Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-12-23 | Page 17 | Delta Deplores Melville's Death

Delta Deplores Melville's Death DELTA DEITA Dec 23 The TIse The board of governors Io of ot the Delta chamber of ot commerce have adopted a II resolution tion lou deploring tho tile death deaths of James A. A Melville l which occurred Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day in Halt Salt Lake Mr Sir Melville was t the tho real founder of ot Delta antI tile the town wa platted and d named Melville in his bis 1 h honor or J J t J but the tho postoffice department mad made objection to tho the name namo because of ot Its Its' similarity to In Cache county lie organized tho the Melville Irrigation company and the Delta State bank and was president or orthe orthe ortho the tho bank until 1921 when ho he re resIgned resigned resigned re- re signed to tl take up other work During the past few years his activity has been in behalf of ot the alfalfa seed see farmers in the tile alle valley lb Ho was as tho the prime primo factor In securing the large seed companies com corn J panics of ot tho the cast east to locate their cleaning plants here S. S