Show Moab Chamber Official Named New Western Minerals Empire Secretary The first flut meeting of the United Unit United ed Chambers of Commerce representing representing rep rep- representing resenting the greater Four Corners Corners Corners Cor Cor- ners area of Utah New Mexico Colorado and Arizona was held Monday in Cortez to organize the new Western Minerals Empire With a population of the area now has an estimated value of six-billion six dollars worth of minerals In oil gas gu uranium potash copper and coal Representative speakers stressed stressed stress stress' ed d the purpose of the new United United United Unit Unit- ed Chambers of Commerce to further fur further ther the development of the minerals minerals minerals min min- fur l Industries in the new empire empire em em- pire and to meet the demands of the areas area's fast growing population tion by Increasing highways air aIr- airlines airlines lines railroads railroad communications power ower water housing schools recreation and service industries By such the organization hopes to attra attract t new manufacturers and Industries for a more balanced economy sell 0 1011 i cn h I II I I r P. P 0 e I 1 t t tI I ih a Nou I lint fill fillI I i CUU t hl core c. c I Il I 1 I i I ILU A Utah i I. I Colo To Ariz I I. I r S. S r. r J eo 00 I- I i P 1 Ile IUT I I u AI S 'S S I 11 S. S I I Y Yo o I. I t tt k a WESTERN MINERALS I Outlined EMPIRE EMPIRE Outlined on t thus this his map Is what comprises comprise the newly formed Western Minerals Empire which organization Was formed at a meeting held Monday In hi Cortez Keynote address for the meetings brou brought communities of 0 the Four Corners Comers together to attempt to further the development of the m mInerals Industries and meet the demands of the areas area's fast growing population was Sam Constantino Jr of Moab F. F M. M sec secretary of the Moab Chamber of C Commerce was elected secretary of the new organization At the luncheon meeting John D. D Abrahamson of the U U. S. S Department Department De Der of Commerce complimented oomph compU the group in forming the new and advised careful planning over a lon long long- range basis Mr Abrahamson also also al so so pointed out some potential industries that as yet had not been studied by the group Other speakers from the new Empires Empire's sixteen communities communities' pointed out Individual ity n needs s and plans for their IC respective res res- respective areas and expressed their Intention to cooperate with the united effort to further the areas area's program Speakers from the minerals and transportation firms included ed C. C A. A Myhre President of Frontier Airlines Gordon WeiJer Wei- Wei r Jer ler of the Uranium Institute of America John Hend Henderson Jr of i ithe the American Gilsonite Co Harrell Har Hat 1 rell Budd Dudd consulting geologist of t I Farmington and Bert Berl Huffman i director of the Economics s Development Development De De- 1 commission of New Mexico Communities represented at the meeting Included Farmington Grants Gallup and Aztec in New Mexico Grand Junction Cortez Durango Telluride Telluride Tel Tel- luride and Rico in Colorado Ve Vet Ver Vernal Vetnal nal Moab Monticello Blanding and Bluff in Utah and the Window Window Win Win- dow Rock Tribal Council in Ari Arl zona Sam Constan Constantino Jr of Moab gave the keynote address outlinIng outlining ing the purpose of the tion Dr Paul Mayberry of Moab spoke for the Moab Chamber of Comm Commerce noting the progress of the Chamber and the goals It expects expects ex to reach with the Western Minerals Empire organization Mil Mit manager of the Moab Chamber of Commerce Commerce Commer was a i th i new r J organization i r |