Vernal Express | 1954-03-11 | Page 10 | Utah, Colorado Highway 40 Protests Change Section

utah colorado highway all xa protests change ten r representatives of the national wr U S highway 40 association so attended the recent meeting of the forty biners T trail r a I 1 I 1 association in reno among them were cre eddie bohn national president wiley baucum president of the wilie U ulan colo rado highway 40 4 0 organization organ aaion john campbell executive secretary of the national group and chris mckinlay vernal representing es the salt lake eam chamber er of commerce A proposal to seek a new highway design designation aaion 28 including 11 n U S highway 40 west of sal salt t lake city and U S highway 30 east of the beehive state was strongly protested by the utah and colorado representatives at the meeting the highway 40 group pointed out that they were prepare Pre pareo to fight any attempt at a new highway designation because such a program would tend to divert traffic north from salt lake city out of utah and off U S highway 40 the meeting was held at the chamber of commerce office in reno when it became evident they were getting no support for their proposal there were bere rere no r representatives present from wyoming and ancl only one from california the nevada gro group agreed to a counter pro pos dosal from mr bancum that communities aloag highway 40 in their state join the national hi highway hway 40 association gambers chambers of commerce at vernal denver deriver Kr emmling and craig will write w rite letters to the chambers in nevada along LT S highway 40 urging them to form local highway 40 groups which can later be welded together as a state organization and then become a part of the national group when sharpening an ax keep it wet