Show Committee to Seek L umber Seasoning Plant for Vernal At a meeting held at the city office Friday evening Ra Rae Ashton ton prominent Vernal merchant was chosen to head a committee of five to Investigate the po J J ties of a n lumber seasoning plant for this area It Is te hoped that the plant will have a capacity sufficient to take car care of the output out output output put of the more than 35 sawmills now operating on the Ashley Na NaI National I forest forestI I It was pointed out that the state Advertising and Industrial Development Devel Devel- Development Development commission would assist in such a venture In securing curing an loan for at least half halt the cost of the plant Estimates for forthe forthe forthe the proposed plant were from fit fit- ty ty to seventy five rive thousand dol dollars dollars lars lace These amounts would allowa allow a substantial margin for the tile pur- pur purchase purchase pur purchase J chase of the entire output of green lumber from Uintah Basin Ba ln mills C Earl Sanford Banford supervisor of oft t the he Ashley National Forest said that the forest could stand the c fitting of ten million feet of o Urn tim her annually He Ht deplored the out o 0 approximately for lumber Imported In n a single single err at rates of from 60 to i per thousand In 1941 1041 the local sawmills cut 1 feet of lum her and there was equally that rn m ich Imported He said that na native tive lumber If it properly seasoned and selected was as good rood or bet better better better I ter than lumber Imported into the basin With a seasoning plant the out I Continued on Page Four Committee to Seek Lumber Seasoning Plant For Vernal i Continued from page one put of the local mills could serve 90 to 95 per cent of the needs of the entire basin said laid Mr San Sanford SanI ford fordA d I A report on Its findings will be made by the committee at a meet meeting meetIng ing to be held d May 22 Besides s Mr I t Ashton the committee it its includes u s Arch Allen Alien Darrell Johnstun B BH BH BH H and Alma B H Is vice chairman The meeting was conducted by byJ byJ byJ J A Cheney chairman |