The daily sentinel., 1905-05-27
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THE GATEWAY TO
UINTAH COUNTRY

+ There is no reason why this
= city should not be made the
+ gateway for travel into the Uin-
+ tab reservation. Because we do
r not happen to have been ap-
+ pointed the location for the land
+ office. at which entry of the
+ lands of the reservation will be :
+ made, is no reason whatever :
I. why the tide of travel should :
+ not come by the way of Grand
+ Junction.
+ To reach Vernal, the location
+ of the land office. by the old .
+ route from Price. Utah. is about .
+ 1856 miles. To go from Grand :
: Junction by wagon is less than :
: 100 miles. There are better :
+ roads from this city by wagon !
+ and besides we can go by way of :
+ Mack TO Dragon, an all-rail :
+ route.
: There are other reasons more !
+ important than the fact that we !
+ are located more advantageous !
+ ly than any other city. as point :
+ of entry into the reservation. :
/. We have every class OF mercan- :
+ tile business represented in this :
+ city, and as an outtitting point !
+ II is far more preferable than :
!. Price, which is a small town !
= and its merchants carry but !
+ small line of goods. Here any /
+ thing desired for an outfit may /
+ be purchased. and the road to !
+ the reservation lands is an easy i
+ one to travel. /
i. AT last nights session of the /
= Chamber of Commerce. the mat 1
: ter of advertising this city be- 1
+ fore the country as the gateway i
/. TO the reservation was taken up !
+ and discussed very fully. Plans 1
1. were formulated whereby the /
+ people who intend to make an I
+ effort to secure some of the 1
I. land in the reservation may be i
+ apprised of this city's splendid 1
+ location and its numerous 9th /
+ er advantages. There is to be 1
1. a great rush for those lands /
+ from all parts of the country, :!
+ and those who come from the /
!. east must come via this city. !
1. There is every reason why we I
r should put forth all our efforts 1
+ TO make this the Quitting /
1. point. !
: For at least two months set !
+ tiers will be gathering along the :
1. border line of the reservation, /
= so that we nave llttle time 10 7
+ spare to get travel directing its 1
+ attention to this city as its place /
+ of outfitting. The government /
J. has given notice that these !
Z lands shall be thrown open for 1
+ settlement on September /. II /
+ is said that there are lands suf- /
+ ficient to accommodate 100000 !
. families. This will bring thou :!
! sands of people to this section /
+ of the country. There Will be 1
+ many more go there than will 1
+ ever succeed in obtaining a fiji /
+ ing on lands. This overflow is 1
+ what we will have to look to 1
+ and attempt to settle them on 1
+ our vacant lands and interest /
!. them in other lines of business. 1
+ Any effort that we make will /
I. be more than repaid many 1
1. times over by the amount of /
+ money that will be expended in 1
+ providing supplies, paying for /
+ transportation and all the nee !
+ essary expenses that are en- 1
+ tailed upon entering new l
+ country. l
+ 1t behooves us to make a 1
+ move at once and keep on NOV 1
+ ing to draw the influx of travel 1
I. this way. 1
+ + i. + + + i. i. + + /. + + 1! + + + 1