Show Gm CONFERENCE E OF BIGTALK BIG MEN TALK RAilROAD PRESIDENT OF PF MIDLAND R. R R. R AND UTAH COPPER KING CONFER CONFER That the U Uintah basin may realize Its dream of ot being pierced by a ra railroad railroad rail rail- l- l road before the lapse of f another year another year became evid evident nt in Salt Lake Monday as the result of the re recent ent conference conference conference confer confer- ence between Charles M M. McNeill president of the Utah Copp Copper r company company com com- pany and D. D C. C Jackling managing d director rector and their following departure departure depar depar- ture tore for the Pacific coast with A A. A C. C Carlton president of the new Colorado Colorado Colordo Colo Colo- rado rdo Midland board boar of directors In the fact that the Utah Coal Route which Is due to take takeover over the second line of the Denver Rl Rio Grande between Helper and Provo I November 1 lf will need an eastern outlet IB is seen the principal reason for foran foran foran an early fulfillment of the long- long needed Uintah r railway F For r It Is Is generall generally admitted In railroad circles that with the recent p purchase of the controlling Interest In the Colorado Midland by Mr Dir McNeill ill and other interests of the Utah Copp Copper r company company com corn pany a new railroad ma may mayy be o observed served extending from Provo to Colorado Springs t The eastern terminus of the Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado Midland l Is Colorado Springs and the western terminus Grand Grand' Junction in turn the eastern terminus I us its of the new new Utah Coal Route Route will willbe be be Helper and the western terminus Provo a although though some same consider the Salt Lal Lake e Route as as' as asa a probable probable- continuation con con- to the Pacific coast It Is fB 4 known that the Utah Coal Route Is is- by Utah Copper Conner Interests through the United States Fuel company company company com- com pany an and that the building of a line lineup lin lineup up Into the Uintah basin from Grand Junction to Helper connecting the Colorado Midland with the Utah Coal Route Is Isnow now highly probable r Surveys are reported to have been made for a an extension sion of a line from the western terminus s of the Colo Cola Colorado rado Midland at Grand Junction up into the Uintah basin by way of or t Mack ack Colo Ouray and Duchesne and Myton and on to Helper or Colton Colton Col- Col ton by br way of Indian canyon or the Strawberry valley It Is reported that the copper and railroad magnates magnates magnates mag mag- nates who have considered connecting the Color Colorado do Midland with the Ut Utah h Coal Route believe that the ton of oC a complete electric system between between be be- tween veen Grand Junction and nd Helper i will wUI be most practical Investigations made by railroad aa I and Ind commercial experts who have I placed important facts and and- figures In Inthe Inthe I Ithe the hands of the copper magnates I i tend end to show y that with the extension of f a q heavy electric line Into the Uintah Uin- Uin tah alt basin with Helper and Grand j j Junction function outward points the basin wi will l command new attention both at at I Denver and Salt Lake i Railroad e engineers have held that i I Ithe the he extension of a railroad from Salt r t r Lake alce into the Uintah basin will prove provo highly difficult but the theline line as pro- pro I rosed in tile the the union of of the Colorado Midland Udland with th the Utah Coal Ro Route Js 1 i isaid said aid to be encouraged by a I i ively easy grade i that both It w was s learned yesterday Mr Mc McNeill Neill and Mr l Jackling ng h have made nade a study of the project to the extent ex ex- I tent ent that plans for the construction of f the Uintah road are under consid consid- ration Another group of plans i covering the same project are In th the hands ands of ot President Carlton of the 1 Colorado Midland It is' is said that with suitable o outlets the road wilt will wUl i prove rove highly profitable I Revenue c Is Assured Experts on railroad revenue have advanced the opinion that the Utah I Coal oal Rot Route te should pay big returns from om the start because of the unprecedented unprecedented un un- demand for coal In 1 I turn it is declared that under Utah Copper opper company influence the the Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado ids Midland will turn Into a paying l ia I railroad with a feeder extending u up upito I into ito the Uintah basin from the Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- I rado ado side It It-is It is held that for several r roam years oam the tonnage into the Uintah baa basIn basin ba ba- sin a both both from Colorado and Utah Ufah will ill r result sult in exceptionally heavy venues revenues not to speak of products products products' which Bich will wUl be out of the b ban basin ba ba- sin n Ir I |