| Show mm UINTAH BASIN ROAD DELEGATION Direct Road Between the Uintah Basin and Slit Salt dt Lake Asked for fOl forby forby by bO Committee Twenty three of the leading citi citi- citizens citizens citizens zens of Duchesne Uintah and Wasatch Wasatch Wa- Wa satch counties met with the goon roads committee of the Salt Lake chamber of commerce last week we k to discuss a direct road between the Uintah basin and Salt Lake A special meeting of cC the Salt Lake chamber was called at the request oC or orthe the delegation After presenting I their case for immediate aid in getting get get- getting ting a a direct road from the tile basin to Salt Lake instead of t having to to seek an outlet for o our r products by way of Price members of the delegation t were assured that tha the the committee would take definite action in assisting assisting assisting assist assist- ing to obtain the relief sought The e chamber of c committee proceeded immediately to draw up a resolution relative to the matter which will be presented to the board of governors of the chamber for ap ap- ap J J. J P P. P May of Roosevelt one of or orthe the speakers at the meeting explained explain explain- ed that while the basin has a t a-t atair ir outlet to Price It would be more advantageous ad ad- ad advantageous If it were connected by bya a direct highway to the more norm norm- lou Ions areas aleas of ot the state The construction construction construction con con- of a road from Duchesne to Heber City is necessary Mr May Je- Je declared de it if thE tho people in the Uintah basin are to develop this section section sec sec- t tion of the state and to market our ouri i produce The total assessed valuation valuation tion of ot Duchesne and Uintah counties is The potential valuation valuation valuation tion according to Mr 11 May lay would be approximately if a direct di- di cHI di direct highway were built I F F. C. C Ferron chairman of the Du Duchesne Du- Du chesne county commissioners told I the Salt Lake Lale chamber that DuI Du- Du I chesne county had gone gon the limit i in iii inthe l the issuance of bonds bonds' for road COllI construction construction con con- I and that the needed much-needed road troad would therefore have to tu be beI I financed in some other way He Hc referred referred re- re to the construction of a highway highway high high- and l Duchesne I way y between Myton but said that the real problem W was g the building ng of a a road het between Duchesne Du chesne chesna and Heber Hber Ray Hay Taylor commissioner of or Uintah Uin- Uin tah county asked as that Sal Lake Jak and other large larg communities o ot of the I th tha state subscribe funds funds' to build I necessary necessary roads into the basin front from I Salt liaise Lake He He pointed out that the funds of Uintah and Duchesne counties counties counties coun coun- ties are aie very limited Members of the delegation were T T. T r W. W ODo ODonnell O'Donnell nell J. J P P. P May Christy Andorson Anderson I. I Sander Sa Hyrum Calder I E. E E M M. Pet Peterson Wilford I J. J Fortie Partie A A. D. D Johnson V. V Calder 11 IS i W Wilkins kins Ro Roy Taylor Taylor Taylor-L. L. L A A. A Hollenbeck Hol- Hol C. C I I. I Johnson R. R E. E Dillma Dillman Dill- Dill nan man l Cecil Wilkerson H. H W W. Harvey Haryey Har liar vey re Andrew k A. A N N. Alt AIt Fred red Fe Ferron J A. A J. J Brock Brocker r and Victor Billings S Assurance that everything pos possible ible i- i ble Ale will bo be bo done to bring about abot t the construction m 0 of of- that strip oC of road from rom Duchesne to to Fruitland by federal federal fed fed- eral ml aid was was gi given en the delegation elega ion rhen Jt lt called at t- t the offices of the road commission A request lest was alo al also also al- al so o made malle by the ow Duchesne county corn com lers that c of f the county's c s monaO money tono be transferred r ed from the My- My tOll tOll-Ro Roosevelt lon project and ouch and used d in in the survey of t the thet e mal making akin illg pre J Duchesne chesne t strip a distance distance of f f five tw nty miles The state road lon wasp wa wash wash- requested quested also to help tile the pr progress progress gess oC f the proposed project t money roni em the fire state e road f funds I It It was as Intel out that the basin c ire are e bonded at present for a all l they unable to match can au ut stand and are aro federal deral aid ald i |
