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Show on j I Kalisr sS Resources Development Aim J; Of lew Committee; Hear Interim ( Report on Resources of Millard County :l To watch over development of county natural resources is the aim of a new committee being formed from local men. A meeting?? t was held Monday afternoon, the second one in Delta of civic landM I business leaders, with members of the Natural Resources committee f of Utah association of Utah Cham bers of Commerce. The new com-" J mittee, to be named later, will work with the state committee, ex- J chineing information on natural resources of mutual benefit. - I Harold Wind, Lions president was in charge of the Monday meeting. meet-ing. From the state committee were Dr. El Roy Nelson, Nelson Aldrich, H. Wright Volker, Stephen J. Moloney Mol-oney from Salt Lake City and Paul Ashworth, Richfield, manager of Telluride Power Company. The state committee presented their interim report on resource development of Millard county, based on information gathered and compiled since a meeting in Delta recently. The detailed report is given below. To work with the state committee in keeping information infor-mation on natural resources will be the duty of the local committee. The state committee, will in turn, keep the local committee informed on developments throughout the state as well as locally. Possible new wealth, depending, of course upon many factors, is seen for Western Utah counties in the developpment of its non-metallic minerals and further expansion of its already well known agricultural agri-cultural resources. . That was revealed in the interim report made upon the investigation and research work done in the western area of the state by members mem-bers of the Bureau of Business and Econicic Research of the University Univer-sity of Utah under the direction of Dr. EIRoy Nelson under a project pro-ject sponsored by the Industrial committee of the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce and resources resour-ces committee of the Utah Association Associa-tion of Chambers of Commerce. The study work was done during dur-ing the summer months and the report of the area is to be incorporated incor-porated in a. comprehensive study of the entire state to be completed sometime in January. Most promising in the immediate immedi-ate future, because of the tremendous tremen-dous spurt im the building industry and the well-recognized need for continued building, according to the report, is the demand for vol- canicash products such as Ferine and pumice found in very good deposits de-posits in Millard and Beaver counties. coun-ties. In recent years, the reports reveals, re-veals, these products have been found to be superior aggregates for concrete, plaster and for lightweight light-weight building blocks. The replacement re-placement by pnmice or perlite of sand and gravel aggregates in concrete con-crete and in building blocks have demonstrated many advantages such as better insulation, workability, worka-bility, resistance to fire and chemicals chem-icals and less tendency to "sweat." The pumice can be used almost as it is found, while perlite, even more satisfactory when treated, must be subjected to a "popping" process at high temperatures. Some shipments are already being be-ing made from Fillmore, Black Rock, Pumice and Cruz, together with a reddish volcanic cinder from Millard County used to make a standard masonry unit weighing only 28 pounds. The great need for building materials should provide an expanding market for the materials ma-terials as the public and industry become aware of their value. Almost entirely new, and auguring augur-ing well for the western bank of counties in Utah are the great de- posits of diatomaceous earth, that are found in Tooele county and near Milford. It is used widely as an abrasive, and is found in the west only on coastal California and Utah. With an edge of 600 to 700 miles in transportation to mid-western mid-western markets, a market for the Utah product seems in prospect. It is used as an admixture with asphalt as-phalt to prevent loss of oils, and i suggested for the steel industry to prevent heat loss. Due to the beauty and dignity of the Tribune-Telegram Tribune-Telegram building in Salt Lake City, an expanding market may be found for "Colorado marble" that is quarried near Meadow, southwest south-west of Fillmore. A corporation is being formed to market this re- source. Manganese is found in significant signifi-cant quantities in western Utah, the report reveals, but its use is beset with some difficulties. The Geneva Steel copmany goes out of the slate, to Glaconda, Nevada, for ' 2,300 tons per month, because no i satisfactory local source has been ! developed. There are large deposits ' at Drum Mountain, 34 miles west of Delta, estimated at from 250,- 000 to 300,000 tons. They depend for value commercially upon a financially fin-ancially feasible process for the removal re-moval of the 2inc so it could supply sup-ply Geneva with a good local source. There is disagreement, how- 1 ever as to the manganese con-Itent con-Itent of the ore, estimated conservatively conser-vatively at about 15 which at present prices would gross from 17 to 21 thousand dollars a month. What has been said of the Drum Mountain deposits of manganese applies also to deposits in Juab, and southern Tooele counties. The already well-known deposits depos-its of fluorspar and their develop- ments at Topaz mountain, ;i j Delta, at the Tintic Standard :; gar Spar mine 60 miles south';." of Milford in Beaver county, j ' the smaller known deposits 6 rif f west of Milford in the Star Mi::' j District, and the Wah Wah ml) i tains, should develop to evej -i greater degree. Although Gel! is buying much of the outpu . still purchases some fluorspar :u distant Beatty, Nevada, and J the development of steel miani il, ture and the institution of a cl : . ical industry in the state, sue ) is sought by the Salt Lake M ( Continued on page 6) m-' " I Report ... ( Continued from Page 1) Chamber of Commerce, great local markets may be found. At the present time, Nevada, the only other great western producer pro-ducer of fluorspar, supplies only 70 of the California needs. Imports Im-ports are made from Mexico to supply all deficits in states west of Colorado. Future development of Utah's fluorspar resources could supply the California need, could meet the new requirements of steel or possibly a chemjcal industry, and could meet the rest of the west's deficits. The known tungsten in the area, with much low grade ore, and some - high grade deposits, needs a greater market, and is impaired by the broken character of the veins between Milford and Beaver. The alunite, 11 mles northeast of Beaver, where the large deposits is la potential source of fertilizer, and possibly in the future for aluminum al-uminum metal, but immediate prospects here are not too good because of the large potash operations oper-ations at Searles Lake, California, and New Mexjco, and the discouraging discour-aging experiences with alunite at the Kalunite plant near Salt Lake City during the war for the production pro-duction of aluminum. Among the lesser minerals, silica sili-ca awaits the developpment of a ceramic industry to expand the market now held at the refractories refractor-ies at Lehi and Murray. The development devel-opment of sulphur, at present, is hampered by the lack of milling facilities, for its use in the chemi-aal chemi-aal industries. However, it has been proven that soil treated with it improves the yield of alfalfa, sugar beets, etc, and if feasible commercially, may be used for that purpose. The terrific impact of the new California market, with its 46 increase in population, is felt strongly in the western counties, according to the report, indicates the need for greater acreage and greater development of potatos, root crops and dairying. For much greater development, however, the area needs, possibly at Milford, an ice plant if feasible economical ly for the proyer shipment of many root crops to California. All records were broken at Delta in the alfalfa seed crop for this year, with 2.5 million dollars for the one product, making it the foundation of the area's economy. The report suggests in addition to continued high production, the maintenance of quality to find new markets and the development of various strains for other parts of the country. Maintenance of the high reputation repu-tation of Millard county hay as cattle and poultry feed is suggested suggest-ed to maintain the present markets mar-kets and for its expansion to the Los Angeles market where poultry and cattle feeding is necessary. The reputation of the hay is based upon its high protein content, that must be preserved. Four questions posed in the area still require answers, according to the reports: What are the possibilities in the Delta area for expansion under the Central Utah project? Would this mean hay, alfalfa seed, grain, root crops, livestock feeding? What are the possibilites of an additional development of under ground water n the Milford area? Does this mean root crops, peas, celery, cattle feed lots? |