| Show Two Views Vie I There are arc now two definite II views of progress in the Uintah Basin viz First That this Will be delayed several years at least our major matters and that a railroad will never come Second That these big projects will be handled bandIed and that transportation transport transport- lUon for our heavy Y products will willbe be he e provided in the very near fu fu- fu- fu ture This paper believes in the latter view We Ve must admit tha that political and business leaders lead lead- ers rs have e much to say about bout it and hus hits far far more Influence influence than he Uintah Basin But certain elementary phases present themselves themselves themselves them them- selves such as these Nothing may remain stationary lot clot even the rocks or the highest Therefore change is is' imperative The Salt Lake program program pro pro- gram ram along with Boulder dam and Denver's desire for a large amount jf water are big games Men of experience ample capital and political political political po po- l leaders aders are at hand for the big cities But who makes big cities Is there any large center that is self- self sustained Salt Lake City Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver and Los Angeles would all aU starve to death in six months were it not for the hinterland coun coun- try This back area ma may be throttled throttled for a while but it must not noi noibe be crucified Uintah Basin has ample Tor lor five to ten times the presen population without considering o 0 shale ihal The oil shale business lien it does come will mean 00 people at l least because the en employed will number about aboul This large c rould be in Utah and amI But we have the wealth for where now reside Simple justices justice common sense will not tolerate large sums fo foLos foLos foLos Los Angeles Denver Salt La Lai City and the Columbia river val vat valley ley and this inland empire with without without without out help Just half of a square teal leal means people coming nto the B Basin in and then with 50 00 people that railroad would kely be built bunt But nut it will be milt anyway and sooner than most people think possible I |
