| Show T TO 0 GRAND AND SAN JUAN COUNTIES the session of the second state legislature to la nearing its ita close only two days daya remain to fiaush up the necessary business busi neu yet in those two days daya the legislators legislator should not forget the interests of the state in giving better and closer communication with grand aud and ban bain juan counties count leB than now ex lots even if something else has baa to be passed by 0 ai a a former occasion oco aalon the NEWS pointed out the necessities to lo this matter to have a road made from the liao railway to moab grand county with a crossing over the river at huab it was waa urged that the best beat crossing would be a bridge but this is ie a big undertaking as an the stream la Is very wide it the legislators cannot feel to go to the expense of the bridge and possibly y they are of that opinion they really cannot affard to leave the mat ter untouched the least joist the assembly cao can do in this business is to establish a first class olasa terry ferry at moab with a good road from there to the railway kall way cherelle Tb The ereie relle a very large section of the state southeast of the grand and the colorado as the large stream I 1 known after the junction of grand ana areen green rivers river the people of that sec tion are one with those of the rest of the state in their sympathies and interests te they are in a country whose topography to la very rough in places making it difficult of access fir the great work ot making road from their chief cowna to the railway they are neither numerous nor rich enough for there la is a long stretch of country be tween and there to la so BO immediate prospect of a railway building into their heir country but there are enough ut them to have extensive exten eive agricultural interests they have fruit and vegetable and grain farm they have important stack enterprises and grazing lands landai they have a country of great mineral wealth which 3 just juat opening to development their inclinations are to do business with the state to which they belong but existing bar biers out cut them behoff be off and compel them to go to colorado for trade fade relations which advantage our eastern neighbor dose doea not fall to improve it to la tu to the interest of this thia state to remove the barrier complained of there can be no denial of that proposition there to is also a way to remove the barrier which the people of the state will endorse there always has ham been a in the state to render reader material aid where needed to te the out lying portions for the comfort and building up of theme is to the benefit of the whole the few thousand dollars enquired to open a road from the railway to moab and establish a hrry ferry at the latter place to is more urgently needed and can be better spared by the state for that purpose than for many others that are al clamoring amorina for aid and yet are not undeserving to us ua it appears that no legislator who examines examinee the subject object can fall to realize this ebli fact and certainly it if the effect of investigation in ii so BO convincing no should shrink from it the NEWS confidently anticipates that one of the good marks marka to be placed to the credit of the he present Igla lature is its ita record in opening a close direct and convenient communication with grand county by a good road to moab and a ferry there and by that meana san juan also aleo will be brought in and the business interests of that whole eolion be united and solidified fled with those of the rest reat of the state |
