Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-11-21 | Page 12 | Will Push Work on Forest Roads

WLL WILL PUSH WORK ON FOREST ROADS Federal and State Officials Agree Agee on Plan for Five Years' Years Building To 70 make mak the twelve national forest reservations in iii Utah Uta accessible and build bUld hl highways hwa s 's through these great geat domains domains do do- to- to mains which will wil bind the state tato In a system of or modern highways the national nation nation- naton- naton have been al and state governments o ha The working in amity several years cars work has not been pushed with wih tho the vigor desired and a meeting between state and federal officials was wa held yesterday to plan plait five years years' systematic matic building F E. E R. R Morgan state stale road rond engineer W. W V. D. D Beers Ders oran state stat engineer and L. L P. P United States district forester were present Tal Taking ng appropriations of the last Congress and tho Income certain from other sources these officials off ol- dais S say sa tho the state an and nation will wil cias sper spend within five Ce years rears In Inand Inand inand and Imm Immediately imm adjacent to the national national na na- na- na toDal reserves Most of or the hl highways built buit or contemplated arc are of oC a n commercial commer cial character designed to unite communities com corn rather than to create crato scenic drives for tor the tourist tourist- tourist Federal officials favor one road rond of ot the last lat named character however and Mr submitted a plan for fot a a circular circular cir clr- cular driveway to open the to wa way of or tho the sightseer to peak pelt Figures were ere submitted to show what the government Io was willing to do du on I that project and as the offer was conI considered considered con con- generous generous it will wil probably be I carried through through There arc are In the tho twelve twel o federal reservations reservations res res- in the State of oC Utah acres On this land is timber valued at J In addition additon to this thelan theland the tho tholand land lan owned by hy Uncle Uncle Sam contains tho the greatest water sheds and power po er from waterfalls of or Inestimable value aluc Good roads sa say officials will wIl open this In time to tho tIme residents of or the state for tor development and pennies on highways will wi be worth dollars In natural nat nat- urn ural resources according to tho the advocates advocates cates of or tho ho Improvement Improvement