Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-20
Salt L-aker Would Construct
q Highway from Park to
Grand Canyon.
IDAHO c COMMISSIONERS
Citizens Of Pocatello Take Up Matter
or Organizing State AS
ISOLATION.

Q. II. Hewlett Of Salt Lake, accom-
panied by his wife and Mr.. and Mrs.
+. s. Chase, who are touring Idaho in
an automobile, is urging better roads
md has suggested the organization of a
good roads association to promote a
modern highway from Yellowstone
{ Park through southern Idaho and Utah
ito the Grand Canyon of the Colorado.
The following lis an account OF his work
in the Pocatello Tribune
Mr., Hewlett met number of auto
owners III this city last evening and
< this morning conferred with County
5CommissionersW. j. Harvey, and with
leading spirits in the Pocatello Good
Roads association. His mission is to
impress upon the people Of Bannocll
county the necessity of good roads. He
brought to Commissioner Harvey's at
tention the fact that there are a num-
Der Of bad spots on the road between
Pocatello and the Oneida county line,
and points out that repairs can be made
at only slight expense. One place in
particular, beyond McCammon, is all
most impossible, and word has gone
out to Salt Lake warning Utah auto
5mobilists not to attempt to make the
"Trip tpi1OCdteHDi as Only tHe most pow
erful cars can pull through The condi-
ton Of the road between Pocatello and
E Blackfoot was also called to the coun-
ty commissioners attention, but owing
to the fact that the bad stretches are
on the reservation, 1t Will be up to the
local Good Roads association to make
the necessary repairs.
FOR GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION
5t..Ni, N II an,fo++s .,,x-..+. AZ anr,,t.,e
ton at the earliest possible date of
either state or q district Good Roads
association The state association in
Utah has accomplished wonderful
things. Eight bills of extreme import
ance as affecting the good roads move
sinent have been passed through the
legislature OF chat state by the associa
tion. One of the bills provides that
poll tax shall be paid in cash and the
fund thus created expended ina sell
entific manner on the roads. Another
y bill provides for uniform road making,
standard wagon gage. standard tires,
etc. A similar organization in this
state c3uld accomplish great things
along this line, and local enthusiasts
are considering the plan of calling a
meeting in the near future to form an
Idaho Good Roads association.
"a movement Is on foot to secure
from the federal government a revoca-
tion of its rule prohibiting autos in the
Yellowstone National park. There is
every reason to believe that this can
be accomplished. in which event thou.
sands OF autoists will make the trip
each year. Good roads will therefore
be of vital Importance. and that coun-s
try or district which first offers an auto
highway will be fortunate in bringing
thousands OF people through the region
and bring about a magnificent adver-s
tisement.
''The Blaokfoot Good Roads associa-
ton has brought about some important
repairs to the road between Ross Fork
association Is considering the best
means of completing the work at this
end of the line.
TO FENCE AUTO ROAD.
Ben Bean one of the leading good