Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-25 | Page 20 | Financial Aid for Highway in Wyoming

I FINANCIAl AID FOR I HIGHWAY IN WYOMING Detroit Mich Aug Following 24 Following I conferences recently held at Rawlins and Rock flock Springs s with the tho county count commissioners of or Carbon and Sweetwater Sweetwater Sweet- Sweet water counties Wyoming at which t the Lincoln Lincoln Highway association was represented represented represented rep rep- resented b by Secretary A A. A F F. Bement and Field Secretary H. H C C. formal Cormal announcement has been made mado b by the Lincoln Highway association of or an offer of ot financial aid to these Wyoming counties counties' for tor tho the Improvement Improvement Improvement Improve Improve- ment or of the Lincoln highway a within their boundaries A total of or 2 has been offered to Sweetwater county to be used in the improvement of or the tho Lincoln highway hway between Tipton sta sta- tion tion and and Point of ot Rocks Rocks-a. Rocks a distance of ot t two thirty wo miles This section is 18 the worst remaining on the tho Lincoln highway between the tho two coasts after the completion of or the Lincoln highway construction now under way In Utah An offer of or S Si has hns been made to Ca Carbon Cabo bo bonc nc county to o- o obe be bo used in reconstructing reconstructing recon recon- the old abandoned Union Unton Pacific roadbed used as 08 a a. part of or the tho Lincoln highway between the mining camp of or Carbon and Nelsons Nelson's ranch a distance of ot eighteen miles This c construction construction con con- on- on is 19 most necessary in shortening shorten shot ing lug the tho distance between these points by six miles The offer otter of or financial aid to these Wyoming counties is made by the Lincoln Lincoln Lin Lin- coln coIn III Highway r.-hW r. association contingent upon appropriations of or like amount by bythe bythe bythe 1 the counties themselves es and a a. further appropriation on the part of or the state of Wyoming for a similar amount to tobe tobe be he used ed with the funds of ot the Lincoln Lincoln Lin Lin- coln Highway association and of or the respective counties In this improvement Improve improve- Improvement ment program The Tho authorities of or both Carbon and Sweetwater counties are taking up the matter of or a state appropriation with the tho state officials in Ch Cheyenne enne and feel teel confident that the necessary appropriation ap ap- will be made MOTOR TRUCKS FIRST Motor 1 trucks are aro to have first call can cantor for tor gasoline should there be need of or oran an any sort of ot governmental go restriction Up to tho the present time says the thel l latest test Washington bulletin on the subject subject subject sub sub- there thero has hns been sufficient supply of or gasoline to meet all requirements But in order to be prepared for tor any shortage should it arise plans are being be being be- be ing considered b by the oil division of or orthe the fuel administration in cooperation cooperation opera co tion ton with the tho automobile industry and the tho national petroleum war s service r ico to determine the most satisfactory satisfactory satis satis- factory method of gasoline conserva conserva- tion lion It Is not expected in any event that it will bo ho necessary to r restrict normal consumption of or freight ve- ve ve If U j