, 1923-05-17
SNAKE RIVER ROAD
is Considered
RAwLINS COMMERCIAL CLUB REQUESTS
STATE HIGHWAY SUPT. LAIRD TO
AGAIN INVESTIGATE ROAD

Recently the Snake River Sentinel
carried the following article regard
ing the abandoning of the Wamsut-
ter-Baggs Highway as a State High
way by the Highway Department.:
A very disappointing piece of news
to the people of Snake River is that
of the State Withdrawing it's aid
from the Wamsutter-Baggs highway.
For if there is any road hat needs
State assistance, it is this So mile
stretch between these two towns and
especially at this time when the work
done on 1t the past two or three sea-
sons was just beginning to make it
an excellent highway.
Residents of this valley feel that
the county will be enable to give this
road the attention will require to
keep 1t in proper condition, and that
much of the good accomplished by
the state will be wasted.
There is no good reasn that we
can see why this road should not be
numbered among the State highways
of Wyoming. 1t forms the northern
half of the only connecting link be-
tween the Lincoln and Victor high
ways from Denver to Salt Lake, and
receives an immense amount of tour
list travel during the summer months.
The road from the Colorado-Wyo-
ming line to Craig is already a State
highway and is being improved every
year. The Wamsutter-Baggs road
receives at least a third more travel
than does the Baggs-Craig road, so
1t Is reasonable to expect Wyoming
to take over. and help maintain the
Muddy Highway.
Roth tho D,-oc o~l y..- MI
Commercial Clubs are going to take
this matter up with the State at
once In an endeavor to get the High
way Department to reconsider its
decision. Ex-Governor Carey. when
in office, exerted his Influence in
behalf OF this section of the state
and local people are in hopes tina,
Governor Ross can be induced to dc
the same.
hast week when Superintendent,
Laird OF the Highway Department,
was In Rawlins several members o,
the Rawlins Commercial Club inter
Viewed him regarding this road and
they asked that he make n thorough
investigation of this matter before
the road is finally turned back to the
county.
II was shown to Mr.. Laird that
this highway is one Of the most
necessary In the state because OF the
fact that the wonderful Snake River
Valley has no railroad facilities at
all and that all travel and freight
Ing both to and from that section
must be over public highways.
The Baggs-Wamsutter road has
always been exceptionally hard to
maintain and It vas simply impos-
sible for the county to construct and
maintain a suitable road. A few
years since the assistance OF Gov
ernor Carey was secured and rs n re-
suit the state highway department
co-opcrated with the county In con-
structing an excellent road from
Wamsutter to Baggs. This road has
boen maintained for the past couple
of years by the state and II WIS the
general opinion of the residents OF
this county that the state highway
department would continue this
highway rs n state road.
n Is felt that the people of the
Snake River valley are entitled to
have this road maintained as n State
highway and Superintendent Laird
has agreed to Investigate the matter
fully. Mr.. Laird also stated that
q nigh, be possible for The state TO
cooperate with the county this year
and construct n road routh from
Barrs aud Dixon TO meet with the
Craig road at the Colorado Wyoming
line. There VIII not be much money
.aviiilllc for this work this season
but II nj all possible some arrange
ment will be made to do this work.
Tho people OF carbon county nre
unanimous In the belief that the rond
10 Snake River should be maintained
in nrs,-cinns condition and rli hope
that the Highway Department will
reverse ltg decision In this matter
and designate this road ne a part of
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