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Show : TO BUILD R. R. 1 j TO UINTA BUI Governor Bamberger Says Eastern Capital Approves Project '' 3 SALT LiAJCE. Dec. 24. A mossaR of optimism wn brought to Utah os , a- t terday by Governor Simon Bambergei isf-NS when lie reported that the propose 1 vj railroad Into the Uinta, basin had rc JBJK eclved the npproval of eastern flnan f ilcrs with whom lie discussed the pro J Jcct. The governor w:m of the oplnior M that there would be little delay In th ,:V?M beginning of construction work. DEM INK FOR COAL. Jmm "It is my intention to build this roal ' into the Uinta basin," )i said - l day, 'and I Intend t" dovote practl- rl W cally my emir.- time to this work as vR soon aa I am ntlrcl of the reeponsl- f' J,'"! bllltlei ol tin governorship Th Pft- KHa olflc coast needs the coal that Utah 55 1 can produce It needs the coal from ; 1 .; M the entire State and the opening ot , ijjfi coal lands In the Uinta basin will not act as a deterrent to other Utah coal 1 'Hi lands already producing- The demand I for coal Is hi on the Pacific coast blzRcr than any county In this state 'l&f-W can supply, and the opening of a new ira3 field will do no harm to the old ones. Oifcil and It will mean much prosperity to I this stale." That Colorado will eventually complete com-plete the Moffat tunnel project was the opinion of Governor Hambersrcr, but, In his opinion, the railroad Into the Uintah basin from the western end will be complcteil first and u connection con-nection made later The ir jv. rn'.r explained ex-plained that the defeat of the tunnel bonds by western Colorado counties t would not mean the abandonment 'i the proposal to bore through the mountains, but thai arrangenirnis now are under way for financing the Moffat Mof-fat work through another character of bond issue-T issue-T ISSUE llOMis. This project, ho explained, moans the Issuance of bonds with moTtgage-able moTtgage-able lands as security, bond districts being formed as Is done in Utah in the formation of irrigation districts and the subsequent Issuance of irrlpa-tloil irrlpa-tloil district bond! A bill Is li.-i njc prepared for presentation to the Colorado Colo-rado legislature which, if passed, will permit the organization of this bonded bond-ed district, ami immediately - upon passage, the governor said, work will bs slarlcd toward completion oi the I Iotfat tunnels, it Is proposed, he explained, ex-plained, to construct the tunnels as highway projects and then lease a portion of the right of way to the railroad, thus financing the project eventually altogether from railroad revenues. Tho governor stopped In Denver r,n his way home and dlsrussed the Moffat Mof-fat project with Colorado, railroad men and bankers. lb said Denvei men were very much Interested in the road and look forward to the completion of that road into Utah. However. he v pointed out, the road Into the Uinta J Valley from the west will be com pleted first and that it. would be al paying project from .the lir-frinnlnc. Governor liambrrper will retire ai- solutely from politics when he leaves! tho capitol, he said yesterday |