Show OIL Aft INDUSTRY BUSINESS NEWS Rail Siding d For Freight Service BY fly DON ROBINSON The new industry committee of the Moab Chamber of Commerce and officials of Denver and Rio Grande Western Westerly Railroad Co are studying the Installation of a freight siding at the north portal of the too tunnel of the potash rail spur Chairman Dick has received word from railroad President G. G B. B Aydelot Denver that the proposal will wUl be studied soon by Grand Junction general agent J J. J L L. L Wells Well and others The rail executive termed the idea of frel freight ht delivery to Moab quite quite Interesting A preliminary study by a local engineering firm will enable enable enable en en- able Moab Interests to present plans to the rail rall group The project has received enthusiastic support from business and industry leaders here x Rare Gas Resources Corporation of Salt Lake City and al allied allied al- al lied Geologic Enterprises have renewed talk of a 25 million helium and petroleum products complex for Grand county as asa a result of Interior Department attitudes toward the sale of helium gas hull Full story of ot plans l ln and statements of Senator Frank E. E Page on-Page ge B B 7 7 this issue Lewis H H. Dude Larsen director of Rare il r has Gas Resources told The Times-Independent Times by letter Tuesday that it as though we are about to bring this to a firm conclusion conclusion sion soon Two vo former Utah congressmen are involved In n the proposal proposal proposal pro pro- to develop the resource David S S. S King is the attorney and Blaine Peterson is a director Stars of the Century Fox pox production Guns Rio Conchas Conchas Con Con- chas are to begin arriving in Moab this week-end week and are being technical staff of the location group Hiring Hiring- of extras is virtually complete the local employment office says Story this page Senator Wallace F. F Bennett Sennett Is surveying petroleum Interests interests interests inter Inter- ests tp to pr provide material for a proposal to the interior Depart Depart- ment The Department has asked for suggestion hat will aid aidIn them in Jn In formulating a 1 national grogram of live Uon on and nd d conservation of the vast reso Senat Senator i B Be nett IS urging early development Utah Colorado and Wyoming are the states states' most affected by any decisions See story Page B l. The Oil and G s Journal of March 9 devotes devotes-a a complete section to all phases of the oil shale question in the md most t complete complete com com- Industry journal coverage yet published On economics economic the journal states that a barrel of shale oil is as cheap to produce produce produce pro pro- duce as the average barrel of crude today However they point to the statement as still being theoretical and predict that commercial commercial commercial com com- mercial experience is 4 to 5 years away way Mitchell Mtchell Williams Moab is offering a new type of service to tourists in a venture called Tag Long Tag A Tours Mr Wil liams is literature now to California owners of wheel four drive vehicles who wish to tov explore this area area Guide service will be provided for five day t tours urs three times month month- ly He told Chamber of Commerce members that the first mailing would involve 1000 contacts The Towne and Country Club is undergoing extensive re re- x re-x novation The management Royce and Betty Latimer said the business would remain open during the remodeling The Moab couple now manage the Arches Cafe and the adjacent club |