| Show Map of Proposed Strawberry Heber-Strawberry Road Road The above is a map of the Heber- Heber Stra Strawberry berry printed recently In Inthe Inthe inthe I the S Salt lt Lake Herald Accompanying the map was the following toll tol- tol lowing item l Of Ot considerable interest to Salt Lake business men who view the UIntah Uintah UIn- UIn tah basin country as a great field for commercial activities Is the formation of a good roads association by citi- citi 1 bens of Wasatch county to further t rf the bulling of better roads from this city to Vernal at the eastern limits of the basin district r The Wasatch County Good Roads association favors the construction of ot ofa ofa a permanent year around highway highway high high- way between Salt SaIt r Lake ke and Vernal via Heber lIeber and the Strawberry valley This road is also favored by a considerable considerable con con- portion of the delegation I which visited the Uintah basin during the past summer because of Its shortness shortness shortness short short- ness In comparison with other routes under under discussion Some Improvement Improvement improvement Improve Improve- ment ment work has already been begun J on on n this highway but hut the aim of the Wasatch county organization Is to complete the entire road as soon as possible I Officials of the Wasatch County I Good Roads association urge the adoption of this route as a permanent I highway passable at all season of the year because It is five eIghty miles miles' shorter than the proposed routes via I Helper and Duchesne and via Price and and My Dayton Myton ton They also cite the ar argument ulment ment that it crosses the summit 01 OJ the Intervening mountains at from 1000 to 1500 feet lower than the present roads Other arguments in fn favor of the Heber and Strawberry valley road are are that it is a direct line from the center of the Uintah basin to Salt SaIt Lake that it Is a beautiful scenic I drive with good water hunting fishing fishIng fishing fish fish- ing and forage that It has a better grade as evidenced ed by its selection by railroads as a route Into the basin basin basin ba ba- ba- ba sin that It Is Is' the oldest road that it serves senes more people and that it will always always' be operated as a main highway in and out o of the basin no I matter what may be done with other others routes I IThe I The Heber and Strawberry valley valleys highway runs from Salt Lake to Park City to Heber to Strawberry reservoir reservoir reservoir reser reser- park voir to Fruitland to Duchesne to Myton to Roosevelt to Fort Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- chesne to Vernal It Is 1898 miles from rom Salt Lake to Vernal via this route as against 2839 via Price and Myton 1 and 2767 via Helper and Du Du- chesne To Give Outlet for tor Basin The Wasatch County Good Roads association has adopted the slogan Good Roads in Better Places Its officers are James W. W Clyde chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man and George A. A Fisher secretary There are fourteen members of the board oard of directors The state highway commission Is b Isnow isnow now working on the improvement of two highways out of the Uintah basin One is the Price Dayton ton road and the theother theother other the Helper Duchesne-Helper orad Both I are designed to give an outlet from troD the basin to railway connections and not to form direct highways Into Salt Lake Good work is being done on the Price Price-Myton Price Price- ryton road Into the Uintah basin lasin ba la- a.- a. sin according to Harden Benton Benion sec sec- see see-I of state The prospect of completing the highway In time for Its use for tor the transportation of crops from the Uintah farming section this fall Is said to be excellent Crops In the Uintah basin are exceptionally heavy Mr Benson Bennon says the new road will be beof beof beof of distinct value to the entire state slate in that it will facilitate access to supplies of foodstuffs badly needed in the more populous centers There are at least three mistakes in the Item Strawberry Heber road does not cross the summit at from 1000 to 1500 feet lower than the Price Myton road To be about exact it crosses the summit at a point nearly nearly nearly near near- ly 1000 feet higher than Price Price-Myton ton road Mistake number two Is that it will make a passable road all the year round Snow In Strawberry valley during the winter Is usually I too deep for travel Mistake number three Is that the Price Dayton road will be completed in time for transporting crops to the railroad this fall talI |
