Show SALT LAKE CLUB may HELP BASIN FARMERS speakers show adv alws which would KO go to salt lake city if good transportation is girn daan da lla an it Is conceded that the visit this year by the salt lake commercial to the uintah basin avas aa the mostA successful ot of any visit made the tha needs ol of tha basin were moro more forcibly impressed on the visitors than had ever been before the meetings held were mcle meetings tings which awe t with facts and the usual praise and flowery tributes usually extended to the basin were almost entirely eliminated from the program the salt lake club spent the first arst night in heber city bhele they extended the hospitality of the town the next morning the trip was made to duchesne through the strawberry and were with inn luncheon cheon during their stopover stop over in that city in the afternoon they proceeded to roosevelt arriving here at 5 p in about ten cars made the entire trip carrying the party of 0 forty at 7 p in dinner was served at the local hotels which consisted among other basin products ot of sage chickene which had been by the members of the roosevelt commercial club the day before immediately after dinner a meeting was held in the amusement hall which was presided over by chairman willis joanson jo anson ot of the roosevelt were merc who extended a hearty welcome to the visiting club and turned turne the keys of the city over to them E C kahn of the aetna life insurance company as a member ot of the salt lake commercial club assured the people of the basin that the salt lake club wanted to do all it possibly could for the people ol of the basin W L woolf wook of the dry gulch irrigation company spoke ol of the geographical location of the uintah basin ile ho dwelt at length upon its vast area that covered portions of 0 utah wyoming and colorado tor for miles on all sides lie ile stated that the water supply Is abundant ills his lecture was demonstrated on a huge map which had been pi prepared by the roosevelt club tor for the meeting showing the extent ot of the uintah basin and the geographical features mr air woolf wook stated that the basin was wag miles long east and west by an average width north and south of miles taking in parts ot of three states and covering coloring an area of square miles that the basin was miles around and the way it would have to lo be traveled it would take thirty days to cover the distance by pack horse ile he stated that all drainage of 0 the basin pointed toward ouray final expression was the lie hope that the mortal road would be completed slid and that salt lake would meet this undertaking with similar spirit and effort ray E Dill dillman mati an attorney ot at this city dwelt on oil the wealth of 0 the basin and read statistics to the effet effect that there are acres of 0 land capable of irrigation including that already being irrigated in the basin which la is acres more than all of 0 the land being irrigated and capable of 0 irrigation in the northern counties of 0 the state that under the dry gulch irrigation company alone there was acres acres ot of this was already under irrigation rig aLtion this company being t he largest irrigation company in the world ile he also asserted that 3 pounds of alfalfa seed has been raised in this locality this year that pounds of wool was clipped annually pounds of bocey exported from the basin each year mr dillman stated slated tons of gilsoul te could be obtained from the basin according to government engineers which is valued at that almost all gasoline used in the basin was procured from wells in fit the basin located at bradgley and that this industry was but in its infancy lie also called attention to the fact that that the country cast ot of roosevelt was one of 0 the tha greatest oil districts in the world C E arney jr of the intermountain development company seattle insisted that operation cooperation co among the tha inhabitants of the basin was the essential element of progress and especially during the present time J P may ot of the consolidated wagon and Alach machine lne company impressed tile tha ine meeting eting of 0 tho the necessity ot of a railroad into the basin and warned the people ot of salt lake city that colorado was taking considerable trade from the basin by offering inducements to tile the baan in for its fib trade mr may said that the union pacific on thoi tho north and the denver and rio grande western on the south were watchful watch tul of each other oilier and that it no aid wag fo forthcoming rth coming from salt lake colorado would surely step in and acure tor for itself ell all the vast potential busin business esp former governor bambarger Bam borger wag wa credited with being the only person who had taken any steps to perfect rail connections lie ile referred to the railroad that now lg is said bald to bo be con strutted ted halt half way to lo vernal and win will afford an ail outlet lor for this region through grand junction colo lie ile also cited tile the building of tile the delta filmore railroad saying that it should not liot be built before one into tile tho uintah hasin basin ho he quoted reports that showed allowed there is more irrigated land find more land capable or being irrigated and more water in the uintah basin than in ili all the counties from northern utah to provo prova his closing statement was that thai the whole trouble of tile tho mattex matter Is that so little is known of 0 the uintah basin the suly substance tance of mr mays talk in fit detail will be found in another part of 0 oils issue fred IV merrill men ill representative or 0 tho the utah state stale commission comm lasion ot of agriculture expressed the necos necessity sity of 0 tile the banin people raising those products which could bo be marketed easily and to specialized more on thosa products which had a substantial market ile he encouraged the development of 0 livestock poultry and honey in this section J B weiser president of the tha grand valley national bank of graild junction and a member ot of the colorado road commission commis Eion stated that grand junction would receive a good portion of the trade from the tha bash and that colorado was going afeei the trade and wanted the trade from the uintah basin mr weiser spoke of tile the splendid