Show C U IN U S HIGHWAY HOUTING colorado and ut utah ah groups confer at grand junction assurance of support for the routing routine of the roosevelt highway into utah over U S no 50 was given the associated civics clubs of southern utah at their meeting held saturday at grand junction colorado in which various western colorado organizations also participated the decision of the utah state road commission which was represented by two of the three members came after a conference during an intermission both commissioners ners hammond and peterson were reluctant to commit themselves until they had learned the opinion of the colorado officials but aler abier studying the conditions and attractions af of the two possible routes for the roosevelt highway they promised their support the routing of the roosevelt roosevelt highway into utah has been a major project with the southern utah group for giorc than two years and Colo colorado radi people have been working I 1 for the same result for a like period the only other route seriously consid bied for the transcontinental highway which originates in cape cod massachusetts is west from denver over U S no 40 the latter route however la Is closed during the winter months due to the heavy snows in high mountain passes president frank G martines Mar lines presided at the conference at grand junction which was held in connection with a meeting of the grand junction chamber of commerce and the lions club in an ef fort to promote good will between the two scenic territories the three hour meeting saturday afternoon brought out the fact that the western slope of colorado and southern utah have a great deal in common and that cooperation between the two legions will be of great benefit to both the attractions for the tourists as well as the general traveling conditions through the territory are far better than can be found elsewhere it was pointed out by several beveral speakers president martines preston G peterson peter son and W D hammond of the utah state road commission TW gardner president of the grand junction chamber of commerce M G hinshaw chairman of the mesa county commission and dr B A Matte matteroli rolf president of the grand unction lions lion club were principal speakers at a banquet saturday evening after the session saturday the colorado people suggested that they would organize similarly to the southern utah clubs and then be in a better position to coop l crate with utah in promoting the attractions of the adjacent territories the group from utah made the return trip by way of the river road from cisco to moab one of the most scenic routes of utah richfield people attending the meeting me eling were president frank G martines secretary ray E carr and mrs carr mr and mrs W 0 cluff and H B waters |