Show californians ARE ABOUT US J winter smith civil engineer I 1 le ic turned to vernal lost last friday after an absence of over tour four months during most of which time be and vre mrs mrs smith have been in california where they formerly resided the wife alfe will loin join her husband heio with in ill che next tow weeks at the present time she elie th Is visiting with her parents mr smith reports a drought drough now pro filling in sonic conic parts of california entailing great loss loea to crops prep orations arat tons for the big panama it 1 exposition of 1915 are progressing vapidly and the fair will to lie of vast benefit to the entire west the opening of the Ia panama ramn canal will nican mean cheaper passenger and freight rates for utah and it will mean also aleo an increase in th the population ot this part of 0 the united states you not believe it but tho the tame fame of the uintah basin has haa roalf od cc the pacific coast declared nir mr smith 1 I answered nume ioLa tlona asked allied by persons interested in thin nicolon they are all eager for news its as to the oming of the lot tot fat rood road because they it will be of benefit to them as well us art to us ua and you would be surprised at thu the interest intel inte eat iest which Is being aroused in halt lake when I 1 went through that city on my way out to call california I 1 talked uintah basin but there vita not mo HO aub enthus I 1 told them of the importance of tills this country in the building up of salt cult lake I 1 called their attention to the fact that unless they got ot buoy denver would take the trade away from them the business busl neso men did not seem to realize that there it IP very much trade for them hut but I 1 did some floine figuring and they decided that it would be a good thing to in when I 1 returned to salt lake the other day the ery cry men v nho ho would hardly give me a hearing before stopped me ins on tho street and naked asked mo inn how things are pro greE in my part of utah I 1 can til you salt lake merchants are becoming anxious about the trade of this basin they know now that they will have to bustle to get ahead ab end of denver A number of land buyers are coming here in the near future to look over the country |