| Show preparations for constructing an interstate inter state federal road between points in utah and arizona were made saturday at special meeting of the state road commission when a delegation of citizens froan baue washington and iron counties outlined their wishes la regard to tats highway the road will be one of the earliest taken up in 1921 according to present plans it will extend from aft nab utah to aiho t creek arla including hurricane utah and fredah ia arla distance of a little more than 70 miles the federal part of the project was taken up with the authorities by ira R browning while in washington late in september he reports that they gave him every encouragement possible and he believes that will indorse the road as planned mr browning has already taken up with the state highway commission of arizona the matter of their share of this road and he feels that they too will be friendly and will get behind the project which will be one of the most unique scenic highways in the world tapping as it does the grand canyon region passing through sections of the ancient cave dwellers country and being in a district where almost every mile is baled with natures wonder landsi those present were fred W cutler kanab kane county ji W imlay charles B petty and james judd county commissioners all three ot hurricane washington D A matteson Mat beson of carowan parowan and S J foster cedar city both in iron county these men said that their counties would aid as tar as possible in this move for a road through their counties connecting them with arizona to convicts for road work an inquiry the visitors as to the intentions of the state in working the convicts as usual in the warm southern counties during the coming winter brought forth the tact that little work will be done by the convicts at the utah state prison during this winter as they will be worked mostly in the prison workshop this new institution is being rapidly converted from a cell house to a prison machine shop where during the snowy winter weather the prisoners will be employed in repairing the road machines including automobiles and trucks many counties have berven soiled upon the state road commission that they will send delegations to the next meeting on tuesday oct an eager disposition Is shown throughout the state for a participation in the road building projects of 1921 many of mhd visits arranged tor tuesday being in regard to coop co op aerating with the state in nest year s road program deseret news |
