The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28
OFFER A5PHA| i
FOR GOOD R0l
Pittsburg-SaIt Lake Oil n.
pany Makes Tender Of
10000 Tons.
TO BE USED ON HIGHW4y
FROM SALT LAKE TO OGD|
Commercial Club Comma,
Will Hold Special Meetina
to Consider Offer.

Ir the early part Of 1910. wA,.,
committee from the Commercial n,
board of governors, consisting Of h
j. Halloran and w. Mont Ferry (,
spected the beds Of asphalt near Suu.
side, the property Of the pittsbuv
Salt Lake Oil company. The Comm
cial club is now asked 10 accent am
fer from that company of G0.OO0 I'd
Of this asphalt free to be used TO d
face the road from Salt Lake 10 Oqd,
At the time the committee visited 4
property report was made to
board of governors telling of the 4
mense deposit of this paving mater,
and of Its use in road building.
The offer came to the Commerc|
club Saturday in the following lef|
from the oil company.
We are pleased to note lie in,eo
being taken by yourselves and the co
merclal clubs of Davis and Weber coI
ties in the proposed macadaminZinR'
the state road between this city and Il
den, and would make the suggestion fI
at a very little additional cost the IA,
adam could be surfaced with Utah crl
rock asphalt and we hereby offer TO 81
ply sufficient asphaltum FOR this purp|
free OF cost
Means $4,000 Tons.
We appreciate the fact that this me-
some $4,000 tons, and while Utah cfr
to be the very best kind OF paving IN
Ierial. every time the subject is brouI
up with n view to using II, parties
terestcd In other asphalls come fcrWi
with the statement that there is
enough of il, and II there was. the 9
Of using 1t in the crude form is p
hibjtive.
In case this question should arise.
would call your attention 10 the rep
on our deposits made by q commit
appointed by the board of sovernors
the club during May. 1910. and take
opportunity OF assuring you that wei
never miss the amount required TO 8
face the road between Salt Lake and
den. AS to the question of cost we
be pleased to convince committee
pointed by YOU. or others interested.
II is not prohibitive and that the cost
excess Of that OF n state macadam NC
be saved in very short time thro
maintenance.
This kind OF roadway is no longer
experiment, as similar roads have
constructed by different cities. count
states. and the United States covering
at points contiguous TO asphalt depo
similar 10 ours. These roads have
case have proven highly satisfactory
have data pertaining to this on file i'll
office, and will be pleased to supply
or others interested with this iufor
ton at any time. Yours very truly
JPITTSBURG- SALT LAKE OIL c.
BY ]. Heber Richards, Secretary.
Will Bo Taken Up,
J. F.. Caine, secretary, said Satur
that the offer Will be taken up
once by the good roads commit
A meeting will be. called of this c
mittee which Governor Spry viii!
asked to. attend. The club Will
up the matter of transportation '
the Denver 6 Rio Grande Railr
company. The asphalt mines are.
miles from Sunnyside and there
good road for hauling from the nj
to the tracks. The matter of expt
in hauling and preparing the asp
for laying on the road VIII be ia
up in detail by the good roads c
mittee. Members of the Davis
Weber county Commercial clubs /,
the county commissioners will be as
to attend the meeting OF this c
mlrtec