Roosevelt Standard | 1927-07-28 | Page 1 | Uintah Basin Booster Says Basin Will Have Railroad in near Future

uintah basin booster says basin will have railroad in near future 1 1 collett always a consistent ingah basin booster stopped in roosevelt over night monday of this week on oil his return trip from denver colorado where lie he had been in conference with several capitalists of that place mr air collett bollett says bays that lie he was assured by the men who are interested in the moffat railroad that they were keenly interested in the uintah basin and a through railroad connecting up with their interests in colorado he was also told by these nien men who have been making a close check up on the heavy tonnage due to the opening up of 0 the craig oil fields that if we could only get one pro oil well in the uintah dasin basin section of utah they would guarantee the building of a railroad within a short time mr collett says lie he is sure the oil is here and he himself is going to do all in his power to bi baing ing about speedy oil activity IV aj A worthen and john crapo both well known oil men of the basin met mr collett at steamboat springs spring and accompanied him to denver mr collett and daughter flora made the trip and report having a splendid time they left tor for their home in salt lake tuesday morning 4