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Show Hoyenber 13, 1959 tsflloeEi QtosMSIhag QOC(?0 o qkb qeddoq Published every Friday at Blandlng, Utah I. PUBLISHER W. Cox PHOTOGRAPHER Qmn Moulton, DEAR EDITORS issue of this the drilling equippaper by the United 31anding party regarding ment and the drilling of our well; what this group or party may think of ny ability to purchase equipment or drill a well means very little to me. However, I feel it my duty to answer these charges that have oritieized this projest, the City officials, Due CORRESPONDENTS Grace Shimmy, East Blandlng Mildred Rasooe, NW Blandlng Hilda Perklno, SW Blandlng' Joanna Pleroe, Bluff Donna Brown, Mexican Hat Mrs H. E. Blake, Montlcello Subscription Rates: San Juan County , one year San Juan County, six nonths Elsewhere in U,SA, 1 year Elsewhere in U,S,A. 6 months Second Class Postage Paid We on 1400 2,2$ 450 250 at Blandlng, Utah congratulate Curtis Jones, Glendon Black, and Dave Cuymor. their election to the City Council By the time their terns expire in 1963 they will have spent irany, many hours of tisie and will have been out a considerable amount of expense in the business of looking after Blandlng Their new job is a hard one, it is entirely without ray too often without tranks We also congratulate LaVar Lyman, Joseph ilielson, Calvin Black, Chan Moulton, Bert Palmer, and Waldo Harvey, the losers They too volunteered their services to the City and the fact . were not elected In no way detracts from their Losers are just as necessary as winners the City to lir.portanoe if voters are to have a choice We also congratulate Bart lynan, fyrum Slack and Paul Dean Black, chairmen of the different parties who gave the voters a variety of men 'and Issues from which to choose that they e the elementary school pupils, arms loaded with chjap Christmas cards begging parents and neighbors to buy them so that profits can help carry out a program in one of the And now comes State's richest schools and to the statement me The mayor and Council made in the October 30 ' is a group of people that are inter- of the City and ested prinarily in the development and progress Country as a whole. While these people are not perienced in ground water and drilling yet they in their particular categories and have a broad of many things. particularly are successful understanding After they investigated this project from many angles they authorized me to purchase equipment, supervise and drill this hole. I went into this knowing that many mistakes would eome up. that if the eouncil was willAfter thinking this over I decided 1 do my best for them. me would that ing to go along with 1st. There was a bid of $7 per foot & I made that bid 2nd. The City has not spent three times that mueh on this well (The Utes drilled one well,oable tool depth 1735- - the AEC at entieello drilled to a similardepth with rotary, no water, and I know our holeoost far less than either) TD 1950 fish in hole 90 ft into Kayenta formation. Amount of waterunknovm at this writing, 3rd. It is true I did go 825 miles to buy this rig which cost $10, 250 along with wenoh truck, butane, tank, some tools ete, I got three water well journals which advertised sales etc and wrote individuals having equipment for sale for prioes, age and coAlso had quotations from equipment dealers in Missouri, ndition I personally oontao-te- d Ohio, Illinois, California and New Mexico drilling companies in Salt Lake City, Cortez and Dove Creek, Colorade and Azteo, New Mex. If they had any to sell I did not it a good buy. There was one rig at Lamesa, Texas for $12,500 that thought was a better buy than the one the City our but has, rig will do the seme work vrith $2,250 less Invest1 ment have no doubt that somewhere oould have made a better Time and expense was to be tonslder-e- d. but did not know where buy This statement o overs 4th 5th I 90 estimated 6th, I'y work diary shows less days 7th, They state 135 days and at this date no water coming from the well A pump test will determine what the well will do, 8th If ill, see a Dootor, a toothache, see a Dentist For a water well the council came me and Well boys, I'm sorry I did not to see Mayor eondider so the Job to suit you I want te add a few words There is a great many things to oon dider in this work, mueh more than some people seen to think Ch the other hand, there is nothing to it that anyone can't do I CONT. PAGE' 11 COL activity is in direct competition to tax paying blandlng stores Not that Blandlng stores can't stand competition; they can; they have .to every day. But wc wonder how long this new card selling enterprize would last against Blending merchants if the two were on equal basis 3 The tax wise would come the City Business License, followed by putting up State Sales Tax Bond, and collecting Sales Tax, then lookjrg after requirements of the Utah Employment Security Act, Then consideration should be for its hundred or more peddlers an as employer if one of these students gives to its liability First were hurt while peddling cards Blandlng business men are not riding a gravy not be subject to tax-fr- ee competition from P. 1 INDIANS the bill. 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