Show HOPE OF BEAVER FOR ROAD WORK SHATTERED Use of Convict Gang in Davis County Causes Disappointment Special to Thc Th Tele rani REAVER May ay 21 2 Despite the ef efforts of- of forts torts of oC the leading citizens of oC this county and the Beaver Benver Commercial club over o a period of oC two years ars to secure the services of ot the state convicts convicts convicts con con- in tho the completiOn n of oC Beavers Beaver's i portion of the Grand Gram canyon highway highway high high- wa way coupled with the tho promises of oC Governor Spry Warden Parden Pratt and the state road commission a n. su sudden den change of oC program has been announced announced an an- which shelves DEa Beavers Beaver's vcrs vcr's hopes for tor the summer Bummer if iC not for Cor an another another another an- an other year The convict camp will be moved mo bod bodily from Washington to Davis county count even th though ugh the tho Beaver Deaver county commissioners had already begun preparations for tho the reception of or the thc convicts which was confidently expected earlier in the spring The Tho news was given out officially here this week during the visit of oC Richard R. R L Lyman man Jesse V. W Jewkes and E. E R. R Morgan orsan of or th the road corn com mission at a meeting with I of the Commercial club The party came ame to inspect the condition of oC the Rock Rocky Ford ord dam darn road between Beaver and Milford upon which the Delta Land Lintl antI and Water Vater company has been urged d to do sufficient repair work that the road ml might ht be he ac accepted accepted ac- ac b by the count county The They also Inspected Inspected in inspected In- In the new work on the state highway which is projected north to the Millard county count line and the section sec eec tion which was io to have ha been constructed constructed constructed con con- by 11 the he convicts Work in Davis County Acting as spokesman for tor the Mr Ir Lyman reported that Warden Pratt had decided to move 0 the tho convict convict convict con con- vict camp to Davis county count following a R. hurried 1 visit lt ho ma made e to Beaver recently In company compan with State Engineer Engineer En En- Beers Warden arden Pratt had do- do dared it inadvisable to divide e the camp at the present time lime and put forward the further objection that he had not enough men for Cor road work on account of certain water improvements improvements improvements improve improve- ments now under tinder wa way at the pent peni It was further urged that there was wa not eno enough gh work ork to be bedone bedone bedone done in this tills county to justify moving movIn tho the convicts con here and that Beaver county count had mone money enough to do her work Mr Lyman further further fur fur- own an a anyway r. r ther stated that as ns the commissioner in charge chorge of or this county he had not been consulted in re regard ard to tho the I change of plans and anti realized that hat an injustice was being done clone for tor which there appeared to be no remedy Ho said sall that all efforts must now be he bent to securing securing- a division of or the camp next fall when It might ht be possible to secure a a. contingent of the convicts convicts convicts con con- for work h hen r Disappointment is enl ke-enl keenly felt Celt by I members of oC the Commercial club and citizens generally In view of oC the public public pub pub- lic lie promises made here last summer during during- a R Visit of ot the governor o and th the warden who vho spoke to a large gathering du during ni ng week Were Promised ed Convicts The people were then assured that the convicts would be brou brought ht here this spring to complete the highway between Beaver Deaver and Cove Fort in Millard county and to carr carry the work worle on toward Kanosh a stretch of road that Millard shows no disposition to finish and which will apparently never bel finished unless done by convict convict con eon vict let labor Notwithstanding the vast amount of or work woric done dono In Washington county and anel that most of the highway Is in fair shape the road cannot be I advertised to the public as a means of cas easy access to the Grand canyon I until the tho Beaver Deaver and Millard 1 portions are finished This county will probably probably proba proba- bly bh vote oto sufficient funds to complete the road within her borders but the efforts to fill up the Millard county count gaps gape have hn como come to naught and will probably result in nothing for fur another another an an- oth other r year |