Show A SLICE OFF UTAH FOR A NEW NEV STATE A movement to have a new newstate newstate newstate state formed from territory taj ta ta- taken j ken icen en from southwestern Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado ado and adjoining portions of Arizona New Mexico re ico and Utah has been set on foot by members mem roem bers of the Durango Colorado chamber of commerce Already has been subscribed subscribed sub sub- scribed toward the project and steps will be taken this fall to have bave congress form a new state or at least a territory with Du Durango Durango Du- Du as the capital city The territory to be embraced I centers about that point which is the only place in the United States where four states adjoin The movement was started by business men of Durango largely because they have been unable to get adequate railroad service ii to o D Denver e I It t has Jias b been ES taken en r I. I n. n J ti up by all the residents of t the southwestern section of the state pith v the result that the subscription subscription sub sub- list of contributions toward toward to toward to- to ward the cause is growing from day to da day r. r When members of the Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles chamber of commerce in- in the district with a aview aview view iView to bringing the country into in in- tg to closer touch with California it was ws found that the construction construction construction tion of miles of railroad between between between be be- tween Farmington and Gallup would bring Durango closer to Los Angeles in tine time it is isto isto isto to Denver o 41 |