Show nn 10 Yearn Year Postponement Seen On Vital Monument Access Road The construction of a bridge across Green River lUver at the mouth of Split Mountain can yon Ion and an approach to the rich scenery of Dinosaur Na- Na National National Monument from the west end of Blue Mountain has now been scheduled for 1972 1072 ten years hence TEN YEARS IS a long time timeto to walt wait for a development that would accommodate the hundreds of thousands of tour tour- tourIsts tourists who will come to the tho Vis Vis- Visitor tor Center local leaders poin- poin pointed ted out This This was the information gleaned from the visit of Con Con- Conrad Conrad rad L Wirth director of the US National Park Service recently re- re recently and from information received from Washington by Dr LeRoy Kay AT THE WEEKLY directors directors tors meeting of the Vernal Chamber of Commerce Tues Tues- Tuesday Tuesday day noon Secretary Manager L Y reported that Mr Wirth proposed d to take an appropriation of made for a road to Round Top and use the funds for a road to Point of Pines near the edge of Blue Mountain Dr Kay proposed that the funds be used to construct the bridge at Split Mountain and build the road to the Seeps about five to seven miles mUes This would give tourists an opportunity to see more of the mar mar- marvelous sCenery of the Monument ment It Is understood that Mr Wirth believes the bridge would cost hundreds of thousands thousands ands of dollars and discouraged ed the Idea It is understood that the bridge could be built for approximately would be to spend on the scenic high high- highway way which would eventually lead to Steamboat Rock lIar liar- pers Corn Corner r Round Top and other places of interest MR KAY CALLED Mr Wirth's attention to the poor attendance at Mesa Verde which was largely due to the fact that there was a poor approach road lie He also point point- pointed ed out to Mr Wirth that tour tour- tourists do not care for well Ira proved blind roads similar to tD the ones that are being con con- constructed constructed on Blue Mountain Mr Wirth Intimated that there would be an investigation investigation tion by the Bureau of Public Roads of the bridge and as much ot of the highway as could be built for a fund similar to the amount to be spent on an the Round Top road Secretary Manager way spent some time In tell teIl log ing of the plans of the pro pro- proposed proposed posed Central Utah Project and the Upper Colorado River Development program A proposed budget for the year July I 1 1962 1902 to June 30 1963 was presented and ap ap- approved proved totaling This This compares with a budget of for the past year Expenditures for the past year totaled with being received as extra revenue from two conventions and funds from HIghway 40 promotion The main Items of the expenditures es included aimin- aimin for US 40 retail merchants and for tourist pro pro- promotion promotion motion MRS B J PURSELL of the Utah Sports and Vacation Guide appeared before the Chamber seeking support for forthe forthe the magazine |