| Show salt alt I 1 lake denver highway ay 40 A organized 0 aga 0 F ft f artil idt 0 1 v 1411 afta baci bcd ff ftfe 0 wo WT V tea onh civic ama p AP clubs h aba ap pledge jr sp w TY united ni red front at wernal bernal v VERNAL LIONS STAGE successful ROAD 0 A 11 W E colorado and utah citizens seated A round banquet tables hear important highway talk history was made in ili vernal last evening when representatives of lions clubs throughout eastern utah and western colorado members of the chamber ot of commerce from salt lake city ogden provo and denver deliver colorado representatives of 0 the utah state road commission W D risher and the honorable abe Al murdock met in session tor for the purpose of urging the completion bt bf high highway vay 40 between denver ind and salt lake city the affair was held at the instance of the lions club of vernal in the gymnasium of 0 the uintah high school building where an excellent banquet I 1 et of 0 venison was served to t LE the 0 guests L G noble president of the vernal club officiated at the ceremonies em onies and first introduced mayor rice hice cooper of vernal who welcomed the visitors to the city he then turned the program over to hugh colton uintah county attorney and secretary of the laiwa ll ins club who acted as toastmaster purpose of party outlined senator hyrum B calder was called upon first to explain the purpose of calling together this great body of representatives along the route of highway 40 mr calder said that utah and Po colorado lorado were joining hands tor for the up building development and advancement of eastern utah and western colorado but not only can we see the development of these sections but in the center of our thoughts we are working towards a great transcontinental highway from the to the pa pacific cefic he stressed the importance bor tance and value of united effort in accomplishing the ends of this meeting the completion of highway 40 between denver and salt lake city denver representative speaks sneaks mr colton announced that beginning with denver and coming coining toward salt lake every city along the route would be represented by a speaker the representatives senta tives from denver including I 1 B james general manager of the denver colorado springs and pueblo motorways Motor ways inc E T obrien manager of the motor club of colorado and the manager of the pacific denver transportation por tation company voiced their willingness to cooperate with utah and urge colorado to tile the completion of the highway in that state they reported that denver la Is becoming tremendously interested tit in the project alonz along the hie hwai dr E A jackson of steamboat springs said that they had bad just juat about given up hope of securing a completed road but the tha meeting called in vernal had revived all early plans and efforts of steamboat citizens would be renewed he spoke of the scelia beauties and points of interest in land and around steamboat springs 1 I P becket of orals craig colorado spoke his pleasure at having the opportunity to attend such a meeting he told of the unusual and valuable things of interest around craig and promised enthusiastic thusia support of the entire city for a hard surfaced highway W S henderson spoke in ill behalf of vernal referring to the dinosaur and wondrous gorges and lakes in uintah county indian lore and remains of ancient cultures was the subject of a short talk by walter E atwood of roosevelt who said we advertised halt enough what we have here roy E miller of myton dr E A bishop of duchesne and storm mcdonald of heber city each pledged themselves and their cities to the support of 0 a complete high highway way 40 for or as dr bishop said eald with a good road we expect our town to grow hamilton calder of provo lep resenting ea enting the provo chamber of commerce omni erce reported the provo hamber chamber of commerce was edly lit in favor of the highway and would do everything ever athing in their power to further it salt lake chamber of commerce some twenty members of the salt lake city chamber of commerce attended the meet leland kimball representative of the rotary club and chairman of the chamber of commerce uintah basin committee spoke first and introduced R E folland road chairman of the chamber of commerce who said that he had bad always felt that the completion or of 40 would bring tourist travel to salt lake city and his group had always been behind the movement state senator julian bamberger slid said that the chamber of commerce had faith in this thia country and in the people of 0 this his country and they were ready to do anything which might help in bringing prosperity and hap bap to the people of uintah basin and salt lake iX outlines lines mes road outlook dext year preston G Peter Peters stir tn of the utah state road commission charged that the road commission was doing kyer thing possible to complete the highway and had bad no apologies to make tor for their efforts he then outlined the various along the highway that will be completed by next year and went the length of the highway in utah telling how the highway will look next year the state has no jurisdiction over the road between fruit land and where tile the cement begins ins this side of heber city he said it if you want to really get in and do something tor for the highway see your congressman and ask them to see that the forest road fund is kept up with the federal aid road fund bid let for road work roosevelt to mato n continued on last page vernal lions stage successful road meet continued from page one amidst a storm of applause M mr r peterson announced that a bid was let wednesday to the reynolds construction company campany for toad work preparatory to haid surfacing between roosevelt and myton he mentioned the fact t that 11 at when 1 i th the e national highways committee meets in june 1936 the utah state road commission will bo be on hand to urge that the roosevelt highway be routed in eastern utah along highway 40 has hell shaken into him congressman abe murdock in his friendly interesting manner was the next speaker see text and W D Ris rishel liel president ot of the utah automobile association hollowed toll owed suggesting that it gas the wheel that squeaked the loudest that received attention he said baid the uintah basin squeaked loud enough and to get in and holler as loud and as far as possible lie he informed tile the group that he had never heard of a project more in general favor by the entire state and nation than was the completion of highway 40 and explained that the tourist reservoir was rocky mountain national park from whence tourists were diverted in many channels but the one leading to salt lake because of the lack of a road he advised the communities along the route to get in and organize a powerful association with several thousand members whose sole purpose would be the promotion of the highway power lies in unity and numbers he 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