Show Oil t Field Towns Ask Utah for Road Aid Delegates Tell TeU Colorado To Build Roads or Lose Lase Rich Rangely Trade Determined that the Rangely oil field shall have good roads even if they must appeal to Utah for help delegates dele tes from six fighting mad mad mad- western slope Colorado towns met at Meeker Friday to discuss plans for forc forc- forcing forcing ing the promised long-promised construction construction tion of highway 64 from Worn Artesia Artesla to Rangely and Meeker and con con- connecting with Highway 40 Towns To represented at the conclave were Artesia Rangely Meeker Grand Junction Glen- Glen Glenwood Glenwood Glenwood wood Springs and Rifle Rille Delegates from this meeting met with Governor Lee Knous of Colorado and Mark U Wat- Wat Watrous Watrous rous state highway engineer Saturday They told the Governor and the Colorado State Highway Commission that the comission by reason of its inactivity is hamstringing the development of the west's newest and great great- greatest greatest est oil field They pointed out that the oil companies are spend spend- spending spendIng ing millions of dollars in hi this area and furnishing employment to thousands of in addition to enriching the states state's coffers through taxes Surely they pled these companies de de- de deserve deserve serve a fairly decent road over which to operate their equip equip- equipment equipment ment They reminded Governor Knous that he campaigned on the road issue when he ran for fOt office and that only last jest April hway 64 14 was wu designated design a af f fegl Seco nfl the kr promise romise made by the high high- highway highway way commission that in state funds would be set aside to match federal funds They de de- de demanded demanded l I del to know why nothing has been done to date to meet I Continued on page 10 w Oil Field Town Continued from page Jage 1 this promise p although Colorado has plenty p of road money n avail avail- available able as evidenced by the fact i that the Commission has made agreements with the federal Bureau of Public Roads for the expenditure of only per cut or of the total federal aid funds in amount which have been al located Colorado since the end of the war warThe warThe warThe The delegates declared that If the state stati highway commission continues continuE's to delay the improve ment went of this road the western elope lope Jope will demand the removal from office of Commissioner Watrous Finally t l they told t the Gover Gover- Governor o ot nor no not if Colorado I refuses to t tot help they will wi I appeal to Utah for aid al Utah would be asked to construct a road between the California Calif Camp near Rangely and the Bonanza road and to oil the Bon Bon- Bonanza Bon Bon- Bonanza anza Road If I this is done they continued Colorado may as aswell aswell well kiss the profitable Ran- Ran RangEly Rangely gEly oil field trade Goodbye as asit asit Sely it will then go principally to Utah H T Storey president of the Rangely Chamber of Commerce headed d a delegation which h con con- conferred r with I hl Governor Herbert r i B Maw and the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce Wednes Wednes- Wednesday Wednesday day relative to this proposition |