Show U. U S. S 50 NAMED lED FOR ROOSEVELT HI HIGHWAY FV A Y ROUTE The Roosevelt highway to be known as U U. S. S No 6 G will follow r a a route f from Wiggins m C Colorado lorado Nest wast through Denver L Leadville adville Grand Junction Colo Price Helper Spanish Fork Thistle Thistle Thistle This This- tle Delta Utah Ely and Tona- Tona pah Nevada and Los Angeles and Long B Beach ach California it was announced announced announced an an- by the Associated d Civic Clubs of Southern rn Utah Official designation of the highway highway highway high high- way routing was made Wednesday by the American Association of State Highway Officials who attended attended attended at at- tended the semi semi annual annual convention of the officials in m San Francisco It w was s announced The sessions opened Monday with all members of the Utah state road commission commission E. E. E E. E Howe chairman Preston G. G Peterson and W. W D D. D Ha Hammond mond members K K C. C Wright chief engineer and E E. E C. C Knowlton Kno Knowlton-in Knowlton in attendance Marking Ordered I Action on the proposed routing I was scheduled for Monday but due to the controversy the matter matter matter mat mat- ter was turned over to a committee committee committee com com- for further study and it was only after Thomas H. H Mac- Mac chief of the bureau of public roads and members of ot the Utah state road committee had given it their support that a decision decision decision de de- was reached The executive committee accepted the and ordered immediate marking of the highway In Utah many ma y civic organ organizations t ons chief among which was the Associated Civics clubs of Eastern Utah and other groups had advocated advocated advocated ad ad- the routing into Utah from the east enst over U. U S S. S 40 through Vernal and the Uintah Basin In advocating that the Roosevel Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt vel t highway should enter Utah over U. U S. S 50 the Associated Civic Clubs Clubs' of Southern Utah pointed out that it is an year all-year r route ute that all principal roads leading to the national parks and oth other r scenic lands of Utah connect connect connect con con- with it and that accommodations accommodations and tourist facilities are better than on other proposed rou routes |