Show BASIN MAil ROUTE VIEWED I N HELPER H E l PER DoLos DoLes Brandon Editor of The per Journal Writes Articles on Mistakes l Made in Past Advises AdvIs Better Judgment For Future J Sev Several r ral l Months ago The Journal Jour Jour- na nal naf called attention to the fact that residents of the Uintah Ba Basin Basin Ba Ba- sin country were seeking the changing the present s star r route probably the l longest in the United United United Unit Unit- ed States extending extending- from Salt Lake Ci City to Q Price zice thence ba back k to C Castle stI Gate Cate rind arid over to fa the Duchesne c country and sugg suggested ed there exiSt existed d a serious p possibility that the route might be lost to toI I I us It now appears that Carbon Carbo county may lose this choice bit of patronage and that the city 0 of Pi Price ice is fighting with Its back t to the wall vall to retain th the l large rge gov gov-f t postal garage E Congressman Don B. B 9 who has bas b been en approached b by representatives rep rep- from the Uintah Ul tah fuh basin ba- ba b basin sin country advises it is a n. matter which r rests with the postal de department de- de part ent and that that economy F- F onomy and eff efficiency ci ncy will play an imp Important part part partin in many a any y d decision cislon which may be rendered At the time The T e Journal took this Hils matter up editorially 1 waa s suggested th that t as a n matter of f economy economy and In an effort tO to give th the thC Uintah basin countr country 7 slightly ly I bett better r service the establishment t lof of the postal garage a al at Helper H would be an Important factor fact r as asIt asi asit i It would a effect a saying saving of t quite a a. afew afew few lew miles mUes in mail truck travel e each eich ch day t through rough the elimination Ji tIon of needless hauling of the mail to torice Price rice and then returning it here for or entrance enhance to the Duch Duchesne country The he suggestion of The The Journal was met with a rather blunt re- re Continued on page fo four r. r BASIN MAIL ROUTE II I VIEWED IN HELPER I Continued from page one mark by one Price Erice citizen that they would rather lose the mail mall route than see the garage come to Helper which Helper which is neither here nor there in the present fight which the Uintah basin is making malting for a direct mail mall route out of Salt Lake Lalee City Neither is it of importance at this time that thata a valuable saving of time to the D D. D R. R G. G W V railroad would have been effected had Helper Helper Helper Hel Hel- per been made the mail transfer point as mail could have been unloaded unloaded un un- loaded leaded during the regular division stop The important point at this time is that the residents of the Uintah basin country are making a very I determined effort to secure the route changed in such a manner that they w would uld be served directly out of Salt Lake City instead of the roundabout method now em em- Their fight f for r the mail route change will be further strengthened strengthen strengthen- ed because of an undeniable lack lath of understanding between the cities cit ciP it- it ies of Helper and Price as to what I I would have been for the better In in- in in-I in I of all concerned including the basin As a retaliatory measure against the basin it has been suggested that the city of Price go on favor as recommending construction of the Dotsero cutoff by the D. D R.G. R. R G G. W. W railroad Any recommendation by the city of Price that the Dotsero cutoff cutoff cutoff cut cut- off be constructed would have little little little lit lit- tle bearing on the matter and does not bespeak a proper attitude attitude attitude atti atti- tude toward our ne neighbors of the Uintah basin The mail mall route when established establish establish- ed as it now exists was the best service which could be given the Duchesne valley The fact that those people now believe they can be better served through a direct star route over the mountains out of Salt Lake City is not a matter which should call for retaliation They naturally are interested In bettering their conditions in whatever whatever whatever what what- ever manner possible We Ve cannot deny them this right no more than could we condone any action on their part which was destined to injure Carbon county The loss of the star sta route thru Carbon county and into the Uintah Uintah Uintah Uin Uin- tah basin would mean a serious loss of mail man order business to lo local local local lo- lo cal merchants but we should not seek retaliatory measures Rather Rath Rath- er w we a should make a comprehensive en- en sive survey of the situation lon to ascertain ascertain ascertain as as- certain whether or not there is some manner in which Duchesne I country residents could be given givena a better mail service a service I I which would be satisfactory to them and still sill not injure the betI better better bet bet- I ter interests of Carbon county I And if failing falling in such efforts we then should bow our heads to progress and write it down as a alesson alesson alesson lesson to be remembered at a future future future fu fu- fu- fu ture date when other matters arise which ar are for the betterment of Carbon county and which will call for operation co-operation and harmony Our nations nation's motto United We Ve Stand Divided We Fall Is one which well could be studied by Carbon county The Jour Jour- nal |