Show GOVERNOR MABEY V. V I VISITS CEDAR CITY Governor J I. I it Governor Charles R. R Mabey and his his' party his party consisting of Preston G. G Peterson Chairman State Road Commission Commission Com Corn mission N N. NL L L- Wilson Nilson of Salt Lake Tribune B. B H. H Robinson of Deseret Deseret i e. e News Jacks Jackson n Governors Governor's c I F. F D D. D B B. B Gay Secretary 0 of the Scenic Highway Association 1 A. A B. B Dunsworth and R R. L. L Jones Jones' of I the Union Pacific were the guests of ofa y j a delightful luncheon given by the local citizens and the tho B. B A. A C C. C Tuesday Tues Tues- day day- Randall L. L Jones presided and explained ex- ex I the object of the Governors Governor's I L 1 r trip was to make a personal investigation investigation invest invest- j j of the Arrowhead Trail and to to help to create a favorable impression impression I sion for the developement elopement of the road i lie He called on Preston G. G Peterson of of th State Road Comm Commission to explain i just what had been done on the Arrowhead Arrowhead Ar Ar- Trail and the future pro I gram pro w k Mr c Peterson said rUmOrs had been circulated to the effect that the Union Union I Pacific were abandoning their program pro pro- gr grain gram in in Southern Utah because the the Stata Sf Road Commission were not in interested interested interested in- in in n the roads in this section of t the Ce country This statement was eviden evidently made mad by someone who was e entirely Jr ly J ignorant orant of the situation t since if there should be any criticism J 1 I Iwo i a due idue du the State Road Commission it wo would ld be tie due lu to the fact that they had I Cr nt or i allotted d j i th se v section section-of ti n f the country 1 o i-o i tO b det of tt the I. I 9 Po h. h d Tha J W Wt t. aP irn if sa sa e a or em o 0 f do tb that C during turine the past pat year fifty year ear fifty X nine miles mUes of gravel surface o road at a cost coat of f and miles miles' of hard surface road at a cost of had been built The pro pro- program program gram for the Arrowhead Trail during during during dur dur- ing the year of 1924 is as follows Project Millard County Line 14 miles of gravel surface Project 50 Payson-Juab Payson 8 miles concrete Project 54 Cedar- Cedar road t I miles mUes' gravel surface Project 55 Blackridge 4 miles miles gravel surface Project Parowan 9 miles gravel surface Project Dog Valley- Valley Beaver 9 miles gravel surface Project 67 67 Scipio-Holden Scipio 12 miles gravel surface t I Project Wild Cat Cat- Millard 5 t miles gravel surface Project 70 Nephi-Levan Nephi 9 0 miles 1 t gravel surface I Due to considerable discussion and crit criticism ism in to regard to the Wend Wendover over i road Mr Peterson explained the State Road Commission in relation to the controversy It is the first time In history that any Highway As- As has defied a State Road i Commission in the designation of I their roads and that during the hear hear- in Washington it was brought cut out very plainly that their main object object object ob ob- was to divert the tourist travel 4 in Ely N Neveda veda instead of Salt Lake City Utah which would have taken thousands of tourists awa away from the j Arrowhead trail He further explained ex ex- ex- ex that it was necessary for the St State te to com comply pI with the policy outI outlined outlined out out- I lined by the Bureau of Public Roads that thet there must be a main highway traversing each east and west and north and south to connect with sim- sim highways in adjoining States S as to form a national highway pm m m. m Arkansas ignored this policy Federal Aid which aunts t to 74 26 out of every evary 10 was cut off from t tie the le St te and flud it vr vv s Ie rl fo for the roar nv-roar a J call a session of the State Legislator in order to provide pro ways for the restoration of federal aid He also explained that the Federal Aid on construction work work could be withdrawn if the State failed to live up to the agreement whereby the roads are to be properly maintained Therefore in order to comply with the national policy the Wend Wendover over road is being built as the east and west highway and while the estimated ed cost is it will only cost the State about The remainder remainder remainder remain remain- der will be made up b by interested citizens and highway associations by donation Randall L. L Jones spoke about the article which in the papers regarding the abandonment by bythe the theby theby b by t the tae e Union Pacific of their pro pro- program pro pro-I grain gram of building Hotels in Southern Utah He stated that he had made inquiry y as to the source of the report I was discouraging i ing g the Un Union on Pacific in going thru thru with th their lr program At a conference President Gray of the Union Pacific stated that Mr expressed expressed expressed sed the idea that he thought they were a little litt e in advance with their I program for hotels and from a bus busi- busi I- I iness economical viewpoint camp houses should be built for the present Mr Gray is very optimistic that his original even eventually u lly be carried car tied ried d out tt la ed that h he fie h had nevet d-nevet never il i. i Di j. j t made ve ment t he was a. a m te s one n b is L y MR i not noticed ce t In in looking aroun t i building C C- t there ere were were s 's several veral places pl cel that needed repairs and no doubt some were wondering why repairs had not been made He that the States State's condition during the last few years has not permitted them to keep up their buildings build ings Ings as should be and that the money haa has been spent where most urgently urgent urgent- ly needed He laid stress on the fact that we should forget our our local prejudice and think along the lines that what helps Cedar City helps Salt Lake etc and th that t what helps one is b bound und to help another another- In speaking of the travel he said the general idea is that all of the tourists come from the east but from statistics it shows there will be just justas as many people traveling from California California Cal Cal- to the east as there 11 be people from the Eastern States The people eople who live in California are desirous desirous desirous de de- sirous of ot seeing Utah's scenic wonders wonders wonders won won- ders and the Eastern part of the United States He discussed the matter of gasoline gas gasoline gas gasoline oline and said that contrary to expectation expectation expectation ex ex- of a number of people that gasoline would increase in price it had actually dropped five cents per der er gallon in price Mr Peterson stated there was some tendency to evade the auto license gasoline asoline tax He lie thought if the tax end and some dissatisfaction on the people f fully ll that ever every cent cert of the mone money which was rece received eJ from the license and gasoline tax was used for the maintenance of the roods i o ds there would ba n more more ore general approval ap- ap of the tax instead of criticism Next ext year yeU for th the first time the in revl sev- sev l. l 1 years the State till bo Le able abb to notch natch the Cou tbs s cp rope tons or f r due die to the I e received from gaso t tax tai x After luncheon the party parti let lest for fOt fort St t George where they will hold another an an- rth other r meeting and there t they vii w a pi tG t ta to Las us Vegas where the they wIlhe wIlhe wIl will l he met by t the e Southern rn C California Automobile Association |