Show krug K rug turns T urns thumbs th um b s down D own on echo E C h ott park P r kp ro M I 1 refuses r e to pe permit 0 rm t hj f ft j rs i A national park F 6 opposition to construction of echo ech park paric ir pank k dam in green river 35 miles of vernal vornal e d wod nolday morning by J A krug so secretary crota creta ytol in interior te sor dop bior in glenwood onwood Gl springs colo utah officials seeking ng early construe on A of thal ay vital vitel project met mot with secretary krug in hotel colorado at tho tilo famed resort town and were wore informed wo will not allow flooding 0 of a na national ii park bark secretary krug explained that if POP people 4 of the inter M mountain area want water from the efie Eon bpark par sito tho tho the dinosaur park area involved must bo be d donw with utah y who m met ei early ore oge hish high rank ing federal eer were W R wa wallace wailace ilace liace baltake sat Sal take city c chairman of W awa water and power boand board tori toni jensen also of salt lak nak La keCty it y board se secretary B H iman mayo mayor r of vernal frank trank ward executive me R revL ry of vern a chamber of bf commerce t informal information ondon concerning berning the colorado meeting were telephoned to the vernal express by mayor and mr ward mr ward reported that th atthe the four utah officiated ar who met with secreta secretary 11 X krag I 1 ru balong along with other intel interested persons will win M meet eel in salu salt lake city thura thurs day day and draft ft letter ietter to mr krug giving datts facts of the pro eject the interior department head wiil will tha take tam the matter under further advisement andrut A utah uta h oine laia iala kt with approximate other civic and governmental leaders attended a banquet Tu daday night in iii glenwood joe soe Jor injo which was called ford fore for sor of the rule rifle colo shale shaie phot phol plant completed by bureau of mines secretary krug was pak banquet and explained tbt J ou shale shaie isnow is now ready cpr for fon competitive development v jf im 7 he assured citizens n that the government in jn the oil ou business and doe annot arnot intend to operate the oll oil shale business he pointed out that Ahat facts and figures glean elean gleaned ed from the ririe rifle pilot plan plant tare are now available to anyone interested ln in commercial development private capi continued on page 8 echo 11 0 I 1 park yae ric continued from pege page 1 tal tai will wiil invest upward of 50 billion dollars before maximum production will be obtained it was predicted officials said sald that development of tile the shale oil industry assures tile the united states of an oil till supply that will last for cen luries lile pilot plant I 1 a rit tit hoid hold open houst house monlay monday and thousands of visitors tors toured tile the facilities shale shaie development could coula possibly be extended into utah in lit the immediate future since oil choie shale lies iles on oil tile the surface of the ground in great groat quantity which would relieve costs of mining commission Com minion meeting the ill four tour utah men who met wednesday with secretary krug monday monda and tuesday met in ill grand junction 1 colo coio in ill conjunction with the upper colo rado river commission which adopted bv IY laws una and set up till a budget of for the year the commission has been J r glied d to enforce agreements of f tie tle upper colorado colorado river compact passed during this con agures recas and by respective cUve state legislatures earlier in the year aright right fight noth both mayor StrIng harn hann and mr ward voiced concern wed over decision of the secretary of the interior they joined in a statement urging residents of the entire area to act as a unit in overcoming obstacles blocking the dam con L only thru active cooperation of or nil all residents can tile the p project be approved mr ward said sald I 1 |