Show UTAH ALUNiTE r DEDUCTION PLANT PLANTED J o 0 BE EST ESTABLISHED ESTABLISH ED t II The regular monthly meeting ot of othe he Associated Civics Clubs of South- South M n Utah was held l at Green River Its tah t.- t. Sept 27 2719 1941 41 A good it from seven of the the fifteen of the clubs representatives Bounties counties clubs ew ewI were ere present The meeting was as held Jin I n the school house In the afternoon and and a it splendid banquet was prof id- id in sn the evening in the same build build- lug g. g The Local Lions Club made all arrangements L for the tho meeting and the banquet and in addition a large load bead ad of ot the finest watermelons was wast t served to visiting club members and andt their 1 t and it might l a mentioned that passengers from fromI froma I a bus that stopped as it was passing through joined In the feast ill I 1 At the afternoon meeting the fol following following 1 lowing business was as transacted Frank Martines Marlines reported on the Alu- Alu pite pite to situation It seems likely that one unit of a reduction plant will be established at Lehi Lehl and if r it proves satisfactory two additional units will be bo added to It The old Sugar t Factory buildings will be u used ed for i fee Fhe Plant This available building is I p the reason for building the I lant so far from the ore bodies at j Maryvale Club members were disappointed dis- dis appointed in not getting the plant plantA A be-ar be near the source of the mineral but were agreed that o g plant lant at Lehi Is tetter better than no plant in Utah and are I to give the project their sup sup- port p port rt There are two known process- process fe- fe fa for r reduction of Alunite ores ores the tho and the tile Moffat processes I Iere here fiere ere is a possibility that the Moffat eople eople will arrange with private I I altal to construct the necessary plant lant for the reduction of ores from heir properties Attorney Martin l of Moab produced representatives from the thc tah tab Magnesium Corporation who ere present at t the meeting Wright Carlson and nd Shepard Mr 1 raye L L. Wright the Geologist and ana I tanager of the Company gave a very I Continued on page four 1 Alunite Plant To Ta Be Established Continued from Crom page one one Interesting talk on the Magnesium deposits In lit Grand County and acid dl dis displayed displayed dis- dis played samples of same ranging from Brine liquid as It comes coiner from the wells to the finished metal product According to Mr Ir Wright the metal is very cry much in demand in the defense de de- de tense project It is one metal that flint the U. U S has been slow to develop Germany however has hag ma made e great reat strides In iii the he extraction o of magnesIum magnesium magnes magnes- of the same samo samen ium tum as lS well in the uso use in n tho the construction of Airplanes With Utah's unlimited supply of tho the raw mW ores there IS js no doubt but what I the production of Magnesium metal will develop Into one of or the states greatest industries as the deposit is said cald to be he one of the richest bodies of that ore found In jn the w world What I Utah needs neels Is cheap power since magnesium like e depends on I electricity for o Its extraction after the tho ores have been milled 1 I A resolution urging the construction construe construe- construe construe- lion tion of one of the near by dams on he the Colorado river to supply needed electrical energy fur extraction action not only of Magnesium but also of or aluminum aluminum alu atu- minum was adopted by the Club This resolution will be forwarded to Governor Dla Maw V v. v our Congressional dele delegates the Mie Reclamation n Service O. O P. P M. M and all other State and Government agencies that are In Interested Interested interested In- In In the development of defense de de- defense products Mr L L. A. A chairman of the Road Committee reported that during the past year the State Road Dept has either completed or worked work work- ed ed on near nearly 20 20 road 1 projects In iu Ill Southern Utah That the reason for tor torI torI I I not completing the road from Monticello Mon- Mon to the Colorado state line Is due to the fact that since the tIle proJect project project pro pro- was first started the plan had to be changed to construct the pro- pro lect to a n much higher standard As con scon as the plans are approved the project will wil be completed The Green River people were v very r much Interested in the road to Hanksville President Jones stated that the road officials had been contacted contacted con con- on that subject but they re refused refused refused re- re fused because of shortage of funds to make any promises as to when that project could be lie undertaken b by bythe bythe the State |