| Show ’ fm' e4jfci i -- i £ o J r I HH Volume 68 Number 100 Utah State University August 16 nr --i 1971 4 pages Construction Eiegins in Uellsville Canyon Construction on a stretch of land 12 miles south of Logan in Wellsville Canyon has begun despite the protest of citizens in the area V Controversy over “changing the face of Wellsville Canyon" began last January when the Sherwood Corporation proposed the development of 690 -- condominium type housing units in the 1000 acre area John Stewart USU professor stated Some 150 persons from the area appeared at a public meeting in January on rezoning of the land which was needed before the building could begin Besides the units an 18 -- hole golf course a swimming pool and a shopping center were planned for the area The land was not rezoned and it was later sold by Sherwood to Associates who created a new development plan for the area A building permit of $100000 was issued to AFCO recently from -- O wv4(6$s J £ AFCO-Sherwo- jV ’ - od the County Surveyor’s office which allows them to build a convention cente'r a restaurant and an entrance way Stewart stated that earlier this summer when his committee learned about the new development several attempts were made to stop the company from building “We had hoped by contacting Senator Moss that we could get a bill of condemnation and turn the land back to the forest service" Stewart said “Although the Senator expressed his personal regret that the land was going to be used this way he felt that a bill would not pass congress because what they (AFCO) were doing was within the legal rights" he added Stewart along with Richard Watkins city commissioner in Mendon had tried earlier to get another public hearing on the land but the issue was dropped when they could not receive support Both Stewart and Watkins expressed regret that the once -- natural and scenic area of Wellsville Canyon will now be marred with a 1 i r commerical structure The company has also planned for the near future 24 lodge bedrooms sauna baths a three-hol- e golf course a stable and bridle trails Eventually they plan to have a swimming pool tennis courts handball courts and an 18 -- hole golf course These extra plans were not however allowed for in the original building permit PROJECT BEGINS -- A restaurant and convention hall is being built in Wellsville Canyon Although what is being done is within the law many Cache Valley citizens feel the canyon is being marred Population a Two experts in the field of population control spoke for the Institute on Population being held at Utah State last week The population situation in Thailand and moves toward a national population program were disucssed by Dr Sidney Gold- stein Tuesday Dr Goldstein is the head of the Sociology and Anthropology department at Brown University Two things have given rise to the concern for a population icy in Thailand Goldstein said Both the rapid population growth and the rapid rate of urbanization have shown the necessity of such a program In his discussion Dr Goldstein showed the evolution of the ideas of the leaders of Thailand toward a population program in their country In 1910 when the population was million the leaders were suggesting that the land could hold 6 five or six times as many people supported a population growth according to Goldstein Even as late as 1943 the leaders were telling the people to “ get married young and make the nation prosper" However by the early 1960’s with a population of 27 million Goldstein added the leaders were beginning to agree with international experts that a policy and Chi rth pontml It wasn’t until 1970 however when the population hit 36 million that a policy supporting birth control on a voluntary basis was the leaders of by adopted Thailand Several ideas within the society had to be overcome before the nation would adopt the policy Goldstein said They were: —a strong belief that there was a need for large numbers of people for power idea in the nation that military strength could only be obtained with large armies —an international ethnic concern that the Chinese in Thailand would not practice birth control and would some day dominate the economic structure of the nation —religious consideration of the Buddhist concern for reincarnation —economic consideration that the money for population control could be used for other things which would show success within a short term —lack1 of visibility that the problem actually exists Most of these problems were combated Goldstein said by and the peothe leaders showing to extent a what the certain ple situation in the country would be in the year 2000 if the population was not controlled --t- he Goldstein said “In rural Thai -land there is only one doctor for every 150000 people" This he added is a big deterrent to the success of the program “An all out effort to eliminate unwanted child bearing would result in a stabilization of population growth" according to Dr Charles F Westoff director of the Commission on Population Growth and the American Future who spoke on Wednesday Dr Westoff professor of soci -ology and associate director of population research at Princeton University spoke to about 75 persons The noted population expert said that unwanted child bearing accounts for 20 per cent of the nation's births Very clearly stating that this was his opinion and not one the commission had formed Dr Westoff said that by eliminating these unwanted births it would maximize the freedom of choice of individual families to have as many children as they wanted The commission of which Dr Westoff is director has been charged with the development of a population policy for the US and to study the consequences of population growth The national fertility rate is now 25 percent down from 30 per cent a few years ago 4414 off “the population will be 474 million in 100 years" The professor feels that a birth rate of 21 would stabilize the population There is a feeling not shared by all birth control exponents that “population growth does not cause the nation’s problems but that it dees intensify them" Dr Westoff feels optimistic about a lowered birth rate for the country “Between 1965 and 1969 there was no significant change in the number of children that women college freshmen wanted The number wanting zero -- one child was five -- six per cent and the number of women wanting four or more children was 40 per cent “In 1970 the freshmen wopien to wanting zero -- one increased want10 per cent and the number to 20 ing four or more decreased per cent “The effect of fashion attitudes better and more widely spread birth control methods and government sponsored family planning programs will help to decrease the population" Dr Westoff pointed out One aspect that might prove a negative factor is government sponsored day care centers “Women may be able to afford to work this way and have their children also" he pointed out |
