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Show 8D SUNDAY, FEBRUARY- - 2t, 1969 Utah County, Utah SUNDAY HERALD Forest Res6urceti Being Conserved Through Program of Multiple Use ; L. 'si with the chemical Ethelyne-di- By CLARENCE TIIORNOCK , Supervisor, Uinta Natiinal Foresi b r o m i d e.) e 0 of multiple-usThe concept Hunters harvested about has been simply defined as "hardeer, 120 elk and 15 bear secure to uses forest while monizing enjoying their sport on meet the to values the Uinta Forest; fishermen optimum made nearly 60,000 visits in needs of people." Resources and uses may complement one anquest of the wiley trout. vi.f other. Frequently they are in Receipts conflict. Growing communities, The sale of timber ind forage the pvn.indinp industrialization. changing west is placing more and special land use fees brought and more demands on resources nearly $92,000 of which about and uses, tl is clear, then, that $23,000 was given to the counties planning and making multiple- - for schools and roads. No doubt, use work is not quite so simple the value of other resources far exceeds these monetary re as the concept. .1 1959 turns. You can hardly place dol in Uses Many The 800,000 - acre Uinta Forest lar signs on clear, is strategically located to give water from mountain watersheds. many wonderful things to citizens the scenic recreation wonders; of Central Utah. In 1959 we and our neighbors from 40 other states and a few foreign countries made 1,600,000 recreation visits to the Uinta Forest. Five hundred cattlemen and 70 sheeomen grazed 18,000 cattle and 81,000 sheep during the sum mer months. Local timber oper ators cut and milled nearly 10 million board feet of timber. Most of the trees were; cut from beetle epidemic areas of Soap-stoBasin. (Also to help control the epidemic 24,000 stumps, tops and standing trees were treated . 12,-00- . 'f - ' n wr r it aw"Wiir '. ; w- - - ,..:;::s!.t40 .v .y-:;:.-;'. , life-givi- ng i S" - 1 - MHittu-'- if r SHORES OP UTAH LAKE Boats, a fine lake and harbor, and people who love recreation these acid up to wonderful fun in Utan pt Avr.nnTwn niv oTTiifn.fT?w ' ' " " Valley. Photo above was taken at the new Amedican Fork boat harbor. Several fine harbors are in use or be- ing qeveiopea on me snurea ui u tan muc. ' ' - During 1959, tourists left in 1959 more than I'M), 000 prospec Utah more than $100 for every tive visitors did write in to the man, woman, and child in the council for copies of its many state. of all publications. Nearly 60 Stated differently, more than inquiries were actual coupons, three million visitors to Utah while the balance were in the spent about $100,000,000 while form of letters. they saw the state's many A fourth of all inquiries, in- terestingly enough, were from! These figures emphasize the children studying! enormous impact ot tourism m about Utah in school. Utah's economy. And yet, Utah To fill these requests for inforhas hardly even begun to realize the council in 1959 disits full potential in tourism. Stud mation, tributed about 600,000 different ies show that it ranks well below of literature, including most jother states in number of pieces booklets ana folders scenic pubvisitors, time spent in the state, lished by the council .official and expenditures. road maps issued by the State To help change this relative Road Commission, and many standing for the better, the State it.ms nllhi5shpd hv lorfll cham. Tourist and Publicity Council now commerce government ri ,irivflf.fi firms operates. on a : ouagei . uoi t iio,uw e r t . ........ out-of-sta- te ' ' ', ' ..' - ' ,. i. ii - , ,. 