Show FOUR NEW RO ROADS OS INTO 01 OIL LF FIELDS FIELDS ELDS URGED AS NEED FOR DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT DEVELOP DEVELOP- MENT OF INDUSTRY IN SOUTH Increasing The Accessibility Of th New Oil Fields Of Eastern Utah Through The Construction Of New Roads Road Salt Lake City Increasing Increasing the accessibility ac ac- of the new oil fields of ol eastern Utah through the immediate construction of four new roads engaged ed d the attention of the board of governors gov governors of the chamber of commerce at its weekly meeting when that body considered maps and proposals prepared prepared pre pre- pared for It by Perry A. A Clark of Salt Lake president of the Monumental Oil company The The new roads called for In the plans submitted by Mr Clark would penetrate the oil oU section lying between Moab and the Arizona line from four different directions The maps submitted to the governIng governing governing govern govern- ing board of the chamber by the head of the Monumental Oil company were prepared at the request of the board according to Mr Clark It was the latter's letters In intention ten lion to meet with the former but other business prevented so that tho the data he had compiled was waa presented by the secretary of the chamber I The plans under consideration call caU for new highways to Moab from Thompsons on the Denver Rio Grande Q-ande Western railroad and from Dolores Colorado Gallup Now Mexico Mex Mex- Ico co and Flagstaff Arizona I The accompanying maps Mr Clark said in a communication to th board of governors have been prepared prepared pre pre- pared to show the possibilities of these proposed roads and In compiling them we have endeavored to take full advantage advantage ad ad- vantage of the road improvements contemplated by the Babbit Brothers stores a chain of which is operated in north northern m Arizona as well as the road improvements and the bridge which Is Iso Isto isto to o be built at once by and Navajo counties at Lees Lee's Ferry Perry Our present problem Is to get the tha people and the state road commission of Utah Interested Mr Clark contin- contin continues to the extent at least of maintaining these highways in good condition and of constructing a abridge abridge bridge across the San Juan river in southern Utah The Tho building of permanent highways highways highways high high- ways and the spanning of streams stream's reams s In southeastern Utah requires requires requires' substantial substantial substantial construction because of the torrential torrential torrential tor tor- rains which visit that section Unless maintenance funds ran can be bo provIded provided pro provided pro pro- vided it will be Impossible to keep I the arteries of travel in good shape Fifty Tifty oil all rigs will be bo operating between between between be be- tween Moab and the Arizona lIne lino in ina a short time according to Mr Clark end and the need for the Immediate construction construction con con- of roads in the area is press press- ing The proposed highway from Gallup would pass over the Navajo Indian reservation while that from Flagstaff would run close to the south southside southside side of the Grand canyon |