Show a r m month tong long Ong campaign A month long tong campaign of public relations relations rela rela- bona on the part of the United Mine MineWorkers Workers of lof America aimed at gaining them support in the organizational election elec Lion tion scheduled for this thia Friday has been interesting fJ tere U It has pointed out from their viewpoint Why organization might bone bene benefit fit this area and its workers and has been conducted in a commendable positive manner To a community having little direct direct di dl exposure to orga organized l labor bor we vo are sure lure this has ben edu educational The campaign has bas however broadened interest in the upcoming the ranks of employees of f Texas Gulf S Sulphur Company to the entire community and has involved townspeople in the tte issue to toa tora ra a greater r greater extent than any other organizational election in the community's his tory I Ir I r Involvement of the community however how ever has brought up some som i points which should be talked to from the standpoint community wo is our Intention Intention intention tion to do BO 80 here and our further intention intention tion n to keep our discussion n on a a. positive plane pIano without bowing to any of the ex extremist ex- ex viewpoints are 1 so ao easy to use when discussing a major issue To begin with Moab and its surrounding surround surrounds ing industrial I area has creat created a a real Cinderella Cinderella Cinderella Cin Cin- derella story throughout the West Westin In the past decade over one thousand industrial jobs have boon been created a a community has developed to servo serve these jobs the area has one of f the tile highest st average income levels in Utah one of the lowest unemployment rates and all aU tibia this has been ac d without benefit of outside organized organized organized or or- labor affiliation Che sae community has hs been and we are confident will continue to be a a. a good place to live and work A spirit of individual pride in the community can be not noted d in m almost t everyone from top mana management ment personnel down to day Problems have haye been met cooperatively Residents have ibave banded landed together to build for theme selves now schools new community service ser vi vice e fa facilities a new airport They have thrilled lIed t together geth r over building the first v v railroad into the area Together they have haw anxiously watched progress s of local athletIc athletic athletic ath ath- letic teams as they gained notoriety throughout the o State They have worshipped worshipped worshipped together In the community's multi multitude tude of churches a a freedom and variety in religion not often found in this State or for that matter any industrial area in America Residents have done for themselves With little outside help or influence they have avo created a haven in this isolated sec section tion of Utah What does docs all this have to do with Fridays Friday's Fridays Friday's Fridays Friday's Fri Fri- days day's election eJection 7 Perhaps very little But it Itis Is is justas foolish to say that organized organized or or- labor will bring about utopia Inan in inan inan an industrial area as v It be for WIto us WI to Say say that organized l labor r night bede to an areas area's desire to progress And so 80 we will win leave these arguments to the extremists n f ts Moab now offers just about all that a community could hope to offer We s 's see e every very little in spite of all aU arguments to the tto contrary that could be improved by byan byan byan an international labor bor organization In the final analysis it is going to be the initiative initia initia- tive tivo of those people living and working here not outsiders to determine whether or not riot this community continues to develop de des and improve We have always felt feIt and still stin feel that thai more can be accomplished on a cooperative cooperative tive community level than by involving outside interests that might in effect create fracture a in com community relations that would be For that reason reason rea rea- a. a son W we have ave continued to oppose affiliation affiliation tion of Moab's quality high labor forces Those who will decide the issue erg plo s of Texas Gulf Sulphur Co have had ample opportunity to study the issues They know better than anyone else anyone else what whal the tho conditions are and whether whether-or whether or not affiliation affiliation af at with an international l labor b r organization organization or ors would Improve th their ir l lot t. t We strongly sq urge them to exercise their rights Friday by voting against the offer to affiliate with the |