Show resolution WHEREAS REAS the victorr victor 11 highway ll h other otherwise wie designated as fed et bial al aid no 40 to lo a highway which fitins from coast to coast and Is the longest highway with one single designation number cl dossing utah in approximately the center of tile state and nd WHEREAS this highway E t completed with thice branches loading to the three principal cities 0 tc state namely provo salt lale city and ogden so that wet we it bound tourists may select their route to the sou thein utah parks and los angeles to salt lako lake city and direct to san francis 0 o a 0 through h ogden and tho the northern faiks and the pacific and WHEREAS in addition this thi hway is 13 the most feasible route lor for the moving of produce from and supplies into the uintah hasin basin of utah which large fertile rei rea has no railway transportation and is entirely ent liely dependent upon ino r ator or kitick transportation and WHEREAS the Ir intall basin now has a population of 16 people acres acrea of land under cultivation large herds of livestock live idock the largest resources in in the world and wonderful wonder lul scenic and recreational attractions in the uintah mountains and WHEREAS the ha state of colorado has recognized the importance of this hl hway as an m teral part of the nations nation 5 and Coo colorados rados highway system and has mide made m ide barje appropriations tor for tile tie nent of federal it lilg highway hay 40 and the officials of this state now pledge the completion ot of an oil sui faced road from benver denver westward to tile the colorado utah state line by the ond end of the 1937 constriction season anil and WHEREAS the completion of this highway from the utah colorado line to the point of diversion near heber city utah to tho the same standards as in colorado would give oil surfaced highways throughout lout tho the state of utah over this route and other routes and to all points on the pacific coast and would inevitably load to greatly increased tourist traffic tor for the calbre state of utah and WHEREAS it appears that sa said federal Fedor 21 ald aid highway 40 has been held back and po poto forence reaco iven to 0 miuor luer highways of lesser importance and in ii some cases to highways paral lelling railroad lines it therefore appears that the eaily completion of this said federal aid highway 40 0 would give 0 baier lai er return to the people of thle flate aitse and to the traveling public any other one piece of road coa NOW THEREFORE we the associated CIVIC CLUBS OF NORT NORTHERN AErN UTAH do hereby endorse and strongly urge the earliest possible completion of federal aid highway 40 to standard ill sul faced construction const suction and that it bo be given first preference in the construction program for this year that a copy of this tion be transmitted to his excellency henry H blood governor of uth ut h to the state road commission of 0 t the be state of uta h and to tile the federal bureau of roads department part ment of the interior isee tary of war georgo george H dorn dern a and nd utah congress onal delc dol cat at on the above iwo lution was reul reu l barly passed at a meeting of the executive board of tho the As associated civic clubs of northen Nor thoin uta hon bell marci 21 1336 1936 associated CIVIC CLUBS OF NORTHERN UTAH |