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Show Wednesday, July This is the last remaining water wheel near Green River. It is located on the Hastings ranch several miles north of the city, and was active in irrigating the ranch up until 6 years and 1909. The ranchers who initiated the orchards left Green River by 1918 because the peach crops had been frozen out several consecutive years. 1908 WITH Dear Editor, Were writing as concerned and frustrated citizens. Our concern lies in the estimated cost for making some changes to help upgrade our city and to help eliminate a flood problem. As we were saying, our concern lies in the cost. Upon reading the estimated cost stated in the letter from the city, some calls were made and some local estimates were taken. In comparing the citys estimated cost and the cost of a local construction company, the difference was 50 percent less if the local construction company did the same work. Why is there a difference? We realize that an Engineering Company was consulted and must but a be paid for their services 50 percent different in cost? And why did we have to use an con- sultant when we pay a city engineer to do a job? Another concern lies in the division of cost per respective zone on the cost of storm drainage. As citizens of Price City we each enjoy equally in the benefits of the city. We have the same police protection, use the same parks, library, etc. We all share equally in the benefits. Why then are we assessed UNEQUALLY concerning the drainage problem ; some as high as 8 cents per sq. ft. and some as low as 4.8 cents per sq. ft.? If its a citys problem why are we not treated equally as members of Price City? after And now the frustration no. resolution the reading we were against the proposal and wondered what we could do. We learned that individually we must write a letter of protest containing a legal description of our property (address is not acceptable) and our signatures. But we were frustrated becaue 67 percent of the people must do the same to stop the resolution. Some petitions have been started 42-7- 9, but many are unacceptable because only an address and signature were obtained. With all the confusion and the legal and proper way of doing things, the time is so short. Our city, for whatever JOE SPEAR Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Hansen Concerned and Frustrated companys 5 ago. The ranch is still occupied, but the old irrigation system has been replaced by an electric pump. (Hilnl3lirsln) engineering Price, Utah Sun Advocate, Water wheel now... Water wheel then... This water wheel, used for irrigation just to the north of Green River, was one of many irrigation devices on the river near the turn of the century. This one is believed to have been used to irrigate large peach orchards around 11, 1979 reason, presented this proposal right in the middle of Carbon Countys Miners Vacation. Why didnt they present the resolution in early spring, so if passed, construction could have started immediately? Or why, since half of the summer is already over, didnt they wait to put it on a ballot in the fall? Why now, when it becomes almost impossible to get that 67 percent negative voice to stop an overly estimated and costly project? Some Concerned Citizens, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry W. Dasela Mr. and Mrs. Alden Z. Whitehead Mr. and Mrs. Ron Trimble Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Terry Ira James Robinson Marilyn Robinson Tom Patterick Mrs. and Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Max Tolman Mr. and Mrs. Duane W. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Ross Mr. and Mrs. John D. Porter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Porter Harold 0. Patterick Gust Katsaverias David F. Cartwright Robert A. Pike Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Stubby Petersen Albert Slama Serious Questions Dear Editor, The Special Improvement District proposed by Price City by 9 Resolution no. raises of residents the which questions Price City ought to seriously consider. Perhaps it would be worthwhile for the to investigate and inform and public as to the ramifications of 42-7- te this project and the actual separate and total costs: 1. Why is the District so encompassing and large, involving street improvements, street lighting, water lines, and storm sewer? Is the Mayor trying to solve all the Citys problems in one fell swoop at our total expense? 2. Why is the project so costly? Many unit costs seem especially high. Shouldnt there be a general vote of the people when it involves so much money? 3. How many engineering firms are designing the improvements and what is their expertise in each phase? If there is only one firm involved then it appears the consulting engineers who are acting as Price Citys Engineer are taking undue advantage at Price Citys expense. Where are the checks and balances that protect the City and its people? 