Show Bright Future for Basin Told by Profile Speakers A A- comprehensive study of or orthe the Uintah Basin and its possibilities possibilities pos possibilities pos pos- in agriculture industry industry industry indus indus- try and tourism was presented present present- ed at the Northeastern Utah Profile for Tomorrow at the Uintah I High gh School auditorium auditorium auditor auditor- ium June 7 THE UINTAH Basin is agriculture agriculture agri culture oriented and this industry industry in in- is second only to the oil development according to Lloyd A. A Clement of who was one of the first speakers Agriculture In hi the basin is operated op Ope crated at only 55 per cent efficiency efficiency ef ef- due to the quantity and quality of management nt lack of education and too many managers said the speaker He suggested reorganization reorganization for for more efficient operation Income of million mil lion dollars additional money could be realized by better planning he commented i Flaming Gorge is responsible responsible sible for a brighter economy in the Uintah Basin said R R. R Thayne Robson executive director director dir dir- ector of Economic Development Development Develop Develop- ment and Research U. U of UThe UThe UThe U. U The basin fares much better than many other areas of the state he said He recommended recommend recommend- ed an effort to provide a greater great great- er variety of employment and called attention to the one thousand federal and state employees employees' in the area He predicted that the employees employees em em- in Uintah Basin would increase to by 1980 Although Although Al Al- though agriculture is to be stable the out migration of our youth will continue Trade services I and government employment employment em will increase in the future in our area he said A GREAT future awaits the Uintah Basin in minerals said Dr Hellmut Doelling Utah Geological Survey U. U of U. U He spoke of an area in the basin purchased where there is believed believed be be- to be million in copper copper The The phosphate beds in inthe inthe inthe the Uintah Basin are the largest largest larg largo est deposits in the state The mineral resources of the area have just been scratched and the development of these will come gradually he said Uintah County ranks eighth in the state in nonresident expenditures expenditures ex according to Larry Royer The effect of Flaming Gorge on nonresident expenditures should assert itself itself it it- self even more strongly in the future he said The Dinosaur National Monument Flaming Gorge Vernal dinosaurs complex complex com com- plex is emerging as one of three Utah tourist nodes said Mr Royer The Theother other nodes are the southwestern National Parks and md the Arches National Monument Moab tourist complex he explained The development of the Bottle Bottie Hollow Complex will become an important tourist tourist tour tour- attraction he said The southwestern Utah area represents represents' a market for the Uintah Basin Publicity placed placed ed in the Zion Zion Bryce Bryce area may tap this market A road connecting connecting connecting con con- the Crescent Junction Junction- Moab area would be very desirable de de- desirable for the Uintah Basin Highway development will soon link Moab with the Zion-Bryce Zion This should I Ithen area tourist flow then be channeled into the Uintah Uin tah tab Basin said Mr Royer THE MORNING session was conducted by Francis the luncheon by by Norris J J. J and the afternoon by Albert Neff Other speakers Included included in In- Stanley Lyman superintendent superintendent super super- inte dent Bureau of Indian Aff Affairs irs Ft Duchesne Jack A. A McDonald division of Community Community Com Com- and Urban Development Develop ment U. U of U. U Victor Wilkins Wilkins Wil Wil- kins Homey Albert Albert Neff Melvin B. B White Charles Char les lea Henderson Delbert Purnell Purnell Pur Pur- nell President N. N Eldon Tanner Tanner Tanner Tan Tan- ner and Dr Edward Edward O 0 O. Moe executive director di division ision of Urban and Community Development Development Deve Deve- U. U of U. U |