The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-25
HIGHWAY COMMITTEE
ORGANIZED TO WORK
Branch of the Pixies Peak
Association to Embrace
the State of Utah.
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| onecial 10 Inc Tribune.
| PROVO. Feb. gt.-Good roads en-
thusiasts and county officials OF Salt
Lake. Utah, Wasatch and Uintah coun-
| ties. accompanied by two officials of the
Pixies Peak Coast-to- Coast highway
! met In Provo this afternoon 10 discuss
| the Utah work 10 be done In the con-
struction OF the latest proposed trans
continental highway The principal sneak
ers were a. w. Henderson, secretary of
lhe colorado Springs Cha mbcr OF Com
merce, and w. II. Clark of MeeJScr
colo, an official of the new highway as
sociation.
Enthusiastically in lavor OF the Immediate
construction of the link from the Utah
line to salt Lake, and the Colorado Wis
ttors promised that the Colorado link OF
the road would be complete in June,
Two routes have been suggested Into
ProVo from Duchesnc in Untah county.
Inc original route planned went from
louchesne to Cotton and from there down
spanish Fork canyon. through Spring
Vile and into Provo The wasatch
county delegation favors a route through
Suawberry valley and Daniels canyon,
INTO Heber City, and 10 Provo through
Provo canyon. It is probable that both
roads VIII be constructed and the tour
lst can take his choice r. r. Morgan.
state road engineer, stated that there
is available about $4,000 for the con-
struction of state highways in Uintah.
NaSatcu ana Utah counties
The salt Lake delegation was headed
by Secretary of State David Mattson
and George d. Keyser, chairman of the
commercial club good roads committee.
Aside from these. in the party were s.
D. Evans, member of the good roads
committee; w. G. Stark, assistant secre-
tary, of the Commercial club. Jesse D
Jewkes, r. r. Lyman and F.. r Morgan
OF the state road commission. and County
Commissioners a. H. Crabbe.
others who attended the meeting were
Joseph +. Mcknight of Vernal. County
Commissioners w. r. Siddoway of Ulntah
county. County Commissioners L j.
Cummings and w. II. Harvey OF Wa
satch county, j.. r.. Murdock of Hebcr
City; c. II. Ward. b y. Christensen and
Ben Isaac. county commissioners of Utah
county; Mayor G, j.. Decker of Provo
and several others.
At the conclusion OF the meeting Il
committee TO organize Utah branch OF
named, 1t consists of three representa-
tives from each county as follows: Salt
Lake county. George n. Keyser, A. H.
Crahbe and w, G stark: Utah county,
Ben Isaac: c. II, Ward and 3. \. Chris
tensen Wasatch county. u. j. Cum
mings. John Moftltt and RAY Hatch:
Untah county, 7, j. Caldwell, Edward
y. Samueis and William NJ. Anderson.
This committee will begin Immediately
to sec that work is started upon the
Utah link of the proposed highway.
George ID. kcyscr. chairman OF the
Commercial clubs good road committee.
stated after the meeting that he would
at once urge his committee to begin or
Peak route north from Salt Lake City
to OgdeD and Yellowstone National park. |
He said that J. David Larson, secretary
Of the Ogden Publicity bureau had at
tended conference at the club and as
sured him OF Ogden's support in this
work