Show OILING OF NEW ROAD STARTED construction work on the new federal aid road between morgan and devils slide which has been under way during the past summer Is completed for a distance of seven miles east from morgan this including the four narrow one way rock ways which since the road was established has been a menace to travel and perhaps one of the most dangerous pieces of road in the state the rock points have been widened so that three cars may easily pass through them now side by side the surfacing of the new road is also completed and ready for oiling the state road commission forces arrived in morgan in full force on monday and are now engaged in oil surfacing mg the road starting at the old filling station in the canyon and it Is anticipated that the oiling of the road the entire distance I 1 from morgan to dev devus slide will be completed this fall all the road from devils slide east to the henefer flats is now being widened by the utah construction company the sharp curves amin eliminated and the new stretch of road being surfaced and made ready for traffic it is not likely that this portion of the road will be oil surfaced this tall fail but it is anticipated that its construction and surfacing will be completed within the next thir thirty ty days the news hears much favorable comment concerning the splendid and quick work done by the utah construction company on this piece of work it will no doubt be one of 0 the prettiest and safest drives in the state when completed we also hear some boosting jor for a new road to salt lake city by hardscrabble the news is informed that morgan county not only needs such a road but that it could be bud built arie but little cost 0 to o the county as the two way surfaced road up emigration canyon to the summit is now completed and the commissioners of that county stand ready to build thi the road on to the morgan county line if morgan coun com ty will meet them this would give the farmers and truck growers of the porterville valley a direct outlet to salt lake city for their farm products and would no doubt enhance the value of lands of that locality to no small extent the road is built to the bridges store in porterville meaning the purchasing ot of right of way and building some five or six miles of road from thit that point to connect the roads at the county line is all that is required the news is informed that the distance from the bridges store to salt lake city would not be to exceed 25 miles and it would be a beautiful drive the entire distance if any ot of our readers can give us any de finate information on the feasibility of this road pro or ron we would be glad to publish it |