| Show HIGHWAY 89 BOOSTERS FROM FIVE ESTATES STATES MEET IN MONTPELIER IDAHO A large group of Highway 89 boosters met in Montpelier Idaho Idaho Idaho Ida Ida- ho on Tuesday evening to lo meet the officers of the new Highway 89 organization and to hear a report from these officers The Thc group was told that the organization organization organization organ organ- not yet a year old has more than members and has already made itself known in helping Highway 89 cities with their problems and in promoting promoting pro promoting pro pro- travel on the Highway A caravan from Southern Utah Utah Utah Ut Ut- ah and Arizona enjoyed the journey to Idaho where they met with from Idaho Wyoming Wyoming Wy Wy- oming and Montana 1 The caravan caravan caravan cara cara- van began its journey in Kanab t 6 a. a m m. and picked up 89 boosters booster along the way Traveling Traveling Traveling Travel Travel- ing in cars painted up to proclaim proclaim proclaim pro pro- claim Highway 89 and t the h e community the he car represented the group received much attention attention atten atten- attention tion all along the route I Going from Sanpete were Lindsay Carlisle Arthur Nell I Harlan Thomas and Vaun Cox of Manti l and Mayor L. L R. R Burr I IDean Dean Folster and nd Wes Ves Thompson Thomp Thomp- son of Ephraim Lunch in Provo The Highway 89 caravan was I picked up by a police escort outside of Provo and taken to I downtown Provo where parking spaces were reserved and a luncheon was waiting During the luncheon officers and members members members mem mem- bers of oC the tour participated in recording a r l' radio a d i o 0 program which was broadcast over a Provo station as the g group r l' o 0 U P lr left ft town Get Salt Lake Escort r Members of the 89 caravan were met outside of Salt Lake City by s several veral motorcycle po police police police po- po lice who gave them a very efficient escort right up State Street ignoring all traffic signals signals signals sig sig- nals as they blocked off all cross traffic This fine escort i iwas was provided by the Salt Lake City police force and took the group in inn htow tow in a much move I Beautiful Highway The beauties of Highway 89 were brought hone home to the travelers travelers tra tra- elers in the caravan as they enjoyed the cool scenic drive up beautiful canyons and on out for a view of the immense Bear Lake They were met at the shore of Bear Lake by the Sheriff of Bear Lake County Idaho who escorted them into Idaho and on into Montpelier r. r rime T were scheduled to arrive at Montpelier at and pulled in at about 6 35 proving that their lunch coffee and gas stops were well planned Montpelier's Montpelier's Mont- Mont pelier's mayor and county commissioners commissioners commissioners com com- missioners greeted the group on arrival and had parking reserved reserved reserved ed on Montpelier's 1 Main street Enjoy Banquet The Highway 89 boosters from tl the e five states enjoyed a banquet banquet banquet ban ban- in the evening and there heard of the organization and il its activities President Ray Stuart of Williams Williams Wil Wil- liams Iiams Arizona said there is plenty of traffic and plenty of business available for Highway 89 BU if we will just get organized and aud get it there He lie invited everybody c interested in Highway 89 to meet at their first annual convention September 23 and 24 in to Flagstaff Bill Bass group secretary from Wickenburg Arizona said they now have more than paid members Flagstaff leads with 60 members He urged all representatives representatives representatives rep rep- p pre present r e s e c n t to take home a good word for prospective prospect prospect- ive members so that they might go ahead with the printing of or literature and erecting signs all along the thc Highway Johnny Perkins executive se secretary secretary se- se said it is now possible to tf travel from Fairbanks Alaska Alaska Alaska Alas Alas- ka to a point below Mexico City on miles of Highway 8 and connecting highways in Canada Alaska and Mexico He lIe told talc of a n meeting with Mexican iS y t. t officials in which they agreed to list their conne connecting ting highway as 8 89 through Mexico Many 89 Organizations The banquet group was told that the first Highway 89 boost- boost C cc en organization had its beginning beginning begin begin- ning ping in 1923 and since then seve several several sev sev- e eral al others have had hada a beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning with few results The present present pre pre- sent organization is composed of six officers from Arizona and andone andone andone one from Mexico It was explained ex explained ex- ex that this is certainly not an Arizona group but that the bud of interest began there and they had little response from other states in getting organ organ- ired Officers said they hope to add members from other stales slates when they hold their convention September 23 and 24 To date the Highway 89 or organization organization organization or- or has established conn connection connection con con- n with and is sending promotion promotion promotion pro pro- motion material to 47 travel agencies They have a Highway 89 9 decorative stamp coming out soon oon oon are ready with literature rs ts soon as the funds allow a large printing and have plans for an extensive highway sign program Mr Perkins said the literature and signs are t the h e immediate needs of the High High- way Help Kelp With ith Laws The Arizona delegation told of ofa a threatened pass by-pass of several of t the their h e i r small communities which are arc made up almost en entirely entirely entirely en- en of Motels gas station cafes etc They went to bat batto batto batto to save sav their communities a and n d today Arizona has a state law which pr prohibits hibits highways from passing by-passing communities when new roadways are being built Wyoming reported the same experience with millions of dollars dollars dollars dol dol- lars of investment i in tourist threatened with being dropped off a highway They too went to the law makers makers makers mak mak- ers of their state and today it itis itis itis is unlawful to pass by-pass a Wyoming Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming community unless first getting gelling the of the people people people peo peo- in an election Montana fontana said they have had several miles of gravel road in their section of Highway 89 They have oiled 20 miles of this road now and said it appears that the remainder will be let leton leton leton on a contract next year Idaho has but 39 miles of Highway 89 but plans to make it 39 miles of the best road to toIre tolie lie Ire found on the entire route They have an appropriation of for improvements on their short stretch of road which isn't at all bad right now Several took look an op opportunity opportunity opportunity op- op to explain this states state's needs but Mayor Burr hit the nail on the head so far as this I county goes He said we regard an adequate takeoff take at Spring Spring- ville ille as the most pressing need of or the highway at this moment He expressed this same opinion when he appeared on the radio in Provo Members of the caravan caravan car car- avan agreed the junction is hard to find even if you have been over it several times Highway Song An official Highway 89 song composed by Bernie Williams was sung for the group This song will be recorded by the Ilk lik Spots and then placed in Juke Boxes throughout the West Vest 0 |
