Show development OF JF ur AllS RESOURCES RESOURCE SIS IS URGED there are great possibilities in de ve scenery water supply and mineral decosi deposits ts variability in in geology and climate has hag given to t utah a greater variety of unexcelled scenery than is possessed by anny other single singe state our scenery is a real asset that can be made to bring tourist travel that wil leave us large sums of money each year reservoirs created by nature are important in furnishing our water supply the mountains act as a storehouse for water tor for domestic and agricultural purposes lakes created by action of ice are arc today important from the standpoint ot of water storage scenery and nd tion salt lake city Is utilizing glacial lakes bakes in cottonwood canyon as storage reservoirs fr for the city water supply the users 0 of se provo river water are using as re reservoirs glacial lakes in i the uintah mountains fish lake basin in the fish lake plateau is used as a water storage basin and as a summer recreation resort although utah has a very large coal reserve the state s yearly production is comparatively small due to the small market for her coa recent laboratory studies indicate that utah coals are particularly favorable for the production of oil oi an and a smokeless fuel since we ha auch large l arec coal reserves and as yet practically no petroleum pet roeum production in the state we should make use of ft our coal to t produce oil and at the same time produce a smokeless fuel thit that would woud eliminate our smoke nu nuisance lance utah metal production is als 0 very important |