhouse hotel were able to reach here. Yet, Richfield and visitors from north and south of us were waiting for them, and the meeting called for the opera house was held. It was not a "mass" meeting, only about 70 people being present, bud It did not lack enthusiasm. All those present, representing Sanpete, 1 er Geo. D. Gasto and District Engl- neer B. S.-Finch of the U. S. bureau j of public roads in Ogden, who both i commented on the roads in southern Utah. Of the Salt Lake visitors,' M. A. Keyser, president of the Utah State Automobile association, Secretary W. D. Rishel and Directors W. G. j Farrell and F. C. Schramm addressed the meeting. Mr. Farrell in a very pleasant arid humorous manner advocating ad-vocating "to make the roads for the tourists 'just as easy to travel on as the', beautiful Richfield girlB are easy to look at," and Mr. Rishel commending commend-ing the unselfishness displayed by all the speakers and suggesting the organization of a Salt Lake-Grand Canyon Highway association with the aim to. link Bryce canyon, Grand can-yon, can-yon, Zion national park and Cedar Breaks with connecting roads and to promote interest in the Grand ianyon route from Salt Lake to Grand canyon can-yon by way of Provo, Thistle, Mt. Pleasant, Ephraim, Manti, Gunnison, Salina, Richfield, Marysvale, Pan-guitch Pan-guitch and Kanab, and return ito Salt Lake by way of the Zion National Sevier, Piute, Garfield, Kane, Washington Wash-ington and Iron counties, displayed a wonderful spirit of co-operation and .- pulling in the same direction, to do their utmost to "tell the world" what we have to show them and make it a pleasure to travel through southern Utah for the greatest wonders won-ders created by nature. The Meeting At the Opera House It was past 9 o'clock in the evening eve-ning when ex-President H. H. Peterson Peter-son of the Commercial club called the meeting to order, stating that the storm had delayed many visitors from reaching here in itime, that on account of the late hour many of the features planned for the rally would have to be ommitted, and introducing introduc-ing Judge H. N. Hayes as chairman of the gathering. ' Mr. Hayes briefly explained the object and purpose of the meeting . to.-boest gooa rv.yla from Salt Lake to our great assets in the south of the state and to increase the tourist traffic ,so benefitting the people in the staite, and invited N. C. Poulson, chairman of the new board of state road commissioners, to address the rally. Commissioner Poulson talked interestingly in-terestingly on road conditions as he had observed them during the commission's com-mission's recent trip to Beaver, Cedar Ce-dar City and St. George, giving high praise to Beaver county for the manner man-ner of maintaining their roads, and to the citizens of Cedar City who freely contribute men and teams to bring their road in good condition. He pledged the commission to aid all counties in their efforts to gat good roads to the best of their ability, but called attention to the financial conditions con-ditions which will not permit very much work (this year. The following speakers, John W. Robinson of Marysvale, S. M. Niel-son Niel-son of Mt. Pleasant, John Keller of Manti, W. J. Henderson of Panguitch and N. S. Hermanson of Gunnison, all emphasized that they did not come for Selfish reasons, but to boost for (the good cause without selfishness. selfish-ness. Very much appreciated were short remarks by Staite Road Commission- Park highway, which includes Cedar City, Parowan, Beaver, Filmore, Nephi, Payson, Spanish Fork and Provo. Mr. Rishel's suggestion was taken up by the meeting and a motion carried car-ried that representatives of all. the coumlies and commercial bodies assemble as-semble Sunday morning at the Johnston John-ston hotel to lay the foundation for the proposed organization. "n Preliminary Organization of Salt Lake-Grand Canyon Ass'n At 9 o'clock Sunday morning the representatives of all communities participating in ithe movement convened con-vened for a meeting in the ohnston hotel. W. D. Rishel acted as spokesman spokes-man for the Utah State Automobile association, and commercial organizations organi-zations or coumties represented at the meeting were: Mt. Pleasant Hub club S. M. Niel- son, Dr. Syndagaard. Manti Commercial club Ellis , E Johnson, W. D. Bently, Glen Jensen, Jen-sen, John Keller. Gunnison N. L. Hermanson. Salina (not present but mentioned for representative) P. C. Scorup. Marysvale E. S. Anderson, G.. W. Robinson. Monroe A. W. Magleby. " -Panguitch W. J. Henderson, Benja-, Benja-, min Cameron. Orderville E. Carroll . Kanab Franklin A. Heaton. Widtsoe Carl Mangum. Escalante Isaac J. Riddle, Joe King. Tropic Maurice Cope, John John-- John-- son. Cedar City Randall L. Jones, Hy. Petersen. Richfield J. H. Baker, M. C. Nelson. II. H. Petersen, Jul. Heppler, Dan E. Borg, Geo. F. Holmsitead. J. H. Baker was elected temporary tempo-rary chairman and G. W. Robinson temporary secretary of the Salt Lake-Grand Lake-Grand Canyon Highway association to be organized, and the temporary officer's will call a meeting of prospective pros-pective members of the proposed organization, or-ganization, this meeting to be held at Richfield, Saturday, May 14, for the purpose of drafting constitution and by-laws and making the permanent perma-nent organization. |