Show W Withdrawal of Green River For Forr r f. f Miles Might g Block Railroad An innocent appearing notice is being published at Craig and in the county seat towns of or Northeastern Utah wherein the Federal Feder l Power commission Washington D. D C. C announces announces an an- I pounces that the Green River Power company of Los Angeles has filed development de- de application covering complete of or power on Green river from the town of Green River Wyo Wo to the confluence e of the Green and Grand rivers In Southern Utah o and that any objection to t- tsuch such application application ap application ap- ap sho should ld be filed filed with the commission says aars the Steamboat r Sentinel Little is Colorado regarding regardIng regarding regard- regard Ing the project of the Green River Power company compan but there Is a suspicion that it may mar be a scheme to block block- the plan for establishment of ofa ofa ofa a new transcontinental line litre through Northwestern stern Colorado and Tind Northeastern North North- eastern Utah either by extension of or orthe the Moffat J t road or the obstruction ti n nor of or another line The of Green river is one of the the necessities for any railroad built between Routt county and Salt Lake City and it can can be be economically do done e at at y e the points the best of ot which is said to to be-at be Jensen Utah The construction of reservoirs at the right places would prove pro an ann effectual ef ef- ef barrier barrier and absolutely prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent the building of a western estern rail outlet outlet for for the resources of ot this section section sec sec- tion Hon Colorado or the opening of ot a anew a anew new through line by this r. r route ute I Southern influences ha have 0 I ever eyer closely watched all plans plans- forthe for forthe the building of any railroad west west r I I from Routt county and 16 years ago ago succeeded ded In causing great embar embarrassment embar- embar t for the tho late David H. H Moffat Moffat 1 fat Cat As he was' was about to begin con con- I through Gore canyon west of Kremmling the canyon and practically practically practically all of the lower portion of Middle park were were suddenly withdrawn withdrawn withdrawn with with- drawn b by the government for use as a dam site and reservoir to provide provide pro pro- vide ide water for the reclamation of vast areas in in California and Arizona Arizona Arizona Ari Ari- zona and this action went a long longway longway wa way in accomplishing the defeat of Moffat in the realization of his plan to complete his railroad to Salt Lake When the plans of Governor Govern r Bamburger Bamburger Bam Bam- burger of Utah were announced two years ago for the building of a railroad from Salt Lake to connect with the western terminus of the Moffat Road it was not long before the League of the Southwest became became became be be- came active seeking to secure united united united unit unit- ed public sentiment for the withdrawal withdrawal withdrawal with with- of the Green river for irrigation irrigation irrigation tion storage purposes with th the view of creating a great reservoir which would effectually block Bamburger An alarm was sounded find end representatives representatives representatives of Utah and nd Colorado ho attended a of the thu league succeeded d' d in defeating the plan pIau t i-t i least through this method That the League of the Southwest as was asan an an n r of the Southern Pacific t i- i was evident at that time and mii it may maybe mabe be that the present project the the Green Green River Power company 1 is a aren ren renewed wed attack attack from the the saini sour sources ces res The territory pr proposed posed to I i-e i ith- ith t Jt drawn from the town of Ht I or on the Union u Pacific tn fn Wyoming down dow p past st st. t the he e town of ot Green n Rr- Rr er r on the Denver er Ri Rio Grande in to Utah and on to to the junc Junction lon of ot the Green river with the Colorado snakes makes makes-a a J Jb b barrier over miles In n nf a direct line from north to south and with the windings s of the river covers covers ov r about miles of st stream eam J pO v. v |