Show UINTAH B BASIN SIN INDUSTRIAL CONVENTION August August- August and and the U. U B. B I. I C. C For fourteen teen years citizens from all parts of the Uintah Basin have been gathering at Fort Duchesne to to attend the annual Uintah Basin Industrial Convention during the first or second week of August Conducted as a purely purl y educational a an and d recreational recreation recreation- al event free to everyone who wishes to come is has grown to such magnitude that it is Ip probably safe to ts say that at least 75 per cent of the inhabitants of Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne and Uintah counties counti s old and young attend one or more of the three days day s sessions sessions every year Each year also finds an increased number of visitors from outside points and comments and requests for information concerning its management and success are received from all corners of the nation It grows vs and will vin continue to grow v because i it t is planned and managed b by r and for the people of the Uintah Basin No admissions are re charged recharged and there is no array of concessions and amusements to lure the visitors visitor's dollar Only food concessions and demonstrations demonstrations demon demon- of home and farm e equipment are allowed on the grounds The visitor is left free to enjoy lectures music sports specialized demonstrations ons and exhibits exhibits bits or merely to discuss the topic of the day r with his neighbors and friends The U. U B. B I. I C. C has been aptly called a a- clearing house for the problems of the people of the basin Its aim and ideal a are ie probably no bett better r expressed than in the slogan adopted for forr this year Inventory and Evaluate our Resources and Develop the Basin WE VE SHOULD SUPPORT BASIN PRODUCTS What appears ears to be a peculiar ar contradiction between be be- tween hveen the words and action of the state road commission corn com mission is their refusal to use any but an insignificant cant test stretch of the so-called so r gilsonite gi road oil supplied by the mine a Ui Uintah alai Basin enter enter- prise The road commission have repeatedly told us that road work vork is classified as relief work vork k and sh should uld supply needed employment as much as possible The gilsonite not only employs labor but what is is I more important to us employs local l cal labor This product we ve are informed me meets ets all requirements requirements require require- ments of the road oil specified for road work vork has I passed all tests made by the road cOln commission in in their and is holding up fine under road condi condi- Yet the road commission is turning it down do to I pay a higher price Irice for far road oil from froni California It is possible the road commission has a legitimate excuse for not using this oil oia but they have not made this excuse known kno to its producers While th the sale of the product primarily interests its 1 producers e rs it is of real importance to every citizen of the Uin Uintah tah Basin Our crying need in this country is payrolls a and every everyone one of us should make Inake every effort possible to support any institution in increasing or maintaining the payrolls we ve have LETS LET'S FIX UP THE TIlE CITY PARK PARI The almost steady rains of the past two VO months month s have hav done wonders for the grass and trees in the City sr r Park but they are ale badly in need of care In approximately approximately matey 1 a month Duchesne ne will vill invite all of the U Uintah int h Basin to attend its annual Labor Labo Day Rod Rodeo eo Our Ou park affords the finest place in the basin for a celebration cele cele- bration of this kind and we ve are justly proud d of it I It t would be a fine thing if we ve could show v this pride prid b bj by y having the grass cut shrubbery trimmed etc 1 before e this celebration |