Moffat Railroad Plans Advance Toward Uintah Basin Link
Denver and Salt Lake leaders W R Freeman and Gerald Hughes see early completion of the Moffat line from Craig westward and a telegraph link to Vernal. Immediate plans include a Craig Vernal line, through shipments by truck, and stronger highway cooperation to extend service to the Uintah Basin with projected freight growth and potential federal aid.
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Craig Empire
Moffat
Craig
Uintah Basin
Ulaotah
W R Freeman
Denver & Salt Lake Railroad Company
Gerald Hughee
Railways Board of Directors
Vernal
Messra Freeman and
Hughes
Venus Myton Duchesne
Roosevelt
Utah
Moffat Road
Cyalz
Ft Il
Messrs Freeman and
J J Stanton Craig
Tom Trevenen
Board of Directora
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Seart
Tah
Crale
Gerald Hughes Praises Uintah Basin Visit
William R Freeman and Gerald Hughes toured Northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah last week. Hughes called the Uintah Basin remarkable but said the trip had no business significance and doubted near-term railroad expansion due to restricted construction and limited local trade.
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Steamboat Springa Pilot
Wiliam R Freeman
Gerald Hughes
Denver & Salt Lake T Railroad
Colorado
Utah
Uintah Traiin
United States
Hughes
Denver
Freeman
Craig
Funeral services held for Merril Erickson 11
Funeral services for Merril Erickson eleven year old son of Mr and Mrs Peter Erickson were held at the Vernal ward chapel with the Trail Builders pallbearers and a large cortege to Vernal cemetery. The service featured the ward choir and remarks recalling his cheerful disposition and bright character. He was born January 17 1916 in Koosharem Sevier County Utah and died during a tonsil operation after a bout with rheumatism and influenza. He leaves his parents three sisters and two brothers plus many relatives and friends.
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Vernal Second Ward
Verril Krekgan
Peter Erickson
Ward
Thea Caskat
Clinton Peterson
Don Carter
Aerial Samuels
Thomas Miller
George Martingen
George Langston
Joseph Nash
T W Wilson
Sidney Nielson
Charles Erickson
Trail Bullde Boys
Merril
Trail Builders
George E Wilkira
Our Angels
Hyrum B Calder
Peterson
Hfe
Fred G Bingham
E Peterson Merril
A Frickson
Koosharem Sevier County
Utah
Peter A
Alversia Savage Erickson
Verna
Central School
Wad
Mionday
Aia
Georgia
Bryce Ruby
Dennis
Hooshatem
Green Wich
Advicea
Lions Club probes county road equipment and policy
Lions Club investigation led by Ray Duke and J T Rathff finds county spent about forty thousand dollars on read machinery with no inventory or records. Officials admit no road policy exists and jammed with junk machinery. Club endorses petition for a road to Steinaker Draw but opposes a straight road to the Draw. A delegation will urge State Road Commission October 25 and Lions of Roosevelt discuss inter club cooperation.
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Lions Club
Ray Duke
J. TH. Rathff
Stemaker Draw
Read
W.L Fletcher
Board of County Commissioners
Wilson Murray
Fletcher
Murray
State Road Commission
Ywnan
Gam
Stelnaker Draw
Brus Creek
Lion J A Chener
Forest Service
Lion A Ghord
Ifon 1
Sander
Ita Toee 13
Biain
Nouthern
Uintah County
Ton
Wallia
Sander Jot Ratliff
Cheney Charley Carter
R C Cooper
T Jn
Sersien
Lipp Hoscesson
Lions Club of
Fair Lake
Alexander Family Returns From Idaho Trip
Mr and Mrs T G Alexander and their son Harold returned Sunday from a ten day trip to Lava Hot Springs Idaho. On the return journey they took their son Ralph to Logan where he entered the Utah Agricultural College.
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T G Alexander
Harold
Idaho
Ralph
Logan
Utah Agricultural College
Boys and Girls Club Fair Celebrates Uintah County Winners
The Boys and Girls Clubs held a busy event at the Gertrude Ackhurst and Victor Bing grounds with exhibits praised as the best yet. Winners in tablesetting and demonstrations will represent Uintah county at the State fair while a fatal auto wreck near Vernal claimed Herman Hahn and injured a companion.
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Gertrude Ackhurst
Victor Bing
Naaons
Uintah
Mmembera
Thore
Harold Lundell
Dean Bernton
Mies Beatrice Anderson
Aevar Dulley
Unitad State Bank
Vogue
Cornelia Peterson
Ruth Calder
Uintah County
Herman Hahn
Vernal
Uintah Basins Tonnage Prospects From Railroad Link
R R officials received a detailed Uintah Basin tonnage report prepared for the Lions Club. The data project 60 percent of production awaiting railroad delivery at Ver nal and 40 percent, or more, becoming available within a year after rail access. Factories planned by Great Western Sugar Co of Colorado and Amalgamated Sugar Co of Utah could be built in Ashley valley and near Roosevelt, boosting beet production. The report, read to railroad officials by Lions Club president James H. Wallis, aims to show Uintah Basin’s capacity to support regional industry and justify local backing.
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Moffat
Ernal
Uintah Basin
Vernal
Great Western Sugar Co of
Colorado
Amalgamated Sugar Co
Utah
Ashley Valley
Roosevelt
E Peerson
Liong Club
Lion
James H. Wallis
As Gentlemen
Thia
Uintah
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