highway which had been constructed from grand junction to rangley R S collett a pioneer ot of the aln tali lah basin and who has been interested in ill irrigation projects ot of the daran mentioned the fact act that the people of the basin did not need a railroad at the present time and could not utilize it railroad it we had one ile he spoke of 0 the importance of seizing i ing opportunities for improvement and of voicing recognition of 0 the country he expressed the belief that salt lake would do what was right with the dasin basin tile the ariel quartet furnished many splendid selections during the evening and after the meeting a dance was wag given with music by the sun sull shin jazz and the aerial Qu quarton artelt tot the members of tile llo party enjoyed a peaceful nights rest after a rather strenuous day tra velling over come some of the roughest roads in the darin bahn wednesday morning tile the party left for venial stopping on the way at caong sings who ulia refreshed the visitors with cigars honey boney and soda water to their hearts content thirty two gears earv ago wong sing cameto utah and thence to the uintah country ile iio settled at fort Duc duchesne and opened a laundry today day lie he is N one of the substantial merchants of the district sing speaks nine different languages slid and is otherwise demonstrative of 0 much education ca tion after visiting the store the party continued to vernal and was met at tho the outskirts of the lie town by mayor G C 11 II and dr homer E B rich auch pi president of the commercial club chill of vernal the excursionists with their escorts proceeded immediately late to tho the flagpole in the center of 0 tho city and front from there were as c added to their nu qu aiters following this a trip trill was made to the dinosaur quarries near here under tinder I 1 he be le ot of dr earl douglass ot of the carnegie institute dr douglass explained captained the various rock formations and led the visitors thru the more interesting portion of th this I 1 9 strange resting place ot of prehistoric mon lers the meeting in ill the evening was ded over by dr rich who introduced trod iced mayor cruikshank mayor welcomed the party to the fity CRY sam K smith assistant see sec detary of the salt lake commercial celtib addressed the meeting Die eting the great trouble wilb the people of abo uintah country mr air smith mid is that they are not organized every merchant in tile district ought to lo be a 1 member of a commercial club or ollier oher organization mr air smith continued to t tay aay ay that tile people a of salt lake are able to learn but little of 0 the ilia country front any 0 of the uintah people ile he pointed out th thai it organization of 0 the t he bud bodiless iless interests into some sort of affiliation would necessarily benefit not only vernal but bilt tile the surrounding cou coudry nry 0 E r arney and F P W morr ll 11 also spoke I 1 saunders of vernal thanked tile the carly for including this city in gilb itinerary and invited tho the members embers in ol of the pirty to make themselves at home durita their short visit here tha uintah empire trade ercul erot left thursday morning tor for price A stop was made at myton on the way to tie carbon county city tl o party parly left vernal at oc lok thursday ay iy morning for or myton mylon here tho the members were Nelc welcomed omed by a committee beaded by george E Hips of the myton mylon commercial club and am C B cook editor of 0 the myton free press the salt lake bushings men were guests at a huncl wa enu niter their art arnival ival tle the a address of giai wa 4 delivered by mr phillp mr air cook then told of the possibilities ill ties for stock raising in the l uintah basin lie ile urged closer unity between salt lake and the aln tali lali country grand junction and denier com colli pales are bidding strongly for the basin trade although citizens much prefer to keep their money within the state by dealing with salt lale lahe firms according to the speaker towards the ilia close ol of the meeting rl wednesday night F 1 W JM Alei cirill rill dh dE cussed possible solutions for the problems of the uintah basin at present among other things be suggested the 0 of tarm farm loan banks in conjunction with the federal tarm farm loan bureau and pledged tile the as of tile the salt lake commercial club in the carrying out of such arrangements arrange menta he suggested that the farmers of the basin might in this manner undertake lanb lon term Indebted indebtedness nem payable in emu easy installments and thereby raise money to la pay off current currant indebtedness and thus enable themselves vea to get gel a fresh start he also urged giester gi eater production along dairy lidle hues 1111 and in fit commodities which r readily accommodated themselves to the he transportation facilities of 0 t the be basin I 1 sounders saunders representative in thi state legislature from uintah county avas tile the last speaker of 0 the evening mr sounders saunders dealt with some subject without gloves speaking as ho he said freely and frankly in order that there might be a more perfect understanding on both sides and not front from any spirit at 0 criticism mr air saunders did not see any great force in arguments tor for enerem ed production until the people ot of the basin are ablo to market the products product a otherwise increased production means just so ao much more material to remain unshipped in the baa bain lie he referred to hla his experience and asserted thattie legislators isla tors from salt lake utah cache and similar counties are frequently opposed to things which are earnestly bought by and would be distinctively beneficial to the so bo called coy counties ile he suggested that the be wholesale male trade division ot of the clia of commerce might do much benefit to the cow counties by calling tile the attention ot of the clubs commute on oil legislation to this situation and thereby endeavor to bring about operation cooperation co with instead of appo opposition to the legislators from the r outlying counties the development of the population centers he point eld out i is ia a so interwoven with tile development of the outlying portions of the state that such a policy seemed to him to be most advisable |