Show why build utah lopsided it would bo be interesting to know why all the activities ot of utah organizations are directed toward development of the salt lake valley and southern utah alone the uintah basin being overlooked notwithstanding anding that it contains 2570 2510 of the irrigable land of the state with immense resources in timber coal iron ore om manganese molybdenum asphalt paving material copper gilsonite oil natural gas phosphate etc the WAR department is on record as saying that the building in g of the denver salt lake rail railroad road from craig to Spring springville ville t thus h U s affording 0 one n e more tran scon tin rail route would be ol of military advantage in the event of a national emergency the extent of such advantage would depend upon the circumstances of the mu emergency and cannot be determined piror to its occurrence the FORESTRY department is on record as saying the full uti of this t timber m ber of our three national forests is dependent on the development of transportation por tation facilities to outside markets since but a very small portion of it is needed tor for supplying local requirements congress has appropriated fifty million dollars for the purchase of a reserve supply of man ganess against our possible needs in time of war why not develop uintah uinta basin deposits the recent sale of the salt lake and utah railroad to eccles br browning 0 aning et al is an illustration of the apathy of utah toward the of the uintah basin no one doubts the purchase was wa made in the interest of the denver rio grande always opi opposed osea to the construction of a railroad through the uintah basin which would make it probably the richest portion of the state the dot sero cut off was a public convenience veni ence and necessity but rio grande ownership of the moffat road was distin city not its object being to prevent the completion of that line through the ba bain in promised by its various managements since its inception and by the U S indian department in its campaign to colonize the former indian reservation lands it Is reported that and utah railroad the salt 1 TION was form ed cop r and application over a year mae made M a state to the commerce I 1 com april 1937 for its aS loan of of JO f frob a P of st ruction F finance conr he bo be U used sect in the ran ion salt lake and purchase wo t COMPA COMPANY NY why jal did dita pal tary of the S cleate state permit pe amu t sect a name so similar nilar to ui e 1 existing 01 compy company prohibited tala i a by I 1 railroad il if ex exten ended deda awa th throat uintah basin baan from ea 0 craig would c th the e prosperity of ufa ta 0 re other like hinves investment en J a an the uintah basin east is ia r et development rd i by thedos e ostile enship of the salt lake lak ohl railroad Hail road doe S the rio and U ajr own utah 7 I 1 if the ine people 15 of 0 ta do not soon awake to totter their inter interest est and that of I 1 tho I 1 r vin basin bain the people of 0 will soon find their in in increasing trade with interest h r and craig which the ac completion of highway 40 4 4 colorado will soon ana massa ke W 11 PAUL myton g 16 |