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Show Crescent Magnesium Project ProjectIAbout ProjectAbout ProjectAbout IAbout About Ready to be Launched I I Huge Development Planned Plannedfor Plannedfor Plannedfor for Grand County , , Con Contracts Contracts Contracts tracts E Expected pected to be beSigned beSigned beSigned Signed This WeekThat Week WeekThat That TI1at one of the most . Important Importantmdustnal importantindustrial importantindustrial mdustnal industrial development projectseves proJects proJectsever projectsever ever eves ' ' undertaken in 111 Utah will W111 wall get geturder geturder . urdu urder . way v.ay vay shortly was the state stateme1'1t statemerit statement me1'1t me11t merit ' made in m Moab Sunday by a agroup agroup agroup group of officials of the Utah Uta.h . Magnesium Mag Magnesluin Ineslum nesium MagIneslum corjorattonho corporation corjoratton : \ who \\ho ho hoCle \ weie \\Cle Cle were ac ae accompanied aecompanied accompanled companied by seveial sevelal several governmentofficials government governmentoffIcials governmentofficials offIcials The development they re referred releered referred ferred leered to \ was as the Installation at af of a achenncal achemical achemical chenncal chemical plant metal plint phnt plant and andX andpower andpower X } > power wer plant ior lor tor the extraction e"tractlon etractlon " of ofI ofrragpesium ofImagresium ofIn-agresium ofIn agresium I Imagresium rragpesium - fiom flom from the mmen mmenoely mmenoelyIn mmenselyn ely elyrr rr h deposits at Crescent Junction Junctionnear Junctionnear Junctionnear In ( near < . in the } : party rty rtyere were \\ere ere \ John Sand Sandberg Sandberg Sandberg berg and Loul Loui Louis ? D Carlson presldent presi presl presidcnt president dcnt dent and secretary respectively respective ! ) of ofthe ofthe ofthe the corporation Ray Murdo k b . of ofWashington ofWashington ofWashington Washington DCa D C a brother of ofU ofU ofU U S "enator enator Cenator senator " : Abe Murdock M Sb S 1\ 1 b \ 1yers yers of Washington D DCa DC C a . amining amining mnmg mining ! engineer engL1eer . ' and Gordon Weg Weggeland Weggeland Weggeland geland of Salt Lake City Clty state statemanager statemanager statemanager manager of the federal fcderal housingadministration housing housingadministration housingadministration housingadministrationMr administration administration'Ir administrationMr ! \ ' Mr \'Ir 'Ir Ir Sandberg stated that thefederal the thefederal thefederal federal governmEntould government governmcnt \ would \\ould ould aould Immedl immedr immedrately Immedlately mimediately ately coie cOle core drill dnll a " well "ell ell about 2,0 20 2a0 2,0feot 2a0feet ; : , 2o0fe fe-ot fe ot feet - t distance from the Reeder No No1 1 " well "ell ell In v vhich ruch hrch brme brine carrying carrymg 16 16per 16per 16per per cent magnesium chlorideas chloride \\as as was wasencountered \ wasencountered asencountered encountered The purpo purpose < e of the thene thenet thenev net ne v vell \ well \ell ell , is definitely defimtely to determineth deternuneth deternune determine determinethe th the horizon " which "hich hich carries carnes the ragnesrum mag rag magneslum magnesium magnesiumAll neslum nesrum neslumAll nesrumAll All prepar preparitlons prepanttons ttions < are being bemg com corn comj:1 cornpl cornpi j:1 j1 pl : ted by the federal governmentto governmentfo government fo a huge mignesium m'1.gneslum m1.gneslum m1gneslum magnesium ' . plant 111 in 111tte inthe mthe tte the vicinity vicmlty of the Crescent field fieldInduded fieldIncluded fieldIncluded Induded Included in m the tentative tentahve plans are area area area a large steam power plant pro- pro probably probably pro probably - bably to be located on the Green GreenBver Greenriver Greenriver Bver river a chemical pl plant 1t < for dehy dehydrating deh dehidratme ) dratmg- dratmg drating dratmgthe - the magnesium and anelectrolytic an aneloctrol anelectrolytic eloctrol electrolytic } be mohl metal m til plant This Tills Thrs 13t hat 13tter hatter latter ter plant as now planned will WJll be bethe bethe the largest in theorld the \ world \\orld orld ara aI'Q aIQ arcs arcsestimated ' . * ' Ie ne Ieestlmated ! neestimated estlmated estimated cost is around $125000- $125000 125000 $125000000 $125000000 $125 125 $ 000 000000 -000 000 - 000 000I 000While I While no definite defimte figures or ill in illI information information I formation cou d be given gl\en gl en \ the officiais of officlals offlcials ficlals ficiais of the corporation let It 1t be beknown beknovn , kno known \ n that . all details arp are bemg being beingworked beingworked worked \ orked out and the development developmentplobably developmentprobably developmentpiobably 1\\ 1 1orked plobably probably will overshadow o\ershadow o ershadow \ any In Industrlal industrial industnal dustrlal dustrial project ever undertakenin undertakenm undertaken m Utah Imm Imm'diate Immdiate ' diate installation mstallation of ofthe ofthe ofthe 1111 the huge plant 't\\ 't t ' iwaits 'talts awaits \ alts only a de determmatlon determination determination termmatlon termination of tha the extent of themagnesium the theI themagnesIUm the.magnesium themagnesium I . magnesIUm beds Since Smce magnesium magnesiumchloride magnesiumchloride magnesium.chloride magnesiumchloride . chloride of almost fabulous values valueshas valueshas valueshas ! has been encountered in three threeI threewells threewells \I I \ wells ells extending etendmg ' ( over a distance of ofa ofa ofa a mile nule it Is considered conside.ed consideed . certalI1 certain certalI1that certainthat certainthat that the cor " ' drilling dr11lmg of ofwells -wells wells - willdisclose will willdISclose willdisclose dISclose the metal in 111 ample quan quantitles quantitres quantitles quantitlesContracts titles titres titlesContracts titresContracts Contracts between the federal federalgovernment federalgovernment federalgovernment government and the Utah Magnes Magneslum Magnesmum MagnesIUTO lum mum corporation it lt was m'lS mlS ' stated statedwould statedwould would \ ould be signed in 111 Washington WashingtonWednesday WashingtonWednesday WashingtonWednesday Wednesday of th theek this weekThe \ week \\eek eek weekThe eekThe The Crescent mignesium m\gnesium m gnesium magnesium ' \ plant plantWIll plantwill plantwill WIll be installed ll1Stalled under the per personal . sonal direction of Dr n Henry DIY J JChesney JChesney JChesney Chesney of London England who whoholds whoholds whoholds holds all the basic patents for the therefinmg therefining therefining refinmg refining of metallic metall1c magnesium magnesiumDr Dr Chesney w.hoill who w.ho . \ will \\ill ill be technical technicaldirector technicaldirector technicaldirector director of the Utah Magnesiumcorporation Magnesium Magnesiumcorporation Magnesiumcorporation corporation constructed a huge hugeplant hugeplant plant lant neai neal near Paris France whichrecently which whichrecently whichrecently recently was demolIShed demohsh'd demohshd demolish ' d m 111 a aBntlsh aBritish aBntish Bntlsh British bombing attack . . He is ms alsohead also alsohead alsohead head of the British BntlSh steel trust trustAccording , , According to present plans plan theGrand the theGrand theGrand Grand county magnesium plant plantill plantwill plantwill . \\ill ill will \ be the largest in m the \ world orld |