Show Colorado Colori Officials Promise Early Finish Of U Highway S 40 Large Delegation From Colorado and Utah Meet At AtS Steamboat Springs To To Discuss Development S V WARNING ARNING ISSUED TO PREPARE FOR TOURIST TRAVEL That Colorado will have her portion portion por poe tion of Highway 40 completed to toan toan toan an oil oU standard within the next two years jears was tho the message brot to the Highway 40 delegations meeting at Steamboat Springs Colorado last Thursday evening by Charles D. D Vail Vall chief clue engineer engin engin- eer of the Colorado State Highway Highway High High- way department Approximately delegates representing practically practically practically every city and town along Highway 40 from Denver Colorado Colora Cobra do to Duchesne Utah listened to Mr Vail and other Colorado officiaLs officials officials outline a a. road Improvement program which If followed will wilt heavily tax the abilities of the Utah state road commission to hold up their end The meeting called at the suggestion suggestion sug sug- of Senator Hyrum B. B Calder Calder Calder Cal- Cal der Vernal U Utah was wag arranged by J. J M. M Childress s secretary or orthe orthe the Colorado Highway 40 Association tion through tho the Lions' Lions club of Steamboat Springs It was held to continue action started at a similar meeting In Vernal November November Novem Novem- ber her sponsored by the Vernal Lions' Lions club Following the banquet served at the Cafe Steamboat Steamboat Steamboat Steam Steam- boat the meeting was called to order by Mr Childress who introduced introduced introduced in in- the president o of the Col Cot Colorado Colorado orado Highway 40 association Sen Senator Senator Senator ator Virgil C. C Herrin Herein of Idaho Springs Colorado who served aa as toastmaster Senator Calder Speaks Senator Calder the first speaker speak speak- er to be bo called upon expressed the desire of the Eastern Utah delegates delegates delegates dele dele- gates to unite with sIth Colorado forthe for tor forthe the promotion of highway 40 He explained the difficulty likely to tobe tobe tobe be experienced in Utah with getting getting getting get get- ting sufficient appropriations for forthe forthe the forest section of the road ly lying lying ly- ly ing tag between Fruitland and Daniel's Daniels Daniels Daniel's Danid's Dan Dan- iel's ids canyon west of Heber City and nd gave a report on the work finished and under construction on the Utah side The senator gave great credit to W. W D. D Rishel of the Auto Association Association Asso Asso- elation of Utah Julian Julia M. M Bamberger Bamberger Bam Bam- berger of the Salt Lake City chamber chamber cham chain ber of commerce and other men of Salt Lake City and Ogden forthe for forthe forthe the fine support they have hav recently recent recent- ly given tho the highway 40 movement adding that never before has there b been n so much influence be- be Continued on Page 8 Colorado Officials Promise Early Finish Of U. U S. S High Highway ay 40 Continued from Page 1 hind this road He called attention attention atten atten- attention tion to the condition in the Uintah Basin where without railroad facilities all transportation depends depends de de- de- de on the highways and added added ad ad- added ded his opinion that th the tho trucks were fast becoming more important import import- ant than the railroads He closed by assuring the thc gathering that Utah is per cent behind Colorado Colorado Col Col- orado on the job Noble Urges Coope Cooperation tion L. L G. G Noble pr president ident of the Vernal Lions' Lions club added a few words stressing the the point that the only way to a speedy completion completion comple comple- completion tion of ot the road was thru cooper cooper- He addressed the Cobra Colora- doans with the statement You Youcan Youcan Youcan can help us we can help you adding that this desire for joint assistance was the primary pur pur- pose of the meeting his club sponsored sponsored sponsored spon spon- two mon months ago Keen attention was accorded Mr Vail when he took the floor as the first Colorado speaker er opening opening op op- ening cuing his remarks s with the statement statement statement state state- ment that he was thoroughly sold soldon on the idea that 10 is is' is the best continental route through Colora Cobra do When finished it should carry carryall all the traffic from Kansas Missouri Illinois Oklahoma Ar Ar- kansas and nd the other central states he said In reporting on the condition of the road Mr Vail told the delegates delegates dele dele- gates that there is only one stretch east ast of Denver which is not oiled and that this is taken care of by a half million dollar appropriation for early construct construct- ion Another project for which a million and a half has been appropriated appropriated ap ap- ap- ap is located near Idaho Springs west vest of Denver he said An additional two anU ana anaa a quarter millions will be necessary to com corn complete complete piete the balance in Western Colorado Colorado Colorado Col Col- orado up to he ed Colorado Gets Busy Colorado will be busy on oa all three jobs in a short time Mr Vail said adding that in his opinion opinion ion ion 1 year or perhaps 2 years will see all of highway 10 40 in Colorado Colorado Colorado Col Col- orado brought up to an oil stand stand- ard