Show representative gammeter praises raises 0 san juan describes describe its beauties and res resources burces in 1 n recent radio address the following paragraphs are extracts from an interesting radio address delivered by representative emil gammeter from station K S L in Salt Lake city san ju juan an county la Is about the size of new jersey it has the largest area of the best tillable land with the highest annual percentage ot of precipitation of any county in the state the proposed ed navajo national park wilt will be located in a acre section west of the meridian south of the san juan river to the arizona state line anil and east of the colorado river this section has been known as the navajo strip to which the cattlemen of san tuan county released all claims to the navajo indians this feature will be an added attraction to visitors containing monument valley navajo mountain and the rainbow natural bridge on the northern boundary of the park are the goosenecks Goos enecks and the garden of the gods the highway commission of utah have ave assured us of an improved h highway ig rb w ay to bluff utah from there a i summer and winter road will reach lf the park the indian department has promised a delegation I 1 attending a convention at flagstaff in 1934 that an improved highway will bs be constructed from flagstaff to bluff in the near future this will make the new park fi ii II 11 P south as well as from the north the california automobile association has assured Is s that if and when highways are opened that at least cars will be routed annually through this heretofore inaccessible section A memorial to congress is now afore the utah legislature requesting congress to speed up thir action together with a similar memorial from wayne Wonder wonderland lands on which hinges the opening 0 can an 6 improved park to park highway from mesa verde to bryce mhd zions na continued on page 4 cot col 6 representative GAMMETER PRAISES SAN JUAN continued from page 1 dional park connecting with navajo national park crossing tile the colorado river and touching the edwin caroline and the augusta bridges arch canyon Blandi blanding nj and monticello thereby completing a grand circle automobile route within the D words can only vaguely represent these arena where natures sculpturing of the giant monuments peer their heads above the level of the plain to leave a last mar mark in memory of vanished ages let me take you on the summit of elk ridge on this proposed route thirty miles west of blanding awill show you the painted desert the petrified forest and the wonder wonderful fut minarets mina of the monument Va llcy with the varying colors unfolding a bight of unrivaled beauty accessible heretofore only by airplane or bo horsey arse V lack back el now well scale the blue mountains six miles west of Mon monticello from which heights I 1 will show you the table mesa the largest flat top mountain in the world 40 miles long with over takes lakes filled with f sll I 1 then the sangre de cristo rang range peaks the lone cone the blizzard head the the dolores the la plata the sleeping ute in colorado NOW south in arizona the beautiful west tire henrys and the la sala in m the noi tn in utah if you will draw a circle about monticello as the center with mile radius you have a land of surprises unequaled in all the world place a chair in the south east corner of the state and you will have one log leg in utah and one in new mexico arizona and colorado all meeting on the square Historic historically aly san juan county pioneers came from the west in ISSO 1880 through tile hole in the rock facing the he hardship of pioneer life with frequent indian india n attacks the navajo indians are self supporting nor ting more gentle than the utes raising goats and sheep tanning hides picking licking pine nuts and trading nt the posts for tobacco coffee and flour packing the load on oncie squaws squads back with recent attempts of the government to give the tribes modern sanitary conveniences theof turn aside with contempt Primi primitive jive methods are much preferable to these native children rh ildren of the as deperta sertA de 1 11 1 I have now told you of tile the scenic and the historical attractions of 0 W juan county I 1 now want t to A taj q e you to the museum in the Ta tabernacle bernaN grounds in salt lake where you may I 1 see case after case 0 ai archaeological and geological exhibits consisting of mummies pottery feather robes seeds stone axes and hundreds of interesting objects in good state of preservation Recent recently lv a discovery of a ruin in chin fee lee canyon by norman nevils Is regarded larger i than mesa varde two v expeditions under tile the air auspices spices of ill the e university of california and the continued on last paget i representative GAMMETER PRAISES SAN JUAN continued from page 1 smithsonian institute have made wonderful discoveries and will soon make a report that will vill throw I 1 nuch much light on the cave and cliff dwellers heretofore unknown I 1 in addition to tile the natural wonders I 1 have stated there are others which should attract the tourists who i have gone to ell europe rope in years past spending upwards of annually and who now should see sec america firsts utah in particular and above all san juan county the scenic and historical center of the A highly cultured group led by I 1 marie ogden known as home of I 1 truth have chosen san juan county as a haven of peace and security I 1 religion metaphysical and scientific sc i ien tf I 1 ic i topics are their solace they have been an inspiration on to old time rim rockers who have failed to see th the beauties and grandeur of our wonders by reason of the hardships 1 as I 1 pioneering absorbed their time commercially san juan county has produced as high as 40 bushels of wheat without irrigation the prize loats oats 23 2 3 bushels to the acre won ifor for tesse jesse bailey a 1000 cash prize from the farm journal and a medal from the agricultural department in washington with improved imp oved highways south there are arc navajo indians who will take all of our fl flour our pot potatoes atols and other produce when truck rates permit competition with the kansas I 1 mills now shipping to the reservations via flagstaff and truck nea nearly aly to the utah state line its industries are ai e limited by its wilter water supply agriculture to arri gation water livestock to grazing mines and smelters shelters sm elters to the world de mand the west has the gold and the silver an and copper and the lead the i wool and the cotton the sugar and the salt the coal and the iron cattle and sheep vanadium and uranium and now the largest alunite discoveries in the world which may soon turn out the ever increasing demand for aluminum but bt our scenery will always be here when we make them accessible and known iknou rn to the world we will have capitalized on one of our biggest assets babies are said to be best crop but the tourist crop Is the next best what utah needs to develop its natural resources is a fair uniform tax system which in my opinion would be the extension of the pres ent sales tax to all sales and activities at a low rate paid monthly and not a year from now when we are broke the economic pressure will cause I 1 tile the next big development to be in I 1 the west this mornings tribune quotes roger babson as saying that western states are on the mend that utah has gained from 14 to 20 per cent over a year ago I 1 babson also pays a tribute to the health givena givan KHi ilia iala I lia where he was sent to die 35 years ago never has any investment yielded me greater returns so I 1 am happy to note that more people every year are recognizing the value of health and relaxation I 1 can personally testify to the healthfulness of climate some years ago while still a resident of akron ohio I 1 sent a man here with one lung for his health in 18 19 months he returned with three he married the local school teacher so come west into tile the land of peace and security and be glad san juan county bids you welcome where can supply your needs as well as 1000 in ties when 0 ert the water is just as wet in a tin wash tub as aa in in in a pink lined porcelain bath tub three meals and pt flop is assured what more do city people get beside the jitters that goes with it no six story windows to jump from the ozone in the air Is better than a cock apil your next summon vacation should be in utah especially san juan county the scenic and historical center of the south ot of utah |