Show Uintah The Yes Ves And Basin Debate The No Of It n I nn n Both Sides to The Question Is The Uintah Uinta Basin Worth Fighting Fighting- b For Give Vent to Their Feelings Feel Feel- f ings And to Some Sense and Other Kind Of Emotion Emo Emo- tion Following Is the substance of a debate It Is The Uintah Basin is really not worth any extra effort effort ef cf- ef- ef fort tort for at least twenty-five twenty years That is the affirmative and of course the other side is opposing g this view or side For saving of space and time we are making it into a formation of statement by one side and the by the other Affirmative hereafter stated as asA asA A Au and hereafter stated stated stat stat- t ed as N fiN NA A A. This basin can never have a railroad for many years because the Dotsero off cut eliminates the Moffat ambitious undertaking and capital will not support a road through the basin paralleling the D. D R. R G. G for the simple reason that they will not pay that is one or the other will be be scrapped The basin is surrounded by mountains moun moun- To make it much more than it is transportation is necessary the reason is that products may not be taken out to load car-load points and compete with others Trucks may not do more than provide stimulation Heavy products or commodities may not absorb tl this s. s expense that is in large volume i N. N Yes you hit the primary factor fac foe i tor when you mention railroad But a road will pass through the basin for the fo following lowing reasons A That Dotsero off cut-off is not yet built and nothing so ao very defInite definite definite def def- about when it will be con con- Evidently the D. D R. R G. G figures It will cost about ten mil million mil 1 lion dollars and the combination of capital is not now ready This goes against the I. I C. C C. C permit and may delay it several years B Purchase of the Moffat road stock is not yet settled that thatis thatis is litigation is sure to follow People People People Peo Peo- in Denver may be in the main with the off Cut but Northwestern Northwest Northwest- em ern em Colorado taxed to build that tunnel will never rest reat or be satisfied until the road shall be extended on westward from Craig as originally intended This part of Colorado like the Uintah Basin of which it is topographically topographic topographic- ally a part will struggle against the railroad move They voted for forthe forthe forthe the bonds because they were told by speakers and had a right to assume as- as assunte assume as as- sume that the spending of an enormous sum for the tunnel Insured in insured In- In aured the building of the road C Sufficient carload freight Isnow is isnow isnow now at hand aside agriculture agriculture agriculture ture to Justify a road as we shall later show This freight is of such nature that it may not absorb truck chares to get it to load car-load points as it must compete in U.S. U. U 8 8 S. and world Five to ten dollas dolls per ton is life Ue or death to business of this nature A paved road from railroad to our principal principal principal pal centers will not remove this handicap A Affirmative Agriculture will not justify a railroad or support it in the basin There is not enough land and Water water water wa wa- ter and the land is weak soils Boils often otten thin alkali is commonly met These disadvantages serve as a bar barto barto barto to a railroad and foremost they guarantee no substantial development development development develop develop- ment for years to come perhaps twenty-five twenty years but safely not sooner than fifteen years N Negative Such statements are exactly contrary to the facts Is la it not peculiar to see a railroad built down In Millard county from Delta Delta Delta Del Del- ta to Filmore about thirty miles for tor not more than 2000 people To ToBee see Bee the U. U P. P extend their road over overto overto overto to Cedar City and this basin denied denied denied de de- de- de nied a road Please note these facts 1 About 25 of all the land now plowed and actually irrigated 1 In Iii Utah is in this basin in Utah and there is half as such much in Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado that nature made as a unit with the basin This is not ore more than half of the land for which there is water 2 Utah h has s more people than Idaho and only about one third as much land c cropped that is Irrigated irrigated irrigated gated crops as a matter of fact our state does not now crop one third as much la d as Idaho of all classes of farming fanning in acreage or cash values 3 Utah is near to that awakenIng awakening awakening awaken awaken- ing which must come viz it does not support itself It has a right to expect growth in population and in wealth Mining and various vari van ous industries may help but not much In the mining business at least as this business has reached a high point and the danger is I that it will as at present decline because mines play out as they have done and will continue to do I 4 The only important area for tor agricultural expansion and growth Is in the Uintah Basin Here is the Lions Lion's share of non-developed non land for which there is water To ToI I progress ess Utah must use it A Farm products are already too much in the United States and andI I until population increases considerably considerably considerably consider consider- ably no important increase in farm products may be expected Removed Removed Removed Re Re- moved from large consuming centers centers centers cen cen- as this is can we expect an anI I j increase In production at a profit against low prices and overproduction overproduction pro over Hence if you had the theland theland theland land and water you should not nt build hopes on any important increase in- in increase increase in in- crease in production for years to come N There is a world stagnation in all lines of business but there is not any important supply over-supply of food or clothing ng Asia alone would be glad to have all our surplus surplus surplus sur sur- surI I plus productions of mine factory and farm and would have it if It the people there had power Kansas and North Dakota alone i produce the actual surplus in wheat approximately In our coun coun- try Canadas Canada's large production is needed in world markets and more and more Canada will Inco in- in Continued co on last Page |