Show I 1 TO PRESERVE TRAILS AND LANDMARKS that the people of utah are going todo to do their full duty in honoring the memory and perpetuating the history of the early explorers and pioneers of this state is indicated in the announcement rib no of the utah pioneer trail and landmarks Land maiks association Asso cation of jhb opening of the campaign to secure funds to chart and mark the important old trails and ana landmarks of the state in cooperation with the oregon trai memorial ASSUla association tion the utah organization is following the plan adopted by other western states and is ralf raising fing its funds to build monuments and marko markers irs through the sale of oregon trail memorial coins issued by the government for the purpose of charting and marking all of the old trails to the west the old oregon trail being the oldest and most widely traveled of old trails the coin hears bears its name tut but when it is remembered atthe th oregon trail a great part of the way was also the trail followed hy by the utah pioneers and those going to california band and other western states it will be seen that although itis it is called the oregon trail the entire pacific northwest a at t that time being beang called the orfea 1 country lt U the gibat mother 3 other trail of all the trails to the west for this reason the oregon trail association recognizes its obligation to assist in marking all old western tra trails its the old mormon pioneer trail being one 0 of f the most important special concessions have 1 ayabe by the oregon trail memorial asso ass 0 to utah in the sale of coins coins the entire profit or premi premium urn to be 13 yeta retained ined for the durose of marking mai kingi the utah trails and landan landmarks acks the coins are standard fifty cent pieces having face value of that amount and are old for one dolar with the provision th that atthe the fifty cents premium is to be used to chart and mark the trails and landmarks of utah none of the plo proceeds ciers may be used for ar any y other purpose not even including necessary overhead expenses in carr carrying ying ton the work this general expense must be provided from other sources at present it is being raised through ale sale of chart charter er memberships at 5 or more these memberships are being accepted until Dece december 29 the ados ing day of the Cov covered eKed wagon cen anniel which has 1 been in progress since april 10 the one hundredth anniversary niver sary odthe of the the first wagon train brair to the west from froit st louis in 1830 bi by way of Inde independence pende misouri the memorial trail coin will first ibe be offered for sale friday december cember Dt 19 through I 1 the banks and other institutions the utah 13 bankers ankers association is cooperating wholeheartedly whole heartedly in the plan as are other organizations the foundss derived from the coins will be used to mark important hilric landmarks of cf the sta teina tein addition to the od trails the places to be marked will be selected by tile the history committee comi of the utah pon pioneer I 1 air trails end and landmarks association w wl aich ith operates independently of the orgon trail memorial association although cooperating coop cating eating closely with that and aim tar groups in in other western states in preparation for the coin sale thou thousands sandi of trail maps history sheets and other pieces of literature have hae been sent out by the utah association Sta statewide twide interest has been aroused and officers of the utah association look forward to this time when the highway of utah will be dotted with historical markers pointing put nt to tourists and other tra eleis elers including our own citizens the important happenings of early days in the ae west elt and preserving for future generations the i priceless historical heritage the I 1 state i os 1 l i |