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Show Prominent Visitors State Road Commissioners Visil Beaver County Find Most Portions of Highway in Good Condition Recommend Repairs to Milford-Minersville Milford-Minersville Division Milford-Newhouse Road May be State Highway Professor Richard R. Lyman of the University of Utah, also Vice Chairman Chair-man of the State Road Commission, and Jesse D. Jewkes of the same board, have been in Beaver County the past few days, inspecting the State Highway. The officials came here from Millard county, via Cove Fert, where they picked up Bishop H. E. Maxfleld, who is chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, and J. R. Bennett, State Road Agent of Millard County. The party met the State Road Agent and County Commissioners of Beaver County, Tuesday morning, and with them, inspeoted the new State road that has reoently been built from Beaver to the Iron County line, also the State Road from Beaver to Milford. The only part of the State Highway not now completed, is the otretoh between be-tween Kanosh and the Beaver County line, and a short stretoh between Seipio and Juab. It is practically certain that these two pieces will be connected hy fall or spring, thus mak ing a graded road from Salt Lake to St. George. To complete the road between Kanosh and Cove Fort, the State Commissioners have agreed to let Millard County, use the State prisoners pris-oners in the spring, as they come out of Dixie. Tuesday's meeting: also resulted, in the adjustment of matters hetween the State Road Agent and tne County Commissioners, their mutual relations, having for some time past, been strained, it is said. In conversation with a NEWS representative, repre-sentative, the State Road Commissioners Commission-ers expressed themselves as greatly pleased with the new road oonstruotion in the County, but could not 9ay as much for that portion of the State highway between Beaver and Milford, especially that section from Milford to Minersville, which is in miserable condition. con-dition. The heavy ore traffic has rutted the ro,ad b,ad.ly and its condition has opg been a sauroe of snnoyance tp travelers. Upon the recommendation of the State Commissioners, the County Commissioners have made arrangements arrange-ments for water and wiH direct Mr. Thjessen,, State Road Agent for gea.yer, o irrigate this section so as to make i; workable, and put the road in good condition, at once. The County Commissioners have requested the State Road Commission Com-mission to designatf the. rpa i between M:lfpr.d gnd iTawhouse, as a State Juad, and to thiB end, expect to do considerable work on this road this Fall. Professor Lyman is a. most interesting interest-ing talj;er and in the few minutes he could spare the NEWS man, he spoke enthusiastically of what the State Road Commission has accomplished and is accomplishing. When the Commission was organised, in 1909, there was an ay.il jle'sum of onlv ?Z,0i$ w-itfr' which to work. This year- the Commission will expend $1,000,000 on makiDg better roads. Professor Lyman also commended the bill recently signed by President Wilson, Wil-son, whereby $ I, pup, (,100. s made available avail-able for gopd roads in all parts of the State. The State auto tax is expendable expend-able only within the respective counties producing the tax, but the bill just madt into a law, throws this vast sum of $1,000, OuO into the fund for use on all the county roads of the State. Professor Lyman Is a most pleasant man to meet and is full of his subject, better roads. The party, which stopped at the Atkin over night, departed de-parted Wednesday morning for the north via Kanosh. o |