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Show GOVERNOR'S PARTY COMPLETES FIRST LEG OF BASIN TRIP n5 jf S v5i , J ,j AUTO TOURISTS ARE WELCOMED BY HEBER CITY BOOSTERS ovEELNOR'S party on way to Uintah basin. Left to right-R. G. Olsen. S. R. Inch, Harmon Cmnmings, A. N. McKay, O. J. Stilwcll, Dr. G. G. Rich-(jf Rich-(jf ards, Govcraot Bamberger, G. T. McGonagle, Lester D. Freed, George A. Storrs, Oliver J. Grimes and Judge E. E. Corfmau. j , y . t , ' J i. w - ' x , :? ' v - , - - - -r i ' - - ' : " ! " z . x i $ f . -" ' " x i - - " - - - , I i"- -1 1 J '-,''. l Ik I - ' ''- - 1 -k,s -s - T ' C 8 1 i , A , ret r-P t - :: :' - " v Caravan Is Equipped With Camping Outfit for Overnight Over-night Inspection Stops. Special to The Tribune. HEBER CITY, June 5. The party of Utah business and professional profes-sional men headed by Governor Bamberger, who are on their way to determine the feasibility of a railroad rail-road into the Uintah basin, reached here early this evening from Salt Lake on the first leg of their journey. They were welcomed by a delegation of forty memberB of the Heber City Boosters' club who entertained the party at dinner din-ner here tonight. According to present plans the party will leave here tomorroy morning at 7:30 and proceed into the Uintah basin by way of Stockmore. They will probably prob-ably arrive at Duchesne tomorrow evening. eve-ning. They arc traveling in automobiles, automo-biles, with a truck load of camping and cooking equipment that they expect ex-pect to uso when they find it inconvenient incon-venient to stay overnight at a town. Itinerary Undetermined. Inasmuch as there is no fixed itinerary itiner-ary and the object of the trip is rather to determine resources than visit settlements, set-tlements, it is probable that several of the ten or more nights of the trip as planned w-ill be spent under canvas. At tonight's dinner members of the local Boosters' club devoted their talks to an outline o, somo of the rich resources re-sources which they say will amply justify jus-tify the building of a railroad into the basin. John Anderson, president of the club, was toastniaster at the dinner. din-ner. Former State Representative George A. Fisher talked "on the timber, iron and grazing possibilities of the Uintah country. He said that aside from the great pine forests there is enough quaking asp in the basin to furnish the state with paper for the next fifty years. As to iron, he said the Uintah country has enough of this- metal to provide every- man, woman and child now alive, and those who may be born hereafter, with iron crosses and still have some to spare. Eighty per cent of the livestock that would be moved in the dis-trict.he dis-trict.he said, would be handled by the proposed railroad which the governor and hi's party are investigating. Resources Are Praised. State Senator A. W. Clyde submitted to the party the advantages that a railroad rail-road constructed over the Heber City-route City-route would have. He stated that the Daniel's Pas3 between Heber City and the' Strawberry river was 1000 feet lower than any other pass leading into the basin. Mayor John A. Fortie of Heber City stated that government reports have shown that there arc more than 2,000,-000 2,000,-000 tons of coal in the basin at a minimum min-imum estimate. Governor Bamberger responded to requests re-quests for a short talk and told his Heber City hosts that if the party which he is leading finds conditions in the Uintah basin as lie expects they will, that he will take the lead in financing fi-nancing the project to put the railroad through. The governor declined to make any reference as to what route for the road may be selected, and said that this can be" determined only after the trip of investigation is completed. Others Give Talks. Other members of the party who gave brief talks were Lester D. Freed, Harden Bennion, S. R. Inch, O. J. Stil-well, Stil-well, Dr. G. G. Richcards, Judge E. E. Corfman, George A. Storrs and A. N. McKay. George F. McGonagle, state engineer, is accompanving the expedition with the intention of roughly determining the engineering problems presented by the various proposed routes, and of assisting as-sisting the other members of the party to reach a conclusion. Maps of the proposed railroad which Denver interests inter-ests have contemplated running into the basin were given to all members of the partv this afternoon by O. J. Grimes, secretary to the governor. |
