Show o Colorado and arad Utah tah Cities Revive Highway 40 Group Delegation Attends f I Meeting at Craig Wednesday Evening A delegation of Vernal busi busi- business business ness men headed by Charles R Henderson president of the local Highway 40 Club attended the Highway 40 Association tion meet meet- meeting meeting ing at Craig Wednesday night of last week Others from Vernal making the trip to the Colorado city were Mayor B H String String- ham Francis Feltch Clair R R tot 4 f Hopkins George P Roth Law Law- Lawrence Lawrence rence Y and Dr F G Eskelson More than attended the meeting which was sponsored by the Craig Lions Club IU and hug I held at the Christian c a aIU Church Annex Present were representatives representatives tives from Hot Sulphur Springs I Grand Lake Parshall Kremmling ing Granby Steamboat I Springs Mayde Craig Blue Mountain City and Artesia in Colorado 0 Roosevelt also sent a delegation comprising C L Fretwell Cliff Rockwood Ken Labrum Ned Bellon u c and andR onri TI R R TJ Claude Meyers Craig Wool- Wool growers and Routt County com com- commissioner commissioner missioner was elected president of the Association C L Fret Fret- Fretwell Fretwell Fretwell well Roosevelt newspaper edi edi- I edi-I editor tor was named 1st vice dent Frank Qualls Quails Hot vice I Sulphur Springs 2nd vice-president vice and an Noel Keim secretary of the Craig Chamber of Commerce association secretary Membership of the board o 0 of directors will will comprise representatives representatives from each town along the route which desires to par par- participate par par- participate in the program Purpose of the meeting was to revive the moribund Highway 40 Association which has bas been inactive for abOut two years Promotion of Highway 40 as a 0 Continued on page 12 Highway 40 1 Continued from page 9 I scenic route a thoroughfare lead lead- leading leading ing to the best recreational recreation l facilities in the west was the theme of the session surpassing even the importance of the high high- highway highway way as the only route leading from northeastern Utah and northwestern Colorado to avail avail- available available able markets Feature of the conclave was the adoption of a resolution to appoint a paid executive full- full time secretary to promote promote the plans of the association The post was created but the ap ap- ap appointment appointment and salary await ac ac- ac action ac- ac action tion of the groups group's officers I The Artesia delegation pre pre- presented sealed Artesia's application for membership in the Association Favorable action accepting Arta Art Art- Artesia Artesia esia into the group is expected from the board of directors All along the line came com com- community community pledges of active personal and financial support of the or or- or organization in accomplishing its purpose of improving Highway 40 and increasing travel Dr Eskelson Mayor String- String ham and Mr Henderson spoke briefly and pledged the support of Vernal They expressed them them- themselves selves as being especially hope hope- hopeful hopeful ful about the prospects for a wide awake organization that could accomplish much for western Colorado Colorado and eastern Utah Mayor I P Beckett Craig was one of the principal speak speak- speakers speakers ers and welcomed the group to Craig Deane Beane Glessner Drowsy Water Ranch mentioned the need for constantly fighting for develop develop- development development ment of the route He said that eventually a tunnel would have to be bored under Berthoud pass but that even at the present time no other highway offers the scenery the lie saving in time and distance as is available over Highway 40 Fisher Grand Lake president of the Colorado Dude Ranchers Association pledge the support of the dude ranch in in- industry Industry He declared that dude ranches along the route rou te would double the membership fee paid by other businesses in order to help the cause along Mr Fisher pointed out that the greater part o of the dude ranch industry of Colorado is centered along High High- Highway way 40 Horace Brown Kremmling was another who called for ac ac- ac active active behalf tive and belligerent action in be be- be half haU of the road Claude A Luekens was the principal speaker from Routt County and he also called for united and concerted action from Denver to Salt Lake City to bring about needed results Representatives of the Association tion will met with the Colorado State Highway Advisory Board at Denver Monday They will present to the Board a plan of development for the highway No concrete method of attack was formulated at the meeting but discussions and opinions were sufficient to indicate that one could and should be devised High on the agenda of pro pro- projects to be undertaken by the group is action to include High High- way 40 in ha the national system t of interstate highways The Pub Pub- Public Public lic Roads Administration which P i announced the new system int in lo L August disclosed that High High- Highway Highway way 40 had been omitted from the system which is generally acknowledged to be the basis of any super-highway super net work that may be built The reactivated reactivated ed Highway 40 Association will endeavor to persuade the Pub Pub- Public Public lic Roads Road Administration to in in- in include include clude this highway in the system Kansas and Eastern Colorado has been active during the summer and has a full time representative live tive busy prompting promoting travel Highway 40 is the most direct route between Denver and Salt Lake City It also presents many attractions through Nevada and into California At the close of the meeting a aa a vote of thanks was given the j retiring officials for their work S during the past two years J F Stehle Steamboat Springs is the retiring president and Dr M L Crawford also of Steam- Steam Steamboat Steamboat Steamboat I r- r boat Springs is past secretary The next general meeting of the Highway 40 Association will willbe willbe be held at Vernal in about willI six I weeks e I |