OCR Text |
Show SALT LAKE AND OGDEN JOIN HANDS Resolved, by the joint committee of tb eWeber Club of Ogden and the Commercial club of Salt Lake, that Salt Lake City and Ogden Cltj lOCTD an offensive and defensive alliance and 'hat we ask our respective clubs to pledge themselves as follows "First, That the Salt. Luke City Commercial club pledge Itself to see that both Ogden and Salt Lake are i laced upon the main line of any transcontinental hlghwa that may he adopted. 1 "Second, That the Weber club of Ogden pledge itseit to see that both Salt Lake and Ogden are placed upon anj transcontinental highway that may bo adopted Third. That each club pledge U-lelf U-lelf to work as diligent!) in th:s mar-i mar-i ter for the other club s town as it works for Its own town; ne It further fur-ther "Resolved That both Salt Lake and Ocden snail unceasingly work for the best highway possible between the two cities, since In any event this section or the road will be a portion of the transcontinental highway." The foregoing resolutions were drawn tii and passed by a committee from the Commercial club anJ a committee com-mittee from the Weber club which et In the Weber club last evening Considerable satisfaction was expressed ex-pressed by both delegations wnen the meeting was closed, for the results pi the conference maj mean that both Ogden and Salt Lake will be on the highway provided the northern route Ij selected The Salt Lake committee was composed com-posed of 1 H Manderfleld. chairman. Joseph E. Calne, P, S Murphy. Dr. C. A. Wherry, W n Wallace. H H. Klllson. George A Stelner, and Joy H. Johnson. On the Ogden commlt-' commlt-' tee were J W Abbott chairman; M ? Browning. A P BlgeiOW, H, B Bristol, Dr. H M Rowe. C R. Hol-llngsworth. Hol-llngsworth. I L Reynolds, and O J. Stilwell The highway route In detail was discussed by the members representing represent-ing the two organizations, and the most (ordlal relations existed, a disposition dis-position being shown to overcome the hard fecllncs that hae heen developed devel-oped by the project. The result of the conference was the resolutions adopted. When the controversy regarding the louting oi the a tnmoblle highway was first taken up It was nelieved that Salt Lake would co-operate with Ogden to mutual advantage The result re-sult of the first important meeting of club men, however, blasted g-den'S g-den'S hones, and the Weber club, representing Ogden. went to work on Its own initiative to secure Hie highway high-way by way of Hvanston instead Of by way of Grand Junction Such efforts ef-forts were made In behalf of Ogden that undoubtedly the club would have met with success wlthosl the aid ot Salt Lake It Is probable that the activities on the part of Ogden had the effect of showing Salt Lake that Ogden meant business and that the. safest way Tor Zion to secure a position posi-tion on the road was to secure thu aid of this I Ity The erievance committees of the l wo clubs will meet in Salt Lake next Monday evening, when the matter will be discussed still further The committee appointed as delegates 10 the meeting of the Automobile Club of llah will attend and legislation relating to 'be furthering of the coast to coast highway will be Investigated. The Ogden committee Is conuioserl 01 C Ft llollingsworth, A P Dlgelo.v and R F. Bristol |