Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-03-16 | Page 14 | Governors Indorse Big Tunnel Project

I mm HDGRSE BIG TiiiiEL PROJECT Commercial Club Appoints Commit Com-mit (go to Confer With Governor Gov-ernor and Legislature. Indorsement of tlio movement sl:irt,:; cd for a tniuicontinctttnl tunnel through the Kocky mountains on 1 ho divide west of the present terminus of the Moffat, ronfl, was Hie action taken by I lie board of governors of the Commercial Com-mercial elub Wednesday afternoon. The board appointed a committee consisting- of Mayor John S. Kvnnsford, IT. Vanco Lane and W. T. Uensoii to meet, this forenoon at !:4.1 o'clock in the mayor's office for a conference with Governor Spry and the president of the senate and the speaker of the hou.se. This committee from the board of governors will ask that the legislature legisla-ture appoint a committee lo act under un-der the direction of Governor Spry in co-operation with a like committee from the Colorado legislature to act under tho direction of Governor Shaf-rotlt. Shaf-rotlt. These legislative committees rtrc to report definitely to their respective A bill already has been introduced in the Colorado legislature to issue bonds for .5.00U,OfiU for the construction construc-tion of the tunnel. Utah's part will be to guarantee that the Moffat road will be completed from tho western end of the tunnel as Moon as assurances arc given that the tunnel will be built.