Show I ME RT LAKE CLUB IN DUCHESNE I Since landing in the basin I 1 have havea node de a strong effort to get at the theof of the people on the road and I find that it is Itira Ily unanimous for one thorough ire said F P. P C c. c Richmond president of lh the Salt alt Lake Commercial club J 11 his return from Vernal Wednesday Wed Wed- day I morning orning Mr Richmond stag edia 5 to In addition that he was not famil- famil ai ar enough with the several rou routes es esH H advise when route should be se se- nEt After visiting Vernal every mem- mem let j r o of t the returning party whom the Record ord rd r representative heard express Was Was' was very much much in favor of a tough ugh thoroughfare that would conSett con- con Sett the basina basin with Salt Lake City In a the he most direct manner and at the same Saine time offer a practicable route At t Vernal Harden Bennion sec secre- secre e- e y ot of t state stated at the meeting mooting Pt et the commissIon had ad decided d to build the Price to Myon road and lm- lm liem trove the he Duchesne l to Helper His k Were not warmly received 1 In n wt tact they created a distinct pal pall 1 fh The situation n in a a. nutshell l is 15 that s 's the thes the's uT Way to toa bring the basin closer to a It Lake hake ie IB simply to do It And UI it U tah a I be done only by a railroad which M n at this time is out ut of the question or by a direct road over ver which transportation transportation transportation trans trans- trucks can be used to ad ad- vantage The matter rests entirely in the hands of the the- state road commission and it is up to that body to do the big thing by connecting the basin I with the metropolis and capital of the state through a direct highway or to devote its energy time and money to a side-issue side which under no circumstances can acc accomplish the that should be sought sought sought-a a di direct direct dl- dl connect between the basin and Salt Lake Members of the Salt Lake Commercial Commercial Commercial Com Com- mercial club according to previously announced plans arrived in Duchesne Sunday afternoon from Heber Tho The trip over following Saturdays Saturday's storm was S I a rough one and the cars were b badly dl splashed with mud Sunday night in tip the Liberty thea- thea theater theater ter er addresses w were re made by hy W. W L LDean LDean LDean Dean president of the Duchesne Commercial club F F. C. C Richmond president of the Salt Lake Commercial Commercial Commercial Commer Commer- cial club W. W C. C Ore Orem head of the theOrem theOrem theOrem Orem electric road of Salt Lake and andR R R. R M. M Pope of f Duchesne Mr Dean opened the meeting with an excellent talk pointing out to the visitors how Salt Lake for so long longa a time had persistently overlooked the he basin that few of the business businessmen men of the capital had ever taken the trouble to even investigate this rich empire and how it was necessary necessary sary ry for fr the development of the country for tor the people of the basin to secure eastern capital for the en en- He was followed h by Mr Richmond nd who explained that the Salt Lake Commercial club had done everything in its power to promote a railroad for the Uintah basin and andon andon andon on several occasions its representatives tives had made trips to New York in inthe inthe inthe the interest of ot railroads- railroads proposing to build into this section that Salt SaIL Lake people of themselves did not have the necessary means to construct a road but that as SO soon n as the war was over he believed a dit different erent condition cones con would prevail and that a road for this section would be ing Mr Orem explained the difficulty in fact the of railroad building at this time on account of ot the dearth of laborers and not only the high price of material but also the impossibility of its delivery at any price Just as soon as s conditions conditions conditions condi condi- settled again however he held out hopes for Cor a road into the basin i Mr Pope threw a bomb shell into the camp of the visitors by his emphatic emphatic emphatic em em- statement that the basin expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex help from Salt Lake to improve improve improve im im- prove the transportation facilities While he realized that railroad building building build build- ing was abs absolutely out of the question questIon quest- quest I Ion at this time he pointed out that Salt Lake could use its efforts for a good auto truck road that would connect connect con con- the basin with Salt Lake and unless Salt Lake did take some notice of the basin in this manner mann the basin would pull away fro from n its metropolis and throw its support to Colorado and join with the western part of that state in a campaign for tor a new state to be carved out of I i Vest Western rn Colorado and Eastern Utah Mr Pope also indicted the state road commission comm l for the policy it was pursuing in road matters pertaining pertaining pertaining per per- to the basin and stated that It was so singular that men who had spent their lives as attorneys and bookkeepers were now able to blossom blossom blossom blos blos- som out as expert road builders and overrule the Judgment of men who were well Informed in such things The immediate effect of Mr Popes Pope's remarks was to cause extreme resentment resentment resentment resent resent- ment on the part of the visitors but great change of sention senti senti- sentiment there was a ment moot on on their part after their tour of the basin and whereas at first lid h was criticised severely the leading afterwards complimented complimented complimented com com- men in the p party him highly Monday morning th the caravan of local automobiles automobiles automobiles auto auto- Salt Lake Lak cars and some mobiles made mad a run across the Blue I bench to Talmage and over to the Boneta road returning by the east route The fhe visitors left lefts here at 11 1130 30 for Myton l where they took entertained entertained entertained enter enter- lunch and that evening were b by Roosevelt loosevelt and the following following following follow follow- ing by Vernal ernal Duchesne people who accompanied the visitors to the east part of the basin were W. W L L. L Dean M. M B. B Pope A M. M Murdoch Murdock and R M M. M t Pope |