Show r Resources Report Released for Area j The second meeting In the j sUr e survey being made of the re resources resources resources re- re sources of Southern Utah was held on Wednesday evening j I No Nov 17 in the North Ware Ward Ii a church with a very fine attendance attendance attendance attend attend- ance of Garfield county people Open forum discussions were ere held on matters running from cattle to mining and oil for the purpose of ascertaining the value of Garfield's known resources Among the tho town out-of-town leaders leaders leaders lead lead- ers in the project were Dr ElRoy Nelson Associate Director Bureau of Business and Economic Research of the University University Uni UnI- of Utah Miles P P. Romney Romney Rom Rom- ne ney US U.S. Smelting Co Salt LakI Lake Lak I City N. N H. H Elsmore Traveling Freight Agent Union Pacific Railway Reed F F. Welch Velch American Ameri Amen can Smelting and Refining Co i Nelson W. W Aldrich Copper Co Paul H. H Ashworth Telluride Power Co O. O C. C McShane Mc- Mc Shane Mc-Shane fr Shane State Senator from Beaver Beav Beav- er Wright Volker Secretary Natural Resources Committee I Salt Lake sake Chamber of Comi Commerce Commerce Com Com- i merce and Stephen I Publicity Director Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce An interim report was re released released released re- re leased by the group pending the completion of the study The report follows in digest form Three questions are posed as asa asa asa a challenge to the development of the Southern part of Utah in the time Interim report made this week on the research survey m made de during this year by members members members mem mem- bers of the staff of the University University sit sity of Utah Bureau Dureau of Business Busis Busi Dusi- ness s and and Economic Research under the direction of Dr ElRoy Nelson It was sponsored by the Industrial committee of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce and the Resource committee of the Utah Association of ot Chambers Chambers Chambers Cham- Cham Cham Cham- bers of Commerce The report of the area Is to tobe tobe tobe be incorporated In the comprehensive comprehensive comprehensive com com- study of the entire entire- f state to be completed sometime 4 in January January- 1 The real challenge to Southern South South- ern Utah includes such Items as 1 To what extent can the development of additional sources sources sources sour sour- ces of water especially underground underground underground under under- ground water ater add to the production production production pro pro- of crops that will make the areas significant as producers producers producers pro pro- of fat livestock ready for market 2 To what extent can range provi provide e for increased livestock production 3 3 To what extent can the St. St George area become an im Im- im- im producer of poultry products This Includes development development development develop develop- ment of hatcheries The report does not try to trace the development and history history history his his- tory of resources already well used but rather th the Important phases of recent development in these resources and the prospects prospects prospects pros pros- for new developments Due to the increasing ever-increasing demands for iron ore from the Iron Mountain l and Iron Spring deposits deposits deposits de de- posits in Iron county only expansion expansion expansion ex ex- Is seen for this enterprise enterprise enterprise enter enter- prise with Geneva Steel Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado Fuel and Iron Kaiser company and Kaiser-Fraser Kaiser company company company com com- pany providing pro most of the basic econom economy of the area The Bureau of Mines estimates of 50 million tons assured and 25 to 50 million additional possible pos sible continued operation is assured for some time Should this deposit play out there are arc deposits in Bull Valley In Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington county of equal iron content content content con con- tent but the size of known reserves reserves reserves re re- re- re serves a at the present time precludes precludes precludes pre pre- development Also there is no economic justification for attempting exploitation so long longas as more readily obtainable ore Is available in Iron county to supply the demand The bringing In of the California company's Upper Valley oil well 12 miles southwest southwest southwest south south- west of Escalante according to i the report ends some hope to the development of an oil field of fair proportions Of course one well definitely does not make a field but it gives justification justification justification justi justi- to further drilling and expansion e of the area being explored explored explored ex ex- such as the test on the same formations v in Johns John's Valley Probably the industry of fastest growing significance to the state within this area is that of the lumber production The number of operations In Cedar and Panguitch areas Is of growing growing growing grow grow- ing importance in forest conservation conservation con con- conservation by usIng using using us us- ing and in supplying the state with basic building materials The new industry at at Cedar City production City production of excelsior however attracts even eyen greater attention This industry is using the product previously considered considered considered consid consid- ered merely waste and has built production Among the non minerals minerals minerals min min- the prominence of silica and or I Is most promising The steel Industry in industry industry in- in needs the silica and it Continued on last p pa page Re e. e rte Research r C tram from pa page e on ORe one Is Ss available In Sn some quantity In Southern Utah's silica sands The deposit being mined a n few tew miles north of Kanab contains i 98 6 percent silica and compares com corn pares favorably with that of Ottowa Illinois tho the standard for tor the nation Utah steel now uses Illinois sands The closer deposit In Utah available In the st state te and particularly on the West Coast because of transportation transportation transportation trans trans- difficulties and the necessity of using both truck and rail transportation cannot yet compete commercially with the tho Illinois sand Of the group of kaolin type clays used to make high grade grader r is or the very similar product Utah has few good deposits but butIn butin butIn in Bull BuH Valley VaHey district of Washington Washington Wash Wash- vash I ington county there Is in asso asso- elation with a n vein of alunite a relatively ely small deposit of this material It has high purity but the present known deposit Is small for commercial exploitation exploitation tion and It Is valuable mainly as a byproduct for the thc associated alunite Since the California market has expanded rapidly to absorb ab- ab absorb absorb ab ab- nearly all of Utah's agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural surpluses livestock Industry industry In Industry in- in which twice th the beef beet consumed in Utah Is Isnow IsnoW isnow now on a n firm foundation with chances for further develop develop- ment Most of the beef from the southern counties finds its way to California as feeder cattle The reduction In sheep numbers still leaves the Industry basic to the tho area New markets market are needed but the tho California market Is growing and providing providIng provid provid- ing an outlet for Cor the sheep Important to the livestock industry la is the tho res of range country such as na the work in the and Cedar City areas giving an opportunity for tor forthe forthe the area to provide an expansion expansion sion slon of or this IndU Industry try and more cash returns It Is important for Cor the Industry in view of or Its I Iother other products to develop if ie I possible a feeding industry New markets in California are making greater demands upon Utah and because of Its close close- ness to that market the Southern Southern South South- ern counties ma may Increase production production production pro pro- in potatoes seed potatoes potatoes pota pota- toes and a large variety of vegetables Increased transportation transportation tation facilities are making high prices possible for the HurrIcane Hurricane Hurricane Hurri HurrI- cane area fruit crops such as peaches pears and apricots on Eastern markets but the area has to watch closely as all of Utah the maintenance of high standards of crops shipped to discerning markets o |