Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-07-19 | Page 15 | 'Four Corner' States Vow Mutual Help

Chiefs Shake on It 'Four Corner' States Vow Mutual Help governor were In western garb. It was believed to have been the first time that a governor of any of the four states visited the four corners while in office. The meeting meet-ing waa arranged by the Durango, Colo., Chamber of Commerce. In his talk, Gov. Lee declared "this is the only place in the world where cttlaens of four commonwealths common-wealths could step back and forth over their respective boundsties without being Inspected by state police," and added "we must cherish cher-ish and fight for" this freedom. FOUR CORNERS NATIONAL MONUMENT, July 19 Utah. Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona Tuesday were pledgedthrough the words of their governors to cooperate in 'developing of the wateT and mineral resources of the desert wonderland which surrounds sur-rounds this point: common to the four states. Gove. J. Bracken Lee of Utah, W. Lee Knoua of Colorado, Thomas J. Mabry of New Mexico and Dan E. Garvey of Arizona met here Monday at the only point In the United States where boundaries of four state join. ' " j . Knows Speaks .' -t Oar. Knous sounded the keynote of the orsion. whsn he said: "Notwithstanding the state lines marked on the ground, our problems prob-lems are joined. This wilderness area ha many resources, that could be developed through the cooperation co-operation of our four state. ' The other three chief executive plsdged aid ot their stats In developing de-veloping the area's mineral and water resource, after Gov. Knoua remarked "the desert should teach us a lesson in conservation. Gov. Knous pointed out that the area once supported a high degree of civilisation, now reflected in the ruin in Meaa Verd national park. Shake Haad The meeting, when each governor gover-nor stood in hi own state and shook hands with hi colleagues ovsr the boundaries, waa witnessed by some 500 persons, including loO gaily-dressed Nsvsjo Indians. The