4. Why are some improvements which lie in approved subdivisions included in this project when Price City holds a bond insuring that the improvements will be installed at the developers sole expense? 5. Why is the City allowing roll curb and gutter in areas where high - back is specifically warranted and the City Council took prior action in specifying that only high - back curb and gutter would be used within Price City limits? What is the storm sewer plan? What streets will be involved and distrubed? How long will the streets be torn up and curtail the free flow of traffic? What are the pipe sizes? Etc. 7. How are we as property owners going to pay for these improvements in this time of tight money and general economic recession? 6. 8. There are many other questions on specific items in specific areas that the adjacent property owners ought to closely evaluate. It is evident that this project is ill - timed and ill - conceived and I urge all property owners to protest by formal letter, identifying both their legal names and property descriptions, and by petition the proposed action Resolution no. John S. Huefner, PE. ..lliicfnrr was the Price City Ed. Engineer from 1971 to 1978 42-7- (Continued on Iae (1) - and, therefore, has a vital interest in the area. This is diplomatic talk which means we would go to war to protect our interests there. The presumption is that the Soviet Union, which doesnt need Arab oil, would not risk World War 111 to keep us out of the Arab oil fields. But this may not be the case. We have seen secret documents which warn that the Soviets may not have enough oil to continue supplying their own needs. Within Some WASHINGTON government strategists believe the Middle East is turning into a powder keg that could ignite World War 111. Their studies have been conducted in the strictest secrecy. But the American people are entitled to know what these experts foresee. They expect the Arab oil sheiks to continue demanding higher prices and political concessions for their oil. It is possible, even probably, that the militant Arabs might succeed in their efforts to shut off oil shipments to the United States. They want to withhold oil from the United States as long as we are providing oil to Israel. A prolonged Arab oil boycott, of course, would cripple the United States. We would be forced to take action. Contingency plans have been discussed in the secret policy councils. One calls for the United States to support an Egyptian invasion of Libyas oil fields. Another calls for a joint Israeli - Egyptian operation to take over the oil fields of Kuwait or Saudi Arabia. We should stress these are contingency plans. They may never be implemented. But military action in the Middle East, if it should come, leads to a somber question: Would the Soviet Union intervene? The Soviets have been put on notice that the United States is dependent upon Persian Gulf oil 25 the next decade, Years Ago consisted of a broken cab window, and charred truck bed and frames. Ignites Wellington Burning Trash ' Truck. There was some unusual exin Wellington on Saturday when Merrill Jensens small pickup truck, in which he gathers milk from the local farms, caught fire and burned a parttyf the truck bed and the wooden gide boards. Mrs. Jensens eldpst son, Nickie, was hauling trash when the fire broke out. Nickie said that his mother had been burning trash and they supposed the fire was all dead when they loaded the remainder of the trash pile into the back of the truck to be hauled away. When Nickie got out to the trash dump south of town, the citement discovered they may become dependent, too, on Arab oil. Major oilfields in the Urals-Volg- a region are being depleted faster than anticipated, states one secret report. Thus, it is predicted, the Soviet bloc may be importing 3.5 million to 4.5 million barrels a day by 1985. This could lead to an eventual Soviet - American confrontation over Arab oil. Imperial secretary: Richard Nixon tried to establish an imperial presidency. He brought pomp and theater to the White House. He tried to project a majestic presence, to portray his presidency as a series of triumphal processions. He was not convincing as a grand figure. His unfortunate sloping nose, dark jowls and marionette gestures just didnt go with the majestic trappings. Once, he tried to dress his White in imperial House guards that the trash, evidently fannel by the breeze as he drove out, had burst into flame. Since he had no way of putting out the fire, he jumped into the cab and raced the pick up back to town. By the time he arrived home the whole back end of the truck was blazing, but with the help of his father the fire was soon put out. Damage to the truck -- 50 YEARS AGO Editors note: The files for the Sun and Advocate for 50 years ago on this date are missing. 