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Fund Funda * $ To be SoughtI SoughtTo Sought SoughtTo I To Efreet ffr frect ct Structur Structure StructureA * A field tleld museum at Vernal to tohouse tohouse 1house house exhibit exhibits * which would be of d ofunusual dunusual ofunusual unusual Interest to tourist tourtat tOuriSts * , WHS-proposed WHS proposed W . * - proposed at t a meeting held Mon- Mon Men- Men Monday Menday Moa-Jay Moa Jay - - - day night at the Scout Beout HOUM House call cafl can- can - caned called * ed ad by the Vernal Lions IJons Uons club , , and andconducted andconducted wotconducted conducted Strlnsham Str1ngham by Mayor B H Strlns- Strlns Str1ng- Str1ng Stringsham StringshamOuch - - ham ham8uch Ouch Such 8uch a structure atructure would be b of ofrreat ofgreat rgreat rreat great worth not only to Vernal Vernaland Vernaland Vernaland and the Uintah Uintali Basin but to the theentire theentire th thentire entire opinion state fate of Vtah Utah lltah was WM the opin opin- opin- opin - - ion of ot H II J Humhot Plumhor Plumhof conuni.ssion- conuni.ssion compission- compission commission'er commissioner conuni.ssioner compissioner . - ' - er of the .tate tate state . tate departmentof department of pub pub- . publicity publicity - licity and Industrial development developmentwho , . who attended the meeting meeUng me fcln MI Ml MIPlumhof MlPiumhof MIPlumhof Plumhof Piumhof said aaid the ccnery BLenery stenery of south sotth- sotth soqth- soqth soqthern sotthera southern - - ytlocal yeLlocal yelocal ern era Utah Utl\h Utl h \ was 'irorld irorld world ' famous yeL ye local scenery was wa Just ax as attrac attrac- atti-ac- atti ac attractive attiactive attractive - - - tive as that found round In the southern southernpart southernpart southernpart part of or the state He said the field fieldmuseum fieldmuseum fieldmuseum museum would provide an added addedattraction addedattraction addedattraction attraction to tourist tourists * He oflerec1 offered oflerec1his offeredhIs offeredhis his support to a legislative mea mea- measure nies- nies nies8Uns measure - - sure 8Uns to finan finance e the structure and andsaid andsaid andsaid said Importancethat Importancetha.t It was wa of such uch Importance tha.t that . every taxpayer In the state stateshould stateshould tateshould should be willing to contribute coettrlbute In Intaxes intaxes Intaxes taxes for its It * construction and andma.1ntenance andmaintenance andmaintenance ma.1ntenance ma1ntenance maintenance . Other speakers apeakers at atthe atthe atthe the gathering gaUlering Included Mayor MayorStringham I / IStringham /Stringham Stringham Stringham Dr LeRoy Kay of the theCarnegie theCarnegie theCarnegie Carnegie Museum , . Pittsburt Pittsburg Pa . PL Pa PLDr | . , Dr J Kenneth Ooutt Doutt also of the theCarnegie theCarnegie theCarnegie Carnegie Museum Musemn A . A . . 0 Nord , Oaf- Oaf Oafden Qg Qgden 0 0den -den den - den assistant assJstant asaistant regional reglobal forester rorester , . J 3 JH 3H JH H McOlbbeny McOibbeny & assistant B&istant Bistant secreta.r7 secretar7 secretary secretaryof secreta.r7of . of Salt Lake Chamber of Com Com- Oem- Oem Commerce Oemmerce Commerce - merce 3 2 vocal trios trlo wer were sung by bythe bythe l ythe the Walker sisters with Mrs MnI Mra MrsSmoke MnI&noke MraSmoke & Smoke &noke noke Oets Gets In Your Eres Evea Eves andOur andOur and andOur Our Olorious Glorious America America'Dr AmericaDr ' Dr Kay explained the geologi geologi- geological geological geological - - cal history of the Uintah Utntah tflntah Basin BasinHe BasinHe BasinHe He said the Uintah Utntah Basin contained containedthe