1 - - .1 v' - ' er: - ' " ' , - ;; ; I- - I SKI RUN IN PAYS ON CANYON Skiers enjoy hours t of fun on snowy slopes of Pay son Canyon. , Though a rather modest . sum when compared with "many other states, this amount is still the highest legislative appropriation deadvertisvoted to state-wid- e of the Utah during past ing decade. The major part of the council's budget $89,000 is used directly in the advertising program. More than half, or $48,000, is spent for advertising in key magazines and metropolitan newspapers, while $41,000 is spent for printed material, films, displays, news releases and photographs, etc. Purpose of the magazine and newspaper advertising is to inter est people enough to write in for detailed information ana during w num in swttwrNw-It y as t i wttMk. V; ''l"t'"' 0';;U' itfi urn The automobile manufacturing industries' are sharpening their sales and production tools to make 1960 one of the: most suc cessful years in history, in spite of the effects of the steel strike and shortages, reports Automo tive Industries magazine. The year 1960 will see an estimated 7 million passenger cars sold at a wholesale value of $11.2 billion. Included in this total will be approximately 700,000 "com pact" -- cars. Total registrations of cars will soar to 60.4 million units. Truck and bus production for 1960 will total 1.2 million units with wholesale value of over $2.33 billion. Large increase in noted in the area will be otuput y Diesel powered heavy-dutand of trucks. Registrations will rise to 11.6 million trucks and buses. The sale of automotive replace ment parts and accessories is ex pected to reach $2.3 billion in I960, exclusive of tires and tubes. mm i I iiumwi M:J,:---'2 ' W'JJ Thriving Industry T '' m "w f v . s -- fT""1op i! 7, ' Farmers & Merchants Branch v vv.yAW.y;w.v?fr&w;v.wX':v.yA I Yes, thriving Industry and the Farmers 4 Merchants Branch of Walker Bank & Trust Comany are makg of our ing a vital contribution to th well-bein- community end the surrounding area. A MODERN PLANT "Wc lore continually improving . ' " y&Z&f if " """ ijwyji'"" " -- our operation and facilities t ; . 'wwafj!AigMi..., "u"- WIlMIwwIUlWII.W,al-wli.- As Provo's own representative of Utah's first and oldest bank Walker Bank and. Trust Com pa ny m 5 V Merchants Branch meets the great needs of Industrial financing as welljas the smaller, but equally important, requirements of individuals.. Farmers S5 good' business to do business with v l yxt I. jj a railroad which does the same-'recogniz- f iW t k V' ': ' nduiria Uniforms Forx tomorrow's needs with today's improvements,' however large or small they may be, (or for trust and estate management services) you'll find a worm welcome waiting when you decide . un-xcell- :- : . Garments, Kex Wipers and Dusl L Men's and Women' 3-69- 00 or visit Rio Grande's Freight Depot, 6th South and 3rci West Provo, Utah L Farmers & Merchants Branch Exclusively Yours " Your Guarantee of- - Cleanliness Convenient - Linens of All Kinds . I Dispensers i ; Drive-i- n Window .. Hygienically Clean Paper Towels with Automatic Wasteproof s . Ample Parking Space 3-22- 03 3 231 West 5th North y . - . Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FR ed help with all jour transportation, call FBanklin - & So, for your private or business financial needs, ing The Shippers' Railroad I . I Let AMERICAN LINEN Work For You x ple-us- i Fner, Fresher Oeaner ) 1 U Shippers Cite . s ? " ty v itototwwwjr.i er Automobile Sales Expected to Hit 7 Million Figure Tourists to Utah Spend $100 Million During Year :'t.fX cut-ov- j ne i V" lands and old the habitat for wild animals,' tion of birds and fish. burnSi timber stand improveResources for Future ment,' range revegetation, water-Often in the past we have shed rehabilitation,! and more ef taken too much and invested too fective insect and disease control; These are investments to little in these natural resources. Several thousand acres once sup- ' increase and to capitalize more on the productivity of porting spruce ancrfir' were cut these forest lands. Every acre and burned-ove- r and today grow must weeds. be brought 'more nearly Some of only brush and into full production. the more fertile soils are sparseThe plan must be dynamic-al- ive ly covered with weeds where once to the changed in values and grasses and other good plants grew luxuriantly. Top soil is wash- new demands. Uses will often nave ing and blowing away on too to adjust to meei the growing needs of people. To make multi many acres of watershed land. e fue work therej must be conMultiple-usplans for the ture call for, restoration of good sistency of effort, public informavegetal cover on damaged' areas, tion and understanding, and at development of recreation 'facili- times a considerable degree of ties and access roads, reforesta fortitude. Member Federal Reserve System pi L m |