, 1921-11-17
MONDELL ACTS
Congressman
Anticipates Passage of
Federal Good Road
Aid Act and SeCur-
eS Promise of
Visit to State

WASHINGTON. Nov. ID lSpe-
cial.4-Thos. II. Macdonald, chief of
the Bureau of Public Roads, Depart
ment of agriculture, will visit Wyo-
ming during the early part Of De-
cember to confer with members of
the State Highway Commission in
regard to the recen good roads leg
islation which very largely increases
amounts available for federal aid of
road projects both in and out OF
forest reserves.
Under this legislation the Good
Roads Bureau will look to the State
Highway Commission to recommend
new projects and it is with the idea
of discussing these in detail that
Chief Macdonald will visit Wyoming.
1t is believed that as a result Of this
conference It will be possible to be-
gin a number of new projects in the
state as SOC as spring weather con-
ditions will permit.
Anticipating favorable action or
the good roads bill. Congressman
Mondell has been urging the Bureau
of Public Roads here to do its ut
most to secure available data and Of
fers of cooperative agreements not
already secured, and Immediately
upon the adoption of the conference
report in the House. the other day.
he took up with Chief Macdonald IN
detail the various Wyoming projects,
under way and proposed. boil in and
out of forest reserves.
Among the more important forest
roads now under construction. The
Green River road into the Jackson
Hole country. is now SO percent COM
pleted and available funds are ade-
quate to finish the work. The Buff
falo-Tens1eep road is 80 per cent
complete, and will be finished early
in the spring. The Wind River road
is 40 per cent complete. but owing
to a change in contractors last sum
mer, this work has been delayed. 1t
is hoped that in the spring the road
will be open for travel and in fairly
satisfactory condition.
Mr.. Mondell has been in cores
pondence with interested parties, and
has been urging upon the Bureau OF
Public Roads the importance of the
adoption as a project, and its COM
pletion at the earliest practical date.
Of the Observation-Disclosures road.
Under the recently enacted legisla-
ton 1t will be necessary for the state
highway commission to adopt this as
a state project before it can be taken
up. Anticipating favorable action
by the state. Mr.. Mondell is doing
everything possible to have the
Bureau here ready to cooperate
energetically. The same may also be
said of the L.aramie-E ncampment
road. known as the Rocky Mountain
Highway.
In this connection his friends in
Wyoming will be interested in the
following extract from a letter adj
dressed to the Wyoming Congress-
man by W. c. Markham. Legislative
Representative Of the American
Association of State Highway Off
Gals. written after the signing Of the
recent good roads act:
LAS the representative OF the 48
State Highway Departments. I wish
to express to O u heartiest APP
probation OF the splendid work you
have done in behalf of road legisla-
ton. We realize that we could not
have gotten anywhere without your
support, and the splendid way in
which o have handled this matter
is the cause of great qualification to
all the people who will have the re-
sponsibility in cooperating with the
federal gOvernm ent in the construc-
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