| Show ir Cement Highway y Into Uintah Basin F. F By Dy Albert Bjornson 1 Representative Coltons Colton's effort tol to l t induce congress to facilitate transportation trans trans- II out of the basin through t- t i the governments government's n s truck f ion system is an effort In iq the right f j direction which would if adopted i be lie of ot incalculable service to the agricultural ag ag- rl interest of the entire ba- ba sin Bin He points out that while transportation trans trans- through truc trucks s Is greatly in advance e o of transportation byr byl by r 1 l teams te-ams that it falls fails to be of ot material I f benefit if It returned empty empt The main question however with the people of the basin is whether this measure if it carried into effect would suggest to congress the far greater importance importance import import- ance ante of ot appropriating towards the construction of ot a hard paved Ined cement road toad across the mountains which I could be used for this purpose In such event the measure introduced by our representative to congress would have accomplished our hearts desire x It is really remarkable that so little little little lit lit- tle e effort ort l has as been put forth in the past to Induce congress congress to appropriate ate conjointly with the state and county count a sufficient sum to construct this cement road across the mountain moun- moun I tain 50 so as to Insure to this Important important import Import- ant section of the state the tho advantages advantages advantages advant advant- ages to which it is morally entitled The Uintah Indian reservation is still t r the ward of the government and continues to be such until every foot of ground which the government owns has been sold or transferred Until this has been done can the government government government gov gov- afford to ignore the plea for reco recognition But It seems rear reasonably reasonably rea rea- r certain that hat in case a proper proper representation is s Dade made to congress that a fd f far r gr gro greater 4 ter er interest Interest could Abe i be aroused than than could be possible t 1 through through iho tho measure Instituted by our rep rep representatives Representatives f f of the people eople ople v whether hether In n t the e house or In th the senate are ordinarily im- im imbued Imbued Im im- f. f wit the importance o of w working a in the interest of ot their 0 own state or section This In conjunction with the fact factual that the Uintah Indian res- res res- res f j. j j f ti n particular and the Che enU entire e basin general In-general are not only a part f and parcel of ot the Is still Ull the J ward 0 of of- the federal government i. f would necessarily suggest he Che feasibility feal- feal of oa a cooperative move to supply supply sup sup- t. t ply this Section with wIth the he on one 3 great f thing n needed proper pr ded proper per transport transportation Uon facilities In our era exa of ij ii h In n nt t k C f i j I I railroad construction it be fu futile futile fu- fu I fu-I tile to expect in the immediate future fu- fu fu future u- u ture at least any new railroad projects projects projects pro pro- hence an appeal to the fe federal eral government and the state would not in the estimation of the writer be entirely barren of ot results The internal efforts o of the county in constructing roads as exemplified in m the recent bond measure which I I now has been favorably voted by the people is laudable and while It il illustrates illustrates il- il Il-i Il 1 the supreme efforts on the part o Of the count county to make connections connee- connee Hons between towns more easy the the great ideal of proper state inter-state connection connection connection con con- is still lacking I That the most important issue at present is a permanent connecting link between the basin and the bale balance balance bal bal- ance ante e of ot the state no sane sane man can deny but when it is remembered that only sporadic efforts have have so so far been made to make the necessary Intelligent intelligent intelligent intelli Intelli- gent presentation of ot the the importance of the move before the federal gov gov- it would be be difficult to conceive con con- con j that on proper presentation I that the matter would be entirely ig Ig- Ig nored r I. I I ig-I ig The factors which so far have have been been instrumental in fn earring the attempts In n this direction have been the lack i of cooperation cooperation between the ills various sections of ot the basin and the failure II by all parties concerned to conceive act that which ever way the I f hard surfaced cement highway into the basin may be const constructed whether er cr into Myton 1 through Price or Into Duchesne by Helper that the the enterprise enterprise enterprise enter- enter j prise i if f carried Into effect would r re- re j re-j i benefit in That in fact tact none o of j the sections within the basin would tall tail to feel t the e impulse although far I I removed emoted o ed f from the cOl contemplated temp I highway So So I in 1 th the opinion n of t. t the thew thet t r w there there sho should be a a. a e coop cooperation I sustained by the different sections sections- i II a cooperation based on proportional I common Interests Not until this r has been been achieved ed can e i the Ule Uintah basin ba J I r sin expect the federal government to tomake I make the necessary appropriation n fob fot- i I l the the construction of a hard surfaced I cement highway ay into this promising I iI and Important section of the state I t I c. c The r he people of the U Uintah basin basin will sooner or later awaken to the tho i fact fact that co cooperation In this and other matters which relates to the I progress ss of ot the section as a 1 whole Us is the bas basis of ot real r l success and the basins basin's final triumph I x rl Elsinore May Iny 27 1921 p |
