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Show The National Enterprise, July 6, 1977 Page eighteen River runners hit snag Unless Sen. Jake Garn or Rep. Dan Marriott is successful in attempts to amend the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, river running businesses in Utah and other states as well will face financial problems and possible failure. f. The amendments, HR5476 and SI 076, would exempt river rafts from the Merchant 7 Marine Act, which prohibits If. use of foreign-mad- e vessels in i commercial transportation of goods or persons. About 60 percent of the rafts used by Utah river running businesses are manufactured outside the United States. Didn't intend to include rafts AA The phone calls were driving me crazy. While I was trying to still run the business. UBI screened them all, so I saw only the real prospects. Wyley F. Tag-a-Lon- Jy ry Chaney run into the strangest people when youre trying to sell a business. Plenty of flakes too. UBI brought me qualified prospects, which really made the the difference. MS) W The act is obviously aimed at Mitch mercantile ships, g Williams of Moab Trails explains. The gov- You Jake Chain ernment certainly didnt have river rafts in mind when that act was passed. Williams said half the vessels in his fleet were in manufactured Japan or cost from and each England We cant $2,000 to $5,000. afford to junk good boats.... he says. we wont do it, 25-bo- at 'V 5 i Williams, like other river runners, was forced to buy boats from foreign suppliers following the end of the Viet Nam conflict, he explained. , Lots of river raft companies As the above people have testified, there is no need to. Not when there is United Business Investments to do the job expertly and efficiently. UBI is the Nations largest business broker specializing in the sale of businesses exclusively. Through a network of western offices we sell millions of dollars worth of businesses a month. And we can sell yours. opened during the war to produce rafts and pontoons for the military. We bought from them. After the pull-ou- t, One reason is we bring you a lot more than just local prospects. Our referral system link with other offices brings you valuable buyers from out of town and out of state. Prospects you cant get with anyone else. And those buyers are qualified. With all this going for you, you stand a much better chance of getting the price you want for your business. that time, though, Williams says one river raft manufacturer has opened in Virginia. sold my business without a hassle thanks to UBI. I William E. Warren 00 JF r These are actual people who have sold a business through United Business Investments. Inc., and their testimonials are on file. the manufacturers were forced to close for lack of business, and river runners had to turn elsewhere. Since yt i- No exceptions Regardless of circumstances, foreign boats are still taboo, says Bureau of Customs officials. Customs, with the cooperation of the Coast Guard, will begin to force river runners into compliance of the law next year. hands are tied to exempt river rafts, Ed of Customs complains. A change will have to come from legislation. The application of the act does not depend on the availability of the vessels or specific use. As is, river rafts are in violation, and we must act against this t "Our Kit-terd- ge violation. United Business Investments 520 26th Street Ogden, Utah 84401 (801) 621-35- 42 1343 S. State Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 (801)486-544- 1 Gam and Marriotts amendments seem the only alternative to the possibility of closure and financial loss for the businesses, Williams says. But neither of the bills has come up in committee since their introduction in March. . ? i,t I |