Show A comparison of the valley which was opened by the world by the colorado interests with the unetah basin show what wonderful things could be achieved in utah should a road lie built the commercial club and its executive members fully understand the situation and are loosing no time to let the farmers and residents of the valley know that salt lake will promote any commercial enterprise no matter how large which wl will it bi bring ing tile the reso resources ulTeS ot of uintah into the trade channels of the world I 1 according to statistics compiled by the united states slates department of interior one third of the tillable land in the state is located in the uintah basin this land it is said by experts in washington who have put the soil through the various tes tests is show the fertility to le be as great as any ot of tile the west and greater than the tye A rage the department ot of agriculture in i a recent communication to salt lake persons who were interested purely irom rom a personal perso aal point of view that he valley could support easily persons this statement was made by the government officials after he had pointed out the unde undeveloped vel resources of the valley which iffie should uld be used to promote the in greased production of the valley the water supply of uintah basin asin b it t Is assaid said is sufficient to cover every acre in the valley each year with four acre beef feefe irrigation engineers who slave lave been studying the situation 4 de a lared the farms could be given irrigation with an expense considerably smaller maller than other projects which jave been promoted by the govern nent and backed by the state stale and in li vidual capital A halt h alt million acres of land lies in he basin if there were an incentive or persons to lo improve this soil the early output of uintah basin each rear ear would run into millions of dol ars As conditions are at present 1 I is in ili many incidents a losing prop for the farmer to attempt to aise crops and haul 1 U 11 for miles over dountain noun tain roads before lie he can get a trip lasting tor for lays days is in many cases before the arnier is able to get his grain to a ilace face where he can call a buyer under such conditions it is easi or an all outsider to see why the resi ent of the valley is seemingly con nt to raise rai se only enough of corn and cheat and other grains to feed his tock through the winter A rail oad with vilh a short ninety ralle mile haul bring the products to the ex hanges of salt lake an ail example of the conditions un er which the resident of f uintah lives live light abight be seen in ill the coal situation A eo logical survey made by the gov arment recently divulged the rath r startling fact that enough coal vas ras under the basin to provide the united states for ninety seven ears yet this great resource if it appended to have been located in europe would be considered one of lie nations resources and the school hildren would be told of it every day i their geography class persons who reside within a few ides of the great coal fields are forc A d to pay more for their fuel than lie he resident of salt lake does for oal that is hauled from a source nore distant than the uintah basin he matter of the cost coat goes back to te he cost of moving it from tile tiie mines duchesne uch esne for instance last winter aid 13 per ton for ts coal and the ery city according to government Is built upon a coal vein the coal at the mines cost the re aller ailer 3 per ton while the cost of etting it to the cook stove was ac er ton Is it little wonder that per ons who live in the basin are alfaye for someone to lo build a rail aad ad into the valley if tile the coal situation ended the re burces of uintah basin there could e some excuse tor for the la lack ek of in rest on the part of the promoter f the tact fact that a halt million acre it if land could be made fertile by fed ral irrigation was all the res residents ide n te ant alit this story would rot not be written in ducheane Duc heene county alone the estl esti crop value of the country las ear including fruit was nearly 1 more than head 0 cattle and hogs are now lr ir lie he basin sheep on the range and a 1 the mountains have been estimated decently by one of tho best sheep au of the states as being con durably der ably more than at the resent prevailing prices the live lock of the uintah basir ill run into millions of dollars hose estimates are not establish ec y tile the basin citizen in ili an air attempt t U reate attention but to impress apoi ie public the possibilities of lh auntry once they get their cherished cheri shei inlet although the cattle industry of th asin has never been developed as I 1 11 hould each cach year there Is driver ver er tile the range of mountains attended steers only a very smal sinal ei er come to salt lake it is a this particular industry that the city of denver and the business men of colorado have made inroads into the channels of commerce which should rightfully belong to salt lake every possible natural r resource to make the cattle industry ot of the basin a leading one is found within the walls of the valley another item of commercial interest that has been overlooked by many persons Is the raising of sheep last year the uintah basin hauled by horses and pulled ay by iy motors nearly pounds ot of wool to the outside markets over head of sheep produced the wool these sheep if sold od on tile the open market would make a gigantic bank account alone the basin boasts of being the only place in the united states where is mined in tact fact it la Is said to eo be the only place in ili the world where a paying industry might be developed for the deposits indications a are re that a wax substance from which better grade inks are ahre made is to be found there oil shale by the millions of tons Is scattered over the mountains none of these resources has been touched nor will they be touched until a cheaper transportation has been a reality and not a dream in the valley chamberlains cough reme dy for I 1 coughs colds a and rid brou chamberlains liniment tor for sprains bruises and rheumatic pains chamberlains tablets tor for stomach troubles biliousness constipation by having these articles at hand it would often save the trouble of a trip to town in the busiest season or in the night and would enable me to treat slight ailments as soon as they appear and thereby avoid the more serious diseases that a so often follow |