| Show RAILROAD OJ D TO UI TAH BASIN n I Continued from Crom Page Ong necessary The plan comprehends the the presentation presentation presentation presen- presen presen presen- i tation of ot comprehensive data bearIng bearIng bearing bear bear- Ing on the Ufe resources of ot the Uintah basin to the secretary of ot the Interior and to all other interested authorities at Washington Mr Ashton said that he be had taken the matter up with L. L H. H Farnsworth chairman of the state of ot Utah council of defense that Mr Ir Farnsworth had been Impressed favorably by the opportunity presented present present- ed and had agreed to forward officially official official- ly to the proper authorities such data as Mr Ashton might present for tor Information This task of ot compilation compilation tion of data Mr Ashton will perform without delay In presenting his case showing the i I need of ot building the proposed railroad rail rail- rail rall-j road wIth without ut waiting for the war to tobe he be over oyer Mr Ashton urged that re reconstruction reconstruction reconstruction re- re j construction and readjustment toward toward toward to to- i ward normal conditions are essentially essentially essen ossen- the greatest greate t problems that the nations will face at the conclusion of ot the struggle I The government of ot the United States explained Mr Ashton has already already already al- al j ready recognized this In that It Is Isnow isnow now working out In a broad brond way I plans for tor affording its millions of ot returned returned returned re re- re- re turned soldiers opportunities to make malee homes for tor themselves not nol at government government government gov gov- I expense but hut be given a chance to develop some of ot the natIons natIon's nations nation's nations nation's na na- tion's limitless resources and pay for or their acquisitions as the productive productive productive tive power of their holdings Is developed developed devel Transportation of ot material to and products from an any area it is propos proposed ed to develop is the first ana most vital vita essential In the development of at any reclamation plan The uThe Uintah basin of ot Utah said Mr Ashton offers the greatest opportunity opportunity opportunity op op- in undeveloped agricultural agricultural agricultural tural horticultural livestock and n mineral resources of any like area anywhere in the United States Stares The government wants vanta to turn furnish Ish employment employment em em- nt to the millions of men who will shortly return from the battle baUle- fields fields The plans r must be clearly worked worked out far tar enough ahead so 80 that I I by the time the men arrive the opportunity opportunity opportunity op op- op- op for employment will be th them m mEven Even un under er the he handicap of or being being being be be- ing far removed from adequate trans I I facilities the Uintah basin is rapidly rank as g a thriving I flourishing section of ot a n great grat state I yet its resources are only scratched and and but in small smal degree realized by bythe bythe the the general public In addition to its coal oil oil oU shale mineral mineraI and kindred resources it has more than acres of land capable by the tho thoI application of ot water of ot being transformed transformed transformed trans trans- I formed into areas that are as fertile as any in the west and all of t this this- I land is so located that Salt Lake k I with proper transportation conn ID lions would become the natural logical log log- ical business and trade center center Mr 11 Ashton adds that a Salt Lake LakeI I to Vernal r railroad over feasible feasible- I grades or routes o of which there are are- several would not exceed miles I in length and could be he constructed at a far less cost per mile than would I be required to connect this section of ot the Uintah basin with Denver by raili rail road i |
