The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-19
Utah Will Be Well Renrs.
at Big Convention
POcatello.
NEW LAWS CERTAIN M,
BRING MORE HlGlgu
Act Authorizing Use Of i
Labor Regarded as /
Step Forward.

Pocatello will he the ueet,nv
the second annual convenfIor /
Intermountain Good Roads a..
June %. 23 and "a, That the a.,
viii be a gathering OF some Of N
enthusiastic and effective ron>
workers in the west is asn,red
delegates from Wyoming, Monts..
no. Utah and Nevada clamoriut
tensive work in the building 4.
roads In the intcrmountaln coun,~
believed the convention will starf
ment that Will work wonders M
next five years in the way OF r
highways in these states. In6lSi<
fort in each OF the several stafee i;
way. and the recent legislaturs1
various laws that win forward Ii.
There Is on foot a movement "A
a national road from the extrem.
crn part Of Utah 10 the Canadia1
Wyoming and Montana stand r.
Is said. 20 push the road on ttrou-
territory 10 the border, thua =
vast territory as tributary TO n
ness Of the intermountain states
In the work of forwarding n.
roads project there are a numb
huences at work in Utah. ~
the Good Roads association. ths 4.
bile club. the good roads comaI|
the Salt Lake Commercial club
good Will Of the various boards ol
commissioners, coupled with "a
legislation affecting good roads. n
ing to bring Utah 10 the front a
the interTnountain states that n
line OF progress in road huIldlnr
executive committee OF the Ro11
convention appointed for Utah C.
edlv will have a good report b
TO the meeting in June. M
Use of Convict I.ahdF,
Three new laws are now on tbs|
books OF Utah The convict ltb
gives the state the services OF al
| convicts OF the state prison 4
estimated as equal 10 an appropn1
| $3.50. 900 for road building The
propriating $1,000 for the main
OF the convicts on road work and
empowering boards Of county b
sioners TO levy a tax of 5 mnla
| county for the work Of buildln1
are results Of recent Legislation.
The new laws will work. say u
Gates Of good roads. in a way
bound to bring about wonderful .
In the matter Of public fnads
state. Congressman Howell's 81
maintained, is reasonably BWe q
age. II appropriates s10.000.0W
building of government roads, q
will receive at least $4,000 OF
propriation. Taking ali there thlI
considera tlon. 1t is urged that U
roads movement will terninBts
permanent Improvement. II
Into the San juan.
One OF the parts OF the state
ing a public improved highway y
Juan country-Utah' oil dlstrid
known that g movement In Color
a like movement in New Mexieo
to push the pixies OF these ty|
across the state lines into tina y
country. 1t is held by the goo
men OF Salt Lake and the state
need of a good road into thar
is imperative. and that, In case
brought about. the state pracuq
lose all OF the vast territory f1s'
tain TO develop the instant road
that section. The movement. y.
has gone so far in New Mexleo
! road is promised as soon az tns
| agree 10 DGSli puIIlpi'iC.
representative Harshburgers 81
Juan county, has given asslirauc
men at the head of the good rnsq
ment In Utah that the trade o1
district will oe held for Uten
as there is hope or promise ot y
building Of a public improved ~
Will Represent Utah
An Invitation has been sent \
Wilson. secretary Of aRrlcwtqIS
dress the convention at Pocal
not unlikely that he VIII ~
meeting. The Utah executive e
appointed at the last ennua1
held at Ogden is made up Q, y
erts OF Logan, Robert Skelto5
Lake and James w. Dunn OF
highway committee appointeq
same time consists OF John u
OF Garfield. w. Steele OF JuncH.
Howell of Ogden. Caleb Ianne.
Lake and ]. w. Jensen OF LoEsH
president OF the convention ~
ed from each county or tne ~
For Salt Lake county Jonh y; :.
was appointed. He Will attena =
tello convention along WIN
from Utah. .,,s a
! A meeting OF the executive
VIII be held this week 10 ols
liminary matters before goinkk y.
work OF arranging TO atteno "
ton.