Mr Vail announced the action of the association of highway engineers engineers engineers en en- meeting in Florida recently recent recent- ly 13 who vho renumbered some of the highways where confusion exists In future there will be only one 40 in Colorado It will enter from the east on what is now thiu thru Cheyenne Wells and thence to Limon Limon Limon Li- Li mon continuing thence over 40 and west vest of Limon to Grand Junction and will be bc known in intha intha th tha future as highway 24 General V W. C. C Danks member of the Public Utilities Commission Commission Commission Commis Commis- sion of Colorado and former secretary secretary sec see to Governor Ed C. C Johnson next addressed the gath gathering ring as spokesman for the governor who was unable unable- to attend the mee meet meet- ing He said that of all the crops for which Colorado is famous p the best crop in the state is this tourist crop Denver is now waking waIting up he said adding that he could assure the gathering that the state officials are going to see to tb it that nothing is overl overlook overlOok- ole ole- ed H He- He paid high tribute to Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Johnson for the efforts he has directed in behalf of road roadwork roadwork work worle in in Colorado not only on highway 40 but elsewhere in the thes s state ta te UFO Loan Assured Largely through the efforts of the governor Colorado has made application for a loan for road construction tion and General Danks stated that this loan was practically a assured and that funds from it would be used for the completion of highway 40 I. I B. B James manager and R. R W. W traffic manager managar ot of the Salt Lake Pacific Motorways ways Inc who operate passenger busses busses busses bus bus- ses between Denver and Salt Lake C City ty complimented the Colorado Colorado Colorado Col Col- orado highway high department on keeping the road open through Gore Goc pass in spite spile of the already heavy snowfall in Colorado Their stages have not yet b been en more than 15 minutes late getting into Denver Denv r. r they stated Mr James promised that their stage service would b bs kept up to the best possible possible possible pos pos- pos pos- sible standard in accordance to the condition of the roads over which they travel traveled d. d Mr sen praised highway 40 as the most beautiful route in the United United United U- U States and assured the delegation delegation delegation del del- they were there to do all they could to advance the road improvement Time To Start Tl Thinking A s step ep into the future was taken tak talt- taken tak- tak en by Harry Burnham of Dumont C Colorado lorado retired head of the Denver Denver Den Den- ver cr Tourist Bureau when he be a asked ask ask- k- k cd ed the question What are arc you I going to do o with the highway when it is completed Predicting Predicting Predicting Predict Predict- ing an increase of three to five times the present tourist travel when the highway is completed Mr Burnham said it is time to start thinking now He deplored the he annual flux of our wealthiest citizens to such European resorts as Saint Moritz Switzerland when there 1 was S nothing there I which Steamboat Springs could not offer Snow was falling heavily outside outside outside out out- side while Mr Burnham was talking talking talk talle- ing and ci citizens there ther reported three feet of snow Piles on the edges of the sidewalk were as ns hi high h as peoples people's heads Urges Advertising Mr Burnham stressed the importance im im- importance of the through stages stage now running from Salt Lake t to Denver and the influence they would have on next summers summer's tourist travel Better accommodations accommodations accommodations all along the line line and plenty of advertising on the scenery seen seen- cry ery we have to offer in Utah and Colorado wre urged We have hav something to sell which the tourists tourists tour tour- isis will pay highs high prices for for h he said and then leave with us after af af- af- af ter they have bave bought it to return another year and buy it again Other speakers who addressed address d the gathering included H. H O. O Grady Grady Grady Gra Gra- dy president of the Lions' Lions club of Hot Sulphur Springs Colorado and George Duvall Golden Col Following tha the meeting the executive executive ex ex- ex- ex officers appointed at the Vernal meeting to form a Colora Color Utah do-Utah Highway 40 to association met and decided to drop formation formation forma forma- tion of such an organization because because because be be- cause of the great distances it would have to cover Continued cooperative efforts through the highway associations and civic clubs of th the two states could accomplish accomplish accomplish ac ac- ac- ac the same results and more efficiently it was felt fell Utah Delegates I Listed isted Utah delegations at the meeting meeting meet meet- ing included ded the following Duchesne G. G C. C Kohl C C. H. H Selch Seich Reub Reuben n D. D D Law C. C C. C Mic Mic- kelson and Roy A A. My Myton ton R. R E. E Miller and H H. C. C Ward Roosevelt Heber T. T Hall and J.E. J.E. J. J E. E Vernal Senator H. H B. B Calder L L. G. G Noble Weldon Veldon K Bullock Paul Cowan J. J O O. O Stewart H H. H E Er E. Henderson Hugh B. B Colton and Hugh Miller Jensen B B. B P. P Kelly |