Show Basin Delegates Leave For State Capitol To Urge Highway 40 Improvements MEETING l OF ASSOCIATED CIVIC CLUBS DECIDES ON DELEGATION AT ROOSEVELT Fred C. C Ferron Elected Vice President of Central Centra The Associated Civic Clubs of Eastern Utah headed by their president Fred C. C Ferron of Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Ro Ro- held a meeting in the L L. L D. D S S. S chapel at Roose Roosevelt et Monday evening to discuss road conditions on Highway 40 Considerable discussion on the I matter resulted in the decision to appoint a 0 delegation from the thc Basin Basin Ba Ba- sin which leaves this morning to meet with the Salt Lake City chamber of Commerce and Governor Governor Governor Gover Gover- nor HenI Henry H H. H Blood to urge tho the construction of a dustless road road from Salt Lake City to the Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado line Delegates tes from the CivI Civic Civic I ic bodies of the basin representatives tives of business houses and of the county commissions of the two counties make up the delegation Pres President dent Ferron after opening the meeting and explaining Its purpose reported on his recent visIt visit vis- vis I It to Salt Lake City where he attended attended at at- tended the organization of the AsI Associated Associated As As- I Civic Ci Clubs of Central Utah of or which he was elected viC vice president He Hc explained that this group favors doing all aU in its power to further the completion of U. U S. S Highway 40 in Utah He also Informed Informed informed In in- formed the Ule meeting the road committee committee committee com com- of the Salt Lake chamber of commerce had expressed sed a n. desire desire desire de de- de- de sire to see the Middle American highway completed at the earliest possible date Senator Criticises Commission Senator Hyrum H H. Calder of or Vernal commented on the excellent excellent excellent excel excel- lent work being done along highway highway high rugh- way 40 10 in Colorado and expressed his belief that tourists would mock moch prefer traveling along this route if its condition were improved not only for its greater scenic beauty but because it is the shortest transcontinental trans transcontinental transcontinental continental route Senator Calder criticised the Utah state stat road commission commission commission com com- mission for what he termed its shameful neglect of this national highway Former County Commissioner G G. G V V. V Billings of Duchesne charged ed the state road commission had been lax in its road building program program program pro pro- gram in the Uintah Basin during the past few years and stated that he was irked by the treatment ac accorded accorded accorded ac- ac corded delegations to the state capitol adding that he had little inclination to take another trip to interview that bod body He suggested suggest suggest- ed that a group of special representatives representatives meet directly with Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Blood County Commissioner Willis Johnson of Uintah county declared he and his associates were tired of traveling miles to meet with the state road commission to receive receive re re- nothing but promises To Ask Wholesalers Wholesalers' Support Further comm comment mt promoted the Idea that considerable help might be obtained by the businessmen of or orthe the basin if they would contact their Salt Lake Latee City wholesalers by lett letter r urging them to support the needs of better roads for the basin in view of th the large revenue they are receiving from rom the basin business houses Many lany of the tho representatives at atthe atthe atthe the meeting expressed themselves as being in favor of having a hearing hearing hearing hear hear- ing with state officials in an effort effort elI elfort ef el- ef- ef fort to get a portion o of what they declared due this section of the state The basin delegation to meet with the thc Salt Lake chamber or commerce and the governor was decided upon to consist of representatives of the civic chic clubs the various business houses and the count county commissions Fred C C. Ferron and M. M E E. Lundberg of or Roosevelt were ere selected to make contacts with the governor and the chamber of commerce and set continued on page 8 I I I I Basin Delegates Leaver Leave r I For State Stat Capitol to Ul Urge Ure e Highway Improvement nt Continued from pare pape ate dates for the reception of the thC dele delegation del del- e ti Mr Ferron left for Sal Salt Lake I City during the w week ek and has and has ar ar- arI ar- I ranged for for a meeting o of the he delegation delegation delegation dele dele- gation th there re rc at the New New louse ouse hotel hotel hotel ho ho- tel Friday morning at a. a m m. which will be followed by y a luncheon luncheon luncheon lunch- lunch eon with th the chamber chamber of f commer commer- C ce de Whether the governor will be be present at this luncheon or will villi entertain the delegation later has not been announced announced announced Duchesne Delegates Latest reports jf t f those making up the Duchesne delegation in included included included in- in th the namis names of G. G V V. V Billings Billings Billings Bill Bill- ings Gateway Club enta- enta f live tive J J. J P P. P Madsen of the Duchesne Commercial Club Cub Club Mrs Alice McGuire McGuire Mc Me MeGuire Guire and b rs Nina Berger of the Duchesne B B. B P. P W. W Club A A. A J J. J Gerry b businessman businessman and Mayor C C. H H. H Selch It is possible that other names names will vill be added to the delegation delegations before they leave this morning Present at the meeting in Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roos Roos- evelt were we're G G. G V V. Billings Mrs Alice McG McGuire a and Mrs Hazel Duchesne Mayor R R. R C. C Cooper J. J C. C Anderson Willie Villie F F. F Johnson John C. C Bollin and Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator H. H B B. B Calder Vernal Olive Harrison 7 J. J O. O Orser Mayor H. H T T. T Hall George H H. Harrison M. M F. F Wilkins County Commissioner J Parley Lambert W. W H H. Ruppel M. M E E. E L Lundberg and Fred C C. C Ferron Ferron Ferron Fer Fer- I ron Roosevelt |