Show Letter to the Editor I am enclosing a check for formy formy formy my subscription to the Mes Mes- I think often of oC going to work at 4 to 5 am a.m. and hearing the presses next door There was something very comfortable about the thump bang I Iguess Iguess Iguess guess It was knowing someone else was on the job and close at hand at such an hour It Is always good to visit with the folks at home whether In person or via the ManU Mantl Mes Mes- I am always grateful for the associations we had In Manti ManU and for the many kIndnesses kindnesses kindnesses kind kInd- nesses people have always shown us especially at the Urr of the death of our Those memories make the home folks even more dear MARGARET ANDERSON WILL OUR HIGH WAY BECOME AN Dear Editor In 1962 when running for the theoffice theoffice theoffice office of State Senator I placed an advertisement In Sanpete newspapers on Nov 2 part of which read as follows HIGHWAY A Y MATTERS 1 1 I will work for more rap rapid d Improvement of Highway access roads to compare fa favorably favorably favorably fa- fa with Highway 91 2 2 I will fight with all the resources and energy at my command and will seek cooperation cooperation cooper cooper- from Crom every source available available avail avail- able to block any move to join Highway 89 with Highway 91 from SpringvIlle to Levan and then go south on the route of ofU ofU ofU U 28 to Gunnison leaving the north part of the county with a secondary highway This latter part was pooh pooped by some very prominent promInent prominent prom prom- citizens of ManU Manti and MoronI Moroni Moroni Mor Mor- oni and ami possibly elsewhere as pure political hogwash out of the realms of possibility Now it IS out of at the realms of possibility and has become a very real probability Compare Compare Compare Com Com- pare the work that has been done on 91 from Nephi to Levan and on U 28 from Levan to GunnIson wi with th the i Improvements Improvements Improve Improve- ments on 89 In this area since 1962 Of course the present state senator uses U 28 and 91 on trips to and from Crom Salt SaIl Lake City Unless this part of 89 is to become an alternate route with U 28 becoming the real Highway 89 89 two things must be done Immediately 1 A lot of support generated generated generated gener gener- for the State Road Commission Commission Commission Com Com- mission In their planned and surveyed project for Cor Highway 89 from Axtell to Christianburg Christianburg Christian Christian- burg thus passing by-passing Gunni- Gunni son They are under plenty of pressure from Gunnison Le Levan Levan Le- Le van van N Nephi etc sources to change the main route to U 28 2 Press for immediate constructIon construction construction con con- of the planned and surveyed take off from Highway 91 at Spanish Fork to 89 near the mouth of Spanish Fork Can Can- yon Carbon County and other areas along Highway 6 50 East should be very interested In both of these projects There is no time lime to spare if Sanpete citizens want to block this part of oC 89 from becoming an alternate route ROSCOE C. C COX Dear Editor Stahle As a minor MantI Mantl Messenger f subscriber I heartily commend NadIne Nibley to me for the rich offering in her letter to the Messenger Her message Is superior t For 30 years the Kenners have represented the Church at the University of Arizona and the University of California The wholesome t words of Mrs Nibley are logical logical logical logi logi- cal truisms Lets be new pioneers pioneers pioneers pio pio- In the field of unselfish service cooperation unity and achievement t Thousands of courageous capable university students have shown us the functional patterns Mrs Nibley offers us Our perpetuity of the sacred t values of MormonIsm demands such a program My family representatives five of us were privileged to witness the Mormon Miracle t In the words of our eldest daughter It was In every way waya T finished production To a me It carried a vital message of the history of Mormonism I t Thanks to the hundreds of or loyal people who made the Mormon Mormon Mormon Mor Mor- mon Miracle possible Sincerely Lee Kenner I t Dear Editor I read with Interest the letters to the editor In recent Issues of ot the Enterprise where suggestions suggestions suggestions sug sug- were made for tourist activities in connection with the Mormon Miracle I have had hada a few Ideas through the years which may be helpful In getting our visitors to stay a little longer In Sanpete May I take the liberty to list a few of these 1 I. Make a hiking trail up to the quarry where the oolite rock was mined Display one of the old stone boats as can be found and some or all of oC the tools they used The article I written for the July 30 paper could be duplicated and given out as a reminder of the Im Important important important im- im part our pioneers contributed contributed contributed con con- to the building of great buildings In this area and afar aCar 2 For many years I have I thought It would be of oC great interest to the tourist and local people to be able to go to the historical Temple Hill and see seea a replica of the dugout equipped equipped equipped equip equip- ped with the few necessities our pioneers had to maintain life liCe while they were living In Inthe inthe inthe the hillside until they could build them something better 3 We have a guided tour service at Fairview the Skyline Sky- Sky line lino Mir T Tours e- e ow n e d a n d t s no tt ij t d 1 n u. u u. u a. a opera VJ l e eby U Uby by Keith Hansen I am sure he would be very happy to take people on a tour of our beautiful ful mountains especially Skyline Skyline Sky Sky- line Drive 4 Also on the tour list should be Palisade Park It has as colorful a history as any recreation recreation center I know of It was bought from the Indians and turned Into a boating and bathing bathing bathing bath bath- ing lake It has attracted family groups and reunions from Utah County Salt Lake County Juab County and many other places These people would come in on the old Sanpete Railway which at this time served the coal coalmine coalmine coalmine mine in the mouth of Six-Mile Six Canyon These are a few of the things I think would make our guests at the time of the Mormon Miracle stay around longer and enjoy the spirit that is instilled in the them m and us as this outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing performance unfolds Sincerely LENN C. C JENSEN i Director Sanpete County Industrial Development Committee Enclosed find check for subscription subscription subscription sub sub- for the Messenger We enjoy reading It and want to thank you for your prompt service Mr and Mrs |