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Show Montrose Area Is Rich In Resources MONTROSE,' Colo. This, the trading center for a large irrigated area of the Uncompahgre Valley of tbe Colorado Plateau, was founded m 1882 by Joseph Selig. Today it is the county seat of one of the richest counties in Colorado and has a potential many times greater than its piesent industrial mining and agricultural development, according to a survey study made for the Montrose Chamber of Commerce by the University of Colorado Bureau of Business. In addition to agriculture and mining, Montrose county is also famed for its stands of timber, most of which is of commercial value and untouched prior to World War II. Although Montrose is basically the trade area of a large district Colorado, from in central-westerthe standpoint of population it has gone through several years of constant expansion. The 1950 census of Montrose was listed at 4,964 persons. Montrose county Potentially, could expand its agriculture considerably providing additional irriga-- 1 tion water becomes available. Some areas of the county are still and, especially in the western end near the Utah border. That district is the center of considerable uranium mining and nulling operations now, and the low valleys and canyon floors are producing crops wherever water is available. Currently a comprehensive plan of potential utilization of the waters of the Gunnison river basin RED RYDER and Little Beaver In person. Fred Harman, originator of the Red Ryder comic is under consideration by Congress strip and his Indian boy companion Little Beaver are annual visitors to the Red Ryder Round-U- p as a part of the Colorado river at Pagosa Springs, in southern Colorado, lending an atmosphere to the event. storage project. These projects, if and when built, said the Bureau mond G. Sullivan of Grand Junc- of Business Research report, will wa- tion, organized the Western Mines provide the needed additional in Co. 1951, that Development firm being the forerunner of Continental Uranium. 100,000 Barrels Daily are offices executive Company Continental Uranium, Inc., which agement, properties and financing in Joined with Mr. Gid- Is Oil Shale Potential elaims to be the first independent was demonstrated in December witzChicago. m the management of the firm uranium mining organization to when the American Stock Ex- are his brothers, Willard, president, According to the U. S. Bureau Mines, experiments at the oil have its stock listed on a major change listed Continentals stock. and Joseph, vice president. Mr. of shale testing station at Rifle reSullivan a vice also is president. American exchange, has reported Final construction and furnishing veal it is possible to produce 00,-000 that 6,786 tons of commercial details, the report continued, have barrels of oil per day from the shale deposits now being workgrade ore was sold during the been completed at the companys ed. This would also be the minifirst four months of the firms new field offices at 802 South 9th mum quantity of liquid fuels which operations. Grand faciliJunction. These can be economically transported St., Gerald Gidwitz, chairman of the ties provide efficient working acto the Los Angeles, Calif., basin, ore much that new considered the major poten-- ' ompany, reported for the organizacame from one of the fastest de- commodations tial market, by pipeline. of staff tions mining engineers, veloping and most substantial ex- geologists and general administraploration and mining operations tive assistants. iu Utah. He further said that Mr. Gidwitz, together with. Ray- soundness of the companys man n Old-We- to make possible a continued agricultural development of the Montrose area. Also of importance when considering the Montrose potential is mining of gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc, in addition to west-enMontrose countys uranium produc- ter d tion. It is in the areato the south of Montrose that mining is important, and undoubtedly the contribution of mining to the over-al- l economy of the area in the future will be relatively slight unless it becomes possible to refine or to finish certain of the minerals mined in tha area, said the survey report. Other than the minerals listed above, the Montrose area is known for its deposits of industrial minerals, such as copper, feldspar, graphite and gypsum, among st Continental Claims It's First On U. S. Exchange FLANIGAN 540 Main St. COLORADO Workhorses of the Colorado Plateau Colorados dynamic economy demands flexible, efficient transportation. Without it, the states tremendous energy potential, in the form of rich oil, uranium and eoal deposits, could never be developed. Trucks can truly be described as the real workhorses in e- this xtractingmineral precious wealth, and moving it to the refinery, mill or cenprocessing ter. No other form of transportation possesses such flexibility, or can be so readily adapted to serve specific needs. Besides providing essential service in transporting mineral wealth out of the area, trucks exclusively move in the necessities of life to its inhabitants. The vast majority of towns and communities on the Colorado Plateau depend completely upon highway transportation to supply their daily needs. Last year Colorados trucking Industry paid more than of all state highway ta::es, which means more and better roads for ALL Coloradoans Additional tax burdens, such as the discriminatory and unfair gross tax, threaten to undermine one of Colorados most vital industries. If maintained, this tax is bound to stifle the economic growth and development of the Colorado Plateau, which depends so heavily upon efficient and economical truck transportation. Lend your support to an equitable system of highway taxation for ALL highway users. r 4 9 Ir ; tl I ill le i E R(AlsMN TRUCK PR(gX)RS$ Colorado Motor Carriers' Association COLORADO . . . representing more than tal Uranium, Gerald Gidwitz, reported at years end that his firm had sold, from its Utah operations, 6,786 tons of commercial grade ore. Mr. Gidwitz also holds the chairmanship of Helene Curtis Industries, Inc., and is president or director of more than a dozen other corporations, including Lanzit Corrugated Box Co. of Chicago, of which he is one of the principal stockholders, and Batex Oil Co , of which he is chairman of the board. Report of the Materials Policy Commission appointed by the President to study future fuel potentials, is that by 1975 synthetic liquid fuels production from oil shale would reach 1.4 million barrels per day of refined products, which is equivalent to about 2 million barrels per day of crude oil. ARMOUR ANDERSON DRUG CO. Complete Drug Store Service Montrose Colorado FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MONTROSE, COLORADO ELECTRIC 201 Main WHEELS OFFICE SUPPLY- Montrose 0 Rare Earths Exploration Development Phone 3747 429 Colorado Ave. - Grand Junction, Agents For Remington-Ran- em- Thorium Phone 1099 Montrose, Colo. Authorized 0 Production AUTO ADAMS owners and ployees of the truck and bus industry in our state. 100.000 operators, Are Always Welcome Uranium BOARD chairman of Continen- one-thi- rd ton-mi- Yon Uranium Company Phone 108 MONTROSE Sportwear - Saddlery & Sporting Goods Colo. Montrose COLONIAL AUTO SALES Sales & Service ALLISONS d Colorado Colo. |