Show Associated Civic Clubs Receive Highway Pr ise From Chief RISI-IEL RISI AAA AAA SECRETARY RY Ul AH OF S STAND I IN SUPPORT BASIN ROADS Three Pro Projects Assured Delegates At Meeting 1 With Governor A promise o of f highway b improvements Improvements improvements improve Improve- ments to total was given Associated delegation from the the Utah of Eastern ed cil Civic Clubs Salt Lake last Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- who went to day to interview Governor Henry Lake Chamber Chamber Chambel Cham Cham- Salt H H. 1 i. i Blood and the on road improvements im- im ber bel of Commerce movements for highway 40 Completion of surfacing hard twists to the from Ft Duchesne the countyline county countyline ton to and from from My Myton from Duchesne Duchesne Du- Du line line IUle and chesne to Fruitland preparatory placed on oiling were definitely to the program for this year according accord accord- ing lag to K C C. C Wright chief engin engin- engineer engineer commission at atthe atthe atthe road eer of the the meeting with the governor governor Friday evening the state state road commissions commission's commissions commission's com coin Indignant at the interest interest interest inter inter- missions mission's apparent lack of Uintah Uintah Uin Uin- conditions conditions' in the in road est Associated ed Civic Basin the tah tali s delegation to Salt the sent Clubs with wilh meetings attend Lake City to Chamber of Commerce Commerce Commerce Com Com- Salt Lake the Blood and Governor and merce pres present nt demands for improvement to Highway 40 Senator Calder Spokesman The delegation was decided upon upon upon up up- of the association association association meeting on at a on following following following fol fol- tion in Roosevelt July Fred lowing which the president went to Ferron of Roosevelt C. C dates forthe for forthe Lake to arrange Salt delegation It the reception of the was headed by Senator Hyrum who acted as Vernal B. B Calder of spokesman of the About 50 members of Commerce were present present preset pres pres- Chamber they served ent at et the luncheon including the highway highway highway high high- noon Friday committee of that body Mr way committee of the road Wright to outline the position position post post- present was commission stating stating stating stat stat- tion of the road desires were curtailed curled curtailed cur cur- that their ing l regulations regulation q qc tailed led by the Feder Federal of a c calling lUng for the expenditure Federal funds on large larre percent of labor Bill Rishel of the AAA came supporter of forth as a staunch delegation telling telling telling tell tell- the Uintah Basin would have to them that they ing in road matters mattel's mattern mat mat- for their rights fight his continued tern tel's and promising support in their behalf of the road commission com corn The attitude discussed by C. C mission was also of the B. B Hawley chairman comm committee W. W chambers chamber's highway IJ i a 0 0 IJ i a 0 0 of the chambers chain cham- l cham-l A A. A Carter member and Abers of governors board bers ber's the int intermountain in- in j in-j Tuttle secretary of Mark r. r rk branch Associated t in General Contractors of America Basin Into U. U S S. S 40 Only Route point- point The delegation spokesman k S. S 40 out that U. U man pointed man route into the only pro provides des the of transportation Basin for the to and t freight and passengers h continued on page 8 Associated Civic ivic Clubs Receive Road Promise From Chief Engineer Continued from P pat ono OHO from Salt Lake City They added that U. U S S. S 40 runs nuns on Into Colorado Colorado Colorado Color Color- ado forming one of the main interstate Interstate in interstate In- In arteries and there would be much more tourist travel thru the Eastern Utah section if it were in better condition In answer to the explanation that highway 50 no has been completed completed completed com com- ahead ead of ot 40 because 50 isan isan is isan an all winter winte road and that Utah's section of ot 40 was In better condition condition condition condi condi- tion than the Colorado portion both statements were denied Highway 50 it was explained crosses Morgan pass in Colorado deemed the worst of ot the three passes across the continental divide divide divide di di- vide and rec recent nt improvements made by Colorado have put their section of highway 40 above Utah's standard The Chamber of Commerce went wenton on record as being in support of road improvements for tor the Basin passing a resolution to that effect At a meeting of the Eastern Utah association following the Chamber of Commerce luncheon they passed passed passed pass pass- ed a resolution to be presented to the governor demanding hard surfacing surfacing surfacing sur sur- facing of 40 from Fruitland to the Colorado line Three Projects Promised The Tho meeting with the governor was held later in the afternoon and Mr Wright was again present present pres pres- ent and here gave his promise of the three projects including the hard surfacing of the Ft Du- Du Twist chesne-Twist and th the Myton- Myton Roosevelt stretches and the re- re graveling of the Fruit Duchesne land stretch |