Show I U Ore Industry Seeks Stability A statement nt presented by Gordon Weller recently t lead ad to a presentation on the floor of the United States Congress of ot the problem of bringing about a smooth transition to n a commercial market for uranium ura ura- The Congressional presentation was Allott of Colorado Colo Colo- Colorado ma made e by Senator Sen tor Gordon ra rado o. o and it received the unanimous consent consent con con- sent of the upper chamber for the insertion insertion inser inser- tion of Mr Welters Welter's statement Gordon Weller is an official of the Uranium Institute Institute tute of America with offices in Grand Junction Senator Allott stated Mr Weller cites the need for stability and brings to our attention another point which I believe is an excellent one namely the need for far sufficient planning and Information information tion to the industry to make the from an ore-buying ore program now in operation to the anticipated position in 1966 when the ore producer will be operating in a commercial market Further the Senator stated The I I Uranium Industry is not asking for a handout but rather the Industry and the communities which depend upon that industry industry industry in in- are seeking sound factors upon which to base baso their plans They seek only to expand their industry and the the communities communities communities com com- in an orderly and secure fashion There is no room in our economy for ghost towns' towns he state stated Mr Weller and the Uranium Institute Institute I tute of America Am should be commended for bringing this message before the nations nation's lawmakers For anyone living in this area or visiting here it is amazing to see the amount of capital and labor that has gone into the development of the uranium industry in in- It was on the of basia-of a continuing market that this development was made and not on the tho basis of a government buying buying buying buy buy- ing contract of a limited number of years' years duration It is that plain in this age wh where re rethe the atom plays so prominent a part in our nations nation's progress that there will be a definite future in uranium However it itis itis itis is now time to start planning for that date when uranium producers will be selling on a competitive and commercial market r |