Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-09
no GRAND AND SAN JUAN UOUNIlLs


The session OF the Second State
Legislature is nearing lite clost; only
two days remain 10 tinish up tho neces-
saIy business. Yet la those two days
the Legislators should not forge, the
interests OF the State In giving better
and closer communication with Grand
and San Juan counties than now ex.
lists, even II something else has to bs
passed by. On former occasion the
NEWS pointed out the necessities In
this matter, to have road made from
the railway to Moab, Grand county,
with crossing over the river at Moab.
II was urgei that the bost crossing
would be bridge, nut this Is a big
undertaking, as the stream Is very
wide. i the Legislators cannot feel to
20 to the expense OF the bridge, and
possibly they are OF that opinion, they
really cannot II rd to leave the mat.
ter untouched. The least the assem-.
bly, can do In this business Ia to estab.
lish flrst.class ferry at Moab, with a
good road from there to the railway.
There is a very large sect lou OF the
State southeast OF the Grand, and the
Colorado, as the large stream is known
after the junction OF Grand and
Green rivers. The people OF that sec.
ton are one with those OF the rest OF
the State In their sympalhies and in.
teresis. They are in a country whose
topography Is very rough Ia placss,
making IT difficut of access. FJr the
great work oil mating roads fr1m their
chief towns to the railway, they are
neither numerous nor rich enough; for
there 10 long stretch OF country be.
tween, ami there Is no immediate
prospect OF railway building into
their country. But there are enough
OF them to have extensive agricultural
Interests; they have fruit, and vegeia.
bic, aud grain iarms; they have i'm.
portant stock enterprises ami grazing
lsnds; they have country nj great
mineral wealth which Is Just opening
TO development. Thor inclinations
nreto do business with the State to
which they belong; but existing bar.
riers cut them Il, and compel them to
go to Colorado for trade relations,
which advantage our eastern neighbOr
does not fail to improve. 1t 10 20 the
interest OF this State to remove the
barrier complained OIL There can BIZ
no denial of that proposition.
There ie also a way 10 remove the
barrier, which the people OF the Slate
will endore'. There always has beet
sentiment in the State to render
material aid where needed To the out
lying portions; for the comfort and
building up OF these lie to the benefit
OF the whole. The few thousand dollars
equired to open road from the rail-.
way to Moab and establish ferry at
the latter place 10 more urgently
neeted ami can he better spared by
the State for that purpose than for
many others that are clamoring for
aid anu set arc net undeseTvlng. To
us it appears that no legislator who
examines the subject can fail to TeAliz-
this fact. Ana certainly II the effect OF
investigation is 80 convincing, no
legislator should shrink from it. The
NEWS confidently anticipates that one
OF tie good marks to be placed to the
credit Of tue present Legislature Is It's
record in opening close, direct and
convenient communication with
Grand County By gool rad to Moab,
and ferry there; ana by that means
San Juan alsO will be brought in and
the business interests OF that whole sec
ton be united and solidified with those
OF the rest OF the State.