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Show PARK H I G HW AY MEETING HELD: Refuse to Change Schedule to Take in Utah's Wonderland I DENVER. Colo.. Nov. 12. ' ne hundred and w ent-MKht delegates I representing nine western states, met here yesterday to organize and enlarge the present park-to-park hlfhwas association. as-sociation. The association has for its jalm, the connection of all western parks by one continuous motor highway high-way The convention la to continue for i three days, but the preliminary steps 'taken todav would indicate that the. organizers navo a well defined pro-I pro-I gram which they wil not change under un-der any circumstances. While all speakers today dwelt upon the necessity for hav ing the eleven western fitates cohiplned as a unit to add force to the movement It ic evl-Idertt evl-Idertt these states will have to accept ith" program outlined without hope of a pha riaje In t heir plans. A contest developed on the floor aboul the plan o( organization, led by j L A Nares of Fresno, regional dlreo-i tor foi the rafifi. coast tor the fe'der-j sal highway council. A. Mack, representing repre-senting tho San Francisco chamber of I commerce and V D. Klshei (Jf Saltj 1 tkC favor a larger and broader Organ ' i;ation in which the entire west could combine for federal aid to serve all Jthe west with highways which would I not only serve as military and commercial com-mercial highway;, but which would also tie Up all national parks. With tho single exception of tah all delegates were from cities or towns along the highway previously outlined Hid little headway could bc nude against the program agreed upon. Mr Rlshel finally forced the issue to an j understanding and the conv ention . . in on record as against any changes I in the original route and plan. This evening all delegate 4 attended a banquet Friday morning at B o'clock the convention convenes again, when i jthe question of reorganisation will be taken, up, and in all ptob.ihill'v the old organization representing only. Colo-, j jrado Wyoming and Montana, will le changed to take in all the states. Through the efforts of F. C Ischramfti, the Zion park lecture and; (photos by J. F- Broaddus will be; (shown Friday night and the Utah dele-1' gatlon fxpfcis to force the recognition o; Zion national park through these of- Iforls While the old regime recognises (the right of Utah li a place on the i highway, and admits the slate will have to be included In some munner 'as yet they have been unwilling to: change the original circuit to include I Utah's beaut) spots In all probability. a side- trip to Zion National park will' i i..- conceded. no |