Show and workers get action on echo park dam Dain the fight to secure approval to build echo park dam in m dinosaur national monument has only begun was word received today from B H chairman of the 21 counties committee for development of the colorado river who has just returned to salt lake city where he has been leading lerding the campaign to bombard secretary Seere tary of the interior chapman with telegrams and letters said today in a special t interview with the vernal express the ne colorado river de committee composed of representatives from 21 utah has just begun to come into its lt own acting on information from reliable sources that secretary chapman bellied the people of utah were divided on the issue of building echo park dam within the confines of dinosaur national monument the follow ing action was taken by the group according to String hs grav the e vernal chamber of commerce rushed its executive secretary B frank ward to sail salt lake city to assist neham and tom W jensen in conduct ing an all out campaign design ed to prove to chapman that utah was not divided as be he bad had so stated all committee chairmen throughout the state w were ere alerted and immediately set get to work securing telegrams from their respective counties uintah county commissioner A ashel s h e I 1 gr personally contacted by telephone all coun ty commissioners in the state this was a magnificent eilt thing I 1 for manwaring to do said mr I 1 personally want to congratulate manwaring for his quick and thoughtful action he was gas great word has been received from washington that the campaign cam I 1 P reached a c climax when g c began to arrive at the secre office carrying telegrams A ray of light was cast upon the echo park project last week when a telephone conversation from representative reva beck beek bosone assured mr String liam that oscar L chapman score seem tary of the interior would make a favorable decision which would permit the construction of echo park dam ln the xa dinosaur national monument in a bulletin forwarded to all committee chairman String bam called for continued action on the part of the people of utah and urged them tor lend personal letters to all congressional delegates andio and to oscar L cho chapman all secretary of the interior bews newspapers throughout the state have been asked la in the eff effort |