75 Years Ago Dead Robber. Pinkertons Identify Him as Harvey Logan. One of the Wild Bunch. Had Planned Union Pacific Hold - Up Before Tackling the Rio Grande Job. Pinkerton detectives have identified the robber who killed himself after assisting in the hold up of Rio Grande Train No. 5 -- near Parachute, Colo., on June 8th, as Harvey Logan, alias Kid Curry. On June 7th the west bound passenger train on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad was held up at Parachute. The robbers, three in number, blew the safe in the express car, rifled it and then detached the express car from the train and escaped. Posses were organized at once and gave chase. The robbers were uniforms, complete with crowned hats. But this provokes such uproarious laughter that he hastily packed up the fancy duds. Jimmy Carter, in contrast, brought an open - collared, feet on - the - desk informality to the White House. He has also tried to -- replace Nixons extravagance with an emphasis on economy. But Carter has never been able to get the message across to his Health, Education and Welfare Secretary, Joseph Califano. No one in the administration works harder than Califano. He can often be found in his office at nights and on weekends. He usually puts in 12 to 16 hours a day. But Califano prefers the Nixon style trappings. He administers to the poor in rich fashion. Not long after he took office, he hired a top to paid personal assistant cook his lunch. Last year, -- Califanos chauffeur earned it in overtime pay for driving Califano around at odd hours. Our high - living welfare czar also hauls along as many as six bodyguards when he travels out of town. He keeps one plainclothes man on guard outside his office whenever he is inside. And in there, Califano found it uncomfortably warm at nights, after the had been turned off. So he spent $100,000 of the publics money to air- install a mammoth $37,400 - $23,000 of well mounted, but their horses had run down, and they abandoned them June 9th. On the same day they stole three horses from a ranchman near Rifle, Colo. A posse of young farmers were organized and followed the three men, coming up with them between Rifle and New Castle on the afternoon of June 9th. The robbers showed fight and shot at the posse, nearly wounding one of the young men. Their fire was returned and one of the robbers fell from his horse, seeing which one of his companions shouted out to him: Tom are you hurt? The wounded robber answered: Yes, I am all in, and I will end it right here! saying which he drew a revolver and shot himself through the head. Logan was a member of the famous Wild Bunch band of outlaws. They robbed the Butte County Bank, Belle Fourche, S.D. in 1897; in June, 1899, they held up a Union Pacific train at Wilcox, Wyo.; in August 1900, they robbed another Union Pacific train at Tipton, Wyo., and in the following month they robbed the First National Bank of Winnemucca, Nov., of $32,610, in July, 1901, conditioning system in his office suite. That is in addition to the which central was already cooling the building. Salt Confusion: The debate over SALT is bound to be confusing; after all, not even the people in charge can decide what the acronym SALT stands for. Ac- cording to the White House, SALT means Strategic Arms Limitation talks. But the State Department insists that the t in SALT stands for treaty. They have apparently resolved the question by agreeing to disagree. In the official State Department - White House brochure explaining the treaty provisions, the meaning of SALT is never spelled out. Headlines and Footnotes: The Federal Aviation Administration is trying to decide whether blind passengers should be allowed to keep their canes while in flight. The controversy erupted last year when a pilot refused to take off until 15 blind passengers surrendered their walking sticks . . . According to the secret minutes of a recent Cabinet meeting, President Carter asked James Energy Secretary Schlesinger whether recent news reports of experimental diesel engines getting 84 miles per gallon were true. Schlesinger replied that all he knew about the engines was what he had read in the papers. they held up the Great Northern Express at Wagoner, Mont., and secured about $35,000. The Pinkertons were put on the trail of the gang in 1897, and since that time eleven of the fourteen members have either been killed or arrested and sent to prison. A short itme before the Rio Grande robbery the Union Pacific having gotten wind of the fact that the outlaw, Logan, and his pals were again at large and were likely to resume business in their old haunts, put on an armored train running west from Laramie, Wyo., in order to prepare to meet their wily foes. This train was supplied with fighting equipment, and carried a crew of known gun fighters, each an expert in his line and a terror to the train robbers of the West. In some way, Logan and his gang became informed of the move of the Union Pacific to forestall operations by them along the road, and on this account it is supposed that they moved their bse southward into Colorado, to country that was also familiar' to them through their operations at a previous period as cattle rustlers. |