Show vernal chamber active intense in promotion vernal utah has the most active chamber of commerce in the colorado plateau so vernal citizens say ay whether it is approval of a new uintah high school or support of the vernal ram sale that is needed e d the chamber will be there puking pu hing whether it is a lookout point for beautiful ashley valley overlooking vernal or support of the upper colorado river storage project that is needed there will be vernal chamber members helping out ninety percent of the activity from the chamber in the past year bear or more has been centered around the promotion of the upper colorado Rivet river storage orage project and its vital echo park Pa dam which would be located fifty miles northeast of vernal just over the colorado line according to dr T R burger berger chamber president among those leading the drive for the project have been members ot ol the vernal chamber of commerce rn e ace state senator B H chairman of the colorado river development association of 21 utah counties and more recently publicity chairman of and member of the five state committee which organized the upper colorado grass roots committee inc L Y secretary manager of the vernal chamber and secretary of mr String hams 21 counties group hugh W colton past president of the venial vernal chamber a member of the utah water and power board and chairman of the utah grass roots committee and C R henderson member of the chamber board of directors and chairman of the uintah county colorado river development committee many of the ideas and suggestions that have successfully created the interest and support of all citizens citizen of the upper basin states came from vernal leaders who have been working closely under the direction of utah s water directo tor and member of the colorado river riner commission commissi 0 n george D glide ch de in the field of agriculture and ln livestock estock the vernal chamber lent their full support to the vernal ram sale which was originated by the chamber the uintah basin junior Li livestock estock show and sale ve vernal r nal rodeo and annual bull sale another important function in this area were ere the tours of farms and athley national forest to become better acquainted with the problems of the area the calendar committee is for the second year offering a community events calendar landar ca and the retail merchants committee put on a successful dollar day event and a christmas promotion which included a visit by santa claus with iab candy for all the children the tourist promotion committee ter secured red a lookout point at the west erd of ashley valley overlooking the scenic bea beauties ties wh which eh surround vernal V rua and they t hey have also been active in securing better roads for the uintah basin along with the read committee and are now in the process r of publishing oth another brochure ch ure which will tell the visitors vill tOrs to the area of the many scenic attractions tr the industrial development committee has spent a great deal of time in making contact in promoting the construction of the pacific northwest natural gas pipeline from the san juan basia basin past vernal into the pacific northwest this committee will continue to be active as pacific northwest moves their crews into the area this spring to lay the line the line will serve vernal city with natural gas as well as serve as a market for nearby oil fields |