Show f FO fOR ROAD RA is PR CT CAlL Y OVER Each ach Side Finishes Strong With All Coc ce of Success The big road fight between en Myton 1 i and Duchesne is over and the little crap in Europe is now permitted to continue Thes tate road commission held its last ast meeting meeting in Duchesne Thursday night lIght which was attended by representatives representatives sen from practically every own in the basin The party left for Helper sh shortly after 1 10 0 o'clock Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- Fri Fri- day m morning In the outgoing part party b besides Ldes tho the state officials Harden Hardell B Bennion secretary of state Dan B B. B attorney general J Joseph Ririe state auditor and G G. F F. F McGonagle Me- Me Gona Gonagle le state state engineer were H. H C. C Means of Myton lyton and R. R M. M Pope and L. L A. A Hollenbeck of Duchesne Final decision in In the matter of building a better road or better roads into the Uintah basin will be announced announced announced an an- probably some time during the week Little has been said by bi any of the members of the commission commis cominis- sion slon which would indicate What the decision is to be At this time it seems quite probable that both thoroughfares thoroughfares thor thor- will receive attention In his talk Thursday night Mr Benn Benny ion stated emphatically that the Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- chesne to Helper route would be given material aid by the state highway highway highway high high- way commission but to what extent he did not intimate State Engineer McGonagle wants wants wants' both routes improved im im- proved Duchesne was most ably represented represented in the presentation of h her r claims for the bread and butter route Into the Uintah basin by R R. M l Pope who must have made It ver very verj apparent to the thiat If only ol one e project was t to be undertaken on en n the route from rom Duchesne to Helper Helper Helper Hel Hel- per should be s selected Mr Pope was followed by speakers from rom the north part of the basin Clarence Peacock of Mt 1 Emmons who although located nearer neuer to Myton My My- ton tOIl than Duchesne by several miles stated that byway by way of ot Duchesne meant a saving of from three to five day days Brig Stevens merchant of Mountain MountainHome Home Dome told the same story of the saving saving saving sav sav- ing in time and the advantage of the Ule Helper-Duchesne Helper route over ih theone the theono ono one from Price to Myton l II H. P. P Ottosen Ottosen Otto Ot- Ot to en o of Talmage familiar for many years with both hoth roads spoke emphatically em l h for or the Du Duchesne route Commissioner Lindsay called at aU to a statement made by the Myton Free Press that he was a turn coat in reusing refusing to give assistance as as- assistance to the tho l Myton Price road before before be be- fore the Duchesne and ami north road received received received re re- re- re attention and that the paper and Commissioner Gentry both ac accused accused dC- dC ac- ac him of ot being sectional nal Mr Nr stated that the commission an and people could dr draw w their own conclusion con con- elusion as to which of the commis commissioners were sectional when neither he nor Rhoades was was vas Interested a dollars dollar's worth in Duchesne and when Mr 1 Rhoades lived so far away from the county seat geat that he was compelled compelled compelled com com- to do his trading rading In another county and compare their interests tc tt thc these of the other commissioner who had exten extensive ive inter interests ts in Myton l and was boosting for the My Myton top road W. W L. L pe Dean r summarized the arguments arguments ments in in favor of the Duchesne route rO It was conceded he sa said by every section and by every fair minded minded minded mind mind- ed man that all conditions being equal the Duchesne road was the theO one oneto oneto oneto to build as it w would uld serve the greater great great- er number of people to the greatest advantage A man man there was of whom it it is is isE E said d' d that when it came his turn to treat always told a story Etory Instead This mans man's name I Is not given as Dan B B. B Shields but it is quite certain that when the attorney general was called calle upon for Uintah basin road views he lie told a story and for good measure mess meas ur ure two more in addition They Vere ere re greeted with a splendid roun round I of applause as Mr Shields' Shields jol jokes es I have been prime favorites with most of those present for for years years and nd years years' years The government representative in ill orest roads Mr l Kendall ll made a lengthy length talk on ten per cent and section eight but hut failed to en his audience as to the term of years the per applied or the location of the section a ap to township and range It was gleaned from Mr Kendalls Kendall's r remarks however that the government would not co operate with any route other than the one from Duchesne to Helper either h In forest money or post road funds and that the recommendation was that this route be the first firs one to receive attention In the state After the meeting the visitors were Invited to tho Commercial l' l club rooms where Ice cream and cake were ed Members of the road commission were shown over the th Blue bench Friday and given a peep at the beautiful beautiful beautiful beau beau- Duchesne valley as It stretches In majestic a acres res to the snows of the Wasatch Wasa range Also the board was shown where the tho bulk of the staff of life liCe for or Uintah basin folks Is raised George Georg Storrs Storm state penitentiary warden came in over the Price rice route and returned over the Helper one day earlier than the members of the road commission Mr Storrs Is a practical road builder and at once the merits of f the Du- Du Helper road From th the of e establishing a convict camp the conditions on the latter oad goad Ideal At present the con lets acts are working wording in the Price canon canon canon can can- on above ove Castle Gate Commissioner Rhoades represent si al Hanna and the upper country in g the state date road commission tc tr consider the Duchesne to Hel Heler Heler Heler er road Visitors from Myton lyton at Thursday ight's road mee meeting ing were vere Ernest augh E. E R. R D. D R. R Barry Darry M. M Jones George GeDrge S. S Sloan H. H C Ie Tears W. W E. E Wheeler I- I |