The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-21
ASK UTAH To BUILD
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY
Colorado Delegation of Boost
ers Point Out Advantages
Sure to Follow.
GET BIG FAIR TRAFFIC
Transcontinental Road Would
Bring Thousands Hither on
Way to San Francisco.
GET BIG FAIR TRAFFIC

A delegation of thoroughbred boost
ers from Colorado yesterday met III
conference with Governor William
Spry representatives of tho Utah state
highway commission and others, in the
main lounging room of the Commercial
club. to discuss plans for the establish
ment of a Translate public highway
between Salt Lake and the Colorado
line, to connect at Grand Junction. the
terminus of the official Colorado state
automobile rontc.
In asking that Immediate steps be
taken in the matter, the prominent vis-
itors have pointed out that between
the present dato and the exposition Of
1915 in San Francisco. mass OF auto
mobile traffic will pass through Colo
RADIO and Utah, and that now is the
time for official routes to be estabiished
for the benefit of those cities and
states through which that tra1hc Will
go.
At the conclusion of the conference,
Governor Spry made il known that he
would call meeting of the state high
way commission this week. if possible,
when official action will be taken, so
far as the Utah route is concerned
The visitors will return to Colorado to-
dav or tomorrow.
Many Attend Meeting.
Those present at the conference in
cluded Governor Spry, David Mattson
and Richard r. Lyman of the Utah
state highway commission: G, G. Nc
Whitney of the Price Commercial club,
Price. Utah; J. r. Sharp, Sunuyside,
Utah: J. NJ Butt, secretary Of the
chamber of commerce, Green River,
Utah: State Senator &. A. Iverson of
Price. Utah; ". T. Asimus, f. J. Cook
and c, G. Jones, all Of Green River, and
others representing Carbon, Emery and
Utah counties.
The Colorado delegation included Q.
p, Allen. chairman OF tine Colorado
state highway commission, Denver; NJ.
G. Ramsey. president Of the Grand
Junction Motor club; Fred G. Shaffer,
director of publicity Of Grand Junction,
Grand Junction; L. r. Thomas, presi-
dent of the Eagle Commercial club.
Eagle. Colo: Thomas NJ Todd. mayor
Of Grand Junction; J. L. Ham iIton,
of the Grand Junction Motor
club, Grand Junction; Leonard Curtis,
director Of the national highway COM
mission, Colorado Springs. and Bishop
BENJAMIN Brewster, bishop of the
western Episcopal diocese Of Colorado,
Glenwood Springs.
Route Is Outlined.
The plan supported BY the Colorado
delegates and the Utah counties rep
resentatives is that by which the trans
continental route Will be continued
from Grand Junction to Salt Lake by
way of Green River. Price and Provo.
The Colorado delegation carries with
it blue prints of the Colorado state
roads. which converge at Grand juno
ton Blue prints also were presented
showing the proposed route along the
Denver & Rio Grande road.
The visiting delegates attended
meetings held at Price, Provo and
Spanish Fork, where the plan was en-
supported II was an
nounced that, the commissioners of Car
bon county had agreed to levy tax
for the building of road through that
county, AT Provo it was announced
that the county commissioners would
work on a similar basis, and a mass
meeting would be called to discuss the |
matter and devise ways and means of |
the necessary fund.
Expense Is Small.
The road from Grand Junction TO |
Green River is in fair condition. A |
b,o0O bridge has Just been completed |
across the Green river, and the Emery !
county commissioners have agreed to
have their county road in frst-eass |
condition by July j. The Grand coun-
W commissioners will do their part of
The work. VI
1T was said ut the conference that il
would require only about $4,000 in ad.
lit'on to the voluntary work of the
,hree counties, to put the entire road
rom Salt Lake TO the Colorado line in
1rst-class shape. and that the work
;ouid be completed before July ].