Show civic clubs held cortez meeting cortez colorado was the bedez saturday last of representatives from several of the civic organizations affiliated with the associated socia ted civic clubs of southern utah and the civic organizations from several towns of southwestern colorado A caravan of eight cars assembled at monticello saturday noon heading for the place of meeting after having lunch here they had expected to reach cortez by 3 but wing owing 0 o encountering a heavy rai rain storm just after leaving the gravel east of dove creek were delayed about an hour and a haf fighting the mud and dodging road graders that had been stalled and which obstructed ted passage of traffic the caravan from utah consisted of tom jensen roving representative of the associated clubs and J W madsen of cedar city donald T adams noel sitton joe reay H E blake horace allred J ward palmer ivan christensen and wife sirs mrs hans jensen mrs chauncey black mrs leah I 1 conn and loya perkins of monti cello harry T goulding of bonu I 1 1 ment valley al P F lyman and wife parley redd and wife J wile redd and wife and J M orr jr arid wife blanding dennis baldwin roy bush tom mix dr JW J W williams ralph miller killer A C jorgensen Jw gensen howard W balsley baesley dr sanford ballinger R J pletcher fietcher and li L al meador moat moab preston G Pe beteta teta n aa and d W D hammond of the utah state road commission Cominis sidn sio n who were on their return from a trip to colorado where they met with the colorado state road commission were also present representing utah highways the delegations were met it at cortez byrele byi delegations abon a Q from lj lAtra ngoi mancos dolores and nd other western desai colorado towns an afternoon session was held at the cortez mortuary donald T adams secretary of the blue mountain ch ic club of monticello ti being chosen wi as chairman mr adams explained that he be had been I 1 requested to arrange for the ing it t being primarily to bring the civic organizations of the two states in iose close touch and to create a more f friendly and closer understanding of each others needs especially in the matter of roads I 1 the discussion at the ine meeting eting centered principally around the condition of highway and the possibility of securing its completion as soon as possible it transpired tha s the state of colorado has bus set aside some for expenditure yet this fall the only drawback to the letting 1 I of the contract being a controversy between the state and a n local ditch company about tho the and of culvert to care for a ditch that crosses the highway this difficulty it was aarnes arned had been ironed out and it is expected that work will be commenced within the next thirty days it was also learned that it is the intention of the state of colorado to oil the road just as soon as completed clear to flit utah state line the mutual advantage to the two states of the completion of this road and the opening up of the scenic attractions trat tr ions within the area represented came in in for discussion and the cresting creating of an alliance between southern utah and south southwestern colorado war advocated it was given out by the colorado representatives that an a tempt would be ce made to form art an Is is of san juan basin clubs at an early date in order to more inore com plemely cement the good wil that should exist between communities and people one of the mot in inK statements at the meeting was that of preston G peterson of the state road commission that is as soon as colorado completer ano and 0 oi lis li s i its road to the slate lin utah would of necessity meet the improver rent with like improvement improver rent through utah to connect with U alls system f oiled roads in the evening a banquet was s g iv ven the li I de lagates by tha cortez chamber of commerce at which there were a hundred gatei laid all al of which were used the usual after dinner talks made ip ap the even ings program at which more discussion of mutual need were erv reviewed v the meeting breaking up a tout bout 10 pm with all leaving ditl wiri the impression tha thab 1 l the meeting rie eting had ben been well worth while |