Show Salt Lake Urges Better Roads To o Uintah int a Basin Since 1917 there has been spent spent- t for or the development of roads in in the Uintah basin or connecting that region with the railroads and other markets some according to information furnished to the state road commission by E E. E C. C Knowlton assistant state road engi engi- neer This information was yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day passed on to a group of of Salt Lake business or organizations organizations organizations or- or who appe appeared red before the commission to plead for further consideration of that section of the country says the Salt Lake Tribune The information was regarded as Interesting in the light of recent statements appearing in the Uintah basin papers to the effect that Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado Interests were planning with the expenditure of some som to divert the business traffic or of the basin basin basin ba ba- ba- ba sin to Grand Junction and Denver The delegation of business men headed by J. J S. S Earley of or the manufacturers manufacturers' manufacturers manufacturers' manufacturers manufacturers' manu manu- association c. c E. E J. J Arney Jr Garrat S. S Wilkin and others were among the recent business ex excursionIsts excursionists excursionists ex- ex from the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce to the basin towns They directed the attention of or orthe the state road commission particularly particularly particularly to the necessity of keeping the communication with the Uintah basin basin ba ba- sin country open during the winter and offered in behalf of the Utah Development Development Development De De- league and tue other organizations organizations or or- they represented to devote devote devote de de- de- de vote their services to tits this end U. U S. S Asks Ai Aid Representations were made that the federal government was urging that the road be kept open on account account account ac ac- ac- ac count of the postal traffic into the basin During the argument It w was said that the postoffice department will authorize expenditures in large amounts for horses to drag the United United Unit Unit- ed d States trucks out out out-arter arter mey have been stuck In the snow or mud but butwill butwill will wm not authorize expenditures to use the same horses on a drag or snowplow to keep the road in such condition that the trucks would not require aid Mr Knowltons Knowlton's report which was prepared some time ago shows th that t ton on the road from to Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne a distance of forty-five forty miles mUes has been spent of which was federal aid and the came chiefly from the state road bonds with some additional money from county taxes On the 67 miles in Twist canyon between Fort Duchesne and Vernal construction construction construction con con- costs were the federal government putting up one- one half of at this a and d the state bond funds lunds and Uintah county the remainder The proportion raised by the county was comparatively small For gravelIng graveling graveling grav grav- eling this same stretch of road now In progress the estimated cost is of which the federal government government government gov gov- puts up three-fourths three nn and the county the remainder On the Heber Heber-Fruitland forest road about fifty miles long there will be spent a total of more than federal federal fed ted eral ral aid being between and Summing up says his letter the total cost Is Approximately Approximately Approximately is federal aid and approximately elY state and county funds of which the lions lion's share was paid by tho the state The incompleteness of our records dur dur- ing 1917 to 1920 makes it impossible ble to asce ascertain the exact amount put up by the and county I To Insure Motors 1 tors In addition to the above there i ihas has been spent on small bridges and small stretches of road in the basin and adjoining it during the tile of 1917 to date approximately 50 0 O- O T This is money was raised by the state and county |