Show Towns Must Plan Work to Gr Grow Yi n in Utah The value of oC Industry and its payroll to Utah communities was highlighted in a report bas bas- based based ed on the third annual meeting of Iro Utah Pro Utah held recently as delivered to the Vernal Cham Cham- Chamber ber of Commerce directors meeting Tuesday noon by Stew Stew- Stewart Stewart art Ashton local businessman and member of the utah boost boost- booster booster er group THE RESULTS of the Free port bill enacted by the state legislature in 1963 were emphasized emphasized sized by the utah Pro group as being a constructive act which has been Instrumental in creat- creat creating creating ing the largest privately owned manufacturing and warehousing complex in the world This is the Freeport Center at Clear Clear- Clearfield field Utah made possible by bythe bythe the Freeport bill which allows Inventories to remain in the state for 12 months without be- be being being ing taxed This advantage and the favorable favorable geographical location of the Freeport complex have help ed make the utah site the transportation hub of the West Mr Ashton said THE CENTER covers nine acres of industrial property with buildings ranging in size from to square feet Ceet Forty five of the buildings measure x feet Over 60 firms occupy space at the facility and employees there have increased from 1000 In 1965 to 2000 in 1966 with expected by 1967 The importance of such devel is obvious Mr Ashton continued lie He cited approximate approximate mate figures showing that I to employees wilt will draw a payroll of 2 million Studies indicate that such a payroll will willIn In turn generate a sales turn turn- turnover over of 10 million flow V does this affect Ver- Ver Verna na eat he said A new industry hert her with 50 employees with witha a a wage force could gen erate 1 million in sales annual annual- ly ESSENTIAL TO any drive for growth is planning for the future and looking at the mis- mis mistakes mistakes takes of larger cities across the US in order to forsee possible problems and avoid them as we expand Much work has ben been done by bythe bythe the Pro Utah organization Mr Ashton said and work and plans continue to develop Utah as the Hub of the West But for success to become a reality on the state level about 85 per percent of the responsibility and Initiative rests with local com com- communities such as Vernal tomake to tomake make every effort to bring e growth to themselves I |