Show TO 10 OUR GOVERNOR TO OUR LA LAW LAWi Vi i MAKERS AND TO All FEllOW 0 I Thc The T Bm Basin Baran n Demands an Auto Road head West Vest Over Her cr the Wasatch Rafe Range We VC Ha Have c. c Pati Waited Twenty t Years c cars rs for forn I a May c uc WC have Ha a u Dirt Road Ilond 1 I f By y J J. J p P. P Ia J jUte wait waiting ng for roi I nearly r y a l generation gener generation ene I atlon contending w with lUI tit isolation m n nan I Ian an an extreme measure the Uintah ba bato I bi bais ba- ba SIn to is Justified in ticking asking o our lr govErn I and our law makers rs hero lel i and nd r at t tV Washington V Washington sl to help us us secure a good a-good good Truck tru k and auto road over the Va Wa Vas s etch satch r range Railroad talk h has kept kepi I Ius' Ius us us' us optimistic part of oe the time tir hut bat ut thIs this old expectation from year ear to year has worn out Toda Today the average Average citizen in this basin basia has ost cope PC concerning a l' l al being ing b built m into this isolate isolate- reg region We Ve now ask f for r a go good l dirt jit road ad th that t bring us y 1 iet neer 11 er to the principal cities pf of our state to the the markets m and to Utah's cultural centers I h Our people have noted IloW how the Big Dig Horn basin in Wyoming has been opened up by excellent railroad fa fa- and four fOUl large counties carved carva ed a out of that natural basin The Big Horn is not as rich as the Uintah I basin basin the climate not as good an and there is less farming land in that thai I Wyoming region We Ve have observed ed d how other sections of the intermountain intermountain inter- inter mountain country have been provid provid- provided provided ed d with transportation so th that t wealth might be developed Even Eve nour n nour our ur own state the Sevier river has has peen een utilized by large expenditures Water rights that could be secured for per pel acre acie or or even more have hare been developed In the Uin- Uin tab fah basin acres is now provided pro pro- pro pro-I r vided ded with water and much better 0 water foater ater rights than the th average in Inthe 5 the state at a cost cost of of 1000 to 1500 per acre We Ve have additional acres of at good land which ma may b be reclaimed at an average cost costol I ol of per acre and part of this is i's new now way half ready and canals held up for finances But the Provo Provo- e her her- project wilt will c cost st we are are advised advised ad- ad from front to 2000 pela per pel acre a re for the water AVe We do not object obJect object ob ob- to this progress h oher sec sections sec sec- I bons but we may be 1 ar d for observing ing it I The Strawberry re reservoir er project cl t tool lok Uintah basin ashi water over i into end Salt Lake counties an and jn- jn helps Salt Lake C City ty very ery much Soon Scon some ot or White riv river r rT T crates will be bo directed eastward towards to- to o- o wards ards Denv Denver r through the Moffat tunnel We re do not Complain because because be he- cause ause we ve have ample water How Ilow- ever if f these big projects may be asking ask ask- asking financed are are- aree we e not justified in ing our UI state to help hell us In x va- va it- it and Uintah counties there is b Jiow ow reclaimed enough loan Ian rani 1 to to SUI support sup sup- port Olt e instead n tp lIl dl of or out al-out our present population But jve ye c have hac 35 per c cent tit Df all the farm faim land in Utah that h t ay cvar ever be bs irrigated and we have C that ratio of the states state's water er erl l may be so used We e have o observed the spending of f fl large l rc sums stem to open 1 up uv ho the scenic euie won wonders ers of oC our state stale aril aHl wC ve are glad to see it ft But Dut j if large suma i t Nay way be spent to provide greater tourist routes loutes and give our state te more publicity without materially increasing population in southern Utah are arc we not justified in n n asking askin t Our ur fellow citizens especially ourI our our I governor and our mal law law makers 13 to tous help us Besides the acres I of oC very ery ch cheap alJ land provided oVi cd with excellent that J maybe may HI water rights or br or le be BO so provided we have ad additional ad- ad ct acres which ma nay may be reclaim reclaim- Cd cd ly by taking n out canals and building t b reservoirs in fn Colo Colorado do This land lands lays s east cast of oC Green river and north 0 of White river r. r The d dams clangs ms and Canals tent teni beb be he bein would to a large o e extent b in Colorado 1 h n it Is ess esson- esson n- n a u federal edeal project With this l total tal area atea a agal ag- ag ar we e would have ro ample al wealth to support 1000 00 i People eoPle nut But we wc may now nov provide pro s fer for about out additional ad 1 k kL r population on 1 L o P Price our O our l c load car l loa C ping pole point pointon I on the D. 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R G G. is ab about ut as as s far fa faraway faraway away from ou our st states state's tes te's leading cons com c commercial mJ m- m J Inertial mercial centers enters as our average average com cons ml It is all right for shipments shipment c Corning coming ming or goi going g to or ur from points point JH out outside t i e tJ the state But Dut fo fO for bus business with y t our own own suite state st te Price is not not an at economical 1 optical point of receipt rc or 01 delivery de livery We Va demand a road over which we may travel the entire entire en en- tire tiro year year and anti wl which ich will permit pe mit outgoing outgoing out our g going ing to Provo Salt Lal Lake c Cit City ahi and and pg Ogden en At present during luring much o of I Ithe the year ear we a are aro o isolated as though we e lived in another state And when the road is passable fr froth from Duchesne Du Du- Duchesne Duchesne chesne to Heber leber Cit City it is