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Show ' TGeoiogisT HilsJLoss By Overgrazing X Eeports That Surrey Dis- doges Appalling Dust M: Conditions ? Inscribing land conditions aa left j by drouth and reo-Jiit dust storms in some sectiuna of Utah as "appalling," "appall-ing," IX'. Frederick J. Pack, had of the department of geology at the University of Ufuh, Tujeaday described de-scribed a rfcent survey made by rum of the state. Since the recent storm at Grants-vtlle. Grants-vtlle. Dr. Pack hm traveled more than 1000 milea Into the desert re- gion west of Salt Lake City. "There Is a mistaken notion that we can restore conditions and avoid menace by a few yaxs ot rainfall," Dr. Pack said. "The reason we cannot restore , these ravages Is because on many of our western plains, particularly . the great plains country, grass has ' not been allowed to seed." ' atfl Deplore, Destreetioa gatiu; Dr. Pack pointed out that areas en fs which had suffered met. were those where sheep and cattle had grazed Bicjt extensively. He dwplored the fact that ciriLsatian had destroyed ths grass and ahrubs which formerly former-ly maintained a balance against the wind and prevented soil eroslon. "The condition calls for immediate immedi-ate local, abate and government action." ac-tion." Dr. Pack asserted. . "We are faced with one of the t,, meet traglo., pages In history. Unless 1 immediate action Is taken, a large , , ,j part of the western area wlU become I a desert." j As proof of this assertion, Dr. - Pacn told of a 30-mile area in west Juab county where not a blade of graas can be seen which was formerly for-merly productive. Increasing Frequency i, "We can expect dust storms like 'v the recent one with increasing fre-' fre-' guency and Intensity in the future t ' unless immediate measure axe AJ taken to prevent them "The great mass of the people jr have gone forward destroying vege-tation, vege-tation, giving no thought to the fu-llj fu-llj hire. The-effects of their greedi-I greedi-I ncs haa now returned like a boom-v boom-v j erang . "Tne Grantsville section is no worse than many other areas In the ft AIJi state. Similar situations exist In ipass- j Millard and Juab counties, where iventoM many thousands of acres are prac- M! tically devoid of vegetation." le eft |