Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-28

\ this state and such entrymen shall be
| competent signcrs of such petition.
| mnde such entry, shall. Tor the pur-
| pose of said petition. be considered as
owned by thcm.''
The act then goes on to nnthorizt
| the acquisition. construction, main
tenance. operation and leasing ol
wagon roads, railroads and other
highways. The act consists of IS sec
tiops and is very specific and clear ir
it's provisions and without doubt
whenever a community shall avail 1t
self OF the privilege OF exercising this
law. great benefits Will result, under
proper management
NOT TESTED YET.
These measures have not been put To
The test os yet to any great extent, but
they have been very thoroughly dis
cusscd and have aroused keen inter-
est In the minds of our county COM
missioners and other leading citizens
We expect TO accomplish a great deal
of good In the bettcrment of our roads
by the appointment OF special over
ScerS and a judicious use OF our road
funds.
In the county OF Ada advantage has
district law which promises TO be
great success and doubtless other
counties and districts will follow suit
with beneficial results.
Considerable discussion has already
taken place but IL requires time in or
der to become familiar with our new
law. Personally. l believe in n good
road commissioner who shall be a
state officer and AT such a salary as
will secure a thoroughly competent
man. and then an overseer In each
county who shall receive reasonable
salary and be under the supervision OF
the state road commissioner, Under
such 4 method as this uniform plans
OF construction would he adopted as
far as possible in keeping with condI-
tions of the country affected
The adoption of such plan as this
would also facilitate cooperative
movement on the part of states and
also uniformity In the adoption of
good road laws. This system would.
OF necessity, interest the various state
legislatures and bring about interstate
conventions at which some united plan
OF action. best suited to the interests
OF all parties concerned, could be
adopted
The good road movement applies
equally to state and interstate high
ways. I remember hearing. last sum-
mer. of Il proposed road between Salt
Lake City and the Yellowstone Ma
tlonal park and it was a splendid idea
and should yet be carried into effect
What great pleasure IL would be to
drive a team or automobile. on
thoroughly good road. from Salt Lake
to the Yellowstone National park. II
this We're an accomplished fact the
movement would spread eastward and
westward until New York-S Fran
cisco road, OF the very best construc-
tion. would be reality
The results of a successful good
roads movement will be of such far
reaching and beneficial character that
they cannot be overestimnted.
CITY VS.. RURAL ROADS.
1t is generally believed that the
country speaking of the rural dis
tricts. are most in need of the good
roads. but this Is also true concerning
the city, and the city. wherever il may
be. Is just as vitally Interested in good
highways leading from 1t as the rural
districts to which they lead can pos
sibly be.
Country life, as the term is generally
understood. is by all means the most
wholesome. From the country. in most
instances. come the men who have
combatted every obstacle and arisen
to be equal to every emergency Deep
down In the heart of almost every man
is the earnest hope and desire that at
some time in life he Will be able TO
own piece of land and erect upon il
a home for himself and loved ones.
This is pre-cminently true so far az
tnis American nation Is concerned
Nothing VIII do so much for the ac-
complishment OF this lofty ambition as
the good highway leading from the
city out into the country where land
can be obtained at a reasonable price
upon which to erect a home And after
all. what more beautiful sight is there
thnn splendid road dotted on each
side with individual homes and the
homes surrounded by garden and
lawn. animal life and household pets
as represented In the pony and dog
tn3t the children are playing with
what vastly better condition Is such
a life compared with the crowded ten
ement house, shorn OF all domestic
beauty On the one hand the man