Show THE EDITORIALS S RAILROAD SITUATION By nr I L. L A 1 ck Awhile ago O the public in north northern Colorado and amI northeastern Utah was considerably excited and enthused ed edIt It abort bort the po possible ext extension of ot the Moffatt road rond to Salt Lake City from Craig The D D. D and R. R G. G W. W was proposing pro posing to bu buy the control of the fat road rond and nna the fight wits was to keep an open gateway thru the Moffat tunnel funnel and Moffat road to 10 the west The Commissioner who took the testimony tes teo- teo at nt Denver Denter and Salt Ink Lake about about- three months ago has bas filed his report with the I. I C. C C C. nc advising and anil recommending the purchase h by the he D. D and anel R. R G G. W W. of th the Moffat road which has bas a n lease on the thc tunnel But Dut it Isn't stated l whether that nh advise se WItS was n also alo l o to hold the time gateway open for tor other roads road but presumably not that simultaneously But It seems the U. U S. S Senate Senate at at Washington Washingto has bas passed sed a n re resolution requesting the I L' L LC C C. C ICI not to make any more conso consolidations consolidations consoli consoli- of roads for the present and w wait for further action b by congress I on nn matters of railroad con consolidations And while the I I. I C. C C C. C could not act nn anyway wn if It desired it would hardly desire to act net lu iu position to the the resolution resolution reso reso- reso-I reso lution by 30 the senate because the senate senate sen sen- ate has the power to confirm or to reject appointments and would likely resent any action by the I. I C. C C. C by holding bolding up an any appointments of ot a commissioner whenever he ma may be re appointed b by the president So the Moffat road matter and all proceed proceedings d ings relative to an nn extension of ot the Moffat road rond turn thru the Basin may be considered as hung up onn ona on a n l peg peg for awhile However er it Is not good policy forthe for tor forthe the basin people to be be discouraged O Observation teaches that tha i th times les are dull is tl the e time to plan and to work Mere Merc Ier work without plan wont won't do any anything for a man mau But t work i with I a good 1 plan of development leeI will Ill count Let Iet the p people ople of the basin work and den develop lop so that this basin becomes a beautiful place in which to That Is constructiveness s. s Tile man who works an nn s will soon be he bein bein heIn in an un enviable condition and find the basin ba ba- Mn sin In will have lIac its attractions A little later the time mining mining- resources sad find particularly the time iron and coal cont wl will 1 be in demand demaI t and they will b be mighty factors in making malting this basin one of fit the busiest places in the w west west t Some people want everything at of ir irIn isn't that wu way In once Well the world Just lust as well note It it The present gen generation generation gen gen- n- n ernt on cant can't produce all the thc wealth wenIth I It isn't smart enough and opportunity Is distributed through time and that makes a n later time an opportunity for or the coming generation generation ration |