The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1919-02-28

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The most important action tina
could be taken by the legislature IL
the interest of Grand county and al
of Eastern Utah for that matter, &C
cording to c. A. Robertson of Moab
who is in Salt Lake City this week
would be- the designation, as n link Of
the Midland trail, of stretch Of rood
from Valley City. by way of M0sb
Richardson and Dewey, TO Cisco
Representative Brown of Grand coun.
.ty will ask that this action be taken
by the legislature, Robertson says,
and will be backed in his request BY
Q petition signed By practically every
resident Of the county 1.-THE desig-
nation of this road" saws Robertson.
would utilize. as a part of the Mid
land trail, the finest twenty five
miles Of the Thompsons to Blanding
Ipostroad-the stretch between Valley
City and Moab.-which recently has
been put in especially fine condition
by the state road commission. II
would also utilize the road between
Richardson and Cisco. which Is now
in good condition. II would provide
q direct outlet to Moab, the county
seat, from the rich farming and stock
growing sections of Richardson and
Castleton, and would also provide a
more direct route 10 the county seat
from Cisco and Wcstwaicr.
II would provide n direct auiomo.
bile route 10 Grand Junction and
Colorado points from Moab. In Sal.
Monticello, Handing and from Bluff.
Moreover. the river road would be- a
great attraction for tourists. The
eighteen miles Of Grand River Can.
ypn, between Moab and Richardson,
b not surpassed for scenic grandeur
W the Grand Canyon of the Colorado
or the Garden Of the Gods. con the
other hand. IL the road N designated
from Valley City by way of Thomp.
r'ns 9" Cisco Il viii pass for practi
rilly the whole distance over an un.
inhabited desert waste. II will nlsa
have n sticky clay roadhed. which 4.
bound IL give much ANNOYANCE dur
INK rainy periods This route has the
further disadvantage of large mum
her Of washes which will have To- b.
hridgcd. Moreover. this route would
be of mo- direct benefit 10 either the
r"orle Of Grand county or the pconlc
oi San Junnn county. whereas IA.
maintenance Of the river rad between
Moab and Richardson would be of
benefit 10 very large prn.
loriion Of the residents Of Grnnd
conniy and would benefit also San
lunn county people travelling 10 Grand
1.-THE river road was built by mi,
'nto cnpiinl about twenty wears ago
ns q iollpad. and later WIS taken over
ly the county Most of the time n +,
pn7shhln for wagons. although d laet
ni funds has prevented is proper M.
keen. To put the road IN proper con.
diiion for automobile travel would
noccssiiale widening II and building
mp some low places. The state bridge
ncrpss the Grand river nj Moab has
had two or three narrow escapes froin
being swept away by HIGH water. anu
No years or 80 ago State Engineer
pointed ont the import
nnce Of opening the river rad as an
outlet for Grand and San
Juan counties in ease the Moab bridge
should ever go ont. AZ that time he
recommended that conyicts be nut Ia
work an this rond. The demand for
he eonvicis elsewhere was ~ strong
however, that they could not be- ms
signed Ia work ON the river road"
General financial and stockgrowinp
nndliions ARE good In Southeastern
Iinh. according Ia Robertson. The
stock seems to have winiered very
vel Notwithstanding the large con
rihuiions Of this section 10 the in
'riy loans and other war campaigns.
he banks are prosncring and arr
financing q number al improvements.
The now thWn of Ia Sal Is lust now
'etiing we'll started, and much inn
provement Is expected during the
summer. The town has been plated
and LARGE number Of lots have been
sold, Sufficient water for domestic
and garden purposes has been obtain.
'd and will be appurtenant 10 the
and. As npclens for the building
lperations. n handsome church has
been erected bv the citizens NJ cost
n six thousand dollars.
AT Moab extensive improvements
vii be made by the Moab Pipeline
summary m tho towns water system.
md m all probability a community
1osnital 10 cost ten thousand dollars.
vii be built and equipped by the PEG.
pie, ~ Robertson says.
Amendment of committee 10
Judy government records of the in
.luenya endemic is announced bv he