Show Gov Bamberger Bomberger and Party on Tour b 4 Northeast Utah x Northwest Colorado Governor Sim Simon cm Bamberger and party a t of railroad road engineers experts and m men n have been on a tour of Northeastern Utah and Northwest Northwest- N Northwestern er ern Col since last Thursday The object ot or the trip is to get first firsthand firsthand hand knowledge as to the feasibility I of a railroad Upon their return to Salt alL Lake Lale about next Saturday a report report re re- re- re port will be made If If favorable it itis itis is is declared declared- organization for the construction construction construction con con- of r a a road will begin at once If they ha have e gathered the data V that that they shoud have gathered there will f hardly be a doubt but that the report I swill will be favorable The party came t l way va of Heber Heher He He- her ber Kamas Hanna Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day night was as spent at Heber Where Sh Short rt stops a 30 a. a big meeting was held i were made in communities' communities along I the ro route fer Friday iday night was was was' spent Spelt at Duchesne at which point j Governor Ba Bamberger's bergers berger's car broke down Mrs Tom Tom- Firth was goo good goodenough goodenough enough to take the governor on to Roosevelt where Mrs Pearl Christensen Christen- Christen Miss relieved sen and daughter ed Mrs 1 Firth and remained q ith th the party until the governors governor's car was re repaired repaired repaired re- re paired and sent on to a point on Indian In Indian Indian In- In the party parly dian bench At Myton r spent a short time and proceeded to tol l circle the north country via Ioka loka Upalco Mt Emmons Altom Altonah Alto- Alto m nah nali Bluebell and on to Roosevelt where supper r was served Saturday n night and most of Sunday was enjoyed enjoy enjoy- ed d at the oil sand plant of the Cedar seven miles above Whiterocks At Vernal Sunday nigh night citizens entertained with supper and a picture picture picture pic pic- ture ture show at the Vogue where the famous Uintah basin films were ex ex- ex- ex Monday morning the trip to Colorado Colorado was begun an and the vast I stretch of c country between Vernal and Craig was thoroughly Inspected Side trips were made to Rangley oilfields oil oilfields fields and Routt and Moffat coal fields One attraction In Colorado Is of the anthracite e coal If It that coal could be hauled to Salt Lake to take ute tile place largely of soft coal the s si ke nuisance in Zion would be eliminated The return trip included ed the tho Whiteriver oil shale territory the Project Project the Parrette and mines and the Raven Mining company's Indian canyon properties Bamberger selected representative sen atie a men to accompany him on this this- this p. p S S. S R. R Inch oft of oC th tu Utah i Power Light comI company any was forced to turn back at Wolf VoIr Creek pass on t account of or serious illness in his family ly Iy The rest of the personnel Is i Harden Bennion secretary of l state Knows the UI Uintah tah basin like T a book having spent years In various parts of or it Owns much property In r. r Duchesne Uintah Uintah- and Daggett coun- coun I ties George F. F McGonagle state engi- engi f H neer veer and former railroad engineer I engl-I For was connected with Union r it years Pacific and Oregon Short Line f I I Lr Last year or two in the work he was wasi i i engaged as scout for railroads look look-j i Ing up Inviting territory for short I It t x lines lines He Is right In his element on j I j t this is trip Has lIas made approximate cb- cb of cost coat of construction of a ai I r railroad from Salt Lake Into Uintah j 1 d basin asin per mile Distance j I about miles Total cost obo M Mr McGonagle figures that 1 the I 1 i I 1 I 1 cost o of maintenance would be he about 2000 per her mile t I Lester D. D Freed prominent furni lure turo dealer He is theman man who so 50 successfully put Utah over the top In Inthe Inthe inthe the Victory Liberty Loan drive Mr Freed is tho official representative of the Salt Lake Commercial club and when he gets back there he will have much valuable Information to impart impart He has learned something on this trip besides how to sleep out ut in the open and aud rough it generally This was Mr i Freed's first trip of the kind A. A i N. N McKay general manager of the Salt Lake Tribune company also vice I president of the Associated Press the biggest news gathering agency In the world Mr McKay l was one of the few American newspaper editors Invited Invited Invited In In- Ini i by the English government to togo togo togo go lo to London and study conditions during the war George A. A Storrs warden of the pen leni is familiar with this country Mr Ir Storrs was a railroad t. t contractor tor for many years and has t built miles of road in the west I Judge Elmer E E. E Corfman of the Utah supreme court is owner of considerable considerable con con- land laud in the basin mostly on the Blue bench Prior to being being- elevated ele d to his present position he was a leading lawyer In Provo Judge I Corfman has faith In this country O. O D. D Stillwell was sent out with t the party by hy the Publicity Bureau of I the Weber Teber club in Ogden Mr S Stilwell Stilwell Stil- Stil iI 1 well Is the man who keeps Ogden on t the the map Just prior to the breaking j i out of the world war he and his wife I toured Europe in a Ford Fora car They I were gone nearly a year and a half r rand I and traveled miles I O. O J. J Grimes private secretary to Governor Bamberger was formerly a newspaper man and during the summer summer summer sum sum- mer of 1918 he wrote a series of oil oil sand oil shale and h hydrocarbon articles articles for the he Salt Lake Tribune rib ne I Dr G. G G. G Richards of the Salt Lake Commercial club is one of the leading ph physicians of Zion He Is a ayoung ayoung ayoung young man of broad vision and can see a wonderful future for this big country o I Senator James W. W Clyde joined the party at Heber For or 30 years Senator i Clyde has bee been Identified wit with this I country In one way or r another Inthe In Inthe the the early days he was a freighter Today Today Today To To- day he is one of the wealthy men of the state He has several thousand head of sheep and no telling how I many cattle And what Is more the I public range problem does docs not worry I him for the reason he keeps his livestock live livestock I Istock stock on the home farm right near I I Heber This farm consists of about acres Senator Clyde has heaps heaps of money and he says he does I Inot not know of any better use to put some of It to than to buy Uintah basin basin basin ba ba- i sin railway stocks or bonds I At Heber also R. R Jones another wealthy sheep man joined the party i Mr Jones like Senator Senator Clyde was one of the first men in this basin He pointed out various places where lift he had been years ago His Ills sheep graze I in surrounding mountains in summer summer summer sum sum- mer time and in the lowlands in winter winter winter win win- ter ter and andare are sheared at He He Heis Heis is the father of ot Toni Tom Jones well known here Uintah basin men who joined the 11 party arty from time to time included R. R S. S Collett Roosevelt S. S D. D Colton Mayor Wm Vm M MAnderson Anderson Forest Sup SUI Supervisor Supervisor B. B P. P Kelly vice president Commercial club all of or Vernal Dr P P. S. S Coke manage Cedar Butte company C. C D B B. B Cook Myton l Free Press |