Show OIL fr r INDUSTRY 1 ft BUSINESS NEWS New Airport for Moab i May Muy Get Green Light By Don Robinson A new airport for Moab and Grand county may hinge on word expected ted this week from the federal government Action on the Grand county application for federal participation has been due since July 1 The proposed site is approximately 16 miles north of Moab and adjacent to U. U S. S Highway Preliminary engineering has been done by Neff Engineering Company and the county has cleared title on the land Two new developments have added weight to the appU cation Missile development and National Park Service Interest have evolved since the original application Chances are observers observers observers ob ob- ob- ob servers say that the government will approve their part some 62 per cent of the cost See story and map on Page Bl The potash Industry is involved in a new development that has all the aspects aspects' of a top secret military mystery Kalium Chemicals Ltd a company formed by Pittsburgh Plate Glass Glassand Glassand Glassand and Armour Chemicals Co has begun development of the first scale full-scale solution mining complex for potash near Moose Jaw Saskatchewan Canada Destined for completion in 1964 the venture has great Implications for the potash rich Paradox Basin and Moab Recovery of potash from depths of feet and deeper is contemplated The process is Js a closely guarded secret in its detailed form Success would cast a new light on known reserves reserves re re- re serves here See story on Page e Oil Exploration In Utah had the best success ratio of any In the Rocky Mountain region during the first half hat of 1963 Petroleum Information states Six oil discoveries and three gas wells were among the 35 wildcats completed San Juan county had the most exploration 13 wildcats Four were successful Grand county had two discoveries Seismograph activity dormant for six months is showing signs of reviving Republic Exploration a newcomer and Phillips Petroleum are recently active Phillips began last week with a sizable crew More Oil on news on Page Railway construction still continues in connection with the potash development of Texas Gulf Sulphur Company Grade is being built for the extensive yard area at the Cane Creek potash complex Ballast for that grade was involved in the first rail mis hap on the recently completed line A four car derailment of ballast loaded cars Wednesday following heavy rains See picture and story above r r r N Cafe will be the name of ot another new bust busi business ness for Moab The Ideally situated cafe Center and Main streets is being built b by Cliff and Jay Carter of the Utah Mo Mo- tel Lee Moyer will manage The hoped for opening date is in the next ten days The cafe will seat 52 persons and serve scale full-scale meals The corner corner corner cor cor- ner occupied was formerly the site of a service station and has been conspicuously empty for tor a long time r Warner Brothers has scheduled a visit to Moab to check prospects for a western Utah sites sUes to be studied by the film company include this area and Monument Valley Sh Shooting on the film tUrn is slated for October John Ford is to be producer Ford was la last t year for filming of ot Battle attle at Apache Pass See story on Page Alexander Films is currently at work In the Moab area on a series of ot commercial sequences The company has avoided publicity so that they might film without |