containedthe containedthe the most complete geological geologica ) re- re ye- ye record yecord re record - - - ' ' - - - - - - - - - cord of any anv region in the world In discussing the Important importa1\t importa1 t \ mInerals mineralsof of the region he said sald phosphate phosphatecarrted phosphatecarried phoephatecarried carrted carried down from the hill hUl In ir- ir Is-- Is - irrigation Isligation IT.rigatlon ITrigatlon - - . rigation ligation water was depoelted deposited on onranns onfarms onfarms ranns farms and made It possible to grow growgood growgood growgood good crops of alfalfa without withQut w1thut re- re ye- ye replanting yeplanting re replanting - planting for tor more than twenty twentyyears twentyyears twentyyears years The near by phosphate beds bedsare bedsare bedsare are the richest In the world he hesaid hesaid hesaid said and would be developed deveioped when when- whenever whenever . - ever hydro-electric hydro electric - - power was wasI wasmade wasmade wa wamade made available availableMAmmal availableMammal availableMammal I MAmmal FossilsAlthough Feeslls Fossils | , Although the dinosaur foss1la fossils foss1lafound fossilsfound fossils.found fossilsfound . found In this area have become becomeI becomeworld becomeworld becomeworld I world famous , , , the mammals nsanunats tan- tan tancovered un uncovered . - I Icovered covered In recent years yeara 3'ears 3ears ' here have haveproven haveproven haveproven proven of or more Interest lntereat to scien scIen- eden- eden scIentists edentiMe scientist - tists tiMe tist * than the dinosaurs SlmUar Similar SlmUarmammals Similarznasnm Similarmammals mammals znasnm ala have been unearthed In InMongolia inMongolia InMongolia InMongoliaThe Mongolia MongoliaThe The Carnegie Museum would wouldaid wouldaid wouldaid aid In the securing of specim speciniis specimensfor speciniisfor Ma < Mafor for the proposed field rtcld museum at atVernal atVernal atVernal Vernal said Dr Kay I He H said a anumber anumber anumber number of specimens could be im- im tan- tan immediately tanmediately Im Immediately - mediately located by the Institu tnstltu institu- institutlon Institution - . tion tton tlon tionOr ttonDr tlonDr Or Dr Doutt mammologlst mammologi niainmologlet t at Car- Car Carnegie Carnegie Car Carnegie - negie said sald the museum had eel- eel eellected col 001 collected . - lected In this th18 region five thousand thousandBpecimens thousandspecimens thousandspecimens Bpecimens specimens of mammals many not notfound notfound notfound found In any other place on the thecontinent thecontinent thecontinent continent He said the .striped striped .stripedground stripedground . stripedground ground squirrel found near Ouray Ourayis is unique and has not been seen In Inany inany inany any other section of the North NorthAmerican NorthAmerican NorthAmerican American region regionA A lesson leMon tn in simple geology was wasgiven wasgiven wasgiven given by Mr Nord He explained explainedthe the Uintah Ulntah formation In En terms tenns of ofthe ofthe ofthe the layman This formation ronnatlon should shouldbe shouldbe shouldbe be displayed dLsplayed In simple s1lrtplf siniple " terms in interesting interesting Intcresting teresting to the ordinary person personwho personwho personwho who travels travpl < ; our highways hlghway < ; he hesaId hesaid hesaid hesaidMr saId saIdMr Mr Plumhof Pillmhof Pitimbof < ' sniri nlrt 'usid usid thp Ihp the Vfrnal Vf'mal Vfmal Vernal ' area areawas areawas areawas was charged chargrd with an Interest Intere.st . ex- ex extl'I extet ex-ei ex ei - - tl'I tlI tet ( ' dli db dii g not onl only onh to Utah but . to totht tothe tothe tht