Show J 1 Spotlighting f UTAH U T AH FAR R WEST BEGINS IN UTAH Utah Is the tho place where the far west begins and where American Ideology Is 15 f exemplified declared lared T. T J. J Bannan Seattle Beattle businessman during a key ad- ad addreS address dress dreS before the American Society of or Mechanical Engineers meeting In con con- convention convention convention In Salt Lake City The economic progress of ot the west Intermountain mountain states and Pacific coast has increased more proportionately than that of the rest of ot the nation he said and tho the Increase Is not finished but represents a trend pointing to an ever J expanding western economy Mr Bannan supported his contentions with the following figures based on dif dif- differences differences between 1939 and 1947 J Population of the far west has gained oj 4 31 against 7 for the nation f Financial Income has Increased as against for the nation k Retail sales have increased against for tor the nation Factory employment went up 68 as aa against 46 for the nation OGDEN SUPPLY DEPOT STATUS CHANGED GEn An economy move the huge military central supply depot at Ogden which formerly supplied the entire Pacific coast is 19 slated to become a a. dead storage depot The Ogden administrative tive tivo headquarters and personnel will be moved to the Pacific coast No changes are contemplated In the status of ot the Tooele Ordnance Depot and the Ogden Ordnance Depot military of officials of- of officials officials declared LOS JOS ANGELES GROWTH AFFECTS UTAH With the city of ot Los Angeles now declared to be the nations nation's third largest city city- Utah's economy will be further In Influenced In- In Influenced for good It Is 15 pointed out The bulk of ot Utah raised food now reaches the Los Angeles markets WOULD CHANGE CIU GE DRIVER LICENSE SE LAW H. H P. P Leatham director of the state drivers driver's license division has declared be be- be before fore foro the Utah-Nevada Utah Safety society's s annual convention that If It sub sub- subjected subjected subjected to driving tests from to of ot the states state's drivers who hold granddaddy drivers driver's licenses would tall fall to meet requirements r of ot safe driving and after studying still couldn't make It He deplored the fact that the last legislature failed to enact legislation to outlaw the granddaddy driver licenses and make It mandatory ma for all holders of ot the tho same to pass examinations for new drivers driver's licenses Those In possession of pre 1936 driver licenses have never had to pass an examination it Is pointed out |