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Show J. H, IIERFEO TO FILLWAR POST Stockyards Manager Will Represent Utah Upon the Highways Committee. J. H. Manderfield, manager of the Salt Lake Union stockyards, has been appointed by Governor Bamberger as Utah representative on the highways transport committee of the council of national defeuse. His appointment has been confirmed by the national council, according to notice received yesterday by Governor Bamberger from K. C. Hargreaves, secretary of the committee for which Mr. Manderfield has been selected, and at whose solicitation Utah is thus, represented. As a member of tho highways transportation trans-portation committee Mr. Manderfield is to have a large part in directing in Utah such activities as movement of products by state lines of communication, communica-tion, whether by steam, electric and tramway lines or by rural roads. Connected Con-nected with his duties will be. highway building and maintenance in connection connec-tion with the movement of war supplies, sup-plies, lu this capacity he will be m frequent consultation with tho state road commission and county commissioners commis-sioners who seek to improve old highways high-ways or build new ones within their jurisdictions. Discriminatory choice wdll be with Mr. Manderfield, it is said, in the matter mat-ter of application for permission to issue is-sue bonds to obtain money for road construction con-struction and maintenance, and in this capacity he will work in co-operation with the state road commission and other state officials and county commissioners. com-missioners. Supplying labor for highways high-ways and transportation will also come within the scope of Mr. Manderfield 's duties. |