| Show CRAIG VERNAL D transportation al A UNE LINE STARTS SOON TRUCK WILL 1 AND FREIGHT MOFFAT AND VICINAL WILL GIVE within tho the next ton daya days a truck route will bo he established between vernal utah and craig YO the craig Hin empire piro it ie Is hoped that this titis route which will carry both passengers and freight will brine bring tho the two communities into closer commercial and social intercourse Inter courno J i stanton who will bo be in charge of tho the now route has already been assured of traffic to keep his ills line file busy from the outset of the now venture sinco since tho the discontinuance uan 0 of tho the uintah railway as a common carrier th basin liaa han been dimmit isolated from front ahe outside world merchants and farmers aro are enthusiastic over the abw transportation which will open up an for the distribution of tho the products of thin wonderfully fertile section soc mr air casper who Is an experienced truck operator of casper was brought to craig through tho the efforts off orts of A 13 jackson white truck bales sales 1 representative some weeks ago mr jackson made mada tho the trip between vernal and craig with F J toner totter general freight and passenger pasa agent of the moffat railroad at this time mr jackson was impressed with the possibilities ties of a bri ane between the metropolis of northeastern utah and the hub of northwestern colorado through as is efforts mr stanton was interested in the proposition saturday mr stanton mr jackson E E brockman Drock raan and harry W hansen made a trip to vernal returning monday they were enthusiastically received by the vernal citizens vernal is anxious to ship in supplies hy by way of craig and the new low level rates enable C crate irl warehouses to compete with denver and grand junction parcel post ship merits for this business mr stanton elates that freight rates on most railroad and truck combined will bo be lower thuu parcel post rite hemn 4 I 1 en cn tl alf same con cobun litif ass s th ahn n the a sev se a v ce will be loll 1011 2 as i parcel pt i al are iov jov bield ovi c one met d daiy diy ty before being forwarded forwar dod from f rom tir f h in road into the wilk oy by truck not only are 1 utah people anxious to ship in goods goodo by wiy of craig fral but they have many farm products which they want ant to ship out already somo isonio 14 freight carloads of honey are in ili sight as possible business for the new truck line while fruit poultry and dalr dair products are ready to go to market hy by way nay of craig A million pounds of wool are clipped in the vicinity a of vernal each year this will come to craig sheep owners promise tor for shipment east passenger travel between craig and vernal will be a big share of tho the business of the new line mr afan ton thinks by the present facilities travelers spend 72 hours between denver and vernal the stage line from craig will cut this time to ag hours twelve of which will bo be 1 in craig the new route will also save the traveler some twenty dollars mr stanton left for casper yesterday rooming morning ho lie will drive ono one truck to craig from the Wyot ning town bringing his bin family and household gt gioda two trucks will bo be used nt at th lie start one leaving vernal and the other leaving craig every tho the trucks which are two ton whites with five ton engines engi nem will carry both passengers and express fr the time being later it Is planned to devote certain trucks to freight alone while tho the passenger business will be handled in fit touring cars |
