Show TAPPING BASIN for two decades and more many tar far seeing business men of salt lake and the contiguous region have realized in some degree the vast potential and latent resources of 0 the uintah basin a great inland empire in itself rich in metals oil and coal and with hundreds of 0 thousands of acres of land ideally adapted to both agriculture and stock raising this area is a part of our commonwealth mon wealth but is so located geographically that our sister state colorado has reaped most of the benefit ot of such developments as have been made in the uintah basin in other words denver business houses have sold about five times as much in the basin as have salt lake merchants the cause Is clearly evident the transportation problem has been better solved en cn the Cc lorado side of the line lack ot of a direct route connecting the basin with salt lake city has proved the handicap now comes the cheering news that the salt lake denver railroad company and its holding company the utah colorado industrial corporation po ration have with entire unanimity decided to make application to tol i the interstate commerce commission for a certificate of and necessity for construction of 0 a railroad from provo to connect with the denver salt lake rail forcad acad moffat at craig it would be futile to t anticipate the action of the interstate corn com 1 merce commission yet one cannot I 1 refrain from voicing the hope that the application will be promptly granted that the necessary funds win will be available and that the conj 1 Bt st ruction work will be pushed with all possible speed should such arrangements I 1 range ments be made as will permit ot of cr crowding the construction all of this season one is forcibly reminded that the state and its citizens will reap the benefit of 0 giving employment to a great many laborers who in turn will contribute to the general prosperity when the road is finally completed and the denver deaver salt lake distance is shortened by miles much facilitation in the transaction of business between the two cities will necessarily ensue with a consequent augmentation in its volume let us work and wait let us watch and prey pray for the speedy speed completion completion of the line that will pu put Y metropolis in closer communication mun muni cation leation with the uintah basin editorial salt lake Trl tribune bune mar 10 |