| Show push building of arrowhead trail it the reclamation scheme outlined by franklin K kane secretary of the interior tor for the purpose of irrigating with the flood waters of the colorado river millions of acres of land in the colorado river basin materializes teria lizes an effort will be made by the directors of the arrowhead trail improvement and development association to expedite the construction of a highway between las vegas nevada and san diego cat cal according to announcement made yesterday by charles H bigelow Bl gelow secretary and treasurer of the association tha the matter of building the highway was discussed at a meeting of at the directors of the association held friday for the purpose of outlining the plans tor for the next two months the regions included in the parker district of arizona and the blythe and imperial valleys of california will be tapped by the highway it its construction Is carried out there are thousands of at acres of land which the waters of the colorado river system would make productive in these districts according to mr bigelow Bl gelow last year he declares approximately worth of products was exported from the imperial valley alone president J 11 manderfield at the meeting of the directors also told the officers present to urge the building of a highway from st george utah to kingman ariz providing that the legislature of the latter state succeeds in making an appropriation tor for the purpose of bridging the colorado river stress was placed on the value of the proposed roadway tor for the purpose of facilitating the flock and herd interchange between the two states thousands of tourists who are now traveling to california will visit the scenic wonders of utah and pass through the state en route to yellowstone national park the president said bald if tho the roadway Is completed that utah has within its boundaries some of at the scenic wonders of the world was the declaration of president manderfield in addressing those present at the meeting the highways which lead to little zion canyon and all other points of interest in the state should be improved be he said and an effort made to acquaint citizens with the natural beauty of the state for the first time in tho the history of the arrowhead trail improvement and development association a director has been appointed for the state of california fred A wann formerly general traffic manager of the salt lake route has been elected to that office increased unity in fa the matter of road improvements and construction in and between utah and california Is 13 predicted as a result of the creation of this office tribune |
