Show midland kraii Is not dead tho the newest highway association from now yolk through colorado to the coast has chosen the midland trail for its scenic route through this state and utah announcement of tho the designation is made in a message to tho the sentinel today from the mooting meeting which is being held in st joe says the grand junction sentinel the full route of the highway makes it touch pittsburg columbus indianapolis springfield Han hannibal niba st joseph Colo colorado radu springs grand junction salt lake city and endue at san francisco or los angeles the midland teall ti ail west of salt lake which was adopted by the lincoln paved highway lias bas also alo been selected by the reek rock bland island association as the as the new organization is eaf called fled the most important feature of the meeting is the pledge of sev several ral thousand dollars by prominent motoring enthusiasts to form forin the nucleus of a fund to improve all parts of the road of the sums expended by the counties or states the bulk of this fund it is planned v will ill be spent in colorado and utah to jakc make I 1 the rock island highway the best transcontinental route in the country the decision of the rock island association so conf confirms irnis the contention of the local trail trall boosters that the route th tough colorado and utah is ie much more desirable than any wyoming road and despite the fact tb tbt at tl ti e wyoming road may be hard bard ur faced the motorists who compose the rock island organization determined to see the scenic beauties of colorado and utah even if they had bad to be tra versed over dirt I 1 highways this means that a tt tremendous tiemen emen dous datis sup elementary plemon tary fiary grafl I 1 will acme through h grand junction next summer |