Show State Officials Give Strong Reassurance To Xo Road oaf Delegation SALT LAKE LAIE AUTO CLUB AND CHAMBER IBER OF OP COMMERCE ENTER STRONG PLEAS IN SUPPORT OF IMPROVEMENTS II Duchesne Fruitland land Road To Receive Gravel This Fall Three definite assurances were given by Preston G. G Peterson of the state road commission Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day afternoon at a meeting meeting- of that body and Governor Henr Henry H. H Blood with a delegation from the Associated Civic Clubs of Eastern Eastern Eastern East East- ern Utah in the Governors Governor's chamber chamber chamber cham cham- ber at the state capitol The statements which were very encouraging encouraging- to the Basin delegation were 1 The Utah State Road Commission Commission Commission Com Com- mission will stand pat on its designation des des- ignation referring ignation referring to the recommendation recommendation recommendation to the National Highway Highway Highway High High- way association on the designation of the new Roosevelt Highway No 0 G to enter Utah on the e east st via Highway 40 following following- it to Heber City thence to Provo and on into Nevada 2 2 The Utah State Road Commission Commission Commission Com Com- mission needs no conversion to the necessity sity of finishing Highway 40 to a dustless standard standard in in reply to an appeal from Senator Julian Bamberger of the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce who was prese present t at the meeting to lend the support of that body I Graveled ThIs Tills Fall FallI I 3 The graveling of ot the highway highway highway high high- way from Duchesne to Fruitland will be done this fall faU and every effort will b bs be made to continue the preparation of native asphalt through the winter winter in in preparation preparation preparation for its laying on the tho Myton- Myton Roosevelt Ft Halfway Duchesne-Halfway Hollow stretches next spring I The delegation headed by President President dent Fred C. C Ferron of the Associated Associated Asso Asso- Civic Clubs of Eastern I Utah went to the capitol primarily primar primar- I ily to see what effect the recently announced opposition of Southern Utah and nd Wyoming to the designation designation designation nation of the Roosevelt Highway route to follow tollow 40 had had upon i the road commission and to learn the cause of the delay in the improvement improvement improvement im im- provement program promised to Basin delegations on previous vis vis- its Tho The delay road commission members explained was caused by the severe relief labor restrictions restrictions restrictions placed upon the highway funds which Ut Utah h r re received received re- re and the desire desir of the road commission to be able to use Federal Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral Aid road funds with these to tomake tomake tomake make the projects workable Asphalt Plant To Reopen Some release of restrictions is expected within a few days it was stated by both Mr Peterson and chief engineer K C C. C Wright which will make it possible to go ahead with ith many of the delayed plans It is the desire of the commission commission commission commis commis- sion to reopen the Vernal asphalt plant which is now closed as soon as M the projects are properly Continued on Page 8 Road Delegation Gets Reassurance Continued From Page 1 approved reI releasing casing the funds and prospecting activities now going on in search of new deposits are completed While low temperatures will forestall the laying of any anymore anymore anymore more asphalt this year the commission commission commission com com- mission desires to continue its preparation throughout the wint winter winter win win- t ter r building up a supply of the material to be used on the My Myton- Myton ton ton- Roosevelt and Ft Half Duchesne way Hollow stretches in the spring Senator Bamberger addressing the thc meeting in representation of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Commerce Commerce Com Com- merce stated that that body is convinced hat the weak link in the Utah state road system Is Highway Highway Highway High High- way 40 He stressed the fact that the Uintah Basin being without a railroad is entirely dependent on 40 10 for all forms fOnDS of transportation tion and declared that the Chamber Chamber Chamber Cham Cham- ber is percent behind the Eastern Utah association in desiring desiring desiring de de- de- de siring highway 40 hard surfaced from Salt Lake to the Colorado line Paul H. H Hunt Speaks President Paul Pau H H. H Hunt of the Associated Civic Clubs of Northern Northern North North- ern Utah gave a few remines- remines of the early developments on 40 and expressed the desires of his association to see it completed Governor Blood before closing the meeting mentioned the long fight to have the forest service appropriations increased to enable them thera to keep forest service roads up to the standard of the roads joining them 32 miles of highway 40 in the Strawberry are within the forest and the Governor expressed expressed expressed ex ex- pressed his fears that this portion would be the last to be brought to a dustless standard The Governor promised the delegation delegation delegation dele dele- gation his fullest cooperation and gave his assurance along wit with the road commission that no changes in the program planned for the Basin had been made or were contemplated Prominent Basin men lending their support to the delegation in addition to president Ferron in included included included in- in Senator Hyrum B B. Calder and Representative Dan Mitchell l both of oC whom spoke at the meeting meet meet- ing |