The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-24
WORKING EARNESTLY
/ FOR MIDLAND TRAIL
Utah Boosters Realize That
IA They Must Be Up and
Doing,
MEETING is ON TONIGHT
All Who Favor the Midland
Route Are Urged to
BE Present.
EETING is ON TONIGHT

The Midland trail boosters of Salt
Lake viii not down. They inteud to
have the trauscontineutal automobile
tsute come into Salt Lake in spite OF
sll difficulties. and they will not take
10 for an answer from the Manufac-
furers association, which is construct
Ing the transcontinental route.
When the average salt Laker meets
INC of the many Midland trail boost
prs around Salt Lake these DAYS he is
nven to understand in a forcihie man
per that it is his duty to get in line and
toute across the country into salt Lake
Via the now famous Midland trail as
hid out by A. l.. Westgard, the official
pRthfindcr of the American Automobile
hssociation. He is told in an emphatic
nanner thai it is his duty as a citizen
III Salt Lake 10 fall in line and help
|he project along. 50 far as known. no
pne has vet been found who can give
n Reasonable excuse why he should not
|]oin the ranks of the boosters.
A meeting of the Midland trailcrs
Mil be held nj the Commercial club to-
hight. The object of this meeting is
'ense against The Overland tTailers,
tho, it appears, have been making
|eadway with the powers that be in In
Lli6napolis, the headquarters Of the
)cean TO Ocean Rock Highway associa.
1lon- Word has been passed out from
be Hoosier town that the Wyoming
pute may be selected. hence the activ-
u of the Midland trailers 10 defeat
hat plan.
Ia a letter received this week by
fesidept ", II. Ellison Of the Midland
rail associa ton, be was told that
,Hahns would nave 20 open the road
fom Grand Junction 70 Salt Lake if
,hey even hoped TO get a look IN on the
1idland trail. This route is impossible
W an automobile at present, but II il
Iopened so thai cars may get through
" early summer, there is a strong
nance for the manufactures pathfnd
HlS to come into Salt Lake from this di-
'iction.
Maps sent out Of the proposed route
aoQw the manufacturers pathinders
BilH go 10 Denver and then 20 north TO
mt Collins 10 Laramie. across Wyo-
fng and into Salt Lake by WAY Of
hFley S canyon. ThIs would eliminate
Midland trail. Therefore is be-
poyes the members Of that association
get busy.
81 order 10 open the Midland trail
Is Necessary TO do some heavy work
HDugh the Castle Cate canyon and FIX
~ strctches Of road further east. This,
s. is claimed. can he done for small
Dount Of money and the officers Of the
kldiand Trail association hope TO raise
F1I<e snnl through membership IN the as
X|ciation at the small fee OF So q year,
@r- Ellison announces that the Car
I'm 'county commissioners viii be pres
at the meeting this evening to give
kHn1te information as TO what Is need
iD Castle Gate canyon this side OF
rce. They will also tell Of the ef-
IT'S heing made in Price TO secure the
Ioption of the trail The Provo off
3 OF the Midland iTail have prom
I'd TO have a delegation present this
a<enlng 10 tell what Provo IS doing to
ETf1re this trail.
H!|Prcsident Ellison has issued a general
Mutation TO all members of the asso-
tion and others to he present tonight
learn what is needed and help the
-1ycmeut along.