| Show LIp Sen Bennett Tours Fours Are Stresses Needs h I I Y ft iT 21 d r tl ft r e 4 I. I p I h 1 J i. i C fl ia r INSPECT MONUMENT Arches National National National Na Na- Monument Superintendent Bates Wilson gives Senator Wallace F F. Bennett Bennetta a n down run on monument activities last lastS S Sunday as the Senator inspected new road and building improvements at Ar Ar- ches constructed during the Mission 66 Development program The Senator was wasi i an in n Moab three days visiting Arches Dead Horse Point Grandview Point and the Needles i Senator Wallace Wanace F F. Bennett Dennett in the midst of It a tour of southeastern south south- eastern Utah scenic areas visualized vis via Monday a network of ot roads as liS the basis for the ultimate ultimate ulti ulti- mate development of the scenic wealth in this part of Utah The senator told Moab groups that time was also an essential ingredient If it they were to re realize realize re re- alize the greatest potential promised by both mineral and scenic resources I 1 hope Senator Sen Sea ator Bennett said that we Ve can take our time and consider the interests of the counties stale state and nation the scenic and the industrial facets of this entire development 4 The time element clement was referred ed to In addresses before the Moab Rotary and Lions Clubs In response to the efforts of his Democratic colleagues In the Senate and House to push through a n bill biU next year creating creatIng creat creat- ing a n national park In the area of the Green Geen and Colorado River Riv mv er confluence the Republican leader said We do have the time considering the many conflicting conflicting con con- interests and Senator Bennett Dennett admitted quite a n little bit of ot fencing had been going on between himself himself him him- self and Interior Secretary Stuart Stu art Udall over a suggested withdrawal withdrawal withdrawal with with- of one million acres He lIe was distressed the senator said because we cannot commit the future development of this area atea to a pattern that might become a tragic mistake He lIe added that the future should not hinge on partisanship on-partisanship either The objection brought accusations accusations accusations of being an 1st the senator claimed He Ha was instead proposing alternatives flis Ills reaction to the current trip which will include th the areas In Involved In in the suggested national nation nation- al park was not a solidifying of opposition particularly as much as a conviction to stop and look over the whole problem Senator Bennett Dennett described his counter proposal bill submitted before Congress in the last two of September as a query quelY that picked thres re s be picked out Surrounded Surrounded Sur sm- rounded with with enough land Jand to protect them and then conne connect t the areas with roads y The bill blU Is regarded as providing pro pro- viding a c common common meeting ground for the conflicting proposals proposals proposals pro pro- that have come out of the Interior Department and the Democratic side of the Congress After visiting Arches National Nation Nation- al Monument Dead Horse Point and Grand View Point Senator Bennett related his feelings that roads were the greatest problem problem pt-oh- pt lem in a scenic development and anda a sound economic policy We must Investigate how we can tie the unusual features of this country together with roads roads roads-roads roads that will wUl give a complete picture and are valuable able for tor what they provide as a total concept Mr Bennett as as- set He referred to such a route as a parkway He lie explained tha that Individual beauty spots could be preserved entirely while areas along the connecting arteries would remain re remain reo re- main open for industrial devel devel- The result he said could be a much larger concept and benefit than the locking up upI of the entire area to preserve I the particular spots of ot beauty Continued on page 12 Bennett Continued from Irons Page 1 t It tt could he said include also such developed areas as the Arch Arches Archea j National Monument am and others othen The Idea In the opinion o othe ot of the senior f senator would be to consider all the Interests In order order or or- r- r der del to protect the tM greatest po po po- This he thought could be bt done Some areas areM are so beautiful that we should forget forge Industrial development some are Just used to get from one place to another and should have the greatest opportunity for tor Industry to develop The potential cant can't be realize i ed Senator Bennett ennett concluded with a single compact area but bul buta bula a vast area o of the state that will attract and keep the tourIst tourist tourist tour tour- without destroying the sound economies economics of the rich resources we have The senator said he had turned turned turn turn- ed down the invitation to see sec seethe seethe the area In company with other congressmen and officials In the Udall party that spent early July Investigating the proposed park sites because he ho wanted to investigate for and by himself himself himself him him- self without t pressure Senator Bennett ennett late Monday visited the site of a potash mine and mill on the Colorado River south of Moab The new industry being developed develop develop- ed by the potash division of Texas Texas Texas Tex Tex- as Gull Gulf Sulphur Co Is on the fringe of the territory envisioned envision envIsIon- ed as a new national park ItIs It ItIs Itis Is Senator Bennett ennett pointed out an example of what could have been excluded had a federal withdrawal completely closed the door on Industrial develop develop- ment Grand County officials Joined the senator Tuesday morning at dawn In a caravan of wheel four-wheel drive vehicles In the Needles A area of San Juan County The group will go into the Chesler Park sections of the Needles and explore Salt Wash and oth other er canyons considered in the park parle proposals A delegation of San Juan County officials will meet Senator Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Bennett on the return trip and take him on to Monti Monticello cello for a discussion and visits to points near there |
