Show spotlighting Spotlight in 9 UTAH UTA H L I 1 newest industry utah lead makes the best white lead paint in the world as everyone should know but practically no one knows that utah coal dust makes the best varnish in the world A now new industry for utah the production of 0 resin a varnish base from waste coal dust is now underway at the mouth of 0 deer creek in huntington I 1 canyon within a few miles of price from this resin a solid inflammable gun exuded from pine trees varnish is refined coal as any school child I 1 knows is a combustible mineral I 1 formed from vegetable matter under und great pressure some of 1961 billion tons of workable coal was formed from pine trees and is rich in resin an amber material easily recognized by coal users A lot of the resin in is separated from the coal at the mine during the screening process and the dust bearing resin has long been cast aside as waste in fact utah miners avoid the resin impregnated coals as much as possible because of the excess soot it produces only this year however was a memis means found to utilize the resin wastes which now bids fair to become one of important industries how it Is I 1 done developed by adrian f well known carbon county chemical I 1 engineer the resin reclaiming process is interesting mr plant can handle 20 tons of resin bearing coal dust daily from which one ton of resin Is separated after I 1 1 i five years of experimenting mr air gel voort discovered that when the 1 resin bearing coal dust is dumped into salt sa it water the resin floats and the I 1 coal sinks skimming off the resin he extracted an undesirable wax by bry placing the resin in fresh water the resin sank and the wax floated rid of the wax he separated the asphalt from the resin by distillation and at this writing his plant can turn out one ton dally of the amber material from which the finest varnish can be t made maae the markets incidentally ar are I 1 simply begging for his product the plant is an interesting system of tanks pumps stills and laboratory and the process will convert thousands of tons of a waste product into a valuable and useful material promising more industrial activity for utah during the past 5 years the utah publicity and industrial department has aided and encouraged cou raged mr in his work the department sees a possibility that the coal dust byproduct by product minus its resin can be converted into coal bricketto bric ketts thus utilizing all of the waste coal slaps maps for hunters free big game maps for the asking at all state license agents are now available says the utah fish and game came commission the maps provide an easy guide to game areas and carry detailed essential information for all hunters word to the wise lilse travelers over utah uta h mainster mains main stem highways are already complaining complain ingi tha road signs tail fall to give the distance from one town to the other tourists expecting a town every three miles as in the east experience a severe lost feeling when they drive tor for 10 or 15 miles without seeing a sign or any indication that it is so many miles to such and such a town either the cities themselves or organized groups should lose no time in spon sponsoring sering the erection of adequate signs at the entrances of their towns appraising the tourists of the towns importance its attractions its historical background and above all a friendly welcome super highways highway for utah the mountain states association promises that the sum of 1 per year during the next three y years j will be spent by the government in utah turning ordinary highways sn in l to trunk line super highways highways 40 30 and 91 will get the expenditures and it is hoped that the improvements will be adequate to accommodate the millions of tourists and automobiles expected through utah starting next year A super highway from provo to brigham city is the first project scheduled should see utah I 1 the washington D C navy yard has asked the department of publicity 1 lity and industrial development farj I 1 pamphlets and tourist inform information atlon relative to scenic sights the I 1 navy yard employees it was said I 1 want to know what to see in utah when they tour the west in the near future this letter is only a sample of the many inquiries received dally daily by the state publicity department tor for utah cities an eastern tourist recently left for california at provo with the memory of salt lakes cold refreshing drinking fountains in his mind the weather was hot he drove down the main stem looking for a handy drinking fountain on the south side of the street lie ile reports he found none and left provo exter emely thirsty and longing lor for a drink of good cold utah water it must be remembered that a drinking fountain is a curious ity to eastern tourists and a welcome sight most of bustling cities could benefit by offering the tourist a drink of cold clear mountain water funny how visitors I 1 remember such things |