Show Denver Rio Grande Western Withdraws Its Application to Build Into the Uinta Basin Insists However That Bamberger Interests Be Barred From Joining Denver Interests In Use of Moffat Tunnel to Disadvantage va vantage tage of D. D R R R. G. G W. W F FRANKLY RANKLY stating the belief that the construction of 1 miles of railroad from Soldier Summit to V Vernal would not b be a profitable maneuver th tile the D Denver nver Rio Grande Vestern Western West Vest ern era railroad through its chief counsel Henry M. M McAllister formally withdrew its application to enter the Uinta basin The application was was' withdrawn at the opening of the Interstate commerce commerce commission hearing be before before before be- be fore Henry C. C Hall hail member of the commission in the federal building build build- ing ng Mon Monday lay forenoon The hearing was called to hear the cases of the Salt Lake Denver Denver Denver Den- Den ver railroad and the Denver Rio Hlo Grande Western both of ot which had bad enter the sought permission to basin However Mr McAllister contended contend contend- ed In his ls arg arguments ments to the Commissioner Com orn- missioner that the Bamberger Interests in interests interests In- In should n not t be allowed to Join with the Denver interests and to use the tle Moffat tunnel to the time disadvantage disadvantage dis dis- advantage of tho the Denver Denver- Rio Grande V Western stern line Mr McAllister pointed out that the were not the Uinta basin solely for revenue rev rc I to be derived from service in the basin to Salt Lake LakeS but to join with the other Denver Interests Inter Inter- ests eats in transcontinental traffic and anel thus deprive the Denver Ri Rio Grande railroad of much b business esThe es The Bamberger application se seeks seeka ks to build a railroad from Provo to Craig Colo Cob the western terminus of the Denver Salt Lake railroad railroad railroad rail rail- rail rail- road a distance of about miles s providing a line from D Denver nver to Provo miles shorter than the Denver Rio Grande Western Vestern and about the same length as would be bethe bethe bethe the latter line if the Dotsero Dots co cutoff of one forty miles was constructed d d. d Mr McAllister contended that the Bamberger Bamberger- application the Denver Rio Grande in two respects A design to build a parallel paral paral- lel and competing line miles in length for fr the purpose oJ of taking from the Denver through traffic which the latter requires if it Is Is- Isto t to live and 2 an eft effort rt to commit the commission against the granting of an application either the one or any other to build the Dotsero cutoff and thereby put the Denver on a mileage parity with the other through a railroad In this section STIPULATIONS OFFERED In closing Mr 1 McA McAllister lister said his line would Insist that any certificate cr should be conditioned by these provisions a That the theline line should be au authorized all all- from a connection with the Denver Rio Grande at Soldier Sol Sal dier Summit easterly b That it be definitely stated d that by granting g of the Uon tion the commission does not di directly directly directly di- di or indirectly commit Itself HoSeH to toa toa toa a refusal now or hereafter of Jf an any application for a a certificate with respect to the Dotsero cutoff Cc c That the certificate contain a specific reasonable limitation of time for the commencement and completion of the work so that any future application of the Denver r Rio Grande Western or r oth others ts for fora a certificate ei to to build i into tho the basin or t to build the Dotsero cutoff may not be unduly embarrassed or po post pott- t. t If the certificate to th the Bamberger Bamberger Bam Barn berger line lIue be not promptly am amin and andin andin in g good od faith exercised Julian JUlIn M. M Bamberg Bamberger r vice president president prest- prest dent of the Salt Lake Denver railroad was vas the first witness atthe atthe at atthe the hearing following the withdrawal withdrawal with with- of the Denver Rio Grande Western Vestern application He took toak the th stand shortly before noon going into the objectives of the the proposed line and telling of the resources of the Uinta territory Among others represented at the tre hearing are the Denver ch chamber of commerce by Henry Dickinson Steamboat Springs Colo Cob by C. C R R. l I Monson the Moffat tunnel sl sion n by Erskine R. R Mayer Craig Colo Cob by E. E G. G Vanatta Oakle k Colo Cob by Dr E. E L. L Morrow anc and Uinta b basin towns and Interests by H. H W. W |