Show jewkes favors price river route state treasurer jesse D jewkes is back in the city after passing tareo weeks and in autos in the southeastern part of the state a trip over the midland trail to the colorado line being no small part of his activities recently sas sundays herald republican ican the price cannon canon route for the midland trail tail is certainly ceita admirable said mr jewkes yesterday that is the official route although a road through solina salina can cannon on is ay iy being made mado also enabling tourists to tako take cither either canyon they choose 1 I found the people of the southeastern section of tho the slate exceedingly enthusiastic thusia about the trail even in san juan county which wont bo be touched by uio wo highway if the I 1 rest of the stute can show as much anthia enthusiasm easm the midland trail will bacomo a great thing accompanied by E earl ar I 1 barber pilot for the midland trail association at green river mr Jew dowkes ices went by auto from that city over the midland trail route to the colorado line w here ho lie met a colorado delegation from grand junction mr jewkes went as a member of the state road commission in which capacity ho he inspected other highways in that part of the state on this jaunt although mr jewkes and barber used a small car and the grand junction party of ten had four machines the utah official reached the meeting place before any of the col ora doans showed shoed up the colorado ans were headed by mayor T S todd of grand junction and secretary L B BAnt antles lesof of the midland trail organization leaving green river recounted mr jewkes we connected with the state road lunning from colton into wasatch and uintah counties eastward through emery and grand counties wo we used the old narrow gauge ol clan olan an to the colorado line this is the route of the midland trail and it is in such good condition that all that will have to be done will bo be to spread the grade in some places for the rest most of the work will be construction of cu cul verts and bludges blid bild in our little machine we made the trip to the line without mishap and at an average bleed of ten miles an hour consid ing that nothing had bad been done on the route yet I 1 consider this very good it is good to see the interest that c citizens of that section of the state are taking in the midland trail and other road propositions the people of castle dale hure u graded about four miles of state road free of charge huntington has built from seven to ten miles of road in green river I 1 attended a meeting of the Ml midland idland trail boosters boasters bo co commercial in mercial club members and so on there was much enthusiasm over the auto highway to colorado colon do down in san juan county off the midland trail they are planning a branch hig highway hay to monument park mr jewkes also inspected state roads through thompson and moab built under the direction of J P 14 miller iller I 1 he rodd mo horseback hor k bioni pace through price canyon E R morgan engineer for the toad commission als has le ie turned to the city from a thorough inspection of t the lie work in the southeastern part of the state both the state treas treasured ci and mr morgan will make reports to the commission at a meeting to be held early this week J M rudd of green river commissioner for that district of the midland trail association on and a thorough road enthusiast accompanied mr jewkes to salt lake |