Show Southern Utah Wins American Assoc Association of State High Highway vay THE I Off Officials c als meeting in In Chicago has decided that the Roosevelt highway will be routed over U S. S highway 50 now to be e known as Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt highway 6 through Utah Entering the state from Grand Junction it will pass through Thistle Spanish Fork Eureka and Delta and thence west to Ely and Tonopah This is a victory victory vic vie tory for forthe the Associated Civic Clubs of Southern Utah achieved through Preston G. G Peterson vice vice chairman of the Utah state highway commission commission commis commis- sion zion and a member of the committee which determined the matter at Chicago This is a signal defeat for the tIie forces which were fighting to obtain the routing over U. U S. S h 40 out of Colorado th through though ou h the U Uinta basin country and into Salt Lake City Th The chamber of f commerce and the Utah State Automobile Automobile Auto Auto- Automobile mobile association have waged a long campaign for it Out but of the situation as it now stands emerges merges the the definite definite fact that the routing is settled and that the highway will vill be marked in September Southern Utah earns congratulations upon its victory It is a ich rich plum and it is to be hoped that the thriving region affected will realize to the full the anticipated gains The outcome should by no me means ns dismay those who have been working for t the e improvement improvement improvement improve improve- ment of U. U S. S 40 Surely this state has sufficient allurement for tourists to warrant continuing the theca ca campaign in behalf of the route through the Uinta basin All AIl the scenic features inviting them are still there The economic necessity for the improvement of the highway still presses for action The federal survey of the basins basin's potential po po- worth for agriculture and its more intensive intensive intensive sive population by farmers removing from I less favorable localities points to tp further recognition recognition tion of the importance of the region By no means may the effort to br bring ng U. U S. S 40 to federal federal federal fed fed- eral standard be dropped |