the ' nati naIl tiati n ii In the tht ' development de\elopmt'nt de elopmt'nt elopmtnt deselopment \ ' of ofthf ofthe ofthe thf the ' dinosaur dinonaur and our 'i i ' < scenic 'enlc enlc re- re re'Iource resourcas re resources - - ' sources 'Iource Iource sourcas . < ; He ' said 'laid laid a field flf'ld flfld ' house here herev.ould herewould herexould v.ould vould would . be unrivaled unrlvalt'd unrlvaltd onrivaled ' In all Amberlca Amberica AmbericaIt AmberlcaIt It w mid ) iild be . the t.he headqu hl'adqlla hladqlla headquarters ' rters for forBrf'ntlt forscientists forscientists Brf'ntlt Brfntlt scientists ! ' . , < ; and students student.s studenLs . In the study studyof studyof studyof of Keolopy Kpology geology KeolopyMr KpologyMr geologyMr Mr McOlbbenv McGlbbeny McOtbtwny ; said pald we would wouldIOSf wouldloni wouldlose IOSf loni > ' our mlr bovs bov'l bovl boys ' aftci aftt"t afttt aftei " me Lne ne ' war Yosr 'aar aar If we wedid wedid wedid did not < ; start tart now to plan Indust Indust- Industries industries Industries - - ries to take care of them The Thetourtst Thetourist Thetourist tourtst tourist Is a poor business risk in inany inany Inany any community unless he stays at atIf'ast atleast atleast If'ast Ifast least ' a day or a night With our ourmany ourmany ourmany many scenic and historiol histortcal historical resour resour- resources resources - . ces tl t.I tI . ere era Is . , no reason why tour tour- tourIJ tourbds tourists - IJ > ists bds I.s Is . should not spend many days dayt 1 } ere he said saidnud saidlude saidDude nud lude ) ! ' Ranche Ranches RanchesTIle RanchesThe * Trie TIle The " establishment t"itabllshment titabllshment etablLshment of or dude duda duderanches dudaranches dudranches * ranches In the Uintah U1nt.ah U1ntah Ulntah . Mounta.1ns Mounta1ns Mountains Mounts-Inswa-s Mounts Inswa s Mounta.1nswa Mountainswas . - wa was . - _ . , ,1 1 . , strongly rongly recommended recotnmendt'd recotnmendtd ' by Mr MrMcOlbbeny MrMcGibbeny MrMcOlbbeny McOlbbeny McGibbeny aa as a new Industry indu'Itry induItry ' for forthL forthis forthis thL this " area art'a arta ' He said our beautlrul beautiful beautlrulmountain beautifulmountain beautifulmountain mountain meadows mt'adows mtadows ' were eicn e'en een esen ' more moreattractive moreattractive moreattractive attractive Lhsn than those of W V Vv . . ) , mlng ming mlng1daho mingIdaho mlngIdaho 1daho Idaho and arid Montana where dude duderanches duderanches duderanches ranches have thrived ( foi fGI ci Inany Inanyyears inanyyears inanyyearsThe nany nanyyea yea years rs yearsThe rsThe The present exhibit at the dino dlno- dlno dine- dine dlnof8ur dinesaur dinosaur - - ; saur f8ur quarry quaITY was WI18 Inadequate Inadequ.te Inadequte & . . to t.o in- in interest interest In Interest - terest the travelInK traveling public pUbtlc wtu\ wtu was wtuhis washis WMhis \ his Impression He deplored deplorE'd ' the thefact thefact thefact fact that Ulat Utah had lost so many manyprehistoric manyprehIstoric manyprehistoric prehistoric reltcs relfcs relics and dinosaur ros- ros toe- toe rosBib toeaLL foe-cils foe cils - Bib aLL It . Js je up to the local people toprot toprotect to torotecl prot protect rotecl c\ c c'and \ . and 'and ' preserve then these remains remains.said remainssaid . , , . . said the xpeaker speaker speakerMr speakerMr xpeakerMr Mr MoOlbbeny McGlbbeny MoGibbeny said he 'W8 W8 was ' $ washere : here to get ItULteI1aI material aterial tor 1br lbr an Illus mua- mua liii's- liii's liiis muaI muattated liii'strated Illustrated ' - I trated ttated book on the state of Utah Vtah . 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