| Show BENNION mis TELIS WHY PRICE MYTON ROUTE IS AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY james il H wallis the new now manager ageros of tho the vernal express has taken a det depp p interest in the basin road proposition but has ha consistently contended that vernal wants some other outlet than a road to the D K R G at price or helper ile has contended thib a road to salt uke lake would serve the people of or his district better than the south rotas secretary of state harden bennion Is well acquainted with the seasons and the astory of trafim overall routes as he was long a basin resident and he be hs put tho the question fairly before the vernal editor that all sides might t be plain that when all is said the price myton road ia is the real bread and butter route and rill best serve erve tho the largest number for th the roost most months in the year at the least expense is tho the conclusion that has to be drawn in writing to the Ex express pres mr bennion says in pirt pitt bt bit first let me refer to bread and butter road it may be true that during the past 12 months the uintah rend road has not been blocked a minute as you a siy aty ty but if you will go bick to tho the pro previous winter only a little over a a ye acir ir ago 4 ou will remember that tho road vas ras blo ked for days dari and dais and that prominent citizens of vernal came up on tho the railroad as far as atchee were held there a number of days and were finally compelled to go around and come in by way of price and anti myton I 1 have P lii remembrance of the fact that just a few years the tile uintah road rond was blocked for two weeks and while the m mill til was wi to verril dail daili via price not a single pound of mail could bo be cottun gotten through the othet way but it is not ill pui put fcc to say anything tiling against itta insi the roid ro id in my judgment it ra kovnit the tile best possible service to tho the people of vernal suid and thit neighborhood nel but surely boj oa could not expect the tile people of duchesne county including the territory around boneta mountain home and duchesne to do business via the uintah railroad neither could you expect them to depend on a road by way of Stock more and kamas or through tile strawberry ra valley to heber citi during the winter months but here lefcoe state abat the commission ins his had several con versa tiona with the federal officials on the subject of the Stock more kamas karnas old ud the heber city road by way of strawberry valley the govert mint officials are vety anxious to co operate w th the on both these roads and undoubtedly both will be built in due time but the question ques tion of paramount importance at the pres ent time is a road that will permit transportation cf the products to and from the basin during the winter mot borths I 1 the question stion then resolves itself ro 10 a choice between the helper du chese road and the price myton blyton roid or to improving ng and maintaining both of these r 5 the members of the commission were viere unanimous in the belief that if tho the helper duchesne io loid id could bo be kept open and in good condition during the enilio winter ifould bould be the cheapest and best road and wo audd ld servo serve tha the people of abton 51 ton and roosevelt besides taking care of ducheane duchesne and neighborhood even better thin thi the price myton road and ebere would therefore be no of an attempt to improve and maintain any other ro road ad bu but the experiences of the tile past two or three beirs the allt that first class mail arts been delayed fir beyond the tile schedule dule and thit parcels post mattel mattei lias has been u t months in reaching its destination the fit f mt that the road t cen now ia almost impassable is abundant rt proof thit there is every justification for looking 1001 1119 for ov i bottel road during the tile ft inter A considerable portion of the price mi ton road has hid h ld no 6 improved rit nor his an money amney been spent on it for 12 or 15 cars and jt 30 A notwithstanding not wi ling this fact falt it is 13 the tile moat most dependable winter route even men though in its ory it may hive been leen blockaded it i some come time and millions of pounds of freight pass over it every lear 3 ear in spite of ita itu neglected condition and the further fact thit i great deal of money has been spent improving other roads tho commission therefore felt that it atas as the bounden duty of the state to improve and maintain the holper helper duchesne load toad taking care of tho freight to and from Duclie sno county and the pikes likes peak 0 ein to ocean highway tr travel is well and maj also to make passable during the season of the year when opinion it is impossible to make tho tile helper duchesne joad pad pia sable the old reliable price to myton hyton road con damned as being a relic of mill mili tary daas but still roved r oved by the up operation cration of 25 or 30 5 cirs to be the most reliable reli ablo acad during the winter months trusting that I 1 have hae not taken too much of your and that thi explanation will III be of interest to 3 lour our readers I 1 remain yours iery ery respectfully HARDEN BENNION |
