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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1892
Page
2
The column reviews Harrison’s acceptance letter and political fare, mocks silver positions, and critiques tariffs and the wagon of reform. It quotes Edgar L Wakeman on British roads and contrasts U.S. rural poverty with European road quality, urging better national road funding.
The article argues that paved highways would benefit the public by enabling farmers to reach markets year round, reducing wagon wear and horse costs, and easing repairs. It claims better roads would shorten distances to markets, improve social ties, and turn evening drives from vexations into pleasure, while cutting dirt and mud in all seasons.
The Columbian guards will number fifteen hundred men under Col Edmund Rice U G A to oversee visitors at the fair grounds. Recruits must be intelligent active courteous and under thirty five. discipline will be enforced and loitering punished to ensure safe wanderings among grounds and buildings.
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