Show I HIGHWAY TO GRAND GRAN CANYON RIM APPROVED Will Vill Be Miles in Length From Anderson Ranch to Kanab and Will Vill Cost About Million Approval of a highway that will cost and which will be be in length to extend fr from from m mAnderson's Andersons Anderson's ran ranch h In In w Washington county to Kanab in Kane Kaho county and on to the rim of the Granc Granc canyon can yon ron of or the Colorado has been given by y the the secretary tary of agriculture and the tho state road road commission n Is is so no no- no The action of tho the secretary was telephoned to Governor Govenor Gove- Gove n r Charles It H. Mabey Maber who whorls is now inI s Angeles Angeles Ange Ange- les by Henry W W. Lunt of the he state road commission This means that whenever the thee state 1 Is ready to pr proceed v ce U with thIs l highway which will wUl connect connect scenic wonders wonder of Utah In addition to providing providing providing pro pro- viding a direct year round highway between the county seat of Kanab and Long communities and south-central south Utah points the goVernment government gov will expend approximately three the amount of ot ton ton- con construction on- on cost The cost of ot the proposed proposed pro pro- posed highway now placed on the hO i i. 7 iper per cent system is estimated estimated- by bythe the engineering department of the of-the the state at Among th the scenic drives cont contemplated contemplated m- m plated by virtue of the he project is that leading from the floor of ZiOn Eion National park to its rim Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- Lunt said Thursday This route will lead through one one ne ot of the most mot magnificent canyons Sin th that t region Some tunnel be be necessary VC No funds for the construction construction which will Involve Involve- a considerable outlay on the p part rt of the f tate ap a proximately one fourth tG total al amount are in sight for the present pres pre's present ent Commissioner Lunt said sald To the action of the secretary of agriculture agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture much much- import Importance nce was at attached attached attached at- at however as t ls makes the project assured for the time when time when Utah Utan will be able to furnish its por por- tion With the highway approved approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately 1588 miles of Utah's of Utah's allotment al- al of 1684 miles mUes are made deft deft- nite under the 7 per percent cent federal fe j aid system There are ate now less than miles to be be- be for further further further fur fur- ther federal aid projects ts In Utah |