| Show 1 i t- t v 1 Moab Area Residents App Appear eor Thursday in Seminar Aimed at Promoting Soot Sout Southeast beast Utah Development S. S i d 1 s f s. s fw P ha II ni io M s A T yr fN E w I A N Jh 4 i 1 P. P ATLAS MINERALS Moab has seen What a. a can gain from n new in in- Atlas Minerals formerly owned by Uranium Reduction Company has been be n ad a economic force here for iT ft I 1 nearly ten years The brightening outlook outlook out out- look for sale sate of uranium concentrate in inthe intile tile the post 1970 period mata mat maJ a 1 the I of continued operation of Jf this facility I extremely good Pros and cons of business operation In Moab and San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan county areas were discussed dJs dis- cussed at an Economic Development Development De De- Conference at held here last Thursday Representatives from many Ind Industries spoke of state and local help needed to upgrade conditions as an attraction to new Industry Newell Steens Southern division manager of Utah Po Power r Light Co American Fork called Southeastern Utah one of the brightest spots on the map Its past and future in uranium oil oU potash and tourism makes maltes It the envy of the state he said Mr Stevens emphasized emphasized emphasized sized playing up tourism not only for Its lucrative rewards rewards re re- re wards but among the tourIsts tour tour- arc are Industry promoters he said Ed Drake Town TV IV manager manager mana mana- ger Moab member of the tho new industry committee of the Moab Chamber of Commerce Commerce Commerce Com Com- merce pointed out the dangers dangers dangers dan dan- gers of a one-industry one town He suggested promoting the area as a non area and seek other industries to supplement mining oil and ami tourism He asked the States State's Assistance II in malting making state lands available for use by prospective new Industry Tax structures of the state were dl discussed by Atlantic Research official Al Gahle from the Green River Missile Base Dase He outlined the Inconsistency Inconsistency Incon of asking a new resident res res- resident ident to purchase a car license license lic lic- lic ense and to pay state income tax yet declaring him ineligible gible for or state in-state hunting lic lic- lic- lic Also discouraging new residents Is the states state's and federal governments government's policy of taxing reimbursement mo money money mo- mo ney for travel paid to employees em em- j j 1 i National Park Parle Superintendent Bates Dates Wilson noted over 20 thousand visitors visitors tors have toured the new park parle during its first year and urged residents of loc local l towns town to td get prepared fo fox for many ni more re to come TourIsm TourIsm Tour Ism is coming gradually ly hd hd said but bu t you are behind schedule State aid for promoting a permanent western town as asa asa asa a movie set In Moab was asked ask asle ed by Moab mayor elect Winford Winford Win- Win ford lord Bunce of the Chamber movie committee He noted that the new airport was the biggest asset asset as as- set for future movie making In the area Sportsman problems in the area were discussed by local Dr Fred Beyeler president ol oJ the Wildlife or or- He lie urged a study of ot private land posting during hunting seasons and elimination of post season and special hunts hunts' which discouraged out of state hunters He noted the I large number of non resident licenses sold per year for lor Utah hunts Grand county superintendent dent of schools C C. C Robert brought out an In point regarding financing fin schools The rhe answer to better education he lie said lies lie not In Jn Increased taxes but in ih more tax property brought onto tax tu rolls rolls' by increased In in- Increased creased industry Truck transportation was described as the lifeline between between be be- t tween the supplier and tourists tourists tour tour- by bT Garrett Freight Company's Com Com- pany's Moab manager DUI Dili Nichols Nicholi Two problems facing lacIng lac- lac Ing freight companies he said are increased taxes that raise freight rates and lade of at through freight rates from other areas he here Several San Juan county speakers mentioned the vast amount of untrained Navajo labor on the reservation and asked state aid in providing technical training schools for tor or them Also mentioned was the shortage of water which must be considered in seeking seek seek- ing new industry Monticello Mayor Ken Ien cn Bailey asked state help in guiding substantial companies compan compan- ies les to the area with a view to establishing business here He lie said most referrals to date had proven to be companies already in financial difficulty Visiting officials advised Moab and San Juan county cities to use their youth to toman toman toman man tourist information cen tens With project they said youngsters can be trained all the way in the lucrative ll lu lucrative tourist Indus industry |
