Show don B mon colton DON B COLTON born in juab county september aber 15 16 1876 moved to vernal 2879 1879 with first settlers edu bated in th tie e elementary schools and uintah academy of vernal was wag graduated from tho th o commercial department part baj ment of tho the B Y U of provo IV in 1896 1895 and in 00 tho normal department in 1901 from 1901 to 1903 he ha was principal pathe of the uintah academy was elected tj tr the state legislature in W was e s graduate du t f from ni the uni KA 3 ir arbor in 1005 W i 4 f tor r the U S land office from 1905 to lal 3 was wasa a member of the state renate in DC 1 et practicing law he has been ac actively engaged in farming and stock raising la ising he was waa elected to tha nth and congresses by increasing majorities r i accomplishments aj upon entering congress ill he threw liia his whole 0 e energy into tho the solving pf af after 61 ter the passage as age of the emergency to tariff I 1 III M le e gave close attention to ar on 0 of arid rands and ans isted in ea ging tring data which will make possible the echo and ca cache che units of the salt uke basin project and has gathered ed material showing tho the feasibility ity of two other projects tn in utah he has been especially interested in the conservation and storage of the waters of utah mr C colton ha as wore worked I 1 ed for measures for th the rp and control of af grazing on ak lie landa which has been and wl ba a so 0 advantageous to bick growers of thil this state lit has actively participated in drafting legislation lie which resulted in federal alai aid for public 1 roads road introduced the 1111 drawn by the he attorney generals 0 and the state land department fr the berh perfecting acting of the states tes title td state school lands landa and conducted the hearings on the till il before the bubli lands committee which law rhemi enacted will do tomi soi so i 1 ich forthe schools alic of 1 the forming of 01 aqwa jad has actively ted the farm bureau program ile he is the author of st number of laws for the bonawit of tho the sett settlers lors upon the public c domain und has also assisted in important mining committee appointments Appoint menta fb member public coni mittic laemmer ofA of mines lines and mining committee member of corn com cittee nit tec and chairman chair nian of election committee |