| Show Phosphate Firm Gets Truck Utah State Road Commission has approved the issue of an overweight permit to San Fran cisco Chemical Company hold hold- holding ing them directly responsible for the use of the permit in carrying car car- carrying out the rules as required for hauling phosphate from Ver Ver- Vernal nal to utah and to Garfield Utah on the primary roads other than Interstate for pounds gross weight as prescribed by law THE APPLICATION for this permit to operate pound vehicles as authorized under Senate Bill No between Vernal and and also alsofrom alsofrom from Vernal to Garfield was presented to the Commission in lieu of the absence of rail ser service vice in the Uintah Basin Chairman Wes Hamilton ex ex- explained that a meeting had been held with Governor Ramp Ramp- Rampton Rampton ton pertaining to these over over- overweight weight permits and the Govern Govern- Governor or was satisfied with the presen tation from the San Francisco Chemical Company Chairman Hamilton also explained that the Issuance of this permit was based on several the factors economic advantage to the state and the implementing of Income and taxes by the issuance ance of these permits COMMISSIONER Francis J Feltch of Vernal stated that the action taken by the Commis slon on behalf of the San Fran Fran- Francisco cisco Chemical Company would prove to be a boost to the econ econ- economy economy omy of the Uintah Basin as well as an economic benefit to the entire state It was pointed out by the Com Com- Commission mission that there will be few permits approved and only is is- is issued sued where no rail service Is available and to companIes that can prove to the Commis Commis- Commission sion and the Governor that there will be an economic and gain to the State and com com- communities Involved AT VERNAL Chamber oj of Com Commerce erce meeting Tuesday Mayor Alvin Kay reported on a aletter aletter letter he had received from D Continued on page 8 Phosphate Continued from page 1 L Scotty King president of ofSan ofSan San Francisco Chemical Co forecasting the number of em em- employees and payroll of his com com- company company pany within the next live five years Mr King reported that by 1 1968 68 trucking alone including maintenance would require up to employees The plant and mine will em em- employ ploy about persons by the same year with an annual pay pay- payroll roll of and a production tion of tons This will pr present sent a total employment pic pic- pic picture ture of persons |
