| Show MUFF MOFFAT AT ROAD TO BE EXTENDED FROM CRAIG TO MINES Latest railroad news of interest int rest to the Uintah basin is that the he Moffat Moffat lof l fat road is to bo ho extended from Craig Colorado to the Rainbow V gil- gil mines near Watson Vatson in the Im Immediate lm- lm mediate future The territory to tobe tobe tobe be covered will include the fam famous u Hamilton oil oU dome west of Craig and the Rangely field which is soon to yield oil oU from front deep wells 5 t.- t. Rainbow Is only about 50 O l miles hes from flom Myton 1 toll and Roosevelt and 1 70 70 miles mUes from Duchesne The Moffat tunnel a and ld the extension Into Utah h would be completed perhaps siD simul- simul ul- ul in about two years i.- i. f Today at least 65 of Uintah asin a- a sin business business' is done clone in Colorado tot Not o long 10 1 after t the e completion of f the tunnel and the extension of t the e. e Moffat road into the heart of the I I basin 90 0 of business would be e i transacted in Colorado and Yer very I soon the business would be be doubled Then and and- not until then theil will will Salt Sait Lake wake up lP For years that city has seemingly cared not a tinkers tinker's damn about the Uintah ba ba- sin They once in a while cone out here and look us over and we give them big outs blow-outs and they ther kid us along and we kid ourselves into the belief that they are going to help build a road Denver has always been more in interested interested Interested In- In in this basin than Salt Lake has For years and years certain basin pe people have hae expected to se see a aro a ro road d come first from front Denver Dellver When Bamberger first began to talk about coming in here It looked to many of ns us like he would do it but the above mentioned certain ones said he be was only oldy peddling hot air and playing lag dOS in is the manger with his exclusive franchise This latest Moffat dope is not all allther there ther i is it of interest The ter tel branch of of the Union Pacific bas has already asked permission to construct construct con con- ct the branch A recent Issue sue of the Steamboat Pilot contained the following E EThere There has lias been filed med by Ro Roderick I N N. Matson attorney at law B W a representing the e V Wyoming oming and Colorado Short Line Railroad company a copy COP or r application application I cation to the interstate commerce commerce I commission for a certificate ate of public public public pub pub- lic convenience and necessity to o and operate as an Interstate Interstate interstate inter Inter- state carrier by railroad a aHne aline aline line of railroad from Casper Wyo in a general southwesterly an by way ovay of Craig to the state stateline line dine between Colorado and Utah and to acquire and operate as a I part o of said lute line O of railroad any line lime or lines of or railroad now 1 or in part constructed over said TO route rente The Tho proposed posed railroad would ext extend ex- ex t tend nd from Casper W Wyo o in a general gener gener- al southwesterly direction through the counties of f Natrona Swee Sweetwater water and C Carbon Wyoming crossing crossin the Union Pacific railroad Between J JI Fort ort Steele and Wamsutter thence continued continued con con- on- on southerly by way of Baggs Wyom Wyoming ng vicinity crossing the Colorado Wyoming s state ate line continuing continuing continuing con con- thence southerly rIy a and d wester westerly westerly west west- er erly through Moffat county Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado via Craig and the me It Tampa ampa river valley to the Color Utah Colorado Utah do-Utah state Jine line The reasons briefly stated why the present and future public convenience convenience con con- and ll necessity require and will require the proposed co construction construction tion and operation of sald said line or or railroad are There is a vast yas vast unnerved territory territory terri terri- tor tory extending southern Iron from the Chicago Burlington and Quincy and the Chicago and Northwestern railroads Including the Sweetwater cr territory one of the great cattle se sections of f the state of Wyoming which would be served by the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed route There There- are a also so numerous numerous numer numer- ous oil oU and gas structures along said route some now well wen developed develop develop- ed namely the tIle Lost Mahoney Mahoney Ma- Ma la- la honey dome Ferris I and ana adjacent structures These last named structures aro are all more than 40 miles from any established railroad A vast amount of freight is s being handled between said structures and the railroad station more than 40 miles nilles distant nt by by team at and acid d autI autt aut I trucks over oer highways w which Ich are rendered impassable by by floods