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Show Page 2 July 13. 1956 The Western Mineral Survey, Salt Lake City, Utah Guest Editorial Moab Answers Fancy Ghost Town Accusation Editors Note: Stanton Dela-plan- e, San Francisco Chronicle columnist and writer for the McNaught Syndicate, Inc., last week distributed two columns on Moab. He noted that the boom town of 1955 was headed toward the fanciest ghost becoming town of the west. He further stated The Amateur prospector boom M 1954 built a whole new mam street full of parking meters. Boomed in 54, busted in 55. He made many statements in two columns. According to Mack Turner, edt, itor of the Moab a flyMoab Deleplanepaid some visit time ago, paid a ing visit to one or two local spots, Times-Independ-en- McNaught Syndicate. It is with regret that we find this news distributing agency being made the source of such misinformation, for where it is read under this it will be believed. Publicity of the type put out this week could well prove costly to efforts to bring new business into the city. One investing money in any city would hesitate to read this article and then cast his lot with the fastest growing city in Utah. Even the sprinkling of some truths in the writings fail to overcome the damage done by the pile of misquotes and. outright misrepresentation of the facts. by-lin- e The boom of 1954? Yes. Tho ho effort to bust of 1955. What is your anand came establish facts up with swer? the material. If 1955 was a bust in Moab, The following is the Moab ed- what city in the United States itors answer complete with wouldnt trade that bust for facts. its present economy? Take a look at the true picture and judge for No Ghosts for, Trade yourself, Mr. and Mrs. America. We'll Keep Our Bust In the midst of the bust of Moab received some national 1955 the city building permits in publicity this week that leaves a Moab set an all time record, rather wazped idea of what life within whispering disin Moab is like, and what the fu- reaching tance of $2 million. Postal reture of the city might be. in Moab .topped' all past The fact that this publicity is ceipts records and bounced the office being distributed nationally by a here from a small town post news syndicate as large as the office to av first class post office McNaught Syndicate, Inc., will with over $40,000. The city outassure it widespread coverage in schools faster than they countless newspapers from coast grew could be built, and the rush to to coast. is still on, classrooms Last year's crude mangling of provide slated for school another facts by a Chicago writer in his with business figsoon. Retail own impressions of Moab as a start for another survey crude boom town of drunken ures, taken, of 25 business houses in recently brawls and wild cowboys who showed the boom year did shot up the street lights at night Moab, of run a $648,317 for the year, to disturb the sleep of peaceful bust the but year of 1955 showcitizens, was carried in a paper ed those same 25 business firms that catered to sensational stories, during the same and for this reason its statements doing $872,82 last and year's Christmas are discounted at varied percent- period, was the business greatest in the ages by its readers. of the city. Figures on But in our own 30 odd years of history bank deposits in Moab for the newspapering, we have encoun- - close of business in 1954 was tered the syndicated writing field but on the wings and have long had a deep respect $4,574,447.55, for the fine work done by the See MOAB Page 6 with-seemingl- y NEW HOMES GOING UP Carpenters work on roof of home in $600,000 Mountainview subdivi-- resl- sion at Moab, Utah, where 50 are scheduled for completion by Sept. 30 dences three-bedroo- m - Moab New Homes Replace Old Trailers Foundation footings for 27 of the 50 new homes being built in the Mountainview subdivision here had been completed today. Side walls are already up and roofs are being laid on nine homes. A number of the new residences will be ready for occupancy by late August, officials of the Mountainview Development Utah MOAB, Cot. said. Other construction projects underway in Moab include city water and sewer extensions; the communitys first natural gas system;' and a new 615,000 county hospital. Bids are being called for construction of a $200,000 eleand FHA financing. mentary school, second to be built Selling prices are lower than the FHA and GI appraised values, here since start of the uranium boom. company officiate said. Under the construction schedule, all 50 homes are to be completed by Sept. 30, relieving a housing shortage that has troubled Moab since 1953. All homes in the new subdivision will have three bedrooms, and are being sold for modest down payments under GI Denver Writer Buys 0il-Mini- ng Paper James R. Quinn, well-know- n oil and uranium editor for the Denver Post, has purchased Mining d and Uranium Comment, a reg-stere- investment advisory serv- ice. The Denver newsman has been a partner in the venture since THE WEST'S FASTEST GROWING MINING & OIL PUBLICATION it ANSWERS FOR MOAB Editor of the Moab Mack Turner didnt let the fanciest ghost town title go unHere he discusses Moabs boom problems with a challenged. visitor, Miriam Brinton. Times-Independe- been named to a top administrative position with Utaco Uranium, inc., the company announc- Western Mineral urieif NOW! 2 YEASS 1 Right now the circulation of the WESTERN MINERAL SURVEY is keeping pace with the mining industry in general booming! Keep posted on latest, news and quotations by, reading the WESTERN MINERAL SURVEY regularly . . . every week. Circulation Departments 421 Church SL P.0. Boi 2608 Salt Lake City, Utah ed today. Spalding has been a director of Utaco since last winter. For a year, he has been associated with a major New York investment firm, and prior to that was Missouri state securities commissioner for seven years. In connection with Spaldings appointment to an executive position with Utaco, the company disclosed its principal administrative office will be moved from Moab to Denver within the next few weeks. Spalding will be in charge of the Denver office. A field office will be maintained in Moab under the direction of Bill Hines, Utac O' 'director and secretary-treasure- NAME ADDRESS CITY - . ! Remittance : Quinn started writing for the Post while be was Rocky Mountain District Manager for 'Rinehart Oil News Co. of Dallas, Tex. In January 1956, he organized Mineral Industries Specialties, a Denver public relations and servnow is shipping approximately ice firm to companies in oil, ura650 tons of ore monthly. The Bradley, just being nium and mining. brought into full production, soon will be yielding around 100 tons daily. WESTERN MINERAL Bradley ore is being milled by Utaco at the former Silver SURVEY Shield mill at Ouray, Colo., on Spalding Moves Into Utaco Post MOAB, Utah John F. 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