Show CI am MU OF san 11 uan HE GION T 0 WORN FOR hogg I 1 HE ENE NT to a call sent out by the cortez colo chamber of corn com erce which was published in the r aan dan juan record last week some fifty five representatives ves of 0 f the corn com mu cities and civic bodies of south western colorado and south eastern utah assembled a attas he Hotel Hyland thursday noon of 0 last week where a dinner preliminary to a business meting was held the dinner served to make all acquainted with one another and give to all something of the view boint and aims odthe of the others in coming to ithe meeting after the dinner for which mrs hammond received a vote of congratulation by those surrounding the board the assemblage corn com posed of iipp representatives senta tives from durango grand junction cortez dolores resi norwood northdale Nort hdale acklen and doyl creek Col colland monticello blandiot Blan Blandi ag lockerby summit point pint and others ethers in utah adjourned to the assembly hall of the church where the business meeting took place the Monte county chamber I 1 of if commerce with headquarters in ortez cortez will AC aca a as s a clearing clearine house for the organization of corn coin mur murty lity group 71 thi o various communities muni ties under present plans clans wi H submit proposals for highway development and allied matters to that chamber 0 of f Com commerce comfere mere which will in turri turn bring such mattes matters to the attention of all concerned four specific highway program which the group of communities wili sponsor as their first work were outlined and discussed fully at the mel mei 1 1 ing these four plans are as follows I 1 completion of the surfaced highway bieh extending eastward east warl from monticello to the utah colorado state line and thence to dolores 2 construction as soon as possible of the first units of the dove creek ridgway highway which in elude the slick rock hill route this ligh highway way was recently designated as a federal aid project as a result of efforts of congressman edward T taylor and community organization of western colorado but no allots allo ments for its have been made efforts will be made to have a large part of the new road come under the terms of the colton oddie law which provides for far th fedi fedoras rill government to bear the entire entile cost of road construction when the road pass pas s entirely thront public landi 3 sponsorship of the proposed apropo ed main highway south front from monticello through blanding and bluff utah to and through arizona toward the southern pacific coast this route several everal south eastern istah towns have urged enthusiastically for everal years past would afford a scenic highway from western colorado colok k and eastern utah to southern call cal fernia fc inia cooperation with the custodian of the natural bridges nation al monument in in south eastern utah it to ure of a highway la 6 6 monument at the present presen grinfe aoi e an unimproved automobile road extends extend Ta to the foot of 0 one ne of the 04 natural bridges and it 1 is believed thit s ja a first class highway y opening these scenic wonders can be sec secured tirel particularly if great enough interest is shown by visitors all visiting the will bri asked to register Th the natural bridges are located a boy 40 miles west of blanding coope of 1 the lorest forest service with the uta utah hi highway department and bureau of public fc roads will be sought trea t e rodd to ito the mai umer passes through part of af the lasal national |