Show Microfilming Corp l 50 I Of i Pierpont J n Work Slated in This Area Soars to Record ecord a ar 4 r q Z iF I SP sv a IP i iM M 4 i pT de i Y Yc c t A iP 4 I rF bt HP 1 q F k 4 f ni 1 J SIGNED AND SEALED The SEALED The nations nation's largest uranium mill was signed and sealed in Salt Lake City by M Mitchell president of Uranium Reduction company which will op operate rate the mill In Moab while Charles A. A Steen left E E. E II H. Snyder center and Paul B. B Martin right look on Martin represented represented represented the Atomic Energy commission and the other three represented the local firm Photo courtesy o of Salt Lake Tribune I I With last weeks week's anno announcement of Moab's huge 8 million ore U-ore reduction plant construction work slated and already under way InthIs In iii Inthis this area soared to a record record break break hR hg 14 million for the first half of 1955 Significantly of this time all record figure more than 11 million millions million's s 's s 8 pinpointed almost directly in Moab according to a n survey conducted con con- ducted early this week by The Times Foley Brothers the construction firm irm that is building the uranium ore red reduction redaction mill here moved on the he plant site scene almost before beCore the he Ink had dried on the pact that assured the plants plant's construction the he largest yet to be undertaken Inthe inthe In the he United States Heavy equipment equipment equip equip- ment went to work moving dirt and hauling in shale for road construction construction construction tion and building preliminary Structures structures structures tures to house field offices and warehouses for the big Job the first of the week A figure of is set forthe forthe for forthe the building of the mill here This is the foundation figure of the great sp spurt rt in proposed improvements s In Ine Inthe the e Moab district When going at full speed the mill will employ men during construction and perhaps men after completed It has been a great y stabilizer for the uranium industry and will very likely spur the major projects figure to even greater levels Official Off figures on the building permits in this area for the first half of the year are arc not yet available The figure topped the 1 million mark for the first quarter of the year ear and as the sands of time near the year half mark the figure is close to This is not all al of ot the picture however and and there are a number of other major projects al already already already al- al ready in the hopper and some have already been started The next greatest figure is shown n the new highway construction project now underway There willbe will willbe willbe be 74 miles miles' of new highway on both sides of Moab I with approaches approach approach- es to the new Colorado river bridge and the l building of the highway out to the south over South Main and ancl angling off to meet the present Monticello highway near the Garrett Garrett Garrett Gar- Gar rett Freight Lines Unes depot The contract figure on this was was something over v vA t tA A new Grand County hospital is- is Continued on Page Ten v COI Construction t Continued l. l from Page One In the making and work is expect expected to get underway on this about Aug 1 I at a acot acost cost of r The land has already been donated for this project and a fund raising drive Isnow is isnow isnow now in full swing Several housing projects have JaVe been planned and some are underway underway under under- way but the only one not already figured in the scorecard is the sec sec- tid section of the Walker subdivision vision project on the highway to tOI Monticello The first group of these houses 20 In number are nearing com comple comple- pIe tion Contractors have announced they are ready to go on another 26 units at a cost Of or each for fora a total figure of Another major project that Ison is ison ison on the books for this year is a awater awater awater water and sewer project by the which will wll b be given federal aid to city of Moab at af a 3 c cost st of or the tune tunc of a grant for a aloan aloan aloan loan of and a city share In tn Inthe Inthe the project of Two huge projects not reflected reflect reflect- ed In direct figures in the Moab area will play lay a big part In the business conditions here One is the 3 million power line now being strung from Helper to San Ju h county for the uranium industry needs in that area are and passing through Moab The other is the Pacific Northwest Pipeline which will move natural gas from the San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan basin of or New Mexico to the Washington Oregon area This construction is getting underway underway un un- un derway now and will be in the Moab area soon Moab is a key point on the line with contracts et to cover the first miles at 11 These contracts covered cov cov- covered ered the first eight sections of the theline theline theline line from Ignacio Colo to Burley Idaho This fl figure ure at a cost of ff approximately approximately ap p proximately per mile over this span Another major project underway In the area carrying a av 3 local figure of or is the expansion program program pro pro- gram being conducted conduct d by the Midland Midland Mid Mid- land Telephone company in trying g to keep its facilities up with th the e growth of r Moab Rumored in In the Ahe e making bul bUI t possibly not for this year year will b be te e three more Uranium mills in th e area These are are reported to to b be e scheduled for lute HIte r an and d another an mill for Moab Two more major projects ahead in planning stage and should develop develop de Y before the end of the yeal yea will be two church buildings to b be e constructed at nt atan an estimated figure of The Church of bf Jesus JesusA Christ 01 ol Latter day Saints is planning a ne new ney w building at a cost of about 0 and the Community Baptist church h is looking for a site site on which t tc te build a church expected e p to cos cost t about J v ti J P What the last half of the yea yeat r wits wih win provide ma may or or may not match the first half but there i is already enough in the hopper t tc te o keep Moab one of the busiest spots spot s in Utah This fact was made evident in a recent business roundup in th the Salt Lake Tribune by Robert W. W Burn Bum Burnick Burnick ick busin business ss edit editor r which listed fisted a an n estimated in major projects pro pro- over the entire state of Utah |