Show NEWS ADVOCATE S. PRICK REFUSES TO APPROVE J OF OP II JI C. C MEANS MEANS' NEWEST HOAD HOAI PLAN Along with the proposal or of the tate state talc road commission to build a road from Crom Soldier Summit Into the basin by wa way ot or the he quin canyon there has come to Price from Crom roni outside sources the int intimation inti mU- mation that the proposal is a child of or Howard Means state highway engineer en en- a means of ot bettering his hs own conditions by swinging basin busi- busi I ness nass from rom the Heber-Fruitland Heber l PrIce Duchesne and Myton Price lyton outlets out outlets out out- ut- ut lets through his town on the t summit sum um- mit says the News Advocate It isa Is Isa isn a n common report in Price since the news of ot the proposed new road cameto came caine cameto to the city that Mr l Means Ieans has large 1 land interests In and near Ilear the town t- t toC of oC Soldier Summit and that such a road would no doubt benefit him him In Ina Ina Ina a personal wo way It is also stated hero here I that the members of tIre the state corn com mission or a number of f them have interests in that section seeton of or the sate ate that such a road would woul benefit bencat Whether these I insinuations are true or not note there is a general question ques ques- Lion tion here as to whether a feasible road for year all travel can be made along tho the proposed route The commission com mission hl holds s t that l t the l I Iu lu u- u is not feasIble neither is the tho Myton Iton route in spite of the mone money that has been ben spent In Inputting Inputting putting them into the condition they are now in and that the Het Ther er- er Fruitland route was Yas refused as as' asa a federal highway adjunct by the secretary sec Eec of agriculture With three roads now feeding the basin the peo people OvIe O- O vIe pIe here hare are asking why more money JY must be spent in building aJ another oth r rIt if It someone lias not an ax to to in opening the fourth Mr Means name Is not mentioned 11 a connection J with the presentation ol or the protests protests protests pro pro- tests from froth Carbon Carbon and and Wasatch counties coun COUIl- ties to the state eLate c commission in their meeting on Tuesday to consider the proposed new route y Yet t according to the Salt Lake Tribune of j Wednesday Wed a d the rout route was exhaustively examined by 12 F. C. C Knowlton assistant state highway engineer and F. F C. C Cross Crose of the federal fed feLi- feU- feU eral oral bureau In midwinter The Tribune also states states- that the they found it ft t more moze promising as an year all-year route than an any other the people leople hen hene are asking why it was not opened before three other Impracticable tin Im o practicable routes had been opened and used for yeas reas at public expense Another thing tiling that is being held against Mr Means in n Price is based upon the tho statements of those who have been Interested in the putting over of the local paving project that ho he has been found blocking the game At times either Cither or inadvertently nad- nad some accusing him of ot wilfully wilfully wil wll- wil- wil fully holding up the progress of the work upon which local men have spent so 60 much time Ume in n the past two years s Naturally tue me plans pians lor I the new road Toad will not be very favorably favorably favor favor- favorably ably received by Price and Carbon county people if it it is found that these insinuations are true and that the road Is to serve Mr 1 Means Means' in interests in- in throats only When the they are cono convinced convinced con con- o vinced of t the feasibility of the new route the matter may have a dur different differ differ- r- r ont ent aspect here As Ast it stands now howeVer the people are much of the tire of the telegram sent by Price Rotary to the state commis- commis slon to be read In their Tuesday meeting Understand State Slate Highway Highway High I-high- p way Engineer Means proposes est establishing b- b lishing new route out of Soldier Summit Into Uintah basin Thousands Thousands Thou Thou- sands of dollars ollars have already been spent on Castlegate proJect project pro- pro jeet which counties interested are unabel to maintain Proposed route would meet same dIfficulties Price Rotary notary club protests against an any further road building until state or or counties devise means of ot maintaining main main- present road There then follows a statement to the effect fc that it Is high time Ume that we begin to look to the reduction of taxes and ho liu waste of public funds s. s I |