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Show ROAD OFFICIALS VISIT THE SOUTH Members of State Road Commission Commis-sion Look Over Road Changes in Utah's Dixie. State, Engineer, G. F. McGonnglc, Engineer; B. J. Finch of tho post road bureau, O. J. Grimes private secretary secre-tary to Governor Bamberger, and Cnrl Allen, Htnte inspector of mines, spent the latter part of last week here examining state ronds and bridges brid-ges in this section, nnd in consultation consul-tation with Representatives Jos. S. Snow and Engineer Chns. II. Bigelow They wcro returning to Salt Lake after an official visit to Knnnb nnd Zion Canyon. They went over tho proposed road between Knnnb nnd Zion canyon, taking in Short Creek. The proposed short rond from Knnnb would enter tho present rond nenr Rockville, and would reduce the present pres-ent route between Knnnb nnd Zion canyon nbout 25 miles. Mr. Finch inspected the proposed short roud between Hurricane and St. George and said it was an ensy and simple proposition thnt would save 15 miles between tho two plnces. This simply menns thnt tho road to Knnnb from St. George would be reduced 40 miles taking in Hurricnnc, Rockville, Short Creek, nnd other settlements enroutc. They spent a day in Zion canyon and were delighted with it. The proposed shorter road between St. Georgo nnd Hurricane will probably prob-ably bo a joint state and federal rond connecting the Arrowhead Trail south and west. While up the river the party inspected in-spected the North Creek bridge nnd other rond improvments. Mr. Finch went to Enterprise Saturday Sat-urday to examine the fedcrnl post roud to that ptnec. Mr. McGonagle inspected the road to the Indian reservation Saturdny. Mr. Grimes accompanied Representative Repre-sentative Snow to the Sugnrloaf Amphitheatre Am-phitheatre Saturday. Ho praised highly the good road made by citizens to that beauty spot nnd talked in high terms of admiration of the amphitheatre, am-phitheatre, baying thnt in his travels he had never seen nnything to compare com-pare with it. He considers it a valuable val-uable asset to tho city. Tho question of road maintenance was gone over with Messrs. Snow nnd Bigelow, tho idea being to keep the roads in the best condition possible pos-sible until tho state can dispose of rond bonds without Bncrilco, when construction of new road will be commenced. com-menced. Washington County News. |