Show THE TUNNEl LEAGUE MEET Has lias Dono Done Much For Northwestern Colorado In Cooperation With Uintah Basin Railroad League Has Helped Both States In view of the cooperation of the two leagues one in Utah and andone andone andone one in Colorado the following is taken talen from The Steamboat Pilot and is of interest That the Moffat Tunnel league composed of representatives of Routt and Moffat counties has saved saved saved sav sav- ed for the tile people of the district it serves besides other valuable service for this territory territory territory ter ter- was the statement made Saturday evening to representatives tives of the league at the Moffat county court house when Elmer Harsh one of the organizers of the league and a former president of the organization reviewed the achievements of tile the league since its inception m almost five years ago In discussing the saving which the league has brought about abou I Harsh sai said The league was inI instrumental instrumental in in- in securing an appropriation appropriation appropriation I of from the federal federal feder feder- al government for a year three-year campaign to exterminate the mormon mormon mormon mor mor- mon cricket Previous to that time the counties had been spending annually uT this fight The- The federal appropriation therefore r r saved to this district The league brought about an adjustment adjustment adjustment adjust adjust- ment of freight and passenger rates on the Moffat road after the distance between all points and Denver had been shortened 23 miles though the completion of the Moffat tunnel Tl This s action brought a saving to the district of in passenger fare and 70 in freight annually This saving saving sav saving sav- sav ing alone more than justified the existence of the tile league Saves District Over These things said Harsh are I tangible fungible and can be he readily seen and so I repeat that the Tunnel league in almost five years has saved this territory over But the much greater work which the l league gue has done cannot be measured in dollars and cents To name only a a few of these intangible achievements let me mention the fol following owing The league defended Northwestern Northwestern Northwestern North North- western Colorado at the I. I C. C C. C hearings on the Moffat road deal dealand dealand dealand and at least in having the Craig gateway westward left open for any railroad which may choose to use it in m the future We Ve assisted in the establishment establishment establishment establish establish- ment of calf clubs in all aU parts of Northwestern Colorado in which work worl we received valuable assistance assistance assistance assist assist- ance from the Moffat road and Lawrence C. C Phipps Jr We Ve carried on sugar beet demonstrations dem dem- in this section we completed and had published agricultural agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural and industrial surveys of Northwestern Colorado Federal Appropriation for Roads One of the greatest ments of the league league- was the securing securing se securing se- se curing of the passage through congress congress congress con con- gress of the Colton Q Colton Oddie die bill provi providing pro pro- vi viding ing for building of roads thru i federal lands The first appropriation appropriation appropriation for Colorado under this bill amounting to will be expended expended expended ex ex- soon near Elk Springs and roads have already been built in Utah under the terms of this billil The Tunnel league was instrumental Instrumental instrumental mental in starting the movement which resulted in the passage of this legislation The league has also each year for the past two years secured the road bui building ding program to the state cooperation of the Northwestern Colorado in presenting a single highway advisory board This cooperation cooperation cooperation co co- co- co operation has resulted Harsh said in larger appropriations for the district NOTE NOTE NOTE- Evidently the territory Interested Interest interest- ed In the Moffat tunnel and a railroad railroad railroad rail rail- I road to go Craig to Provo is alive over in Colorado at nt least Our Uintah Basin League is not i I dead either The suit recently filed in Delaware in the U. U S. S Supreme Supreme Supreme Su Su- Su- Su preme court which will likely go goto goto goto to the supreme cour court Is an example example example exam exam- of this union of action Fromn Craig Colorado to Fruitland Fruitland Fruitland Fruit- Fruit land and Strawberry in Utah makes one vast inland region provided provided provided pro pro- vided with all wealth for progress an and thousands of happy homes It waits mostly for a railroad Carload Carload Carload Car Car- load freight freight- is here fo export and that means the inflow of carload freight No auto road may take the place of a railroad for such service This Uintah Basin Is in reality a un unit as the Lord made It inc including including in in- c the Colorado and the Ut Utah h territory which the proposed road would and will serve All drainage drainage drainage drain drain- age is to Green river and the real real center enter the topographic center Is down at Ouray Utah In union there is strength The people effected effected effected ef ef- ef- ef in these two states should exert every effort to continue to work together for the railroad andin andin and andin in keeping organized and ready for business much other good may maybe mayI maybe be done as the above e indicates In Colorado This extra work helps to keep us in better shape for the main Job |