Show APPEAL FOR OPEN ING OF ARIZONA UTAH ROAD LINK 8 maintaining that the 20 mlle mile stretch ot ol impassable road which Is clogged with snow enow from recent storms in the region reg ton from fro in Hou 11 ou valley to fre fro donia is hindering motor traffic be tween arizona and utah the flagstaff chamber of commerce has appealed to the ar arizona zona state highway commis slon alon the blocked road makes nearly useless I 1 the state to state connection afforded by the lees leea perry ferry bridge erected at a cost of Is stated in al a second appeal dispatched to tho the bu 1 reau of public roads in san francisco I 1 county engineer J B D arl ht calls at I 1 that detour routs necessitate bouts necessitates an addition 1000 miles m les of travel for motorists I 1 more than has baa been spent on the bridge and certain sections of the highway that have been completed secretary ray howel said approximately daily travel oy over r the rout under normal conditions I 1 t thel bu but blockade of the road lias has made the lengthy detours necessary I 1 i in the communication to the state hi highway department mr howel says I 1 A proximately 20 or 0 the im passable road over the buckskin mt ML between Hou and fredonia Fre donla on U S highway 89 render this important artery useless as a state highway at present interstate automobiles travelers are obliged to make tho the circuit via las vegas nevada and needles calif this Is certainly an astonishing procedure when consideration Is given to the expenditure of some 5 tor for improvement of highway 89 during the past year by the arizona highway department tv this condition which will exist until after may 15 unless immediate action Is taken affects the sta state states teas as a whole and should be given serious consideration of the highway department regardless of the tact that responsibility tor for the maintenance of this particular section sec alon lies with the U S bureau of df public roads it Is needless to point out the bitter competition existing between federal highways 89 and 91 routed west out of salt lake hake city utah A distinct advantage ge to california sa Is resulting from our failure to keep the arizona route in good condition the possibilities of U S 89 to arizona are unlimited we a swift developer elopement developement dev nent of travel over this route during the next year it will bo be of interest to you to know that more than automobiles dally daily made use ot of this route during the peak of tourist travel last bast summer winter travel which la Is much lighter Is 13 largely between salt lake city and phoenix unless the road is opened there Is little encouragement to use the arizona route communications from atom utah have asked ked us ua to urge arizona to take biome some action to pen the 20 mile stretch of roadway it it cannot be effected by our state highway department we urge you to seek the support of the bureau of public roads to place the road in condition suitable for sheriff arthur Van devler who returned tuesday from a trip to the Hou valley section verified thi report that the highway Is entirely blocked coconino sun |