Show WORKING FOR MIDLAND TRAIL P what is hoped to be the inal final wedge in the argument for the midland trail to come thru brigham city and box erder eder county was driven yesterday at A a meeting held at biontello ilon Ion tello nevada which was attended by the entire membership of the hoard board of county commissioners from this county mayor R L fishburn jr and hon john D peters representing the box bos elder commercial club prof J W jensen of the state road commission and other gentlemen representing the bear river valley commercial club county officials from davis and weber counties who went to that point to confer with the county commissioners of elko county nevada the matter was brought to a head last week when the board of county commissioners went down to salt lake to confer with governor spry relative to the appropriation made by the last legislature of tor for midland trail purposes in this county and they were informed by his excellency that as soon as the nevada officials declared or designated a state road to connect on with the road in box elder county he would mould release the appropriation pria tion and it can be used in completing the road in the far western part of 0 this county acting upon this suggestion the commissioners of davis weber and dox box elder counties wired the commissioners ners of elko county nevada asking ashing them them to appoint a meeting for wednesday when the officials from this state would meet with them to discuss the matter and the repy reay came back that the nevado nevada officials would be at montello SIon tello wednesday morning to confer with with the utah delegation the commissioners then sent a wire to governor tasker L oddle of nevada inviting him to be present at the meeting and respectfully urging that he be come ile he replied by wire that his bis heart N as with the commissioners ren vor to have a stile atile road designated as he is very much iu in favor of good roads hut but press of bustness business would prevent him from being at the meeting the local board of county commissioners were backed up in their action in connection with the commissioners from davis and weber by the state road commission which desires very much to see the midland trail routed through the northern part of 0 the state aid aad so it aas as ged that pr J J V jensen would accompany commission ers conley and roche in art an automobile over the state road to lucin were they were picked up by the other party which deft by train from ogden early IV wednesday ednes day morning now the whole matter rests upon the decision of the nevada county commissioners it if in the deliberations of yesterday the local authorities were able to convert them to the idea of designating a state road then all Is clear sailing for box elder county so far as the appropriation la Is concerned tor for the governor stated to the county commissioners that as soon as the link was connected connected beyond the limits of this state then there would be prima facia evidence ot of the intention to construct a transcontinental highway and utah would fulfill her pledge by making the improvements some work has already been done on the roads out in t the he far western part of the county and the appropriation pria tion was made to complete the work some time in july a commission from the national association having the matter ofa transcontinental highway in charge will visit this section to determine definitely which way the midland trail shall be routed it box elder county can show that she Is hard at work to complete the state road those who are closely in touch with the situation assure the local officials that the midland trail will come north from salt lake that is just fust what we of box elder county want and we go further by declaring that it if the route does not traverse our county tourists will miss seeing the best part of the state ot of utah the result ot of the visit ot of the commissioners missi onera ners and special representatives to nevada yesterday will be awaited with interest |