Show Gilsonite Chief To Speak at atI Economic Meet I Roy Nelson president of American Gilsonite Company will be one of the speakers at atI atthe atthe I the fourth annual Cham Chamber ber of Commerce Economic Forecast Forecast- Forecasting ing Conference Monday Feb 8 at pm in the Hotel Vernal ANNOUNCEMENT of the ilie speaker was made Tuesday at atthe atthe the regular Chamber meeting L Y secretary secretary- manager reported that excava tion had begun near Sheep Creek crossing on the forest highway through Sheep Creek Gap A released recently sity of Utah study recommend ed that counties be permitted to use funds for encouraging in to locate in their areas lie bo reported NATIONAL US 40 Asso ann ann- annual ual meeting will wilI be held in Craig Colo Cob January 23 2 Highway reports indicated that travel over US 40 in Daniels Canyon had increased 9 per per- percent cent in 1964 compared with 1963 Mr said that other areas had increased much more I Parleys Canyon showed a I percent increase The dally daily average traffic count on US 40 in November in 1964 was 1120 dally daily compared with 1490 dally daily in November 1963 Some of the loss was was at at- at attributed to the bal bad weather last year DAYL J WEBB chairman of the convention committee reo re- reported ported on a meeting held Mon Mon Mon- Monday day noon with and high school officials on a state convention and a state wrestling meet that will be held in Vernal The State convention will be held here May fay 14 through 16 and the State Class B Wrest lag Ing Tournament will be held here February 26 and 27 It was anticipated that the wrestling tournament will att att- att attract from to persons Hugh W V Colton reported on ona ona a meeting held Friday with Bur Bur- Bureau Bureau eau of Land Management offic on the disposition of public lands HE SAID THAT that policy of the US government has al al- al always ways been until recently that federal owned government land should go into private owner owner- ownership ship as soon as possible for such objects as industrial leve so that the land uld C go on the tax rolls In support of this pol he cited homesteading ar land grants given war vetera Mr Colton said said there e I pre pre- presently scatty land laws ne of which are in conflict so 11 each other He pointed out that a new law is seeking a new code to eliminate antiquated and con con- conflicting land laws THE NEW LAW has appoint appoint- appointed appointed ed a commission to determine which lands should be retained by the government and which could be disposed d o and then to make a new set of land laws ho he said Mr Colton charged that gay gov- government officials ue are concerned mainly with retaining lands al al- al although though he agreed that some lands would not be worth their taxes and should be retained |