Show M WE om CLUB TO I J. f 1 1 HELP I DEVELOP n BASiN TO W. W LAIRD LARD DEAN C CONTAINING NT RES RESOLUTIONS LUTIO S Of OF or COMMER OMMER COMMERCIAL f CIA CIAL L CLUB CLUa ua SHOWS HO GREAT T INTEREST x Dean i. i Utah dosing herewith us S eh h were frets adopted at a meet meet- Commercial club held heldA TIES 0 S A S Augusta August I think It Ita a few words the attitude of a a o made the trip to theba- theba r e are very desirous of help help- way that we can in Ia your Set et 1 and we we- therefore sug- sug t s to like committee be appoint appoint- v will represent the basin I ont nt and that this committee our committee on any ink ask of f th at maY mar come up for mutual t J. J DAVID LARSON m mi meeting called the purpose i g reports from the from the recent following resolution was r i Resolution L Li s resolution was ad adopted opted after assion HI by fc ty men a true lotion ot oG the financial busil busi- busi s 5 s' s l manufacturing interests of ofie of alb l i ie e City who have just re- re oft rom a trip into the Uintah the period of July pit ast 3 1917 red We find that the so so-J so Uintah basin including the unties antics of Duchesne and i contain at the present time t I acres of farm 0 S fader Irrigation and cultivation pirated area equal to the en- en area of the three k XI of ot Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island farther find that this cultivated ted t the Uintah basin Is producing m DI produce crops such as othy wheat barley oats corn peas sugar beets vegetables vegetable f rr rafts equal to the very best besta a g sections in the states of iid Idaho 1 furthermore re find that that six great I I I He flowing flowing- in and through I I basin Sin that with wIth compa comparatively IY i k t efforts an additional al of f land can be placed under Ir- Ir Jan toa and that the ultimate ex ex- f irrigated lands with sufficient t osame in the Uintah basin basinS S one million acres furthermore fin find i that the h basin has an enormous def det de t lot f coal gilsonite and nd several i Jl th the estima ed d value c ch runs Into several billion n. n P furthermore find that the Uin- Uin Uini i a 1 ln pre presents cents opportunities Wes for seekers cheap land and w well well- ll- ll 1 homes omes that can cannot not be equalled place In the the west or the Unit Unit- Slates tes F J e furthermore find that the Uin- Uin l sin Is In need of or settlers and f 1 1 leve eve that the basin where where It Is Isa a population of apy ap- ap I y 25 people can can cam nit ulU- t with ease ease sustain an agri feral population of peon peo- peo t o n J f. f i in fu further her recommend recommends that a ar r A turnpike road be completed ted direct from rom tl the tho e basin Into Salt Salt Lake City so that the people of the basin and the people of Salt Lake City City- can can be bo better served a We furthermore believe that till thu Uintah basin furnishes a sound and c conservative basis for financial Investments Investments in investments In- In vestments and we believe wo-believe believe that the basin is a splendid field for for financial men in the loaning of money to to farmers farm ers in the pur purchase hase of bonds for public Improvements and in the financing fi financing financing fi- fi of additional en- en Irrigation en n- n We Ve furthermore recommend that than atlea t one heavy traffic freight road be improved irrespective of cost at at once so that the products of the basin can be transported t at any time of the year and during any period winter or or s' s summer We e further re recommend that t pr pre preliminary work be he started at once once for forI forthe forthe the purpose of constructing Ung a rail rail- railroad I road rodd from Salt Lake City to tb the the Uin Uin- tab tali basin We Ve believe it will prove ve vea a sound pound investment one investment one that that should shoula appeal appeal to financiers In any part of bf the United States but especially especially to financiers r real al est estate te owners and and merchants of Salt Lake City not alone from front the standpoint of the returns returns returns re re- re- re turns that will ultimately come from said investment t but al also from the standpoint of building up the Uintah basin commercially and productive productive- productively ly which in return will ad add to o the commercial improvement and real es est estate es es- t tate fate te values and population of of Salt Satt Lake City ty In fact every part part of the state We furthermore recommend especially especially especially espe espe- to the people In the Uintah Uintah b ba basin basin ba- ba sin that they stock their farms with live stock as soo soon as possible so that the tIle products of their soil may be converted converted converted con con- into live stock products which can easily easily easily-be be hauled or driven to railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road points and thus converted into dollars and cents and it is much preferred pre pre- preferred preferred pre pre- that said live stock be fattened and finished for market With this end end- end in VIe vlen be be- beit it resolved resolved reo re re- o solved that a 3 c committee to be known as the Uintah Uintah Development v committee commit commit- tee tee and consisting of the following men W. W J J. J Halloran WF W. W P. P Jensen I E E. E EO 0 O. O Howard David A. A Smith W. W C C. C Orem F. F S. S Geo McAllister Julian Bamberger A. A P. P Jos Decker ec er Sp Geo T. T Odell Fred S S. S Hatch J J. J David Larson W. W R R. Putnam be on the work of development development de de- appointed tp to carry carryon mt and assist t in every everyman manner manner man man- ner toward its a. a accomplishment co ment said committee to work In conjunction made Gi de ol or olmen ormen with a similar committee up p men now living iving in and vitally interest interested interested inter inter- est ested d in the Uintah basin Be It Re Resolved d that copies copie's of this report be be mailed to Governor Bam Barn Bamberger berger Mr L. L H. H Farnsworth Chairman Chair man Utah Utah Council of ot Def Defense nse Board of Governors of the Salt Lake Lak Commercial Commercial Commercial Com Com- mercial club and to the v various rious Commercial Commercial Com Corn mercial clubs In the Uintah b basin sin W W. F. F JENSEN Chairman J J. J DAVID LARSON Secy I |