Salt Lake & Denver railroad to open Uintah Basin future boom
Salt Lake & Denver railroad plans turn over earth at Provo Utah and Craig Colorado within six months marking a start to tapping Uintah Basin resources valued at 250 billion dollars. The project is lauded as the breadbasket of the world with Colorado support strong as Moffat tunnel bill advances in the state legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saya Vincent J Keating
Salt Lake
Colorado
James Peak
Denver & Salt Lake
Springville
Craig
Sprinville
Ogden
Continental Divide
Denver
Uintah Basin
Utah
Bock Cliffs
Gulf of California
Moffat
Rio Blanco
Routt
Routt County
VINTAEL SUBKEEPERS' ASSN ADOPTS DISTINCTIVE LABEL
Uintah County Beekeepers Association adopted a distinctive three color label for all Vernal honey. They ordered 3 600 five gallon cans, yielding 216000 pounds of honey. The new label will identify Vernal honey when sold, ensuring customers recognize quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah County Beekeepers’ Association
Salt Lake City
Uintah Basin
Celebration for Moffat Tunnel bill passage planned
Steamboat Springs will host a May 11 celebration marking passage of the Moffat Tunnel bill. The Commercial club invited Vernal citizens through Mayor George H. Cruikshank to attend with baseball games, band concert, speeches, free barbecue and a parade. Weather and road conditions prevented Vernal’s delegation from attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steamboat Springs
Moffat
Commercelal Club
George H. Cruikshank
Vernal
Colorado
Utah
Early push for Vernal Federal building completion
A May 2 1922 Washington letter from James H Walia reports sustained effort by the Utah congressional delegation led by Senator Smoot to accelerate the Vernal Utah Federal building project and related Utah public works. The Supervising Architect Wetmore and Public Building Commission pledged swift action as funds become available. Positive visits to Vernal by government representatives followed.
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Washington, D. C
James H. Walia
Vernal
Utah
Public Building Commission
Senator Smoot
Wetmore
Smoot
Vernal Express
Foreclosure case in Utah banks over sheep mortgage
In Salt Lake City on May 4 a hearing opened in the federal case First National Bank of Myton versus H Caldwell. The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco as intervenor pursues foreclosure of a chattel mortgage on 2000 head of sheep with the First National Bank of Denver also holding mortgages. Denver bank’s counsel presented written guarantees from W J Stewart and others. witnesses testified that these signatures were forged.
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Salt Lake City
First National Bank of Myton
H & Caldwell
Lapoint
Utah
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Page Morris
United States District Court
Reserve Bank
Henry D Moyle
Paul Ray
First National Bank of Denver
W J Stewart
Samuel A King
Myton Bank
Basin Soil Adapted for New Industry
A Friday meeting at the Commercial Club featured Prof. W H Olin of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad, C F Moulton, and the Peppard brothers of the Peppard Seed Co discussing alfalfa seed as a growing Basin asset. They praised local shipments, anticipated rail expansion, and announced plans for seed cleaning facilities in Vernal and Roosevelt, with a Vernal manager named Frank L Davis. The Peppard firm values the Utah Beehive seed brand for germination and price, forecasting a bright future for Uintah Basin agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commeoreial Club
W H. Olin
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
C .F. Moulton
Pepperd Brothers
J. G. Feppard Seed Company
Kansas City
Olin
Kansas Agricultural College
West
Moulton
Peppard
Vernal Commercial Club
Ashley Valley
Uintah Basin
Peppard Seed Company
Rocevelt
Vernal
Frank L Davis
Roosevelt
Frank Pack
Leo Young
Delta
Utah
Alfalfa seed industry eyed for Ashley Valley plant
The article outlines a plan to make Ashley Valley a major alfalfa seed producer in Utah. It notes seasoned growers can achieve a large first year crop, with contracted acreage guiding a Vernal plant. Attorney Thomas W. O'Donnell praises California prosperity and radio use, offers $20 to buy a long range receiver for the club, which plans to install a 1500 mile radius news and market report plant.
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Utah
Ashley Valley
Vernal
Thos W. O’donnell
California
O'Donnell
Los Angeles
San Francisco
O’donnel
Denver
Kansas City
Portland
Boise
Salt Lake City
Phoenix
Calton bill faced by Utah farmers from local groups
Spanish Fork Rotary club and Spanish Fork Livestock association dispatch telegrams to Utah Senator Reed Smoot and W H King and Representative E O Leatherwood urging vote against the Calton bill. Local farmers see the measure as unjust to those who bought land under the Strawberry project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spanish Fork
Former Naples resident dies in Roosevelt hospital
A message from Roosevelt reports the death of Mrs. Maggie Remington in Roosevelt hospital on May 8. She was married to Rodnoay B. Remington and formerly lived in Naples ward. Survived by her husband and several grandchildren, with relatives from Naples ward planning to attend the Bluebell funeral.
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Naples
Roosevelt
Muggle Remington
Roosevelt Hospital
Rodnoay B. Remington
Ashley Valley
Jacob N. Lybbert
Bluebell
Marlon Goodrich
Harriet Merrell
Bishop Fuller Remington
Will Attempt to Have Highway Changed in Maes
A May mass meeting in Maes urged shifting state highway plans to run Vernal west from the red planor on Malin Street then south, a route seen as cheaper and better for Vernal. Locals argue unified advocacy could have secured the change with Mr Young's prior road meeting.
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Maes
Vernal West
Malin Street
Vernat West
Maeser
Mr. Young
Asphalt Paving Firm's Uintah Railway Posts Deficit
The Uintah Railway, owned by Barber Asphalt Paving, served Gilsonite properties in Uintah County. It cost $360,000 to operate in 1921 with $181,000 in revenues, yielding an after tax deficit of $209,000. Beginning year balance was $266,703.94, reduced to about one fifth by year end as shown in a public utilities commission filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah Railway Company
Barber Asphalt Paving Company
Gilsonite
Uintah County
Public Utilities Commission
Funeral Held for Enos Bennion in Vernal
The funeral for Enos Bennion who died Monday evening May 1 was held Thursday in the Vernal Second ward chapel. Bennion, president of several Vernal businesses, was honored as business places closed during the service. Speakers praised his integrity and community service as family and friends mourned. Interment followed at his Taylorsville birthplace with a second service planned before burial.
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Enos Bennion
Second Ward
Ashley Co-op
Uintah State Bank
Maat
Bennion
George E. Wilkins
John N. Davia
Thos. W. O'Donnell
Isabrand Sander
Stake
Wallace Calder
Wikins
William F. Hanson
Jesus
Nelson Merkley
Taylorsville
Clyde Bennion
Dean
Leland
Glenn
Vernal Band Plans 12 Sunday Concerts in Park
The Vernal band under Prof. Burgener will present 12 free Sunday afternoon concerts at the city park starting with Mothers Day exercises. Supported by Vernal City Uintah County and the Vernal Commercial Club with $450 pledged, the band will be fully uniformed for the Fourth of July events. The community over 20 members strong backs the effort, with services in the evening drawing big crowds each Sunday.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Lexion
WW. H. Burgener
Vernal City
Uintah County
Vérnal Commercial Club
Checking On Mortgages And Real Estate Transfers
H Lee Boyer of Salt Lake City has been gathering data from county treasurers and recorders on mortgages and real estate transfers from the past year. He traveled to county seats, but it is unclear who funded or requested the data and whether private individuals or authorities are involved. He left Saturday morning.
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H.lee Boyer
Salt Lake City
County Recorder's
Boyer
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