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Show UNION PACIFIC WILL I BUILD TO THE BASIN 1 1 Such Is the Announcement Made !'' By President Lovett Yester- R fl day At Zion w H GOING IN BY WAY OF PARK CITY, NO DOUBT I I nfflrlnls of the t'nldn Pnelflo are considering extending n line (nto the Uintah llasln, according to Judse It. H. Iivett, ehnlnnnn of the bonrd of director of the comimny. who I In Halt I-nke todny with A. I Mohler. president of that stem nnd of the Oregon Rhnrt Line, on their nnntinl trip of Inspection. He would give no further detail nhout tho proposed extension ex-tension than to ndmlt thnt It I contemplated, con-templated, nnd to mention possible points from which the line might be run. Judge lovett' ndmlsslon thnt the eomimny I considering the building build-ing of n line Into the vnst undeveloped eastern part of this state. Is the first that hn thu fnr been made by n high official In the company. Utah people generally and Uintah Hatln resident nnd land hwiicin particularly will receive re-ceive thl word with great satisfaction. satisfac-tion. Hiih KiiBlnccr In the I'lcld.' Judge Ivett talked freely of the business situation, tho general condition condi-tion of the roads, the crop of the country nnd financial conditions. Of the probable extension Into the Uintah Uin-tah llasln 'nnd the general situation Judge Tovett said: "We have had n corps of engineer In the Uintah llasln lla-sln this year, nnd while I am not prepared pre-pared to say when wn mny begin nil extension Into that country, the officials offi-cials of the Union Pacific nro considering consid-ering It nnd hnvo been for some time. "The company I In n financial condition con-dition to make extensions that are thought necessary, but mo have hesitated hesi-tated because we felt that the Uintah extension will be nn expensive one. I inn not prepared to give anything more definite nhout the matter nt this time," I will any, however, thnt the Idea thnt this company think of entering en-tering the bnsln only fiom n Wyoming Wyo-ming point I Incorrect. Wo would go In through Park City, nnd that would probably prov'e a moro feasible feasi-ble route. Iluslm-Mt Very Much Hotter. "Iluslness In the Hast Is picking up enoouraglngly. Money Is plentiful for short time purposes Tho war order started the steel business moving, nnd with that many other lines picked up. Crops throughout the country nro fine. In Kansas nnd neighboring state the rain Injured them some, but West they are fine. "Ilevlvul of confidence In railroads on the part of the general public Is one of the things chiefly needed. Contrary Con-trary to what seems to be the general Idea there I u limit to tho amount of money tho road have, and In order to operate regularly they must earn the money with which to do It. In order to earn that money they must be fulrly treated. The Union Pacific thl year has been treated t'alrly, we think, nnd we make little complaint. HullroiuU llnrruKM-d, "In some of the Uastern States, however, the utilities commissions have pussed a two-cent n mile regulation, regula-tion, which Is wholly unfair to the roads. A deoreusu In freak legislation legisla-tion I one of the main hope of tho roads." Judge I,ovett said that business In the West has not lmprocd so mugh n In the Hast. There has beon good passenger business this season, he said, and there hiodis to bo more freight buslnes now. Crop ulong the Union Puolfla nro good. |