Show Bright Future for Southeastern Utah Fores Foreseen en by Survey Only the most optimistic future Is for foreseen seen for Carbon Emery Em- Em cry ery Grant Grand and San Juan counties and the eastern tern portions of Wayne and Garfield counties In the natural survey surveyor of or Southeastern Utah The survey report has Just been completed by Dr ElRoy Nelson associate director of or the bureau of economic research of the University of Utah on the bask basis of work done by bythe bythe bythe the university staff during the summer and fall taU 1 The he Interim report on tho the stud study of 01 the area orea was wins submitted to local community business agricultural agricultural ag and Industrial leaders lead lead- era ers at meetings s ih lh Price on Nov 30 and Moab and Monticello Monticello Monti Monti- c cello llo on Dec 1 Accompanying Dr Nelson at the report meetIngs meetIngs meet meet- Ings were ilL IL L Wright Volker secretary of the state natural natura resources ces and other committee committeD m members The survey i IS part of ot a statewide statewide state state- wide survey to be published In January sponsored by the In Industrial Industrial In- In committee of the Salt Lake chamber of commerce and the Utah association o ot ol chamber chamber cham chain ber of commerce executIves It will be the first compilation and study of the states state natural resources resources resources re re- sources where Information on all resources of f the She state are available In one one place The study udy will vill be available to business business busi busi- ness groups chambers of commerce commerce com corn merce and schools throughout the tate state 03 os well as' as as to public 4 K i li libraries Optimism for lor southeastern Utah is based upon the almost certain continued steady progress ress of the present bas basic Industries industries indus Indus- tries of this area coal area coal mining and processing livestock agriculture agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture and raising fruit-raising and the possible now new and intensive development of the area through oil and natu natural al gas dis dla discoveries discoveries dis- dis the peacetime usage of uranium and vanadium the development de do- of better markets or cheaper processing for excellent deposits of rich but uneconomic magnesium and potash n new w methods of treating low grade manganese ore to make It available le fo for lor steel manufacturing ing processing og plants for bi bituminous bl bi- sandstones known locally locally lo- lo cally as s rock asphalt the dev development development devel l- l of deposits and the exploration to determine determine deter deter- mine the possibilities for sulfur and gypsum deposits and the refractory clays of Book Dook Cliffs Loss oi of OIl markets for coal due to increased use of diesel motors motors mo mo- tors in transportation has been more than offset in Carbon and Emery counties by toy its use by the steel industry and the increasingly successful experiments month ments with the liquidation of coal The swap of the heating and energy market for the metallurgical metallurgical met met- field Ifield has actually been helpful to the area the report report re re- ro- ro port shows since not only has production Increased but added employment is provided by the coking process needed where before the only processing was was washing and sizing The depletion of oil on reserves has made coal and lignite as the source of af per cent of total otal energy available In the nation Dr A. A C. C Feldner Feidner US U.S. bureau bureau bureau bur bur- eau of mines and it must remain remain re re- re main so for many years until the development of uranium and vanadium as a source of energy still many years away Since uranium and vanadium lare flA arc also found In In southeastern I Ut Utah the area is Ide definitely nii cast castin t tIn In n the role ot ott oe supplier of energy energy ener crier gy for ifor the state Most of Utah's billion tons ons of coa coal reserves US U.S. estimate estimate esti est mate Is Js located in southeastern utah The total potential value lIs is a beyond estimate As an example ex cx ample of what the future holds look leek look at the past part To date less than one per cent of Utah's coal ha has been mined through all alt the years Among the other natural deposits de posits the report shows hows Oil and Natural Gas Good Oas Good commercial deposits of ot oil and wd natural gas have hav been located in Bound Boundary Butte Dutte area In n San Ban in Bound Boundary Butte Dutte area In n San Ban sanJuan Juan and near Escalante Prospects Prospects Pros Pros- are good near The field cannot yet be foe dassi- dassi field as aB proven Uranium Uranium- Uranium The The largest in the tho United States reserved for tor the government and while not available for public exploitation tion the source 08 of revenue and payrolls and Potash Potash-At At worthless due die to costs cost of 01 development compared with those of Dow Dw Chemical com corn 1 extraction from toT oU i UIN sea Jea ca wa- wa wa WOl toT oU i UIN sea Jea ca wa- wa wa WOl WOlter water ter and poor markets tar for prod Vast potential wealth Carbon Dioxide and Helium The Tho planned building of a new plant to use gas ilas from om Gordon Creek discovery will increase Importance of this thia resource asa as asa asa a basic part of 01 the economy of the area Manganese Since l Since the ore Is Islow low low- rade in Grand Grane and Emery nery mery counties it cannot be used in producing for steel 1 manufacture Wilt Will ba 00 valuable valuable valuable able when pro es ContInued on last latt page ge BRIGHT FUTURE FOR SOUTHEASTERN UTAH Continued from first page gage age ses see now under now under study are sur sur- cess Miscellaneous Minerals Sul Minerals Sul Sulfur fur lur gypsum and refractory tory clays need further exploration Although they are known to exist exist ex ex- 1st the size or commercial possibilities pos pos- arc are not yet determined ed cd Bituminous Ex Sandstone Sandstone Ex Extensive study of 01 rock asphalt available walla Ie for road materials orthe or orthe orthe the same purpose as all tic materials but further uses 1 ting being discovered V red in processing for resins gas and oil odd arid other materials A A mineral wax found near Colton Collon and Soldier Summit may be purified and andl used in manufacture of 01 wax products and electrical insulation tion and as cover to protect minerals from moisture acid and alkalis The pr present developments and promising future of metal and minerals of the area agriculture agriculture agri culture and livestock development develop ment both at present and for lor forthe forthe the future make a rosy picture for the area Oil Oll exploration and increased production e of f coal GI and nc coal products rod carbon dioxide natural gas uranium and VanadIum have not stopped the basics basics agriculture and livestock from livestock from developing San Juan county since 1041 has hu more now acreage age of crop land than any other in the state In Value Emery and San Juan are arc both above in livestock production Carbon county has about a million and Grand county over one half million doubled on doubled since before the war There Is plenty lenty of market for or all available beef As a source ot of o particular value for cash Income are high protein pro tein hay In Carbon and Emery counties melons at Green Riv- Riv c nr cr r n Ki irh h es an And ana antl d other otner f fruit nun r ui t in fn in c nr cr r n Ki irh h es an And ana antl d other otner f fruit nun r ui t in fn in Moab and beans and winter winte r wheat in the Monticello area Chief problem in development is the need of certain areas fo for r additional water development This is particularly true in th the e Moab area where every n new source of water vater is accompanied by added acreage in s sand and other fruit crops The area is in an advantageous position with early yield and consequently consequently conse copse more cash values in crops of peaches and other othe r fruits The same is tr true e of th the e Green River area In regard t to o the production of melons San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan mainly upon dry farm crops Approximately persons persons per per- sons are employed in southeastern southeast ern Utah in all industries with 60 00 per cent of those Inthe in inthe inthe the basics such as mining agri agri- manufacturing and transportation compared with witha a statewide average of 50 per percent percent percent cent in basics and 50 per cent in service industries |