| Show I VICTORY HIGHWAY IS TO GO GOVIA GOVIA VIA VL MAYBELL NOT SOT MEEKER On his westward logging trip returning returning re fE- re- re turning to San Francisco from StLouis St St. Louis Engineer J. J W W. Johnson of the California State Automobile as- as association a as association decided that the oett bett better r r route for the Victory highway to follow fol fc- lIllow lIl- lIl low between Craig and Uintah bas basin n nIs is by byway way of Maybell instead of or ofIa Ia pia la laWhite White White river and Meeker On his way way east the first week in June yr Mr r Johnson and his wife came by the latter route but on their way back three weeks ago they went from rom Craig west through Maybell to the K ranch and Vernal and the rl result sult I Is that this will be the official route routt of the American Automobile associations association's associations association's tion's new transcontinental route 1 ic c- c tween San Francisco and New York Speaking of Mr Johnsons Johnson's visit isit at I Maybell ell the Moffat County u hell Bell t. t says J S Mr Johnson stated that Crai Cra Craig o 0 Vernal via la l Maybell ell the was waa shortest shortest shortest short short- est and by far the best route he had llad been over he further said that 90 per per- percent cent of ot the the auto travel to California Call Call- fornia tornia is now via the Santa Fe trail and the southern route but that these routes tta take taka e the traveler tra for three days through a sandy desert awa away from water water and and hotel The new lIe lIeVI VI Victory tory highway via Denver Denver over O the Rab Rabbit lt Ear pass through Steamboat Craig Maybell Vernal Roosevelt Roose elt Myton l Duchesne and andon on to S Salt lt Lake is several hundred hundred hundred hun hun- I dred miles mUes shorter than the older routes and good goad camping facilities hotels garages telephones hones are at hand for the comfort and convenIence conven convenience conven conven- convenience of oC the tourists The route Is to be well advertised throughout the she whole United States States- and as a matter of especial encouragement encouragement Mr Johnson remarked You think you jon ou have a n good tourist travel now now walt wait until next next- year ear and end the next and you will think all the autos In the world are going through Maybell Of o |
