The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-05-06
THE ROAD KICKERS

THE ROAD KICKERS
If there is one fellow above another
that humanity at some stage OF the game
gets it in for it is the chronic kicker, and
on the other hand if there is one kicker
that the poor devil that has to make his
living by leaving distance behind him and
getting over the road in hurry, has
warm spot in his heart for it is the road
kicker, the straight, square, outspoken
fellow that has the bowels to "git rite up
in meetin'" and tell the truth. For some
time past the columns of this paper have
recorded some kicks on the road question,
some Unsuitable and some otherwise.
Some of the kicks have been local and
some have filtered through from our
neighbor Box Elder county. Let us hope
that all the justifiable kicks have resulted
in good.
Now we take it that all have arrived at
the conclusion that roads are important,
perhaps the most important question the
state has to deal with just now. There is
no denying the question that in this day
and age distance must be well nigh ami
Inflated, and cities and towns must be
brought into close communications The
automobile is the vehicle that will be used
and roads must furnish the track. Utah
must be awake and alive to the situation,
and all must work in harmony, otherwise
Utah will be found back number, while
other states will be new editions COM
manding the consideration and getting
the coin, of all progressive people. 9
Every state will have main thorough
fare throughout its domain, and Utah
must have the same. To that end legisla-
ton has been passed and the good work
started. Recently number OF our citi-
zens went over to Brigham City to dis
cuss the matter with our friends and
neighbors, and from reports of that
gathering we were surprised to note that
some of our Box Elder friends have as
sumed the attitude that the state road
must run right by their own dooryard.
The Box Elder papers in published ar
ticles rather looked askance at the attl-
tude of Cache county citizens, and rather
questioned our good faith. Now it would
be greatly deplored to have Cache and
Box Elder counties at outs. The two
should stand together, and in good faith
work out plan that will best suit the
purposes of both. To have the state road
run north to Brigham and thence on to
Dewey, and thence to Tremonron and
Garland and thence to Malad, or north
to Brigham and Collinston and thence to
Malad would cut out Cache county, and
place us in position where we would be
forced to negotiate with Weber county
and bring the road up through Huntsville
and Paradise and on to Hyrum and Logan
and thence north to Idaho. This would
cut out Box Elder, and there you are
Will it not be better to work together or
plan that will take in the capital of both
counties and go through the most of the
other largest cities and towns that it is
possible to go through and then builC
roads to the main thoroughfare? We
think so.
Now for kick, and one that we hope
will reach our Box Elder friends. W.
have recently driven over the road from
Brigham through Wellsville canyon, anC
find the road good, and want to commend
our Box Elder friends for having it IL
such good condition. We have also re
Gently driven over the road from Logai
to Collinston and return and find it dis
grace to a civilized community. Th'
Cache county end is good, from Logan t
the railroad bridge, but from the bridge
to Collinston, Oh Lord deliver us! Cul
Verts are washed out, great boulderS
greet the eye, and come in contact with
rubber tires, leaving great holes as a re-
suit, ruts and washes are deep enough to