The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-20
THE ROAD
QUESTION.

QUESTION:.
4.
Some time ago we published an in
terview with Mr.. Joseph Weston of
Laketown, a prosperous farmer and
community builder, and a man whose
Judgment is sound on the matter Of
road building. Mr.. Weston had made
a search for road between Cache
and Rich counties for route which
at a minimum expense could be made
a perfect mountain drive. He defined
the route and said it can be estab-
lished at much less epense than will
be needed to repair the present right
hand fork" He further stated that
the route would eliminate the high
summit of the Meadowville road and
the long dugways through Blacksmith
Fork.
The matter was then taken up with
Mr.. Weston by the Inter-Mountain
Good Roads association, wherein 1t
was gone into more in detail, and
suggestions made for investigating
the route. II was taken up by the
Commercial Boosters club of this
city at the last meeting and a deci-
sion reached to appoint a committee
to go over proposed route. Immedi-
ately following the action of the club
our contemporary. The Journal has
the following to say:
1.-THE talk about changing the route
through Logan canyon has brought
out some very vigorous protests from
some local people against wasting any
more money on these turkey rails"
as they call them. They urge that
the old route through the main can.
yon and down into Garden City be
followed, and that 1t be put in prop
err shape. They say, too that If
cutoff route between here and Bear
Lake is desired, one can be obtained
by running up through the left hand
fork of Blacksmith Fork canyon,
where a good easy grade can be OBJ.
tained'
Well that isn't saying very much,
and can be construed as fish, flesh,
or foul. Perhaps there were a few
protests, and perhaps they came from
individuals drawing per diem from
the Journal staff and perhaps 1t is
just a way of knocking the proposal
made by Mr.. Weston, published in
this paper, and endorsed by the Inter
Mountain Good Roads association, and
the Commercial Boosters club of this
city. But never mind, II there be
protests the matter Is now in such
shape that they can be considered. A
committee has been appointed to look
into the matter, and will be glad to
hear the protests, and If a better
route can be suggested the committee
will be glad to consider, 1t, or II the
old route can be repaired at less eX
pense and made to serve the purpose
better it will also be the province o.
the committee to so determine.
What we want is road with maxi
mum efficiency at minimum cost
and when Mr.. Weston said II am des
ignating this route not only as a roa,
between Cache and Rich counties
but as a proposed national road eN
tending from Ogden through Logal
canyon to the National Park by wa
Of Logan, Bear Lake Valley, Star Va
ley, and Jackson Hole country; theme
on to the Park" he said somethin
that may mean much to Logan Cit
and Cache county. At any rate tn
matter Is worth the time taken to Il
vestigate, and whether or not thei
are protests, the matter ought not
be condemned before the evidence
submitted.
A route of the kind proposed won
mean much to Logan, whether II
this one, or some other, or the pre-
ent one placed in proper conditio
It is safe to say that there won
not be one touring party pass throu
that would not spend a few dolla
with some of our merchants, and
Is the prosperity OF our commun
and fellow citizens that we are
after. We congratulate the Comm
clal-Boosters club on being alive
the public's interest and welfare.
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WHEREVER
HE LEADS.