Show Report From Washington en REP LAURENCE J J J. J BURTON N Usually this column is written written written writ writ- ten in and about Washington But since its it's that time of the year again campaign time I have been politicking inthe inthe in inthe the 22 counties I represent which comprise the Ut it t Congressional Congressional Congressional Con Con- gressional District I thought it might be interesting to report to you some of the highlights I found on my trip through Utah thus far I will report it as I wrote it in my campaign diary each day MORGAN COUNTY C City ity fathers report Interstate Highway Highway Highway High High- way hasn't really hurt downtown downtown downtown down down- town business because haven't counted on tourist trade before County has had some real estate es estate estate es- es tate development which has helped economy and citizens are proud of new industry Have noticed a renewed interest in community pride in citizens RICH COUNTY Still find people people peo peo- living working in Rich working hard to dusk ranchers Also noted several marvelous old log houses which owners take pride in keeping up SUMMIT COUNTY Sadness here son was killed in a coal mine cave in He is my County Burton Chair Chair- man NOTE push forward more work on mine safety in Mining Subcommittee WASATCH COUNTY Ran Into many problems expressed by farmers and ranchers on foreign foreign foreign for for- eign imports hurting economy NOTE reintroduce foreign Import im import import im- im port quota legislation in Also am always amazed at our little Switzerland Midway where citizens have kept homes quaint and with special type of old Swiss style and customs DUCHESNE COUNTY Toured Toured Toured Tour Tour- ed Starvation Dam Dam amazed amazed at progress progress 60 60 complete When Starvation and Central Utah projects are complete billion a dollar project together NOTE something to tell about on onUte onUte onUte Ute Indian Reservation For a certain amount Indians will guarantee deer bear mountain lion Apparently Indians on own reservation can hunt anytime Those crafty Indians UINTAH COUNTY Development Development Development Develop Develop- ment of Central Utah Project Dams in county helping tourism New dams will enhance water recreation as has been the case at Flaming Gorge EMERY COUNTY Toured Ferron Project Project coming coming along fine Citizens pleased with Joes Joe's Valley Dam-but Dam still need more water in this county NOTE Green River Athena Missile site biggest payroll producer in county CARBON COUNTY Coal is King still byword NOTE NarE Push coal research again in Mining Subcommittee during Jobs Corps Center here doing well although some folks admit the center still causes some difficulty GRAND COUNTY Uranium Capital of the World Recall 1947 geology field trip with Dr W Water Walter iter Buss at Weber State At that time Moab seemed a sleepy town few people barely barely barely bare bare- ly alive Now a bustling progressive progressive progressive pro pro- community with scenery scenery scenery ery attracting tourists to fill the motels regularly Mining still keystone Huge Texas Gulf Sulphur potash mine gives good paying jobs to more than SAN JUAN COUNTY Most scenic area in the world Took whirlwind flying tour Started In Monticello went to Bluff and Episcopal Mission to the Navajo Indians On to Mexican Hat and then to Montezuma Creek where I spoke at the local school which is 85 Navajo On to storied Goulding's Trading Post and also toward Seventh Day Adventist Navajo Hospital Visited a Navajo hogan Back to Blanding Blanding Blanding Bland- Bland ing for a voters' voters meeting that night am sum the following morning morning morning morn morn- ing left for a visit to fabulous fabulous fabulous lous mountains first time since elected to Congress that Ive I've gone deer hunting a buck and albeit only a two- two pointer it renewed the old James Fenimore Cooper in me KANE COUNTY Filled shoes touring colorful Coral Pink Sand Dunes where millions of dollars have been poured into desert scenes for movies one movie finished as we hit town Met Kanab citizens who want more development for Lake Powell and more roads GARFIELD GARFELD COUNTY Concern Concern Concern Con Con- cern expressed over possible management merger of Bryce and Zion Also rumor that eight of fifteen personnel to be cut leaving but seven Check Park Service DC DO PIUTE COUNTY Toured dress factory at Circleville 40 employees Spoke at Piute High School where three history classes divided into political groups with full-blown full campaign campaign campaign cam cam- including posters de debates debates debates de- de bates speeches great en en- en Presented flag to students stu stu- stu- stu dents Also heard from cattlemen cattlemen cattlemen cattle cattle- men who are angry because of present administrations administration's import im import import im- im port of cheap foreign beef NOTE Stops in other areas Antimony Kingston Carmel Junction Koosharem spoke with owners of general stores owners sometimes turn outto out outto outto to also be postmaster justice of the peace and general authority authority authority auth on all vital topics of of the area SEVIER SEVER COUNTY The scene around Richfield is still as rich with its red earth beauty as ever People of community are happy but concerned with ad administrations administration's administrations administration's administrations administration's ad- ad ministrations ministration's push of gun control control con con- laws Most volunteered gun control remarks Let it be a state issue SANPETE COUNTY Wonderful Wonderful Wonderful Won Won- people in these towns Museum at Fairview features pioneer relics NOTE get national national national na na- na- na recognition of museum museum- contains works of sculptor A Avard vard Fairbanks miniature miniature miniature minia minia- ture covered wagons and villages villages villages vil vil- lages assembled by Lyndon Graham pictures and furniture furniture furniture fur fur- used by early pioneers etc Its It's 1 am a.m. Another county to visit tomorrow Convinced Utah's 1st Congressional District District District Dis Dis- is one of the finest inthe Inthe in inthe the nation what with the ex extremely extremely extremely ex- ex varied economic so social social social so- so cial and educational views ex expressed expressed expressed ex- ex pressed by each citizen These people are simply great great cant cant can't talk to enough of them |