Show UTAH AI AID ASKE ASKED IN BRIDGING RIVER ON ONLINE LNE H I Arizona Sends petition for Joint Action on on Con Con- The he construction of a bridge ge across the Colorado river connecting southwestern south southwestern south south- western vestern Utah with northwestern AnZona ArIzona Arizona Ari ArI- zona is urged in a memorial by S Senator Sena- Sena na tor V. W. P. P Mahoney of Mohave county addressed to the senate and house of oC representatives of oC Ut Utah h. h received t the state capitol this morning I IThe The memorial asks that that Utah Join with the Arizona Arizona legislature in providIng providing provid provid- ing adequate appropriations for the construction and maintenance nance of a abridge bridge bridga over the Colorado r at some ome lome point east of Needles Ca Cal Cai Governor Simon Bamberger has ha also alsol received a a request t to urge such legislation as will 1 make possible the tho building of such sucha a abridge bridge Th The memorial a as introduced ed b by Senator Senator Sen- Sen Sen ator Mahoney follows To the Senate and House of Representatives of the St State te of ot Utah Your the third legislature legisla a- a ture of at the state of Arizona Arizona in special session convened respectfully represents represents represents Whereas in that portion porton of northwestern northwestern northwestern north north- north north- western Arizona and st rn Utah north of the Colorado Colordo river there has la been developed by industrious setters settlers set set- tiers battling against unfavorable conditions con con- and agricultural region of considerable considerable con con- on- on production and Whereas but a number of years ago there was an arid undeveloped country the untiring energy of oC the setters settlers set set- tiers has resulted in the building up of thriving communities In the Littlefield Grand Gulch Moccasin and Hurricane valley valey districts and Whereas these communities an and l the entire agricultural section of northwestern northwestern north north western Arizona and southwestern Utah are retarded from Crom further de development development de de- development by the lack of ot means of egress to transportation facilities and Whereas the only means of affording relief to this situation and promoting the development of oC this valuable agricultural agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural region is the of a abridge abridge abridge bridge across the the Colorado river at at a at point t in Arizona east of Needles Cal and Whereas not only is mo most moat t of this I section of northwestern Arizona and so southwestern Utah settled by residents of ot Utah but the building of at such a abridge abridge abridge bridge would be of incalculable material material mate mate- rial benefit to the southwestern part of Utah it is Therefore resolved by the senate and house of oC representatives of the legislature leg leg- of the state of Arizona That the senate and the house of ot representatives of oC the state of Ut Utah h be and are hereby urged to Join with the tha senate and the house of oC representatives of the legislature of oC the state of Anzona Arizona Ari An- Arzona Ar- Ar zona in enacting legislation which may maybe maybe I be necessary to provide adequate appropriations ap ap- for or the construction and an m maintenance of oC a bridge over bridge over the Colerado Colorado Colo Cole anI I I rado river iver in the vicinity herein men men- toned Resolved further lurther that a cop copy of oC this memorial be forwarded to the senate senate senate sen sen- ate and ad house of oC representatives of the tha legislature of oC the state of U Utah ah and by the governor of oC Arizona to the goVernor governor gov goV- of Utah and that the members member member of the senate and the house of ot representatives sent tives of the state slate of Utah and the governor of ot Arizona and the governor I of Utah are hereby requested to do all allin allin al in their power to accomplish the tho en enactment enactment en- en i en-i J of oC such legislation I |