Show rn ii ASINS U HIGHWAY UNFIT fu H il U sa s1 E I 1 price myton road with lowest summits is is almost impassible should be put in condition i for Emmer gency use another fall and aej seine bad veath or cr lias has forced upon the people of the i asla the very segious question of 0 roads ro ils each year lor for several yeats past pait the same story has been told As soon as the snow tails falls on the summit of the duchesne helper road tile the blockade commences the date dale according to season it is quite sate safe to say that during the last five years the road from Due duchesne besne to helper has been blocked tor for more than six months of 0 the year during 1922 it has not been opened to traffic more than five months last week for three days no BO mail could go ta in or out of 0 the basin because it was routed by that road on which about or the peoples money had bad been spent if I 1 had been spent on the road between myton and price we should now have a good road and one which may be used the year round it is t true rue that the duchesne helper road is a much better highway tor for summer traffic because the grade is better and the large amount ot of money spent has placed it in good condition for about four our months of oe the year the question is how long will abi people permit themselves to be imposed imle frole upon by a tew few lever clever and ab able le politicians irv in the west end of the county who work tor for their interest regardless of 0 political party or of the needs of the majority the people ot of and vicinity should be commended com mended tor for gieir able and ana persistent efforts in getting gelling more money spent on a six months road then has been spent in the entire dasin basin but the question is how long will 75 per cent ot of tile the people not so personally concerned stand for this manipulation all ot of the people in the lake fork river niver valley ilie including lading talmage ml alt home hoine red hed cap and even duchesne may be better served for from six to eight months ol of the year at least leaea by keeping the price altori road iq in MR slid and should now demand of our state officials and oi of both senator smoot and boug congressman iresa colton that all po possible sible assistance bo be given the plan to put in belter beeter condition the price mylon road the road from Duc duchesne besue to helper is little it if any better be thau than the rood rod from duchesne to heber hebar on either two during tho the winter months sleighs must generally be used ov over T the summit early in ill the winter and in the spring it is is difficult to tall chih is 13 the best a sleigh a wagon a mail truck or a flying this question is too big tor for sectional likes and dislikes too vital to permit a few politicians in the town of 0 duchesne who will work in either political party to control the matter longer we must demand help so that our produce may be moved to the railroad and our mall mail service kept on lair fair schedule there are only two possible roads road now open first and most important 13 the price myton road which we believe will be favored by the majority of the people second wo wb have the road via ouray to watson and make fruits fruita or grand junction our railroad point it if the towns of 0 myton roosevelt loka red hed cap upalco imal emmons altonah alzonah Al tonah bluebell cedarview Ced arview neola monarch and hayden all linked in the same district together with vernal and other hintala county towns will show lair fair operation cooperation co we may get help but bui it if these communities remain passive a lot more money will be spent shoveling snow on the indian canyon road and then in about two weeks the roads will be declared officially closed for or tour four months or until the huge snow drifts melt next spring we quote tho the price sun ot of last week joseph T tullis superintendent ot of the star mall mail lines out ot of price was wag out in willow creek canyon the first ot of the week as tar far as colton summit nine feet ot of snow there last week and this blockaded service to tho the uintah basin for or tour four days trucks are being sent out by way ot of the price myton route and will continue until the other la Is cleared up sun the following follow i ng app ared n the price news advocate in spite of 0 the spent on the road to duchesne that town is already sending out word that it has baa no road it even goes further and still refuses to recognize the price myton road as ot of any use when mail maii is going over it and duchesne people are getting their papers parcel post and first class mall mail over a road which they have always fought it la is not claimed that the price myton road Is a boulevard but a small portion ot of the money spent on top ot of the hill on the duchesne Duch esue road would have made a fine road out of the route to myton myron and duchesne people would be far better off than they are ara now with a road of their own that they cant use in spite of the im mense amount 0 of money wasted on it it if they cant use it early la in november what are they going to do with it through the long winter the tribune last sunday had bad the following wall wail from duchesne roads into duchesne have been blockaded for nearly two days by a snowfall that began early thu thursday raday m orning morning and it Is still snowing traffie traffic ot of all kinds is virtually at i standstill mall mail that left duchesne fr friday day morning had not according to bell telephone advices advises ad vices reached the summit t it at the head of indian canyon and willow creek and it is also officially announced here that the mail that left price friday morning was still hung up between there and the summit ten days ago the united states 90 government vern ment officially accepted the proposed road between duchesne and castle gate but made at the time of approval stipulation that the state must maintain this highway so tar far nothing has been done and no plan has been formulated to provide for the maintenance of this road the people of 0 duchesne and contiguous sections ot of the uintah basin are becoming desperate they are virtually cut off from salt lake at the present time they must go around by vernal and watson utah and made alack colorado to get in their merchandise through parcel post price advocate 0 |