a hard road to to travel dangerous and unfit unfit unfit un un- fit for the business s we e have o Until recent years ears livestock w was wai s our only source of revenue revenue But many of our big cattle and sheep men failed in 1920 after aner a hard winter and low low prices Our Our farmers farmers farmers farm farm- ers were forced to give more attention attention atten atten- tion thou to diversified d agriculture Small bands of sheep a rapid increase of i dairy clairy herds the wonderful growth of ot alfalfa seed the hone honey industry more pork turkeys and similar products products pro pro- ducts have helped us to pay nay off of the mortgages and feel like lik therA is i b a chance of making good But this diversification demands immediate access to markets An eight hour run 1 will deliver our products at Salt SaIl Lake City when the present roads toads are fairl fairly good This time should be ample to r reach ach our states state's markets It will be when we c get a fairly good road road Craig Colorado is not separated from riom us by hy a mountain range That tunnel will soon soon be he ready for busi- busi liess Unless road work is done overlie over the lie Wasatch range much of our business business busi bus ness will go eastward into Colorado and ind considerable is now going that way vay Utah's road program should make cake make this Victory highway from Denver to Salt Lake City ity a proper link Ink in the transcontinental system II The lute Ther Moffat tunnel will dispose of the we still havethe have have- harrier hairier on the east but we the he Wasatch range on of the Ule west This auto guto road is demanded independently independent independent- ly y of any railroad S t We Ve have had little publicity given h to o Utah's highest range the with the hundreds hundreds of or lakes a and Hi many manypeaks peal peaks beaks s 1500 feet higher h gher than Ml Mt Nebo This is Utah's really great play lay ground most of oC the s states state's at s 's timber imber water power and ami wondrous primeval our forty rort fout out b red bed d of coal near hear Fruitland almost on on n the summit of oC the Was Wag Wasatch ca c range is scarcely mon known monAnd is e not opened up And And it is equal to county's test best osier easier c sier to name mina J a-J may m IY be he moved to market for less co cost t. t This federal rese er Bin Bu we weare weare were coal ca i is a federal reserves es fh The Thea are a re u used need ed to bench aria ana the 00 00 id De-id ead Mans Jeans is we are advised ad i b acres acres acres' 1 referred to hl Unwise a withdrawal W a i federal I 1 I bench large ergo part of the South yon fon I I reservoir r section I district district the ou Ouray a l laud land nd such sucha a so much etc We Ve e have so I of that apart a apart apart wide expanse some sonic RInd kind of a are part of f it held as noticed reserve i not locally re elve is S from Last summer a c delegation e Wasatch and a Duchesne and nd Ili Uintah me the state roll load with counties stet met commission to see see what might bedone be west east road oad road Tie The done for this arrived according to o before we hay day much of the busi less appointment aDl dispose l I o. o o of we e went to consider was the c that hat it was was' dt dt ci decided ed I road should have bave i t L I large rg Cas spent on it to glade ma e of of It a pros pros- sum And federal highway ent t-sta t Jt c decided that thata a maximum Jt t hh was also Duchesne Fal twenty miles mile west of oC f Cards of pr City was all aU w we co could d wards Heber l disposed l 1 of be beC before ore re This Waa w s. s iy gC sot et there thoro o was little arrived cd er s hence I vo wo All AlIC We lId do was to toi i for f I us t to o c gratitude for for o aiti lr i r profound i f t. t On Last Page J M J J. J 0 TO OUR GOVERNOR TO OUR oun LAWMAKERS AND CITIZENS From Page One the wonderful work our state had done for the basin and our confidence confidence confidence dence that n a a continuation of r- r this program was all that we c quid could uld ex ea- Our delegation made litt little e or orno orno orno no objection to the spending of another another another an an- other large sum estimated at a half million dollars on the Duchesne- Duchesne Castle Gate orad orad- If money m may y be be s secured llred with which to op open n up Zions Zion's canyon ma marwe may mar we not find finances for Tor giving 22 p people ople out here in this basin a 1 road that they may use for business Bread and butter should come before scenery For forty years Utah has lost her excess population Utah people pee peo pIe have nettled large areas outside their heir native state and amid they are still mt moving ing each year to sections of or oth- oth states that provide land homes Why Why may may we we not not reduce this isola isola- isolation isolation isolation tion and mal make e the Uintah basin sufficiently sufficiently sufficiently inviting for people le to con come e eard and ard mako malm homes This This' proposed I road if made lad a good highway will Avill do it This I west east east cst road roach is is' demanded by b l BEvel several al f factors ile Tie T basin basl ne cia it U Utah lh needs it it It wm will ill increase lucrease rease the w wealth alth of the st state te o It will c connect nn ct up the state stale with another another another an an- other 1 national highway highway- and a d in doin do doing do do- in lug ing this will v 1 be be equal to Zio Zions Zion's s National Na National National Na Na- park as as a revenue producer But the b basin sit hats has a rig right ht to ask asic for for fori i it ISolation Isolation has be been n Cl endured c long ong enough The railroad hopes ant and ana 1 dreams will be gladly gladly forgotten forgotten it ii Hwe we may may- be favored with that which is only fair right and urgently rg UY n necessary nc c- c I. 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