The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-20
HEWLETT URGES
BETTER ROADS
Utah Manufactures StirS Up In
tereSt in Highway PROPOSE
ton at P6CateIIO.
TALKS TO BUSINESS MEN
SUGGESTS ORGANIZATION OF A
GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION.

The movement for modern highway
from Yellowstone park through southern
Idaho and Utah 10 the canyon of the
Colorado IS being boosted through Idaho
10y .. II. Hewlett of Salt Lake, according
TO the POcatellO Tribune. Mr. and Mrs
Hewlett and MIR. and Mrs. +. $ Case Of
Salt Lake are touring Idaho in an auto
mobile and the following account Of their
work Is published in the POCatellU paper
Mr.. Hewlett met number Of auto
owners in this city last evening, and this
morning conferred with County Commis-
siouer W. J. Harvey, and with leading
spirits in the POcatellO Good Roads ussO-
citation His mission IS to impress upon
the people Of BdDuOCk county The ne
cessity of good roads. He brought TO
Commissioner Harvey's attention the fact
that there are ii number of bad spots on
the road between POcateilO and the
Oneida county line, and pointed out that
repairs can be made at only slight eX-
ipeuse- one place in particular. beyond
McCammOu. is almost impossible, and
word has gone out to Salt Lake warning
4 tah automObilists not to attempt to
make the tTip to POcatellO. as only the
most powerful cars can pull through The
condition of the road between PCcateliG
and BlaclUOOt was also called 90 the
county commissioner attention but Ow-
ing to the fact that the bad stretches are
on the reservation IL will be up to the
local Good Roads association to make the
necessary repairs.
For Good Roads Association.
Mr. Hewlett suggests the organization
al the earliest possible date of either a
state or "a district Good Roads associa-
ton The state association i'm Utah has
accomplished wonderful things. Eight
bills OF extreme Importance as affecting
tne good roads movement have been
passed through the legislature of that
state 10y the association. One of the bills
provides that poll taxes shall he paid i'm
cash and fHU fIFn Inns created aKUeU0el
lin scientific manner on the roads. An
other bill provides for uniform road max
lQE. standard wagon gauge, standard
tires. etc. y similar grgafIiZatiGu i'm this
state could accomplish great things alonS
this line. anA local enthusiasts are con-
sidering the plan of calling a meeting i'm
the near future To- form an Idaho Good
Roads association.
"A movement is ON foot to secure from
the federal government revocation of its
rule prohibiting autos i'm the Yellowstone
National park. There is every reason to
believe that this can be accomplished, i'm
which event thousands of aHtoiSts will
make the trip each year Good roads will
therefore be OF vital Importance. and that
country OT district which first offers an
auto highway viii bc fortunate in bring
inE thousands of people through the Tee
Siou and bring about magnificent ad-
vcrtsement.
..Thc Blactfoot Good Roads association
has brought about some important re
pairs To the road between Ross Fork and
the Grove city. and the PocatelIo assoc
citation is considering the best means of
completing the work at this end of the
line.
To Fence Auto Road.
Ben Bean. one al the leading good
roads men I'm the Gate city. believes IL
would be a good plan To secure from the
federal government permission To fence
an auto road across the Fort Hall reSer-
walton so as TO- prevent wagons from go
iuC ou the road and running it i'm a. short
Ross Fork and Biackfoot straw has been
ing was gUod for autos. Heavily loaded
however and iu a short time the Tuts
We're worn deep again by narrow tires
ami irregular gauges.
Mr.. Hewlett is am enthusiast oU good
roads. lie points ygt that civilization
waits on roads lie is firmly convinced
that Idaho can accomplish fully as much
along this line as Utah has accomplished
and his suggestion that a. state assuCia-
tiuu be formed is a good one. Mr.. HeW-
lett was president for two terms of the
Manufacturers association of Salt Lake
is vice president of the Civic Improve
ment league OF the Utah capital. and fuI
two years was president of the salt Lake
Automobile club. He owns one of the
most beautiful homes i'm that city. has q
charming family, and is am earnest work
or for upbuildiuE not only his home town
hut the great west which he loves Sc
well"