Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-01-30

~ result OF last hAturdhy
mosting OF Midland trail booster
With Governor Spry and state Treas
urer Jewkes at Salt Lake City the
Ecsent legislature will be asked "a
appropriate fifty thousapd dollars
With which 60 make passable with
ont delay the Midland trail trans
continental route in Utah. Both
stste officials heartily endorsed the
project. and "a both ara members OF
Tho state roads commission. the bill
saking for the appropriation will
virtually have the support Of that
body.
Tho decision TO ask for the APP
preparation was reached az a mass
ncotlng OF Midland trallers Friday
night. when u was SGT forth that
tho Utah link must b. made pass
sbble at once n the Midland route
~ Co DO selected as the first trans
continental highway. a party Of
automobile men representing the
factors who are 90 establish the
highway will 40 over the three pro-
posed routes next summer and mako
collection OF the most feasible and
Desirable. strong interests are
backing the Overland route. whilc
othes are pulling for the santa BE-
route. as preferred 20 the Midland
trail. BY which. u g. held. Utah
would profit most.
A. Saturday, meeting many
speakers. including representatives
~ the Midland Trail association
from Provo. Price aud Green River.
urrcd the necessity OF starting work
on tho route Immediately, 40 that
when the inspection party reaches
the state line Il will find the roads
pass,able. This. II was set forth,
would probably mean the selection
of the Midland trail route.
Governor spry Talks.
Governor spry spoke strongly In
support OF the highway project. aud
dorlarcd that its establishment
through Utah would be OF inentim-
ablo Importance to the state. Ito
sAhi that the state roads commits
sion was asking the legislature AZ
this session for s39G.0 eco FOR state
roads. Of this amount. he sud-, q
hundred thousand. under tho pro-
Visions Of tho bill. would be aet
aside for experimental purpose.
uAmely. 90 tost different materials.
while the rcmaindor OF the sum
would be available for roads.
Whom asked how he stood On the
question OF securing AN immediate
Appropriation for usc az once to
mako the proposed route pnsaablo
~ desdrcd. tho governor said that
he favored " and suggested that the
appropriation be- asked as an cmer-
gency fund. n securd. he aaid. the
state roads commission would take
that much of the amount Il was
a-ktng. and Nvply Tor $4,000 in-
stcad
Data Cah H. Sccurrd.
The governor further declared
that the portion OF the route be-
twcon the state line aud Green
River had already been declared a
state road. and that plans aud speci-
iloations definitely designating the
highway could be secured from the
state engineer upon his return 70
tho city.
lie confidently asserted that the
highway 60 tho state line would be
made pseas,ble by June LIST. and
said that as soon a. State Engineer
Caleb Tanner returned he would
lecid his assistance without delay.
Governor Spry also declared that
a. aeon as The good roads approprl-
alton became available. he would en-
deavor To have ono-half the convict
labor put on the road In Price River
Canyon.
The BIN asking for the appropria-
ton of fifty thousand dollars = be-
Ing prepared by special committee
consisting of e. II. ward. Utah
county; J r. sharp. Carbon county:
Or. y. A. nrcker. Emery county.
c. Il. ilOllingswOrth, Weber county:
orson n. Hewlett aud W. II. Wal
laoe. Salt Lake county. The bin
will BE- introduced this week. Il =
understood.
About fifty attended the meeting,
Before abe meeting closed thirty
new members had been enrolled in
che association. which has branch
councils In salt Lake City. Provo.
Price. Green River and other cities
affected.