Show one more week given in standard s community subscription contest I 1 several towns so close it Is impossible to say which Is leading more interest is being taken by the many communities in the roosevelt standards standard I 1 s subscription contest than we really anticipated and before completed will make the most exciting race at the first announcement mountain home was in the lead and was easily determined in last weeks announcement upalco was in the lead not so this week and without the definite population statistics it is impossible for us to say which of the following eight towns or communities are really in the lead duchesne Alto altonell Al nall upalco mountain home whiterocks lecton iceton monarch and roosevelt with ce dar darvick view neola and loka ioka nosing in a close race for position also the best wo we can give is that looks like a tossup toss up between the eight t towns with the possibility that upalco is still a fraction n the lead the value of the standard to out of basin readers shows in the following subscriptions received during 0 the week california 1 denver 1 wyoming 1 iowa 2 new york 1 chicago 2 seattle wash 1 utah towns out outside side of basin 10 vernal 2 because of the fact that so many of the communities are tied and requests coming in for an extension of time we have decided to extend the time just one week and one week only and instead of the booster community contest closing t at midnight june 1 it will close at midnight june 8 this is fair to all never n the alic basins history lias has there been so much given given for the small sum stun of just think the best weekly newspaper published in the state of utah for foi the insignificant sum of for one year less than thail 2 cents per week find and including 0 our big christmas edition which alone sells for 15 cents per copy every family in the basin should take the roosevelt standard at per year no wonder communities are sending in subscriptions so fast it is impossible to determine a winner this week help the roosevelt standard build the groat great uin tall tali basin by your cooperation and at the same time boost your own community prof douglass has plan to preserve dinosaur national monument upon his return home to the basin last week from oakland calif where ho he has spent the past winter dr earl douglass eminent geologist and matio nationally nally known for his work done at the dinosaur quarry the past eleven years tor for the carn algle museum of pittsburgh pa again has taken up his work in an endeavor to secure the proper interest to have the famous dinosaur quarry set aside as a national museum never forgetting an ail opportunity to boost for the dinosaur monument dr douglass took the matter of getting the permanent national exhibit of the wonderful relics with the oakland chamber of commerce they stated that california would be willing to do her their part but suggested that the start be made with the chamber of commerce at the various basin towns then salt lake city and reno nov nev with petitions to congress for an appropriation pr pria lation tion of 0 sufficient proportions to maintain the national monument so that it would attract many hundreds of tourists this petition should be complete and ready tor for california early in september dr douglass on his way to vernal visited at the tha reno and salt lake chambers of commerce they are ready and wiling to do their part lie ile also took the matter up tip with governor george H dern who will assist in every way he can dr douglass believes that to make tho the national park a more attractive features teat fea to utah a uintah dinosaur national park should be created taking in split mountain canyon jones hole section the brush creek eaves caves and that section of the uintah mountains embracing the glaciers lakes and other won I 1 darful attractions I 1 |