The Glenwood post., 1921-05-14
SHOUP NAMES
HIGHWAY BOARD
Highway Engineer and Advise.
" Board Of Seven in
Charge Of Roads
new ORDER OF THINGS

In conformity with the provisions of
an act passed by the twenty-third gen
eral assembly of Colorado, Governor
shoup this week completed the selec-
ton of state highway board, consist
ing of highway engineer, who will
have complete charge of the highway
construction and maintenance of the
state; highway advisory board con-
sisting of seven members, from seven
sections or districts of the state, the
governor himself also being a member
of the board. --,.. .-
Governor Shoup took great deal Of
pains in selecting this new highway
commission, which ID as follows:
Highway Engineer-Louis D. Blau,
welt, Denver. --.-
Members Highway Advisory Board
Elmer E. Sommers, Denver; William
Weiser, Grand Junction; J. A. Clay,
Durango; George L. L.. Calm, Pueblo;
Charles B. Lansing, Colorado Springs;
II. A. Edmonds, Fort Collins, and ]. D.
Blue, Jr., Sterling.
Bleuvelt, but recently returned to
civil life from service in the army
with the rank of major, is one of the
states most widely known engineers
and road builders. He achieved ma
tional reputation as the engineer who
located the right of way for the Moi
fat road and directed the construction
of this railroad across the continental
divide. He has had more than thirty
years experience as an engineer and
road builder and is familiar with the
construction of roads of every type.
In making public Major Blauvelt's
appointment, Governor Shoup issued
the following statement.
"I believe thst in Major Blauvelt
I have found man who will direct the
activities of the state highway depart
ment in manner which will assure
the people of the state that the money
they pay for good roads will be spent
in such way that the state will re-
ceive the maximum benefit. He 10 an
engineer who stands high in his pro-
fession and he has had years of expert
ence in the construction and mainte-
nance of all sorts of roads.
"Major Blauvelt, upon assuming Of
fee, will Immediately formulate def
mite construction program which he
will follow while he remains at the
head of the highway department. In
mapping out this program he win have
the assistance and advice Of the seven
members of the highway advisory board
1 have named.
"The state as whole, and NO one
particular section, will be- considered
in making up this program.
"Major Blauvelt il firm believer in
the theory that it is waste Of money
to construct good highways and not
maintain them after they are built;
in other words, he will set aside lib
eral portion of the state highway fund
for maintenance.
Gle takes over the direction OF the
highway department free from what
might be termed 'entangling alliances
He has no district to reward nor dis
trict to punish. His only consideration
will be to construct good roads and
maintain them, 90 that the entire state
will benefit from them"
Major Blauvelt is 81 years old. He
was born in Rockland county, N. T.,
and educated at Rutgers preparatory
school and college. He received his
civil engineering degree from Rutgers
college. he is member Of the Amer
lean Society Of Engineers and Of tho
Colorado Society Of Engineers.
The districts which tho now NOM
bers of the highway advisory board
will represent are a. folows:
District No. l, represented by f. ~
somers-City and county Of Denver.
District No. ., represented BY WI
liam weiserDelta, Eagle, Garfield
Gunnison, ouray, Mesa, Montrose, Pit
kin, Rio Blanco, San Miguel and Sum
init counties.
District No. 8. represented by J. D.
Clay-Alamosa, Arehuleta, Consjos
Costilla, Dolores, Hinsdale, Huerfano
La Plata, Las Aaimas, Mineral, Monte
.uma, Rio Graade, ssgaache and sa1
Juan counties.
District No. I. rsprsssats4 BY oeofg'