Show out of the past 0 from our files dated march 15 1934 last saturday two post traders from the san juan strip near car arizona H T goulding and R C dunn came to fo monticello to buy flour and potatoes but went back without a load goddings Goul Gou 1 dings post is well known south of mexican hat and near the state line dunn operates his post close to the rainbow national bridge in utah dunn says that he is selling potatoes grown on the highlands in new mexico and flour from dodge city kans he hauls them over miles from gallup this county from these and other and larger demands could be selling three cars per week of flour and at least one car of potatoes to that territory for which it is just naturally the nearest source of supply blanding and monticello are fairly well agreed that this county is justly entitled to the camp to be established well dithing the county because 90 per cent of the forested land of the la sal forest is in san juan figalia ranger station is regarded as the proper place this is is on the elks range northwest of blanding our county has taken good natu the public work done thus far but now that there is no apparent intention of doing any work on ane larger area of forested lands but do it all near moab resentment and growing opposition is increasing over this territory where almost no roads have been made and trails are just those used by livestock for 50 years is where some real work is needed this work will place a camp in in a territory wherein nature is lavish in natural advantages altho althe primeval in fact leading men of the district are taking the matter up with the officials and 1 intend to keep keels on the job carrying the matter to washington if necessary per advice given the record san juan gets from the state road maintain ence in the county for the year an increase of about over 1933 this is for miles of highway maintained by the state among the 29 counties there are eight that receive less leaving 20 that get more the average ge cost per mile for this service is is about 29 in this county the cost is cut approximately per mile weber county gets per mile and salt lake only seven counties have greater mileage than this one mileage in the states largest county will mighty soon become j imore more in keeping with its size |