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Show Ludwig's Iron Laden Jeep What to do with a jeep a long as what you want to do with it is connected with uranium pros- has been graphically ilpecting lustrated by Robert I. Ludwig, president of Continental Uranium Co. of Grand Junction. Ludwigs recipe called for one tion of a rack panel, covered with sponge rubber to absorb shock incurred while traveling. Savings realized through the use of the iron mule as it is called, Ludwig illustrates in this manner: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. two weeks, five men and $1,500 were needed to do a job ordinarily Whether development of the Colorado Plateau is accomplished within the next generation depends upon the present citizens of the region, is the conviction of Lucien Hugh Cullen, president of Atomic Power Uranium Corp., o with Welbom L. Foreman is promoter and builder of the Energy Center at Grand Junction. Cullen believes the future of the Plateau is dependent upon the amount of activity that can be aroused among new industries and businesses through a sound, promotional proReferring to the Grand Junction building project, Cullen said that residents of the area think it is based on the uranium boom." Actually, he commented, the uranium boom has played only a very small part in our planning. This area and Grand Junction is its hub has a great potential in its oil and gas, oil shale and mineral deposits. Development of the Plateau does not depend upon any one of the natural resources but upon all of them as a group. Cullen and Foreman are looking forward to taking our position in oil and gas activities in the Cullen remarked that region. oil exploration was the reason I came to Grand Junction in the first place. Cullen and Foreman have formed tihe Master Corp., for the specific purpose of constructing shopping centers, subdivisions, office buildings, or any other type of construction needed in various towns and cities. The Master Corp., will not sit back and await promotion of the region by other interests, but will take an active part in developing the Plateau by arousing interest among the industries and manufacturing companies that should come here to utilize the natural resources that lie underfoot at this moment. Cullen and Foreman believe the gas and oil potentials of the area are so vast as to stagger the imagination, and the Master Corp. will work to develop these natural resources, as well as the mining of various minerals on the plateau. Cullen revealed that he and Foreman, who are heads of different firms in the mining gram. 000-fo- requiring six months, men and 20 to $8,000. About the only jobs the jeep is not equipped for, and cannot $7,000 handle, are core drilling and poor geological observation and practice, concludes Mr. Ludwig. And That's A Lot of Oil Boyd Guthrie, superintendent of the Bureau of Mines oil shale experiment installation at Rifle, Colo., estimates that all crude petroleum production from earliest date to the present is 40 billion barrels, and there are 32 billion barrels of crude oil in known reserves. Multiply those figures by five and one arrives at the total present oil shale reserves in the Green River formation, now being 400 billion barrels. mined CLIFTON ELECTRIC Electrical Heating Contracting Plumbing All Major Appliances Both Gas and Electric field, will increase our activities in minerals mining and that doesnt mean uranium alone, but several other minerals. Their construction projects will result from surveys of various cities and towns to determine actual needs prior to any planning. Housing will be of the type to meet the financial status of the people living in the communities, and in conformity with desires of FREE ESTIMATES Ask Your Building Contractor To Get a Bid From Cliflon Electric & Supply Phone Grand Junction 3086-NClifton, Colorado CONTRACTORS Fire-Cla- CORE DRILLING Minerals, Foundation Testing y, Uranium-Vanadiu- m First National Bank Building Room 210 Phone 2512 GRAND JUNCTION, Birmingham, Ala. COLORADO Hunlingfon, said Cullen. Cullen and Foreman have no specific locations in mind now for subdivisions, and are devoting all of their time to the Grand Junction area at the moment. Listed as reasons for their belief that this area will prosper are: Good climate, with mild winters and cool summers. Good potential water supply, more than adequate to meet industrial and population need3 of the future. Finest recreational area in the nation on Grand Mesa, as yet practically undeveloped. Natural resources with an unlimited industrial potential. Nearness to these natural resources, making establishment of industrial and manufacturing plants here very attractive. CHESAPEAKE URANIUM n 0. ORCHARD MESA HATCHERY 2702 Unaweep Ave. Phone 2569W Grand Junction Colorado AND COLORADO CORPORATION One Million Shares Common Stock $1.00 per share This is not an offer to sell these securities. They are subject to the registration and prospectus requirements of the Federal Securities Act. Information about the issuer, the securities, and the circumstances of the offering is contained in the prospectus which must be given to the buyer. Preliminary Prospectus Available: PETER MORGAN 31 Nassau & CO. Street, N. Y. C. DIgby Please send me, without obligation, a copy of the preliminary prospectus relating to Chesapeake and Colorado Uranium Corporation. Name - Address Y. Mom keeps a close check on Junior. She gets him to bed on time, keeps him in warm clothing, checks his growth regularly, and makes certain he gets plenty of vitamins and minerals in his food. Minerals are important to a growing state too! Colorados rate of economic growth has been con siderably higher than the national average for the past ten years. During this same period, mineral production in the state has grown more rapidly than any other phase of the economy. Colorado will continue in its remarkable advancement with the continued strengthening of the minerals industry in partnership with equally virile agricultural, manufacturing and tourist industries. Ya. Plant and Office Plant and Office 2512 8 Court M. 830 Eighth Avenue Phone 20288 Phone sub-divisi- on important to ca groiving state, tool W B. H. MOTT & SONS, INC. Coal, the people, rather than construcin a given tion of a price range and then attempting to lure people to it who can afford to pay the costs. We are now in the building industry and will stay with it, m that we will help the growth of Grand Junction, the Grand Valley and the entire Plateau area, Building construction permits issued by Grand Junction during 1954, and which totaled $4.6 mil lion, were split almost evenly residential and other construction, it is shown by figures prepared by Warren D. Toyne, city manager. New housing permits were issued in a total of $2,486,622, with a new high school permit totaling $1,300,-39accounted New businesses for the approximately $900,000 liWllinercsls esro Phone Clifton 5588 DIAMOND 1954 in Grand Junction Up to People, Says Cullen well-plann- Cl) jeep, several (18) thousands of dollars and fourteen (14) pieces of equipment, as follows: a scintillator, a recording milliammeter, a decimal scaler, a lead counting chamber, a mortar and pestle, a deep hole probe with 1, reel assembly, a Babbel counter, a 110-- 6 volt converter, a blacklight outfit, a voice recorder, a typewriter, a photographers setup, a audiometer and a portable drawing board. Besides mounting the equipment (a job performed by Ura-aiuEngineering Co., also of Grand Junction) it was necessary to provide for its use while en route. To further complicate the order, Ludwig wanted provision made to demount each item for airborne or field use. Both problems were solved by the construc- - Building Permits Top $4.6 Million During Future Fantastic Resources Climax filolybdcnum Company Climax, Colorado |