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Show County Purchases Land For Breaks Road Right-of-way All obstacles to the construction of a National Parks highway around the rim of Cedar Breaks has been removed by the purchase of necessary land by Iron county and transfer of title to the government. govern-ment. The Parks Service has planned the road for a number of years, but the project has been blocked by right-of-way difficulties. Four pieces of land within the boundaries of the Cedar Breaks Monument were owned by Parowan livestockmen and it was necessary for the government gov-ernment to acquire title to the land before the project could be undertaken. under-taken. Iron County was asked to purchase pur-chase the land, which has finally been accomplished, and It is now expected that plans for the road will be rushed so that It may be Included In the 1947 fiscal year budget for road construction. |