| Show Rag railroads roads discussed at vernal satu saturday i aday an enthusiastic meeting 0 of delegates from the utah and colorado uintah basin towns was held at vernal saturday cv evening ening july 25 for the purpose of 0 definitely formulating the desire of the group concerning the proposed railroad lines arid and of selecting delegates to carry this decision to the meeting of the interstate commerce commission in salt lake city july 27 I 1 sander of vernal presided at the meeting which was held in the court house and which was well attended dr E L worrow mayor of oak creek colo spoke in favor of the denver and salt lake route because of its being a trans conti gental rather than it a spur line A representative of the steamboat commercial mercial club also in favor of the bamberger line urged that the meeting ng be united on some one road J P may emphasized the tact fact that the roosevelt meeting was unanimous tor for a through line he insisted that it if a company were given a franchise it be made to in sure lure that construction begin at once ind and continue until the line be finished he felt feli that it if a through line cannot be gained at this time 1 that hearty support should be given I to any line that enters the basin j lie ile showed that the interstate com corn commission must needs con sider the possibilities of a denver and salt lake line in relation to other lines now operating ray E dillman of roosevelt stated that at a meeting held jointly with myton commercial club the sentiment was to endorse a through line attorney R G porter of duchesne stated that they also favored the bamberger line but he too felt that which ever line be granted the franchise that there be no dillydally dilly dally ing I 1 n g but that ample insurance be given that the work would commence at once and continue until its completion P r A gross superintendent of the uintah ouray agency at fort duchesne showed that a railroad in the basin would be of great benefit to the indians as well as the whites attorney T W odonnell voicing his own convictions rather than those of any organization said that the ashley valley would forever be oft off it a railroad should the or damberger bamberger the through line be granted a franchise he stressed the fact that he was not looking at the proposition from any selfish standpoint he also mentioned that julian bamberger when here stated that it the dotsero dottero cutoff was granted they were through mr air odonnell think either road is desirous of building into the basin under the present fifi financial ancial circumstances ile he felt we should be neutral in our stand but give to the interstate in ter state commerce commission concrete facts as to our resources ind our present need of a railroad and that the delegates from this section impress upon the commission that when the right Is granted to either of these roads that construction thereof be commenced within a reasonable time leslie B goodrich of bluebell and state representative owen bennion were both in favor of the bamberger route mr Be bennion tinion believes that we should present concrete fact and not burden ourselves with the problem before the interstate commerce commission congressman don B D colton stated our industrial interests were mutual and that the action of the people to be effective must be unanimous in their organization and like the previous speakers urged that our resources be presented in concrete form arid and that no permits be granted unless definite guarantee be given that construction starts prompt ly mr air colton also said that if real presentation of facts be given the I 1 C C that it will give its ild ald towards getting a railroad tor for the basin dr homer E rich of vernal a in closing emphasized the necessity of presenting traffic and tonnage facts roosevelt representatives who went to salt lake city are W L woolf ray E dillman earl williams elroy wilkins craig harmston arid and louis laris pre fred d C ferron G V billings J al mickel aon s on R G porter from duchesne and leslie goodrich from bluebell the uintah county delegation consisted of charles S carter george H harrison john mcandrews F A gross V P 0 lundberg W if john N davis al al batty A theodore johnson rice C cooper and T G alexander alternate in the colorado party were charles charles wheeler of yampa and C 11 lick enby of craig members of the mot bof fat tunnel commission colorado towns represented were craig yampa steamboat springs and oak creek |
