Show I Road to Arches Planned by Park Service In a letter to Representative William A Dawson ol eUtah Utah tinder nd i date of May 0 6 Newton B. B Drury director of 0 the national park service stated that the service plans a permanent road Into Arches national monument that will W cost Mr Drury states however that more liberal appropriations by congress will Ibe be required Before the Ithe project can be undertaken The lett letter from the director to Congressman Dawson was written written writ writ- ten ton in response to the urgings of J. J A. A Theobold secretary of at tho the Carbon county chamber of commerce that the national park service expend more funds in lin the Arches Excerpts from the directors director's letter follow Probably o of greatest interest to o Mr is the proposed road oad in Arches national al monument monument ment IMs road will extend from rom the headquarters area west of Moab to Devils Devil's Garden a distance istance of about 24 miles in in- luding a spur road Toad to a parking park- park Ink ing ng area near the Double Arch ant ind is estimated to cost approximately approximately In addition to this road we anticipate constructing constructing constructing con con- other facilities such as employees' employees quarters utility buildings utility systems a museum mu- mu scum eum administration building etc tc which are required for tor the proper roper administration lon and maintenance of the area rea reaThe The timing of the construe construe- lon lion o of ot facilities in any of or the service areas is 15 dependent upon the he amount of funds appropriated appropriated appropriated by congress Based on thorough thorough thor thor- ough studies which have been made we estimate that an annual annual annual annu annu- al appropriation of 1 for or roads and trails and a elm aim liar lar amount annually for phys phys- oal Ical Improvements is required over a period of several years in order to up end ond keep pace with the tho development needs created cre te fated by the increasing number o of ot visitors and deferment determent of work during the war If Ii these amounts were appropriated the road in Arches national monument monument monument ment would be started about the third year |