Show flaming fal ang gorge corrve verni vernal unit uni fluids IUD ds seen to combat F flaming borgo dam and ana tile the vernal verna participating unit of tho upper colorado iziver project oue oito ti tiina line victims of tile U S stopped up tip program now aro are likely to bo be on tile end of tho the federal governments government a at tempts to baem the rising tide of url unemployment employment to the general delight of tho the west last weekend the thoa lid flow off tho the administrations administration Is tight ban on new starts start rivy of reclamation projects both F flaming gorgo gorge and the vert ver vor t nal unit di thaw aw were classified under this thia hoad head i ing two local at the same time sen wallace i F r bennett K R utah this week informed the vernal express that he had bad asked secretary of the interior frada fred A seaton to give prompt consideration to 11 email reclamation projects in utah including two in umlah county tite the two local projects are t mosby irrigation project at lapoint costing and the leota irrigation company project costing upon announcement last week that the administration is considering si the recommendation of increased activity in the mation field as an antl anti recession in measure asure sen dennett bennett asked the secretary to glye high priority to the I 1 11 I 1 atah small projects A highlight was the decision of 0 chairman clarence cannon amo of the powerful house appropriations committee to postpone this weeks scheduled hearings on the public works budget for r f fiscal 1959 until the administration presented a more realistic program and revised estimates for appropriations f senator bennett also co spon 1 bored a bill with senator frank barrett gt R wyo which would increase the funds ier far forest hichwa highways 9 by one third this taix Is i particularly important for tho the vernal area because these there funds fund will be needed for improvement of state highway 44 from vernal to flaming gorgo gorge sen bennett said prime contract in summer after the meeting sen wat kins expressed high hopes that continued on page 8 ilig corp continued isom fionn aga 1 tho h on flaming dam would bo be let tills hi bin jimmer mer lie ito ilso expressed belief that the ll 11 project would kel get 11 i boost from rom lie he administration sten ben watkins told tile vernal monday that lid hd lift 0 written to iaci clary of 0 interior fred A beaton urging the vernal project as an it could bo be d by a small contractor tOn Lon tractor an fn in tho file intermountain states the senator recommended to mr saon that you qu ilish elsh gorge gorga as early as pos poa bible elble even it it means finishing tile the smaller dam three or four years ahead of alch canyon ra 0 the senator told mr seaton that early completion of flaming gorge would provide badly needed power ator or northeastern utah wyoming and colorado with accompanying industrial development that also will con tribute to employment in the three state area k ile he suggested that naming gorge dam be tilled filled before glen canyon as the larger dam may take several years to fill firm eyb power the senator said relative to the need tor for power in the flaming gorge area I 1 am advised that at least one largo large chemical company Is ig planning extensive development of phosphate resources in the vintah basin just aist as soon as large volume power is available if this one opera tion develops to planned size it would have a potential demand for all the industrial power available from rian flaming drig gorge and still require additional future energy from glen canyon 11 lie ile said that the upper colo cola rado river project Is a sound national ional investment and one ot oa those works for peace which the president pr has indicated we should carry on even though we are in a cold war which at any time may turn into a hot war the project is absolutely vital to the defense of this country submarines equipped with guided missiles con can bring terrific hazards to coastal cities where much of our def defense ense industry is situated in line with the administrations policy of dispersing defense plants and military installations many have been established in the utah wyoming colorado new mexico area these and future expansions of this tremendous indus trial military effort need the power and the water produced by the colorado river storage project san watkins said |