Show HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED AT VERNAL MEET Eastern Utah And Western Colorado Join In Campaign For Hard Surfacing Of 40 CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF Or MYTON MYTON- ROOSEVELT STRETCH AWARDED A V The Salt Denver-Salt Lake City U.S. u.S. U U. S. S Highway 40 association was wa formed Wednesday night following following follow follow- followIng ing a banquet sponsored by the thc Vernal Lions Club The Tho tion of which Senator If H. B B. B Cald er was named as the temporary chairman will vill have as directors three members from the Associated Associated Associated Civic Clubs of Eastern Utah and three from the U U. S. S HIghway Highway Highway High HIgh- way 40 association of or Colorado Additional directors and committees committees committees com com- will be appointed from each community along the route route between veen the two principal cities it is planned and a membership to the association of several I thousand was S set t as an initial objective ob ob- The membership fee was was tentatively set at The organization was formed after a suggestion from W. W D D. Rishel president of the Utah i State Automobile association one one of the guest speakers at the banquet banquet banquet ban ban- who stressed the need for combined efforts and an organization tion powerful enough to obtain its objective even if it has to go to the polls pons to get them A group of ot persons representing representing representing practically every city and town between Salt Lake and Denver Den ver participated in the discussion L. L G G. G Noble oble president of the Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal Lions opened the ceremonies and introduced Mayor R. R C C. C Cooper Coop Coop- er of Vernal who welcomed the I guests and Hugh Col Colton ton Uintah county attorney who officiated as toastmaster Principal speakers were United States Representative Abe Murdock Murdock Murdock Mur- Mur dock Mr Rishel Preston G G. Peterson Peterson Pet Pet- erson of the Utah State Road Commission and State Senator Hyrum B B. B Calder Congressman Murdock congratulated congratulated congratulated the group for its joint effort effort effort ef ef- ef- ef fort to complete this highway Raps Utah Banker Im sure it will result beneficially beneficially beneficially bene bene- to both states he said Tile speaker deplored the statement statement statement state state- ment reported to have been heen made by Orval W. W V Adams whom he classed sed as an illustrious Utah banker at the U. U S. S S Bankers Bankers' association convention at New Orleans Tuesday ay that this government gov- gov emment is spending far too much money If we had three or four times the he appropriations to spend on such worthy projects as U. U S. S Highway 40 between Salt Lake City and Denver Mr Murdock said aid we would not have too much of a public expenditure Mr Murdock Murdock Murdock Mur Mur- dock was interrupted many times during his remarks by rounds of applause from the gathering Ho He ended his remarks with the pledge that whatever I can do you may call on me mt either hero or in Washington and Ill I'll do my best Mr Pet Peterson opened his his re remarks remarks remarks re- re marks with the statement that the State Road Commission h has no apologies to make for the condition condition condition con con- of highway 40 explaining that in 1922 there was not a foot of gravel in the Basin and enumerating the improvements improvements inthe inthe In Inthe the road since that time He Ho drew particular attention to the new now stretch of rock asphalt west of Vernal stating there is no better better better bet bet- ter road material in the country Contract Awarded He drew a round of applause when he announced that the contract contract contract con con- tract had been awarded Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day to the Reynolds Ely Construction Construction Construction Con Con- Co Co for the laying of gravel from My Myton ton to Roosevelt Preparatory to laying laing of rock asphalt asphalt as as- in the spring and that the asphalt plant would begin processing processing processing proc proc-es- sing this material in a week or orten orten orten ten days The total cost of the theMy Myton Roosevelt My ton Roosevelt stretch is to be he said Contract for the tilO graveling of the Fruitland Duchesne-Fruitland stretch preparatory to laying plant mix oil will ill be let within the next few weeks he reported Is ia appropriated for this project Included Included In In Included also in the road commissions commission's commissions commission's commissions commission's commis commis- sion's program is an project project project pro pro- for rock asphalt laying from Roosevelt to way half hollow h hd said Pleas were directed to Congressman Congressman Congressman Con Con- gressman Murdock for assistance in getting more federal funds for forthe forthe forthe the National Forest section of the road and to business men of the Basin to take the asphalt processing processing processing process process- ing plant off from the road rood commissions commission's commissions commission's com com- missions mission's ons on's hands Mr Peterson ended with a guarantee that well have our road paved and half worn out before Colorado gets to the state line Denver Will Help Mr Rishel congratulated the delegates assembled on the showing showing showing show show- ing so far b but t he said said what are you going to do about it 1 He told the delegates that never ne before has hag the Uintah Basin held the present opportunity to get its road hard surfaced All Salt Lake is in favor of U. U S. S 40 he said adding that Denver was now no out to help also also al al- so but that the real fight still rested on the shoulders of the intermediate intermediate intermediate in in- towns and cities He urged constant promotion of the project and propos proposed the formation of two state organization tion ion for this purpose Senator Calder who opened the meeting fleeting with an introductory talk alk on the importance of highway highway highway high high- way 40 to the state later Introduced introduced Intro intro- resolutions which were passed pass sd ed d complimenting Governor Henry Henry Heny Hen Hen- ry y I H. H Blood and the Utah highway highway high high- way vay commission and Governor Eduard Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward C. C Johnson of Colorado and tile Jie Colorado highway commission for or their efforts on the highway and ind requesting its completion to toi toa toa the fall of a i a dustless standard by 1937 Another resolution urged he the routing of the new Roosevelt highway over 40 from Colorado hru hr u the Uintah basin Other speakers ors were Leland H H. H Kimball Cimball chairman of the Salt sake Lake City chamber of ec ce Uintah basin committee State Senator Julian M M. Bamberger who is s 3 a 3 member of the Salt SnIt Lake Lako hamber chamber board of governors E. E T. T D. D OBrien O'Brien manager of the Motor Club lub of Colorado I I. I B. B B James general manager of the Denver Denvor Colorado Springs and Pueblo Motorways Mo- Mo ways ot-ways Inc Dr E. E E A. A A. A A Jackson steamboat Springs Colo I. I P. P eckett Beckett Craige Colo W. W S. S Henerson Hen Hen- lerson derson erson Vernal Walter Valter Atwood Roosevelt loosevelt R. R R E. E Miller Myton My ton Dr ir r. r W. W D. 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