Show PROTEST MASS MEETING CALLED B R mcdonald local representative of the gilsonite Gila onite company received a letter the first df 61 the week from fred carstarphen manager of that company and aa as a result mayor W F olson has issued a call for a mass meet ing at city hall thursday night at 7 30 to protest against HEat nit the building of a state road from roosevelt to colton in hie his letter to mcdonald Mc Dunald carstarphen rave gave the information that elate state roan authorities had practically deci decided dedon on tha bjelding of the roosevelt colton road and he calli calls attention to the probability proba billy that if such a road to abolt ed ad by the ahto price reservation herpal road will be olson issued the call for the ther mass meeting as koono calad b h a attention to the matter and it Is likely that a committee will be appointed to aro to salt lake and protest against the roosevelt colton elate state road the letter follows myton utah oct 13 1911 mr 51 B R mcdonald have just bad the opportunity of a three hour interview with massri david matheson Mathe eon and beera beers member members of the highway commission it ia Is apparent that the comm commission Ismon has determined ter mined minea that the colton road into the basin buin Is the one that shall receive their attention and a liberal expenditure ex of money for its repair and main cenance te nance e further the ruling of the commission is such that no other road in the county can receive attention an t til tho the first road is made possible this situation therefore eliminates any consideration of the price to myton road at this time it is certain that this view of the highway commission cannot fall kil to be a serious detriment to price ai d its kindred enterprise the gilsonite Gilson lic company haa has taken the position as champion for the price road but it cannot fight single handed kindly advise me concerning the views of yourself fellow commissioners and the leading busness men of price Th thanking king you aci fc a free and liberal expression of opinion I 1 am ain very truly youra yours fred G carstarphen |