| Show proposition to cut twenty two miles from the vernal manila road to green river I 1 indications that the union pacific Is preparing to make a bid for freight tonnage originating in the uintah basin are evident in the visit of P B choate of omaha general ht agent scent win J bums burus traveling travel lne freight agent of J W krus krias ot of omaha traveling sj ul tural gent agent and W J martin of salt lake city assistant superintendent of agriculture all the men are high officials of 01 the union pacific railway system and the IV they hold adds strength to the belief that the union pacific has determined to enter the freight producing field of the uintah basin in competition va ith the D it R 0 W rail way which now transports all freight taken from the basin by trucks for delivery to watson craig and price for shipment to sat salt lake city and all points east the rhe party of union pacific officiate officials of the uintah county farm bureau a A ere invited to come to vernal by the officials of the metah count county farm bureau ard arrived here at 9 1 m tuesday the pirty left the i union pacific at green river wyo and was wits tak n to manila by automobile to manila thence to vernal local ot of ane uintah county farm bureau national forest service and the vernal llos lios club met the party and escorted tre tle members to vernal the scheduled meeting for bues evening everi ing to be attended by the county officials of the farm bureau supervisor of the ashley national forest and business busl nesa men of vernal was deterred until Thur lay plaY hut but on wednesday roren tore oun noun a met irn was held in the office of forester A 0 nord and in the afternoon a meeting attended by the railway officials congressman colton state road commissioner IL 11 if blood wr held at the U B I 1 C at fort du chase the principal disked daw sed at the to meetings and at subsequent aeeti gi li 11 trl tr of a highway from vernal tn to oreen green river and rork rock spring springs wyo the railway officials calling attention to the rece sitty of economical truck age of n freight of course the vernal marila highway Is the only present road outlet to the north of vernal dis lances from vcr ver al at over hits this route are to manila manill ca 68 dilce to orcen green river wyo miles to rock spring springs wo gitles the ver nal manila manlia highway crosses the uin tah mountains at an elevation of feet alep die winter snows inhibiting all year travel over the summit section 16 miles la in length for about forty miles the highway Is situated in the abley national forest and stretches of it are situated in daggett county the maella highway was constructed by the federal government ad and daggett counties the agencies cu operating and contributing to the cost of constructor lon on as follow follows federal government uintah co daggett county ul 00 OO 00 total cost go 80 pr cent of which was paid by the government these figures of cost of construction apply to rhe time the highway was opened to traffic about two 1 0 years ago and do not take into account one dollar of funds expended by either of tl ti e agencies gen clea named in maintenance e ard betterment ur der the terms of an agreement rent made with the state road comm commis lalon iton the thi national forest service has ed this road the past two years the vernal manila road la is now a part of the utah state highway austern and Is shown as is such on the highway maps isred by the state road commission from manilla north a road leads to the utah wyoming line and to a connection with the highway system sy tem of southern wyc ming the vernal manila highway thus forming a direct d ink link between betseen the U S 4 40 victory and lincoln highways through tigh hi ghAIs leading out of vernal and a direct link between yellowstone and mesa verde national parks As funds became ival available lable to the federal bureau of roads to tte tt e state highe lom commission mission and to uintah and 1 gett counties the highway will bt constructed to stardard highway w ay width notwithstanding the highway la is not completed numerous touring c cars irs and heavily loaded trucks nave have in the past two year years traveled tra veed over it during the fao taxable rable seasons the greatest obstacle to making of it an all year route is the heavy now snow on the summit section during the wlter wl ter months at the meeting of bunlot pacific officiate and others held here wednesday the matter vt vl shortening the distances to green river and rock springs wyo vos discussed sanctioned by the railway officials it as tentatively proposed to alter the route of the vernal manila highway on the north L ade 40 of the uintah mountains korth of the mountain mountains the highway at present Is routed to sy erle to the west vest by the course ol 01 uc tle green river and then again heads north to reach 11 the proposed chance change in the route entail entails a course straight north from the point here where the highway now swerves to the vest north of the mountains afis this change involves the construction constructions of two tso bridged ackois the oreen green ris er the stream indulging in a double bend almost on the utah wyoming line one of the bridges will be in utah the other to in wyoming J II 11 J of sweetwater county wi wo 0 who came with the railroad ruil road officiate officials and va as present at the wednesday Wednes dar meetings fated stated that his bis county I 1 is prepared to build and pay for the in wyoming the coit cott of which wei unofficially estimated at ard prepared to build and py pay for nin nine miles of road to the utah line dently it Is to be stated that the proposed change in route will leahr the town of biru off the highway bild nd pace place the green river between it and nd the highway it was stated that the prasert distance stance dl between vernal and rock spring 1 miles will be reduced by 28 26 miles if the cha ec ga is carried through and make a good all year road with an esir grade the change of route li in bolves the coment of the state kroack commissions of utah ulah and end wyoming the federal highway aid bureau and probably of the var department orr account of the two bridges at a meeting at it fort duchesne ori ow wednesday congressman don D 13 colton lotton and henry M blood chairman of or the utah state hWay commission were approached by advocate ites of the proposed change in routing the ver nal ma manila ila highway as its to federal ana and licate aid tor for the cutoff they were informed neither wll be available until the cutoff ie is declared ered a part of the utah state highway system and 1 that an act of the Ini slature 1 l be required to bring thil this about considering the cost ot of the highway ay as now extant its incompleteness the agencies contributing to its construction and the sanctions for a chane ahn to be obtained it is la evident hat comprehensive sauil etui if of tle tte question at issue will III ensue abel abet gudmunsen a of the interns internal revenue division of the federal treasury department rith headquarters in provo was in vernal verns ard other parts of the county during the week checking up on income tax r tunis of delinquent corporation corporations aid attending to other comin coming w lining the jurisdiction of the intern nal revenue division no city council was as held wednesday night due to lack of a quorum stake conference will be held saturday ard sunday of next axt week with meetings a 10 a in 3 2 and 8 p in on sunday and at 7 30 on an katurd ay iy eve ihrl the of music given at thy the dedication of the first ward chapel will be repeated at slake stake conference confer erce on sunday afternoon august 18 11 all members of the chorus as well as the children will meet in the first ward chapel sunday afternoon at 4 clock tor for practice governor george II 11 dern has noti tied it B Milli cain secretary of the vernal gun oun and rifle club that of facial duties will prevent him going into the ulalah moun mount tam arii tor for an outing as planned the chief executive had intended to come to vernal august 10 to remain in the mountains with a party of friends for day days E I 1 R greenslet land clau classifier Itter of the united state states ecological geological purvey left for county coty colo thursday morning following a tay of ten beeks in uintah county on official duties his work will ause him to 1 al l aff bat edween et northeastern utah and northwestern colorado coin tips unil the middle ot of september mr greenslet stated that the recent nt rains in utah and colorado have been very vry b to cripi and tj ti the open range but antal to many 19 the tr etchen of hi ChwAls and teener road roads examiner ball pall of he the tidd field rf f the general IMI wid lotto departed thursday morning tor for summit eow coves tv v after a stay in uintah ard nia 0 chesne counties count lee investigating heme steed and stock G 0 G 0 bywater of salt lake atty mining engineer of the field division of the general land office Is ts in the attah basin investigating oil at claims and coal leases the imar rains failing fal llna wently have cadjew many roads to retard motor traffic and as a result mr by Bya mer tera a work has been so harperee harp ered that he sur ul remain reman in the barin basin another her week |
