Show YES TES GET THAT RAILROAD To the average citizen a railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road into and through this basin seems a dream and to many it is regarded as a dream But to those who have kept in close contact contact contact con con- tact with the situation through the Uintah Basin Railroad League it is not so distant so impossible or unlikely and on the contrary is probable in the very near fu fu- fu- fu ture Ample evidence is at hand to justify the oad Certain strong forces are entrenched determined that it shall not be done now It ItIs ItIs Itis Is a big subject because the building of the road means the development of a vast interior region region region re re- re- re gion in Utah and in Colorado to today today today to- to day supporting about people people people peo peo- and with wealth at hand for When effort is put forth to se secure secure secure se- se cure a hearing in behalf of this enterprise we find large corporations corporations corporations corpora corpora- and other powerful forces working hard against it The he D. D R. R G. G got control of rII Moffat f- f d n oc MV althou h the un JU roa U s u u g o. o the road Is we believe still in re re- re The buyer asked that the I. I C. C C. C the and finally the commission granted grant grant- ed it on certain conditions However However However How How- ever the Railroad League filed in cooperation with the Moffat Tunnel League action against V this authority in the U. U S. S Supreme Supreme Supreme Su Su- Su- Su preme court in Delaware Delaware Del Del- aware the state wherein the D. D R. R G G. G was incorporated While our papers were in transit from irom Denver to Delaware the President of the defendant in our suit anI announced announced an- an that the construction of off I f r the Dotsero off cut was ed cd Space will not permit the re relating relating re- re lating of several phases of ot the matter We are justified however in standing firm for this railroad The auto the bus lin linfor lines I for freight and pas passenger nger tr traffic wi will l continue with or without rail I connections from Craig to Provo Yet no man will deny the simple fact that we may not progress very much until the railroad comes Railroads are as essential as schools Transportation and communication communication communication com com- makes education possible possible pos pos- sible and in fact these two giants have been the chief f factors in the rapid progress in our country What has made Idaho grow I Could that development have been possible without the O. O S. S L. L Railroad Rail Rall- Railroad road And in Utah four rail lines and urban sub-urban lines line s give vitality and stability to Utah's future future future fu fu- fu- fu ture as well as having made mado the present development possible Were Vere this section only 30 per percent percent percent cent as large in area In water supply and other wealth a road would have been here long Imig ago I even If only a line from the east n. n or th 1 west I II i L 1 v U me LU a 1 into lULU the tin Ull lC central area But the enormous size the fabulous fabulous fabulous lous wealth have made a combat a fight among big forces Then Boulder dam the development development develop development ment of Southern came along fifteen or twenty years ago Big money talks California had the cash That state spent the money quite freely to secure just what she wanted and she got it That meant the careful sewing up of all po possible sible reservoir sites and agricultural lands in the Upper Upper Upper Up per states Dear reader that process went on for years ears Ex Examine mine the records of the U.S. U.S. U.S. U. U S. S Reclamation bureau at Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver the office having direct control control control con con- over such matters for the Upper states and you ou will be convinced of the strategy the play the game Our misfortune is that we are caught in t this is conflict of interests interests interests inter inter- ests with California's deal on the theone theone theone one hand and mammoth wealth opposed to present development on the other hand Railroads are arc built and still operate for comparatively comparative y small population and wealth In Utah we see the road in Sanpete county county coun coup I ty from Nephi to ManU Manta over for forty y miles mile's miles long still operating and at a loss From Richfield south to Marysvale the same condition condition condition con con- is there Over in Millard county a road was recently built from Delta to Fillmore nearly I forty miles for very small wealth and population Hence we might continue the list of similar e examples rail examples rail lines have not been built always for an assured net profit Other forces have worked their way re regardless regardless regardless re- re of wealth and the population tion present or potential Here is the wealth and the pop pop- Indian wealth alone but buta a small fraction of the total would increase from about ten millions to possibly one hundred millions were rail rall transportation afforded us making a net in increase increase increase in- in crease of approximately flinty million dollars That would build three roads like elite we want from Craig to Provo Therefore it is not wealth lack of tonnage improbable net earnings earnings earn earn- earll- earll ings that keeps us isolated As paradoxical as it may seem the evidence is too greatly in favor of the tho opposite conclusion that thatis is that our total in wealth ready for business and potential development devel devel- is so large that financial leaders disagree a about out and the modus operandi operand the manner the how and the when Let LeJ us take the spirit which pioneering de demands Fight it out outon outon outon on these lines As the poem portrays portrays portrays por por- trays in the daring experiment Columbus tried let us Sail on on And On If that means to fight for our rights let us fight We know the the railroad will come It Itis Itis Itis is only a question of when Should we not do our full fun duty In hastening the day 1 Individual daring personal persona conviction that we are right and shall shan win are the factors that will organize us usand usand usand and bring that railroad |