Show M Hi Public Convenience Not Shown by Pr Proposed posed Purchase of Moffat Road by Rio Grand Railroad Uin Uintah ah Basin To Continue Fight For Railroad With Good Chance For Success Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver Showing Sh wing Friendly Attitude de I The hearing held II in Salt S lt Lake City m before E Examiner Haskell C. C Davis of or ofA orthe A 1 the Interstate Commerce Commission would would appear to have resulted in a WOUld victory in the first round of the battle bat batt tie tle at least for the Uintah Basin Railroad Railroad Rail flail road League and its allies At the hearing in Denver held on the Examiner Davis refused to admit any evidence whatever a as- asto to the resources of or Northwest Colorado or Northeast Utah or their need for a railroad but butt at t the Salt Lake hearing this rule was greatly modified by the Examiner and considerable evidence was gotten into the record in support of this contention con con- One of the outstanding witnesses wit nesses tresses for the Uintah Basin Railroad League was wa's superintendent Tidwell lidwell of or orthe the Uintah Ouray Indian Agency who was ordered to testify at t the hearing by telegram from the Commissioner Commissioner Com Com- missioner of Indian Affairs at Washington Wash Wash- ington Mr 11 Tidwell testified as to the resources held by the Indian Office in trust for the Indians of the Basin Judge E-Judge E E. E E. Corfman Coffman Chairman of at the ther r rJ J Utilities Commission of Utah also testified in support of the theL L Leagues League's position Mr W. W H. H Paul Secretary of the League Loague was on the witness stand for a considerable period The evidence adduced b by the Denver lenver Denver Rio Grande would appear to have been extremely inconsistent It was mainly an effort to show that It the uhe resources of the Basin present or potential are so insignificant that f would under no considerations justify the building of a railroad into or through the asin but on the other hand and if it any other system m we were o allowed allowed al al- lowed d to build bund into or through ug i. i the Basin Basin It would irretrievably ruin th thIt the Rio It o Grande with wit its paper showing of an investment of at We fall fail to see how such Inconsistency can b justified The Uintah Basin Railroad League was represented by at aLL attorneys 1 ALL L. L Vogl of ot Denver and Oscar Ca' Ca lson Ison of Salt Lake City The Utah Shi Shippers pars pel'S I Association was represented by J. J S. S Earley of of Salt Lake City Th Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce authorized zed the Utah Shippers Association tion to in the action on their behalf behalf behalf be be- half and Introduced in eV e evidence dence a resolution SU supporting in s o e degree the Basins Basin's attitude but Iii view ot of the vital interest of or Salt Sait take fLake City and Utah In this matter U it c cannot be I said that the Chambers Chamber's Support had the strength that might have been I expected In contrast the given b by the attorney tor for the Denver I Chamber Chamber of at commer was was as as- w warm warm arm armas as it was unexpected jn In fact one of or orthe the outstanding ga ns of the whole affair for the Basi Bash was waa the reversal I of the attitude o a of the Denver Chamber Cham Cham- Chamber ber bel of Commerce Commerce largely as a result of time the testimony testimony given n ny given by Rio Hio Grande r officials at the they Denver hearing There Where was A large and well wall die dis tribute J representation pr s from the entire entire en en- tire Uintah asin at the hearing In In- chiding eluding N Northwest Colorado At a me meeting of the several Interest ti evening t y representatives from the D Basin sin in Colorado and In Utah de decided decided to show a united front br b by the ng purchase of the Mor fat rain oad by the j Denver enver Rio Grande for the tue reason reagon that al It t would he be a m menace nace nace to tho building of or a railroad rail rall r road ad a d development of or Northwest and Northeast Utah |