Show BOOSTING FOR graveled GRAV ELEp SALT LAKE GALLUP ROAD for years it has been the dream of railroad promoters seeking to tap the rich resources of the san juan basin 3 plan for a railroad to extend from the gulf of mexico through the ban juan basin northwest into salt lake city utah it was rather significant therefore that a stage line commenced operating on june 1 between gallup and salt lake city chis begins to open communication muni cation between the basin and the salt lake region this service followed up very closely the announcement of the new mexico highway department that it intended this year to construct the 15 mile gap of highway between shiprock prock and the colorado date line en the highway to cortez this will mean that all of the gallup salt lake city route in new mexico will be hard surfaced all year road immediately following the an the new mile stage line with its two dally busses the of montezuma county bolo together with those along the route in utah began a campaign to secure the hard surfacing of all stretches of dirt road in colorado and utah over which the new busses operate this project which involves a hard surfaced road from gallup via shiprock cortez dove creek monticello and moab into salt lake city Is one of the biggest conceptions in a highway outlet program that has yet been conceived for the future development of the san juan basin while farmington and other san juan new mexico towns other than shiprock prock are off the direct route yet the possibilities of benefit to be gained through a completed highway to salt lake city are so evident that we believe every one in this section will work willingly for the new gallup salt lake city highway farmington times hustler |