Show mail service and progress for the great uintah basin uintah basin should have mail I 1 from west facts justify this change and nd progress demands it sunday Nov november imber 16 1930 a big snow enow fall blocked many mountain roads it was a very tall fall tor for the entire west aid it was very sla t for the uintah basin this big storm blocked the tha indian canyon summit while the strawberry route or the victory highway was open to traffic althou although bl heavy in places anis wi weib oui on natural because the indian summit is considerably bloer hl aloer eTier thin than the highest point int on the western highway on 02 the worst day for traffic on the elie victory highway the sterling sterlin trucks were only eight hours making the trip from salt lake city to du chelsae che sae against seven hours th the regular schedule sen eduIe or a delay of one ens hour and since that day they have abut lyeen been operating oi 01 schedule bat on gil th thio indian canyon toute route duchesne to price no eastern utah transportation trucks got through though th ough on and 19 on t the e 20 the trucks made it from price to ot I 1 duchesne Duch eBne in nine lioums liours a much shorter distance than the salt lake I 1 duchesse Duche sae toute route aid after three days delay november mail got through throng h from price but no salt lake tribune there was no mail on monday the lust except to du di chesne at 7 p in and then came 0 n through the babii bae q 1 oa ga the and dear leader tractor was necessary to get trucks ove the indian canyon divide on these terree days while no such help was waa required on oil th the strawberry route the victory highway naova in the state also as route no 40 the above simple facts as they are ted and which seem reliable should cause the people 0 of the basin to stop and wonder should this information not demand that we llave our mail come via strawberry instead of from price at the present timed time there 1 is a star sta route as we understand it operating on mail from thistle junction to price bringing bri nEing tha mail by truck that long distance over soldier summit too and then to cap the climax paralleling a railroad this istar route a or truck service from thistle Ju junction action to price deli delivers veri the dally daily da lly papers I 1 muan earlier and for us Is fo the salt lake morning paper one day earlier than would be the case oth Is it not peculiar that carbon county may hold onto our mail for people making price the gateway gate ate way regardless of these theo fa facts of Is it not time tor for us irs to protest aid aad to once and for all cut loose from this old idea that we must use price as our mall mail center cente surely all forces in our two counties countie s should demand i a change it is well to note that despite an unusual lul snowfall we have had little or ar no wind in the th section west of vernal and che entire I 1 basin haz haa had bad almost none chira a even salt lake city denver add an d all other intermountain areas suffered more or less bad wind with tile the heavy storm this uintah davin has mountains all around it and the big ui aluah tah baige on oil tae t ae ie north keeping out the cold air because the th summit la Is in no ii 0 place J s 3 low as mt alt nebo or mt aft tapan gc ca s a great range eh highest and best beat I 1 but lets have a chanie change in this m mall ail business it la Is demanded by every important element of jul justice t ice and fairness to this isolated and inland eniry re Is it not time to stop this monkey business and do right |