d freshets and oth other r 4 weather eather 5 S 55 conditions for a large portion of each year Owing to the tite lack of railroad transportation facilities operations in these oil oilfields fields are of necessity shut down for portions of the year an and greatly curtailed c d during during dur- dur ing a large part of ol the lie year Transportation Transportation Transportation Trans Trans- of Paraffin base base crude oil oU pre presents a a dl difficult c lt PI pipeline lem Railroad transportation will relieve this condition a and and d. d permit pe continuous production u ion dev development and l d operation operation of these fields fi j Not only is p production od U of C developed l I structures greatly curtailed ur a- a alel lel because of resent present resel t. t iou f r but mt I o of other kr In iva st Sr s dit discouraged Th Thi Som in c iron 10 ron II deposits deposits deposits de de- posits are In in the immediate vicinity of and adjacent adjacent to tp the proposed t. t line These ar are known to be some of the largest and most valuable iron d deposits deposits de de- posits in the United United States South of the Union Pacific railroad railroad rail rall- ro road d th the proposed line traverses the bituminous coal fields fields' of southern southern southern south south- ern V Wyoming oming and ond onel northwestern Colorado The he r ch agricultural areas of the Little Snake and Yam Yampa a river valleys s 's will thus be provided with adequate transportation ties Large areas reas of or irrigable ble land for which ample water is available a await transportation prior prior- to actual development In addition to the counties trav traversed sed by the proposed line Une portions of Fremont Fremont- county I Wyoming Rio Blanco county Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado and Uintah and Duchesne counties Utah will also te no tributary tribu tribu- tributary tary thereto The territory traversed travers- travers ed and nd to be served comprises gr grazing graz grazing graz- graz zing z- z ing in-g f farming both anand dry ary and irrigated areas timber oil gas coal iron zinc hydro carbons and numerous other natural resources aw await h only adequate transportation tation facilities for their speedy speed and andul ul ultimate development The tonnage for this proposed railroad will consist or f hay grain beets heets and other agricultural products pro pro- products ducts lumber and kindred pro petroleum and oil products iron rails TRUS cement brick and lime machinery machiner machinery ma ma- chinery chiner manufactures merchandise miscellaneous products Interchange traffic with intercepted inter Inter- railroads win wiD total a large annual tonnage The proposed line does not parallel tHY ry existing rail rai- roads The proposed seU road will es- es a m means ans of oT transportation tation and communication mot now c. c exist exist- ing ins It will afford facilities facilities for the transportation or of nigh high grade CO coal tI petroleum tr products iron and other ther numerous products fry hy a n short direct haul to the great consuming areas la in the tHie upper Missouri land and Mississippi river valleys valley Uninterrupted r lpt d development development devel devel- and and andl access thereto will be provided for the Yas vast resources resource of of the territory traversed and served Normal development is cd because be he cause catire Of cof inadequate a e transportation facilities The population is slowly increasing ng and with transportation J pro i till th this s territory offers great offers greatOn great On Ou Local Pa Page MOFFAT ROAD TO 10 BE EXTENDED From Page One er advantages than nn any like e area The asses of the contiguous to this his proposed line exceed In to value those of any like Ile area in the United States The liThe to total al number of miles of main stain track of applicants applicant's proposed railroad will be approximately miles and the time railroad will be of ot standard gauge The Time name title and postoffice address of counsel and other officers officer to whom correspondence correspond correspond- ence nce in regard to this application should be addressed is Roderick N. N Matson atson counsel suite Hynds building Cheyenne Wyo VO The Time application was dated June 7 1924 and received at the office of or the public utilities tI s commission I June 9 1924 In the application which is signed by br Ch Charles rles B B. Duffy president applicant states scares that lIe he does not desire a hearing upon his application except in the event such application shall be objected to and the objectors shall be gr granted a hearing in which event request is respectfully made that a hearing i 19 02 J given and that all such hearings be ird td at the office or the one Wyoming oming public service commission in Cheyenne Wyo o 0 |
