Show 1 b br 1 a I t r t I rif in I I Ir r iI tl 5 1 1 fH i i r w r il J NVER EDITORS rr t YSRA Rw BE T i II W 1 iI Hough of liri th OU Oil Reporter Donny pubs p th I pi Ir Iter tr below tg 9 the of the i 1 Bum Bala d I lt it tn I Build a 1 NT NI We li l here ht to io o the that V Basin it re i 4 mar know pow of Jb toe plant piau to l l lInd k proposals which bleb 11 flare r i thought to be effectual th D Denver Journal editor and ancI publisher Ed Ed y I a lt hi M tI lesson leison for the the ie jell of of RangelY Artesia Venal and arid other oth r communities in the olli oU l rich isolated Uintah j BAsta j of if northwestern Colorado and and northeastern ast rn Utah can be drawn from the early day e day dy-day experience of Denver ve v i Bringing the 1 first railroad w s the first great of community community eat teamwork in Den ver yer er In 1867 18 7 the Board Of bf trade predecessor of the Chamber of Commerce met to solve Den very vers greatest problem getting getting a railroad From Froth thi went Denver business t I leaden leaders and raised In last three days day in a city of o population pop a tion to tion-to to build build a railroad The T The e railroad made Denver By the population p had bad e ex ed Community team team- wo k late Jat later r years brought inore railroads to Denver Ine the Dotsero Cutoff In lit rn those early days Denver had nothing like modem modern Range Rang Range Range- lya ly oil oll Industry in which 1 R handful of oU ogi oil companies al ready have invested at at tl least and nd are moving movin iy- iy sy to invest many m y times that sum hi in their long long- range developement development programs Rangely of today could raise as u easily as J Denver Denyer raised in 18 7 While the people peo le of c Vernal and alter other ther Interested inter sted sections is s cit l I of Utah Utan are enlisting backing in Salt Lake City Rangely R s civic leaders should be soliciting of the the Denver Chamber Chamb r of 01 Com Com- Commerce merce Denver and Colorado business leaders have ming thing uncomfortably because their city and state derive rel- rel little tUe I from tro n the th booming oil business now gei 1 g get r t ting tang under way in the the Rangely area With tangible le backing backing from Rangely and other communities all the way from Denver to 10 Salt S lt Lake City the railroad people will I awaken aken and will wl l take steps steps to build the t Haut if ly t 1 d I and l hl M J ft J |