Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-02-27
MIDLAND TRAIL BILL
Up TO THE GOVERNOR
PASSES HOUSE BY VERY LARGE
MAJORITY.
Now Awaits signature of CHIEF Ex-
ccutivc Ca Become Immediately
Effcctivc-Carries appropriation
of Fifty thousand DoIlary-Bulk
to he Spent On Eastern End.

The lower house last Friday pass
ed the Midland trail appropriation
ball after n long discussion. The
vote was thirty-six to three. The
Dill carries an appropriation Of fifty
thousand dollars. thirty-five thous-
and OF which IL TO be expended on
tho eastern end OF the route and
fifteen thousand is 10 be used In
BOX Elder county between 5nowylile
and the Nevada boundary.
Smith of Kane. chairman Of the
committee on highways and bridges,
made an earnest plea for the bill
ITO was for all kinds OF good roads.
and declared that the road question
was the most important before the
country today. lie was for attract
ing the automobile tourist to this
state and fleece him as much az
We can. lust as Colorado Is doing"
Bonnion OF Ulntah. chairman OF
the appropriations committee Of the
house, opposed the bill. on the
ground that the state could not az
ford the appropriation aud for the
further reason that 30 small a sum
~ fifty thousand dollars would be
equivalent 20 wasting money, for
nothing OF material OF permanent
account could be done with q, he
said.
Van Wagner OF wasatch also OBJ
posed the bill lie was guilty OF a
alp OF the tongue when he said
that Utah" already haa more peo-
ole than Il can take care Of" aud |
didn't need any more. The slip
brought upon him no end OF robuke,
for everybody who spoke afterwards
took occasion 20 rcfute the state
mcnt that Utah already had too
many people. Southwlck OF Utah
said hia county alone had undovel-
opcd areas and resources to take
oarc OF a population NJ large a. the
',utirc population OF tho state.
Henrie OF Garfield. who has bccn
Given the name OF watchdog OF
Tho treasury" supported the bill,
because. he said. he thought the
'nl only the beginning OF a aystcm
n roads that was undoubtedly the
Tying need OF Utah. lie was con
idcnt that his own county would
Don be chosen for road building Ac-
ivity In conjunction with great
forth and south system.
yelling OF Box Elder pledged
M county TO duplicate the money
appropriated BY the state. lie de-
iarcd that Utah had raised a bar
Tor ON ita eastern boundary aud
TODD there with n sword threaten
~ those who sought TO enter, with
ho result that they went either 70
he south or 20 the north OF the
late.
W. J. Elwood OF Carbon county
aSorcd the measure. saying that
he people OF Carbon and Grand
oontica stood ready 10 do their fun
hare towards completing the road
nd calling attention 10 the imme-
late need Tor action In order 20
rooure funds from the National
hsociatlon OF Automobile Manufac-
ircn. which promised 20 spend at
saAt ten million dollars on the
ranscontinentai road.
habey OF Davis said the last CEN
~ showed that Utah was one OF
10 very few states that showed lit
o satisfactory progress. II was
me 10 wake up. he said. Reynolds
Utah. Hammond OF Grand. Jones
Juab. Durham Of Beaver. Carbon
Cache and others spoke In favor
tho bill.
The bin passed the senate some
so weeks ago.