Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-03-29 | Page 2 | Construction of Wendover Road Assured

CONSTRUCTION or OF ROAD ASSURED Governors Governor's Message Says San Fra Francisco cisco Underwrites Underwrites Under Under- writes for HighWay High- High HighWay Highway Way Completed Soon San an Francisco underwrites 50 50 for the Wendover highway ItIs It ItIs ItIs Is a great tot for or everybody In Interested Interested interested In- In including California and guarantees s the construction and completion of ot the whole sixty five miles miles' of the highway In 1923 The feeling here is Js splendid for fot Utah and the people le of the state are tobe to toI tobo I be bo congratulated This wa was the message by telegraph telegraph tele tele- I graph raph which came from Governor Charles R R. Mabey abey today to his secretary sec see La LaMar ar Nelson Nelson- It means that the highway will be completed this year ear fa ds the recent legislature appropriated apt to be used under under un un- under un- un der the direction of Governor Mabey Mahey Ma- Ma Mabey bey hey for the construction of or this highway Another me message sage from Henry F r. Meyer reyer chairman of or the San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco chamber of commerce way committee S sneaking of or the I underwriting of the said sald San Francisco's financial contribution contribution contri contri- to the Victory highway really really really real real- ly opens up a complete circuit of or travel tra from the Midwest through Utah Nevada and California and back a again aln with tremendous benefit benefit bene bone fit to the entire WC Western tern territory It means that sufficient funds are assured t to start work at once on the Wendover cutoff of or sixty miles connecting up Salt SaIt Lake with the Victory highway This work should be completed and open to the flow of ot motor travel by 1924 Completion of or this highway circuit cir clr- cir cir- mu naturally will be followed bythe bythe by bythe the expenditure of or hundreds of thousands of ot dollars by travelers traversing the route Added to the actual sums expended by the he motorists motorists motorists mo mo- for supplies upkeep of cars and hotel hills bills there win will be a tremendous tremendous tremendous tre tre- tre- tre asset in advertising de derived derived derived de- de rived by having such a highway Motorists will have the advantage advantage advantage tage of ot reaching the Pacific over one highway link and Instead of going back the tho same way will complete com corn the circuit the travel tow now I still benefiting Utah Nevada and California This travel by hy motorIsts motorIsts motorists motor motor- I wilt will be productive e of or settlers I for tor some of ot the tle district t ta to be traversed trav tray and such set settlers tIerS will win contribute contribute contribute con con- tribute materially to the of the tho Western 1 territory