Show Vernal Verno I Chamber Active Intense In Promotion Vernal Utah has the most active chamber hamber of commerce In the Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- Colorado rado Plateau so Vernal citizens say lay Whether it is approval of a new Uintah High School or support o of the Vernal Ram Sale that is needed needed needed need need- ed the Chamber will be there pu pushing whether it is a lookout point for beautiful Ashley Valley overlooking Vernal or support of 01 the Upper Colorado River Storage project that is needed there will be Vernal Chamber members helping help help- ing out I Ninety percent of 01 the activity from flom the Chamber in the past year or more has been centered around the promotion of the Upper Colorado River Storage project and its vital Echo Park Dam which would be located fifty miles northeast northeast north north- east ast of 01 Vernal just over the Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado line 1 according to Dr T. T R. R Merger Jerger Chamber president Among those leading the drive for the project have been members ot of the Vernal Chamber of Commerce Commerce Commerce Com Com- merce State Senator B. B II 11 chairman of the Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- Colorado rado River Development Association Association Association tion of 21 Utah counties and more recently publicity chairman of 01 and member of 01 the state five committee committee committee com com- which organized the Upper Colorado Grass Roots Committee Inc L. L Y secretary- secretary manager of cf the Vernal Chamber and se secretary of 01 Mr 21 counties group Hu Hugh h W. W Colton past president of 01 the Vernal Chamber Chamber Chamber Cham Cham- ber a member of the Utah Water and Power Board and chairman of 01 the Utah Gr Grass ss Roots Committee and C. C R. R Henderson member of of the chamber board of directors and chairman of the Uintah County County County Coun Coun- ty Colorado River Development Committee 1 Many lany of 01 the Ideas and suggestions suggestions suggestions that have successfully created created created crea crea- ted the interest and support of 01 all citizens of the Upper Basin states came from Vernal leaders who have been working closely under the direction of Utah's water director director director tor and member of the Colorado River Commission George D. D Clyde In the field of agriculture and livestock the Vernal Chamber lent their full support to the Vernal Ram Sale which was originated by the Chamber the Uintah Basin Junior Livestock Show and Sale Vernal Rodeo and annual Bull Sale Another important function in this area were the tours of farms and Ashley National Forest to become better acquainted with the problems problems problems pro pro- of the area The rhe calendar committee is for lor forthe forthe the second year offering a community com com- events calendar and the retail merchants committee put on a successful Dollar Day event and a Christmas promotion which included a visit by Santa Saula Claus with wilh candy for all the children The tourist promotion committee secured tc a lookout point at the west westend westend end nd of Ashley Valley overlooking the the scenic scenic beauties which surround Vcr Verbal al and they have also been active in securing better roads for lor forthe forthe the Uintah Basin along with the read committee and are now in the process of 01 publishing another brochure brochure bro bro- brochure chure which will tell the visitors to the area of the many scenic at at- tractions The industrial development committee committee committee com com- has spent a great deal of 01 time in b making contact in promoting promoting pro pro- promoting the construction of the Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- Northwest natural gas pipeline pipeline pipe pipe- line from Irom the San Juan Basin past Vernal into the Pacific Northwest This Committee will continue to tobe tobe tobe be active as Pacific Northwest moves their crews into the area this spring to lay the line The Theline Theline Theline line will serve Vernal city with natural gas as well as serve as asa asa asa a market for lor nearby oil fields |