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Show SALT LAKE WANTS WENDOVER ROAD A Salt Lake papor has this to say on the Wendover auto road. The good roads and automobile committees of tho Commercial club met yesterday to discuss the trans-continental highway question ques-tion A motion was passed recommending rec-ommending to tho board of governors gover-nors of tho club that tho route ' from Salt Lake to Nevada by way of Wondover, as traversed by A. L, westgard, pathfinder for the American Automobile association, be indorsed as part of Utah's link In the -Midland trail." The action of ,tbe two committees commit-tees will como before tho board of governors at its next session, and upon tho action then taken by the board will depend the attitude of the Commercial club In tho transcontinental trans-continental highway question so far as the city and Utah are concerned con-cerned The Wendover route is tho one that extends to the Nevada line south of the Great Salt Lake In a direct course, passing over tho great salt bed and through a country coun-try of unsurpassed scenic beauty, according to Mr. Westgard. who recently traversed the course In his "pathfinder" car. Ogden Is much opposed to this route, preferring the route around the northern shores of the Great Salt Lake through Box Elder county. Tho recommendation of the committees Is made without prejudice prej-udice to any other proposed route, and especially without prejudice to the favored route of tho Ogden-Ites. Ogden-Ites. The committeemen express themselves a6 feeling that tho Wendover route is the most feaB- Ible under tlio clrcumBtancea. but would be glad to see the Ogden scheme realized |