The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-21
SALT LAKE AND
STATE news
GREAT HIGHWAY
PROPOSITION URGED

Salt. Lake. Aug. 20.-The movement
for a modern highway from Yellow
stone park through southern Idaho
and Utah to the canyon OF the Colo
RADIO Is being boosted through Idaho
by O. H. Hewlett OF Salt Lake. accord
Ing TO the Pocatello Tribune. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hewlett and Mr.. and Mrs. e s.
Case OF Salt Lake are touring Idahc
in an automobile and the following
account of their work is published "a
the Pocatello paperl
MIR. Hewlett met number OF au-
tomobile owners In this city last even.
ing. and this morning conferred with
County Commissioner w j Harvey.
and with leading spirits In the Poca-
tello Good Roads association. HIS
mission is to impress upon the people
of Bannock county the necessity OF
good roads. He brought to Commits
sioner Harvey's attention the fact thGs
there arc a number of bad spots on
the road between Pocatello and the
Oneida County line. and pointed out
| that repairs can he made al only slight
, expense One place in particular. be
yond McCammon, Is almost impass-
I able. and word has gone out TO Salt
| Lake warning Utah automObilists not
to attempt to make the trip 10 Poca-
tello as only the E-ost powerful cars
! can pull through The condition OF
the road between Pocatello and Black
foot was also called to the county
/ 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.
j Mr Hewlett suggests the organiZa-
| tion at tho earliest possible date OF
( either a state or 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
/ ment have been passed through the
/ legislature of the state Dy the asSocl-
/ alton. One of the bills provides that
poll taxes shall be paid in cash and
the fund thus created expended in a
scientific manner on the roads. An
other bill provides for uniform road
making. standard wagon gauge. stand
ard tires A similar organization In
this state could accomplish great
things along this line. and local en-
thusiasts are considering the plan oil
calling a meeting In the near future
TO form an Idaho Good Roads assocla
tion.
A movement Is on foot TO secure
from the federal government Tevo
cation OF its rule prohibiting autos in
the Yellowstone National park There
is every reason TO believe that this
can be accomplished, in which evoni
thousands OF autoists will make tho
trim each year Good roads will there
fore be Of vital Importance, and that
country or district w;ich first offers
an auto highway will be fortunate In
bringing thousands of people through
the region and bring about a magnifi
cent advertisement
The Blackfoot Good Roads associ
alton has brought about some import
ant repairs to the road between Ross
Fork and the Grove city. and the Poca
tello association Is considering thC
best means of completing the work al
this end OF the line
Ben Bean. one OF the leading good
roads men in the Gate city. believes
It would be good plan TO secure from
the federal government permission
to fence an auto road across the Fort
Hall reservation so as to prevent
wagons from going on the road ant
running It in a short time. Along the
sandy stretch between Ross Fork anc
Blaclfoot straw has been placed oil
the road. and for time the COINS
was good for autos. Heavily loaded
wagons began TO use the repaired road
however. and in short time the rut: