The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-03
ECKER, COLO. SATURDAY, AUGUST >, 1912.

G. b. Stewart, secretary Of the Utah
Wool Growers Association.
Mr.. G. p. Allen Of Colorado, was
introduced. He said in part:
Colorado is indeed glad to meet
Utah tonight in the matter Of good
roads. We both need It. The call
has been made for both states 10 pro-
vide q transcontinetAl highway on
which the wealthy and the poor may
travel. Up to the present the touring
class have seen little Of Colorado and
less Of Utah, for the reason that auto
roads merely touch our state, then
bear of to our neighbors toward
Southern California. The present
move that brings us to Utah con.
templates the establishment Of =
highway through the beautiful and
rich western Colorado, 30 that our
state may be seen and appreciated
while the travellers are coming to
you.
1.-The gentlemen from Colorado who
are with me have come over the pro-
posed route and We can say to you
gentlemen of Utah that 1t is . good
one. There are no difIiculties Of any
consequence. We can say to the
autoing public, here IL good ssfe
route, one attended every mile Of the
way by the beauty spots Of Colorado.
1.-THE statistics I have At hand in-
dicative that there are between SIX
and seven hundred auto parties who
want to go this way ss soon as We
can provide them . good road. We
rejoice In being assured tonight by
the governor Of Utah that you will
join US. It now means that the trans
continental highway can be had for
the taking. On behalf Of Colorado,
we assure Utah that when you shall
send the shout, ''Our last bridge IL
finished; our last foot of road is COM
pleted," we shall call back to you
$50 1t Is on our end"
GOVERNOR sPRY SPEAKS
"It IL a pleasure on this occasion to
welcome, In joint assembly, the bus
mess men Of Uintah county, and
ofYicial representatives Of the sover-
eign State Of Colorado. To vernai
and Uintah county, I can ssy that
the route from Salt Lake 10 Jensen,
Utah, has already been declared .
state highway. It only remains now
to 30 establish the remaining seven-
teen miles from Jensen, Utah, to the
TX" ranch on tho state line to meet
.q1lx Oa}Qm1oA fginpdA With. cur AtatA
highway. Tue declaration which
makes this last link . state highway
shall be made Immediately upon my
return to Salt Lake City. There is no
question about the importance of
this move.
Utah and Colorado are mutually
interested In having public highways
traverse the best part Of these states,
for the advertising it gives them.
Immediately upon my return to Salt
Lake City, the State Road engineer
will be instructed to visit Uintah
county and go over the connecting
link between Jensen and the tx"
ranch to secure estimates necessary
for the state and the county to COM
plete Utah's highway, to the Colo
RADIO border.
'4On behalf Of the state OF Utah, we
welcome our friends OF western Colo
RADIO. Your interest and ours will be
served to the highest extent by the
completion of the project In which
interest you came here"
Governor Spry then devoted = few
minutes to the consideration Of eco
nomic value Of good roads in which
he declared that good roads meant
AS much to Uintah county financially
M would the coming of a railroad.
''This movement for good roads is
not In the interest solely of the
wealthy class, 1t Is essentially a
farmers benefit. Good roads mean
cheaper and safer facilities for the
travel Of our children to the public
schools; means the cheaper trans
portation Of merchandise and pro-
duce; means longer life to our wagons
and farm Implements, which all
summed up amounts to the greatest
saving that public institution can
bring to the farming public"
ut is true that this move likewise
is In the interest Of the rich, who
travel In automobiles; 1t Is none the
less true that the tourists have created
the demand and set the pace for good
roads. They have been the leaders in
the demand, but sifted to All ultimate
fact, the rural districts and the farm