Show WOODRUfF EXPLAINS WORKINGS PURPOSES OF AUTO CLUB OF UTAH The auto club of Utah has for tor its object time the the bett better r signing and I logging of or the roads of the time state the encouragement of an enlarged enlarge tourist traffic from and to Southern I California and the development of or reciprocal friendly relation with the Southern California Automobile Association was the statement of E S. S Woodruff executive secretary of what was formerly the Scenic Highway Association of Utah but whose name has since been changed to Auto Club of ot Utah during his visit in Manti Tuesday afternoon For a long time central and southern southern southern south south- ern Utah have been smarting under the time apparent nt effort of the Utah State Automobile Association tinder un un- under under der the guidance of Bill Dill Rishel executive secretary secretary- of that association association association tion in directing a large larg-eo block of the west bound tourist traffic west from Salt Lake Lale across time the desert and thus avoiding the scenic at attractions attractions attractions at- at tractions of Southern Utah and th the thrifty communities dotting dotting dot dot- dot I ting time the central part of the state cast and west south of Salt Lake I A few years ears ears ago the Southern Utah Utah I Tourists with the Heart and Arrow as its ig and with I head quarters in Manti l started a fight against this practice Later i the D Deseret seret News through the j then managing editor E E. E S. S Woodruff Woodruff Wood Wood- I ruff ruH and pathfinder F F. F D D. D B. B Gay took look up th the tho fight against this practice practice practice I tice of or eliminating the south highways highways high bight I ways and naturally secured as their j I allies the auto club CiUi of Southern I California the largest automobile I shah club in America Tho The South Southern rn California Auto CI Club b tuns more than wilin wiling to co cooperate cooperate cooperate co- co operate because traffic c directed that way would bring in into o their section a vast tourist traffic now now going elsewhere and would also provide an ideal outlet for the millions millions millions mil mil- lions of local and foreign tourists e in Los Angeles and which they refused to direct this way because because because be be- cause oft our poorly marked roads loads i Recognizing that some of the most j essential things n necessary to bring I j I about wider eider recognition of ot the I southern route would be I the Ithe proper I logging of ot the roads to W adequately sign them thorn and to secure an improvement improvement improvement im im- provement of ot the roads all ll of which would require vast sums of money mon an item which is lacking on this end of the line and i also before anything could be done done- to the consent of the Utah State Road Commission When this consent was i lS sought every pressure was wag brought to bear on the latter commission commission com corn mission to withhold their th consent to the marking of the road But Butt the tha state road commission showed their I good sen sense broad mindedness and andi i a desire on their part to serve the tho I l entire state by granting the Southern South South- I ern era California Auto Club permission I to mark and sign the roads which they are now doing at an expense of They have also appropriated appropriated appropriated ap ap- for shortening the road 80 miles from to Los Vegas in their own state In addition to these two efforts the California Culb is preparing numerous numerous num num- erous detailed road maps and road logs of all the roads tin lin Utah which are sent to tourists and be of information In the United d States and Canada In return for this service ser they only ask for the cooperative cooperative cooperative co co- co- co operative good will of Utah and tho the privilege of placing a small of their club on the road signs Of or coure this will advertise their club and Southern California but bul in a similar manner will they advertise Utah by placing Grand Canyon Highway on a 9 x 6 inch sign over the road signs all the y to Los Angeles thus advertising Utah j i The Tho Utah Auto Club Is of course expected to aid in making maps Continued on nn page 8 Woodruff Explains Explains Ex Ex- Ex- Ex 1 plains Auto Club I 1 j Continued from page ono one j logging the rond road and In advertising advertising i ithe t the tho highway To finance this en end they are seeking to fl of the project g sell memberships I to the automobile c owners O of the state for 1250 1260 which will include certain j privilege in legal protection and pro protection protection against unscrupulous dealers dealers dealers deal deal- encounter on ers the tourist may the road Monday afternoon the Auto Club of Utah hold held their annual meeting at Richfield Several from Manti ManU were in attendance A meeting was also held at Ephraim Tuesday night at which Mr Woodruff explained to several of the road boosters of this county the object and purpose of or the Auto Club of Utah These boosters in turn lurn mado made it very emphatic emphatic em em- emphatic to Mr Woodruff and his llis associate associate associate as as- that if they would havethe havethe have havethe the cooperation of or Sanpete and Sevier Counties the Counties the two counties having the bulk hulk of population south of Provo Pro in the state this state this east wing of tho the road road from from Nephi by byway way tay of Manti Richfield and Cove Fort must bo he given g equal recognition ti tion m with the west vest route and l be e placed on all the through maps as asb lying b of equal Importance While Mr Woodruff was in Manti 1 he he lie selected W. W D. D Bentley as one of of time the directors of the tho Auto Club I t |