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Show Civic Clubs Push For Action By Government In Bull Valley Mining Area Directors Asked For Continued Aid For Virgin River Project The question of the establishment of a pig iron plant in southern Utah was one' of the major projects proj-ects discussed at the meeting of the Associated Civic clubs of Southern Sou-thern Utah held in the Institute building on last Saturday afternoon. after-noon. The meeting was held here under the auspices of the St. George Chamber of Commerce. The immensity of the pig iron project and the tremendous benefits bene-fits that could accrue to all of the state as well as this section was brought out by speakers with the result that the directors decided de-cided to name a committee to meet with Governor Herbert B. Maw and work in accordance with his suggestion on obtaining mining min-ing operations and a pig iron plant. Virgin River Project Discussed Other subjects discussed of importance im-portance to this section included the Virgin river project. It was pointed out by several speakers including Senator Claud .Hirschi, William Woodbury and J. L. Wadsworth, that at present there are 1500 people in the Hurricane valley out of about the same number num-ber of acres of tillable soil with the result that there is no opportunity oppor-tunity for the youth of the valley and they are forced to go to California. Favorable reports were reported re-ported to have been received from the State Engineer's office and other governmental sources that have made investigations.. The agricultural committee of the association as-sociation was instructed to continue con-tinue its work on this project. Special stress was placed by Mr. Wadsworth on the tests and survey that have been made of the Bull valley area. He told those (Continued on page eight) Civic Clubs Meet (Continued rrom first page) present that this was one of the largest deposits of iron ore in the world and that government tests revealed that there was ore there the equal of the Swedish ore which is recognized as the best mined in the world. Frank G. Martines urged that the clubs lend their support to the securing of additional flying fields and the improvement of the present ones. He pointed out that climatic conditions were ideal for the establishment of a large government gov-ernment field and that money was set up for fields and that it was up to the people of this section to go after it. Present at the monthly session were A. G. Mackenzie, executive secretary of the Utah chapter, American Mining Congress, and representing the Salt Lake chamber cham-ber of commerce; W. D. Hammond, Ham-mond, chairman of the state road commission, and J. E. Bergen, director di-rector of the state aeronautics commission. All spoke briefly. Banquet At Arrowhead Maurice J. Miles was toast-master toast-master at the banquet held at the Arrowhead dining room in the evening. He introduced val 1 members of the organization! (f special guests who gave lnforl f talks relative to the work of J f clubs and its accomplishment. Musical numbers included ? solos by Mrs. Mack Jackl , brass baritone solos by Wal Prince, and saxophone solos 1 Stanley Schmutz. They were companied on the piano by '0 i Ruth Falck. |