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Show Twenty-five Members Of Hurricane Chamber Of Commerce Hold Meet HURRICANE, Utah Twenty-five Twenty-five members of the Hurricane Chamber of Commerce met at a banquet held Monday night in the Hurricane Cafe, where it was decided de-cided to boost the proposed highway high-way from Kingman to Utah by way of Pierce's Ferry over Lake Meade. Glen Williams, president of the local chamber met on Monday of last w-eek with Arizona state ron.-l officials at Phoenix and with the Chamber 'of Commerce at Kingman. King-man. He had previously contacted Mohave county road officials and he reports that these people are strong for the short cut to Utah. The new highway will eliminate the Kaihab forest and will shorten the road from Kingman to Anderson's Ander-son's Planch in Utah, approximately approximate-ly 100 miles. Mr. Williams also reported that the Kingman Chamber of Commerce Com-merce had sent a representative to the Arizona State Planning loard for roads with a recommendation that was oked by the board for a new road between Kingm.fn and (Continued on page eight) Hurricane C. of C. (Continued from first page) Phoenix that will bring them 100 miles nearer together. Thus 200 miles will be cut from the distance dis-tance between Anderson's Ranch, and Phoenix. The proposed highway from Kingman to Utah will come across the Hurricane valley at a point near Wolf Hole and thence into Washington county. |