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Show - I , I IUTAH UTAH UTA AND AD COLORADO COLORIWO AGREEON AGREE j jI jON I ON EARLY E1RLV COMPLETION COMPLEIWN OF OFNO OFNO NO . 450 TO U . S . STANDARD STANDARDGoad Good Goad GoadViII 'VIII VIII \ViII ' \ Tour of Utah Citizens to Cm Coitez tez Results in Plan to toI toImprO toImpros I ImprO\ ImprO ImprOe Impros " \ e Highway ; Road Commissioners Promise OIled OIledI OIledSurface OiledSurface Surface to Meet ColOlado Coloiado 'York York Work ' at State Line . I Improvement Impro1ement Improement ; % of the Navajo Na\aJo Na aJo Nasajo \ trailextending traIlextending trail trailextending extending -extending - - from Valley City , north northof northof northof of Moab , to Cortez , Coloto Cob-to Cob to Colo -to to - to an 011- 011 oil- oil 011surfaced oilsurfaced oil-surfaced oil surfaced - surfaced standard within the next nextyear ) : . ear , through cooperation betv.ccn betvccn between betv.ccnthe betweenthe betweenthe . the l liighw highway g.h\\ g.h g.hay . \ ay commissions COlnmlSSlons conunissions of Uhh Utah Uhhand Utahand Utahand and Colorado , was outlined at a aconference aconference aconference conference of citizens of the tv . two twostates twostates 0 0states states . who v.ho vho met at Cortez Cortes last lastSaturday lastSaturday lastSaturday Saturday In a good-will good will good-W1ll W1ll - meeting meetingThe meetingThe meetingThe The net results of the meeting v w . werethe ere erethe erethe the absolute assurance on the part partof partof ; of Colorado that the read road from fromCortez fromCortez fromCortez Cortez to the Utah line In the theic1nity theicinity thevicinity \ic1nity ic1nity icinity \ , of Dove Do\c Do c Doc \ Creek . would v.ould vould be becompleted becompleted becompleted completed to feder federal l standard with- with - th t Utah h stateuroadco state road commission Un Ssion . to to tomeet tomeet meet the Colorado construction atthe at atI atthe . I the state line with an oU-surfaced oU surfaced oil-surfaced oil oUsurfacedlughway oilsurfacedhighway oil-surfacedhighway oil surfacedhighway - lughway highway within the next nt-xt nt xt ncxt - year , ear . The meeting meetmg at Cortez was one of ofthe ofthe the most mest successful get-together get together gettogetherconferences get-togetherconferences get togetherconferences - cenfcrences conferences e e\ e ever eer \ er held for the promotion pro- pro promotion pro promotion - motion of road construction betw beh een eenthe eenthe the two states The gathering gatherlng was wassponsored wassponsored wassponsored sponsored by the Associated Civic CivicClubs CivicClubs CivicClubs Clubs of Southern Utah . . and v . was wasattended wasattended as asattended attended by delegations from Moth MoabMontlcello ' . , , Monticello , , Blanding , , Cortez , , Colo Cob- Cob Cobrado Colorado . - rado ond Durango Also present presentwere presentwere presentwere were Preston G 0 Peterson and W . D DHammond , . Hammond Haimnond , "members members " of the Utah Utahstate Utahstate Utahstate state read commission , . and T . , E EJeIlSen EJensen EJensen JeIlSen Jensen , field representative of the theSouthern theSouthern theSouthern Southern Utah Civic CIvio clubsAsurances clubsAsurances clubs clubsAssurances Assurances Asurances ! ; were wero made at the themeeting themeeting themeeting meeting that Colorado has approp approp- appropriated appropriated appropriated - - riated SO $800 800 $ $800000 800000 $ { ) 000 for the construction constructionof of highway No 166 from Durango Durangoto to the state line Une at Dove Creek to - , connect with highway htghv.ay htghvay , . No 450 , and andthat andthat andthat andr I andI that $350 350 $350000 350000 $ 000 v . would ould be e'Cpended eCpended expended e'CpendedthIS expendedthis expendedthis ' r thIS year on the section sectlOll fiom f10m fioni Cortez Cortezto Cortezto Cortezto to the sta state te line lme Construction on onI onthis onthis I tlus this part of the road will start'with start with \'with- 'with with- within \ within 'with1m ' - in a . , few "eeks eeks w " eeks Commissioners Pet- Pet Peterson Peterson Pet Peterson - 1m erson and Hammond of the Utah UtahrO'1.d Utahroid Utahroid rO'1.d rO1.d rO1d roid ' . commission comnussIOn , who had held a aI aconference aconference aconference conference in Denver with Colo Colo- Cob- Cob Colorado Cobrado Colorado - I rado road authorities authonties went on re- re record record re record - - cord at the meeting as favoring favonng the thef theearly theearly theearly f early Improvement of highway 450 450I 450to 450to I to federal standards , and gave the theassurance theassurance theassurance assurance that UtahouId Utah \ would \\ouId ouId meet meetthe meetthe meetthe the Colorado'v Colorado \'v 'v v \ work ' ork at the state linewith line lineith linewith \\ith ith with ' \ an oiled highway extending extendingfrom extendingfrom extendingfrom from Valley City through Grand Grandand Grandand Grand'and Grandand ' and San Juan county They e'C- e'C eC ec- e'Cpressed ecpressed ex expressed ' - - pressed the opinion that the Utah Utahork Utahwork Utahwork I \\ork ork work \ \ could be completed about thetime the thetime thetime time Colorado finishes its end of ofI ofthe ofthe I the highway Cost of th the Utah work workIS workis workis IS estimated at $500 500 $500000 500000 $ 000 A gra\ gra gras graeled graveledhighway \ eled eledI eledhighv.ay eledhighway I highv.ay highvay highway . with oll-mit oll mit 01l-n1'1.t 01ln11.t 01l n1'1.t n11t oil-mit oil - ' . surface is iscontemplated iscontemplated iscontemplated contemplated . . , Close to a hundred citizens of the theto theto thet\vo thet vo t\\o t o to \ " \ states met at the Cortez meet meet- meeting meeting meeting - ing Moab was represented reprcspnted represnLed by a adeleg'ation adelegition adelegation deleg'ation delegation delegition ' of 10 , , consisting conslstmg eorisistmg of R J JFletcher JFletcher JPIetcher Fletcher , , Dr . . Sm'ord Smord Son1ord Son : ' rd Ballingcr Baliingcr Bailingcr , , A AC AC AiC C Jorgensen HV H \ W \V V Balsley , , D r L : LBaldwin E.Baldwin EBaldwin . Baldwin , V R Bush Dr . J . W W.Williams WWilliams . Williams R'ilph Rilph R'1.lph R1.lph R1lph Rtlph ' . ' J Miller Ml11cr nnd and Tom TomI TomMix TomMix TomMix Mix Atut Al Ah At- At ' - ' ufc ut 20 citizens citIzcns of Monticello Monticelloand Monticelloand Montlcelloand and Blanding were In attendance attendanceR attendancep I R p : ad ld Commissioners COmnll5.Sioncrs COmnll5Sioncrs . Peterson and andHammond andHammond andHammond Hammond , . who v.ho vho had . been In 1n Denver Denverto Denverto to attend a road conference , re- re returned returned re returned - - turned to Salt Lake Lal.c Lalc . City by way of ofCortez ofCortez ofCortez Cortez to attend the mcelng mceing anceing . Cortez people proved royal hosts hoststo hoststo hoststo to the visitors visltors from trCJm Utah ' The 'The pro- pro pro - gram there consisted of a publIc publIcmeeting publicmeetln'g publicmeeting meetin-g meetin g meetln'g meetlng - ' at 5 o 0 clock , followed by a abanquet abanquet abanquet banquet Among the speakers at atthe atthe atthe the banquet b3nquet were Road Commis Commis- Comm-is- Comm is Commissioner Commisstoner Commissioner - - sioner stoner Peterson who announced announcedthe announcedthe the policy of the Utah commission commissionin in regard to the Improvement of ofhighway ofhighway ofhighway highway 450 , , Jesse Nusb'1.UJn Nusb1.UJn Nusb1UJn Nusbuim Nusb'1.UJnsuperintendent Nusbuimsuperintendent Nusbiumsuperintendent ' . superintendent of Mesa Verde VerdeNatIonal VerdeNational VerdeNational NatIonal park . , . v . who ho hailed the im- im impending impending Im Impending - - . the thegreatest thegreatest thegreatest pending roid rO'1.d rO1.d rO1d ro-id ro id ' . - campaign as a.s greatest step ever undertaken for fortho fortho fortho tho development of southwcst.crn southwcstcrn southwestern southwcst.crnColorado southwesternColorado southwesternColorado . Colorado and southeastern southwcst.crnI UtahDr Utah : ; I Dr . . Sanford Balllnger Ba111nger Ballinger and Dr J JI JW JW JW I W . Williams Wllllams , of MothOn Moab Moth MoabOn I IOn On Sunday the Utah visitors were wereentertained wereentertained entertained at Mesa Verde pirk p'uk puk ' wereII by bySupermtendent bySuperintendent byi II Superintendent Supermtendent .Nusbaum Nusbaum Jusbaum . usbaum T The TheMoab TheMoab ii e eMoab Moab delegation returned home homelate homelate I late Sunday night , . and were unani unanl- unanl unani- unanlI unanlmous unanimous unanimous - - I mous In the opinion opmion that the Cortez Cortezmeeting Cortezmeeting CortezI meeting will be conducive of the thegreatest thegreatest I Igreatest . greatest road rood rocid construction cam cam- cam'Paign campaign campaign - ' paign 'Paign e\ e ever eer e'er \ ' er witnessed In Grand and andSan andSan i iSan San Juan counties I |