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Show FOUR NEW ROADS 10 1 FIELDS URGED AS NEED FOR DEVELOPMENT DEVELOP-MENT OF INDUSTRY IN j SOUTH Increasing The Accessibility Of the New Oil Fields Of Eastern Utah Through The Construction Of New Roads I Salt Lake City. Increasing the accessibility ac-cessibility of the new oil fields of eastern Utah through the immediate construction of four new roads, engaged engag-ed the attention of the board of governors gov-ernors of the chamber of commerce at its weekly meeting, when that body considered maps and proposals prepared pre-pared for it by Perry A. Clark of Salt Lake, president of the Monumental Oil company. The new roads called for In the plans submitted by Mr. Clark would penetrate the oil section lying between Moab and the Arizona line from four different directions. The maps submitted to the governing govern-ing board of the chamber by the head of the Monumental Oil company were prepared at the request of the board, according to Mr. Clark. It was the latter's intention to meet with the former, but other business prevented so that the data he had compiled was presented by the secretary of the chamber. The plans under consideration call for new highways to Moab, from Thompsons on the Denver '& Rio Grande Western railroad; and from Dolores, Colorado; Gallup, New Mexico, Mex-ico, and Flagstaff Jrimna "The accompanying maps," Mr Clark said in a communication to th board of governors, "have been prepared pre-pared to show the possibilities of these proposed roads, and in compiling them we have endeavored to take full advantage ad-vantage of the road improvements contemplated by the Babbit Brothers stores, a chain of which is operated in northern Arizona, as well as the road improvements and the bridge which is j to be built at once hv Cncnnin anrl Navajo counties at Lee's Ferry. "Our present problem Is to get the people and the state road commission of Utah interested," Mr.' Clark contin-continues, contin-continues, "to the extent at least of maintaining these highways in good condition, and of constructing a bridge across the San Juan river in southern Utah. The building of permanent highways high-ways and the spanning of streams in southeastern Utah requires substantial substan-tial construction because of the torrential tor-rential rains wh;i a: moh oecLiuil. Unless maintenance funds can be provided, pro-vided, it will be impossible to keep the arteries of travel in good shape. Fifty oil'rigs will be operating between be-tween Moab and the- Arizona line in a short time, according to Mr. Clark, and the need for the immediate construction con-struction of roads in the area is pressing. press-ing. The proposed highway from Gallup would pass over the Navajo Indian reservation, while that from Flagstaff would run close to the south side of the Grand canyon. |