Show OFFICIAL SIGNS PLACED ON STATE HIGHWAY the state road commission has completed the work of placing the unite estates standard road signs on the interstate highway through nillard millard county the signing ot of this road commenced at the idaho line north ol of logan and thence via brigham city arid and salt lake and Is being car lied on thru to alie he arizona line southwest ot of st george a total distance of miles the signs used are such as have been accepted as standard by the american association Aso clation of 0 state highway officials and will be used on all interstate routes throughout the country tha th advantage inhaling e the signs uniform to motorists traveling from state to state is evident but an added factor in its favor is that important interstate routes will bear the same number throughout even tho the route may be transcontinental tin in extent as U S no 40 which extends from coast to coast via denser denier and salt sail lake east and west routes will all carry even numbers those north and south will be designated by odd numbers the route in fit utah now being signed is U S no 91 it II begins at great falls montana and extends south to a point near los angeles Au geles at a junction with U S no 66 from the east the route marker la Is a white shield hearing bearing utah across the top aan below U S no 91 directional signs giving distance arid and direction to towns are rectangular shaped with black lettering on white background as are also state and county line signs awl physical feature signs which carry the names of rivers canyons etc cautionary signs are of varying shapes and carry black designs on yellow circular signs are used only to indicate railroad crossings and boar bear an appropriate device diamond shaped signs warn the motorist to use care on account ot of some condition iii inherent herent lit in the road itself as curve turn hill narrow bridge lie etc zones for hospitals and schools are marked by square I 1 yellow signs an important improvement noticeable ablo in the erection of these signs Is t the fact thai that except through cities I 1 where they must be placed high enough 3 to clear parked cars tile the signs 9 are not more than three feet above a the groi ground ind and aro are therefore clearly t discernible discernable discern able with the auto lights at night A word in fit regard to the use aud and abuse of highway signs is quite in order ader they are intended to enable tile the traveller to get over the road with safety and without delay the moest important highways in utah and lit in all the other states will soon carry this system of uniform signing travellers Trav ellers from other states and from other sections of utah will look for these signs in your locality it does doea not look well from the stand 3 point of community spirit to have 0 these signs broken down or defaced by marksmen they cost money the taxpayers mone yand it takes time and effort to put them up every citizen should be interested lit in seeing that those these signs remain intact and that they have that protection to which all property both public and private ts is entitled |