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Show DIRECT ROUTE FROM EVANSTON There was talk at one time of the Union Pacific railroad building a cut off from Evanston across the W asatch mountains to Ogden, entering this city through Ogden canyon. But the grades were too heavy to allow of such a change and the scheme was dropped A grade too steep for a steam road ! can be made easy climbing for an automobile and that fact suggests the i possibility of constructing a branch of the Overland trail over that route. Kvanston Is about two miles north of due east of Ogden, and 48 milts distant as the crow files. Following j the Union Pacific, the distance Is 75 miles. This is due in part to the fact that the railroad runs southwest from Evanston until Echo Is reached, and Echo is on a line 12 miles south of Ogden Could a road be built on nearly an air line, connecting Evanston with Ogden canyon, the trail would be less) than 60 miles. Allowing for bends j and grades, the distance should not j be over 55 miles This automobile highway would be through the most beautitul part of Utah and should prove highly attractive to all tourists An Evanston good roads enthusiaBt aye Ogden should either find a direct route over the range or build the boulevard from Uintah along the foothills foot-hills east of the city, as outlined In the Standard borne weeks ago, and hr points out that unless this is done, much of the travel over the Overland trail on arriving at Rlverdale, 4 miles west of Uintah, will proceed south to Salt Lake without entering Ogden The boulevard would make a delightful de-lightful drive for our own people, and, regardless of the service it might perform per-form In holding the Overland travel, be worth all effort that might be expended in ite construction |