, 1921-05-12
CRAIG IS WILLING
Northern Colorado Will
Cooperate to Make
Rawlins Distribut-
ing Point

A recent issue of the Craig Empire
had the following to say regarding
q visit Of representatives Of the Craig
Commercial Club to this city and Of
the contemplated visit of. represen-
tatives Of the Rawlins Board Of
Trade to Craig:
Rawlins is the distributing point
for . large share Of Southern sWyo-
ming. The town Is a railroad center
and the headquarters of great motor
truck fleets. Rawlins business men
are anxious to put some of their
trucks at work hauling from the
Union Pacific railroad to the Yampa
valley. At the same time Rawlins
needs the agricultural products
raised here and wants her trucks to
carry them back, thus giving North
western Colorado farmers another
cash market. Rawlins wants to
trade better transportation for farm
products.
Rawlins business men have raised
approximately $4,000, with wb1ah
to put the highway between the
Wyoming town and Snake river in
the best OF shape. RAwlins expects
to make q bid for much Of the local
freight now coming to Moffat county
over TIN AeGxeRqsA.7&A Delegates
from the RAwlins Board Of Trade
will visit Craig May s. 6 and z to
tell Of the Wyoming city's plans for
closer business relations with North
western Colorado.
President A. 8. HeS es, Secretary
Neil w. Kimball and c. A. VanDorn
of the Craig Commercial club at
tended a meeting Of the Rawlins
board of trade Friday evening. The
Craig men spoke at the meeting,
which was held for the purpose Of
arousihg greater enthusiasm for
good roads. l.. B. Maupin, repre-
sented the Bags Commercial club on
the program.
The Rawlins civic body promised
that the Rawlins cut-of, which
leaves the Baggs-Wamsutter road
south of Dad, would be put in first
class shape and Saturday a commit
tee started raising funds for the pur-
pose.
Snake river citizens are pushing
a project for having both the Snake
riyer-Wamsutter road and the Snake
river-Rawlins road declared a state
highway. Rawlins has promised to
support this project and the Craig
Commercial club has been asked to
write Governor Carey Of Wyoming,
and Governor Shoup Of Colorado ask
ing that the two states get together
and designate the entire distance
from Rawlins to Craig state high
ways.
Some thirty Rawlins business men
will make the journey to Craig by
motor car Friday OF next week. They
VIM spend several hours In Baggs
and arrive here Friday evening.
They win be the guests OF the Craig
Commercial club at q banquet FRI
day evening and Saturday will be
taken in motor cars to various parts
of Northwestern Colorado. It Is
now planned to take some to Mt.
Harris, others to Mt. Streeter and
still others to the Great Divide coun-
try.
Sunday the Wyoming men will re-
turn by way Of Dixon and will prob
ably make q side visit TO Savery. In
al -tAo Wyoming communities an ef-
fort will be made to arouse interest
in the road bond election May 10.
9sefetary Dunlap OF the Rawlins
Board Of Trade 10 now making q
canvass or Rawlins merchants and
viii be prepared to tell Craig people
what tAa Wyoming city wants to
buy In Craig. Rawlns at the pres
emit time buys fts flour and grain In
Nebraska, It's potatoes In Idaho and
its dairy products In Eastern Colo
|fades Northwestern Colorado pro-
4uoos these prodpcts In sxcess OF it,
market and could supply the entire
Rswltns territory with little dih1-
saity. SECRETARY Dnnlap cited ons