Show OF THE UNION PACIFIC BASIN TO PROVO HAS confirmation A advance men visit vernal al on an secret mission masslon high Connect connections ioris in U P official circlet circles makes make their visit significant esequal to visit of george austin will mean two moffat extension news the dispatches from denver published in the herald republican at the close of last week ca cow riling waag the activity of the union pacific rail road to push through 0 tah basin and connect up with mith the san pedro at provo utah bated anew the assurance of a railroad through gli the uintah basin hose best informed in local business lr ir cles clea bellene believe that early railroad construction is now beyond r when railroads get ready t build certain men connected with the company go quietly into the country over oner which the right of wai way will cross to transact busl business ness and gather such information cm as 1 required at that stage of such a project it will be good news 0 confirmation fir to the railroad bobos bops of vernal people to know that these advance men have been in vernal the last ten days unattended I 1 and unheralded but nevertheless recognized by business men of the object of the visit of course Is a secret yet but the high connection of these men with the con froling interests of the union pacific railroad of the oregon short line and of the san pedro both in utah and the east signifies that it Is no mere but a business move which always and immediately precedes construction work there Is also aleo an immediate connection lel tion between the visit of the these gentlemen and that of lion ogeorge austin of the utah idaho sugar suar company mr air austin to la in the poal position to know when and where things are going to happen and he and the these recent visitors are mutual ly connected in business their visit here Is all the more significant will mean two road people here who have known for ears the desire of the union pacific to get into the uintah basin have been looking for some move in this direction now that the newman erb forces force control the moffat road which la Is undoubtedly ready ta begin lading rails raile toward salt lake city hencer hence the revival of union pacific interest to build through here also and the matter seems more than revival lt it looks real since the machinery which turn out grades and has actually began I 1 moving the first round Is the corn com ing ot of the secret mission nien men to cover carefully the entire course of the uintah basin the result of this visit will appear shortly but it all means that railroad bul ldla through this part of utah will not be single but double the U P and the moffat craig colorado papers speak lug ing of the moffat extension say are letting contracts two of the chief officers of the road have visited craig lu in the interests of the proposed estr extension ii of the road they were chief engineer blauvelt Dla uvelt and the chief right of way agent they came to look over the situation between steamboat springs springe and craig and to make the necessary arrangements tor for the early extension of the road to tills this place they ac companies companied compan compa nied led on the trip by wilsin alla m cary A lan luncheon cheon mas ft as served at the webb hotel at one 0 clock whore where the visitors were the guests of the town mayor C 8 presiding others present were the ON owners ners of land along the right of way between hayden and craig and the editors 0 of the local papers ahe 11 he luncheon was war followed by a meeting of citizens at the court house at 2 30 p m this was a gathering of much importance to the town newman erb the now new manager of the road officially announced the early extension of the road and the purchase of a halt million dollars worth of new rolling stock immediate delivery the visit of tho the officials to craig at tills this time Is undoubtedly the opening wedge to a contract for the extension to this place and they will find the people of county ready and willing milling to extend to them every courtesy and assistance in their power bof tat fat county courier |