Show former uintah railway had says improved busi ness spreading over east busine Busl nes 3 confidence tn in the east has been dickely strengthened tn in the last fen few months L 0 brague new york Vu business sIness man formerly fon nerty of f uintah basin consulting engineer for flie ilia eastern railroads said monday on hia his arrival in salt lake take say news reports such developments he bald las a the 16 order of tre pennsyl vania railroad tor for locomotives and the declaration ol 01 the regular an nual dividend by the new york central are having the effect of restoring confidence and encouraging others to go to ahead aside from the stock market tn in fluency aich I 1 try to avoid avold the tha business t tone 0 ln a Is improving comment t ng on the intention of the railroads to ask for or a 9 rate increase mr air sprague said bald that the plan was not meeting sith ath a alt deal ot of opposition it la is my stion he added that the public Is fair in agard to the increase and that they fully rea realize lizze that the railroads are aa as vital to public welfare wi they were nhen hen they sere ere pioneering the countr mr sprague Is 13 executive vice president of 0 the Dar dandeleo Darde deleO leli thread lock corporation and a director of the E J sprague company new york he ile as formerly vice president and general manager of the uintah railway and of the gilson asphaltum in uintah count my IMY knoAl knowledge edge of utah he said convinces me that it is 13 one of the greatest states in the union from frosa th standpoint ot of natural resources and this is being reflected and will continue to be reflected in the growth grow th of salt lake city I 1 mr sprague arrived arrival to meet lus famil lain ll sho ho are returning ta from a vacation tour of california the party includes mrs arm sprague her sister miss helen mcandrews of vernal utah and lucian sprague a son they remain here for a few days before leaving for new ork vork v |