Show r r sees gees ees Boom Soon In lri i W ate to seit the 1 Xi hoe Because B t of Immense t t i o phate field which lies Ues just north of Vernal in the Uinta mOun moun thin tain foothills county re i county re- re residents are interested In la the th remarks recently made by Dr F G Peterson president of Utah State Agricultural Coll CoU ege ego and Executive Director of ot the Utah Scientific I Research Foundation who is la conferring with farm leaders of Utah Idaho Washington and Oregon I on plans for development of the phosphate resources resources of this oleo area at 1 Although development of of the western phosphate industry I Is in the planning stage pending j availability of cheap power Dr Dry Peterson points out that increased ed interest is being manifested in the utilization of phosphate resources of Utah Idaho Mon tana tans and Wyoming on the the part rt of chemical and fertilizer fertilizer- Dom Dom- Com om panics and by farm leaders throughout the nation He pointed pone out ou that a recently a a number of cOr have taken steps to establish plants in the west their further ments menta action awaiting a h in the power py intermountain develop develop- area This fact presents two possibilities he reports the reports the construction of additional power plants in this area or extension of power lines Jines from the th the Colum Colum- Columbia bia Basin Already surveys are under unde underway way to determine the feasibility of the latter program However appropriations to construct these power lines Unes await congressional approval 1 Available and cheap electric power is the key that will un lock lock the phosphate resources ol the western states Dr Peter Peter Peter- Peterson son said sail iP If Considerable rable development has taken place In Idaho util by-util- by util- util utilizing king izing the sulphuric irie acid cici treat treatment ment for the ground rock and nd more developments expect e C- C Ced ed in this line line sar Dr Peterson reports that hat t from rom 69 6 to percent Q ox the tb total phosphate phosphate deposits deposits of Am Am- America erica are in these four western states The western deposits constitute about third one-third the total world supply Dr Or Peterson states that this development cannot be delayed much longer when it Is consider considered ed that present phosphate pro pro- production meets only about half ball the needs of American farms I He further points out that the area from the Mississippi to the Pacific Coast depends on West Westi ern phosphate for the continued fertility and productiveness of the land land- Dr Dr Peterson diet did did not mention Jt t competent geola have estimated that tha the Vernal phosphate field can sup ply the en entire e United States State phosphate te teen market arket as es of of today oday today I for 1000 years |