Show Early Phosphate Plant Opening Looks Doubtful Chances that the Brush Creek phosphate plant north of Vernal might resume operations op op- operations within the next months appear slim REPORTING to the Vernal Chamber of Commerce Tues Tues- Tuesday Tuesday day in ina a meeting held last week in Salt Lake City with Stauffer Chemical Company Vice Pre Pre Pre- President LeRoy Dickson Govern Govern- Governor or Calvin Rampton and other Utah officials Francis Feltch of Vernal said the situation sur sur- sur surrounding rounding the plants plant's operation remains pretty much as reo re- reported ported in the Vernal Express recently That is to say they have about an month eight stockpile of phosphate and the plant will remain shut down for an Indefinite period The Salt Lake meeting was arranged by Wes H Hamilton milton chairman of the Utah Road Commission and a vice dent of Zions National Bank In Salt Lake City with officers of Stauffer Chemical Purpose of the meeting was to attempt to gain further information on ona ona a situation about which local and state officials have been pretty much In the dark Mr Feltch said I am c- c that Stauf Stauf- Stauffer fer officials are very sincere when they say they will make every effort to reopen open the Brush Creek plant he stated The Vernal speaker com com- commented that some Information was released in confidence at atthe atthe the meeting by Stauffer representatives which could have some bearing on the plants plant's fate However he added that he was sure the chemical pro pro- producing producing firm would work to put its large Investment at the Brush Creek site back into production at t the earliest pos pos- possible possible sible time Deposits of phosphate at the quarry are rich and concentrator concentrator tor yields have proven economically economically profitable he com com- commented Vernal's r e pre s e n tat tat- lve Ive Ralph accompanIed led Mr Feltch to the meeting Doyle Huber Vernal Jaycee president reported on the State Jaycee convention which opens In Vernal May 16 Reservations have been made In advance for Jaycees and their wives he said and many more are expected to arrive in camp camp- campers ers trailers and to take last last- minute motel lodgings he said First social function of the con can convention will be a get acquaint ed party Friday evening May 17 11 at the Vernal Rod and Gun Club lodge Ralph Olson announced plans for Cor a possible will good tour by Vernal people are being arranged ed spurred by the very successful visit Friday by by a Cortez Colorado group lie He noted that the Vernal tour could possibly be patterned after the Cortez visit with a chartered bus and wives included The tour would visit the Price Price- Helper Moab-Helper area Tentative date has been set for May 23 and 24 he announced |