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Show I New Secretary For Utah Development League I.flif .Han Succeeds It. T. TliurJjer as Working H'il ' Slnlf Huosieri' Orjriiiilialloii. JnmcB M. KIrklinm, (i mcmbur of tlio governing board of tlio Utah Development De-velopment League, wnB this week mado sccrelnry of that organization, succeeding Mr. It. T Thurber, whose resignation wn submitted nt n bonrd meeting held In llm Salt Lake Commercial Com-mercial Club tahl Satin day. Lack of funds to pay the salary demanded by Mr. Thurber and the other expenses Incidental to a state-wide boosters' program was responsible for the change. Mr. Klrkham will divide his .lames M. Klrkham. time and services between tho development de-velopment lenguo nnd operating tho Utah Farmer. By this policy of retrenchment re-trenchment tho loagtio will hnvo iim-plo iim-plo funds with which to carry on Its . Tho Utah Development League, of which Charles It. Ma boy of Bountiful Is president, Is an organization composed com-posed of most of tho commercial clubs of tho state. Thcso organizations are banded together for tho hotter development devel-opment of tho stnto's resources, ami tho lcaguo has accomplished n great deal for tho stato. Mr. Klrwham Is manager of tho Utah Fannor and divides his tlmo between be-tween Salt Lake and Lehl. Ills oltlces In tho Mclntyre building In Salt Lako will for the present bo tho headquarters headquar-ters of tho lcaguo Instead of in the Commercial Club, as formerly. Tho Utah Development Lcaguo Is conducting at present tho stato-wldo "clonn town" movement, and Is accomplishing ac-complishing great good along this lino. Secretary Klrkham Is anxious to receive applications from nil towns of tho stato for entry in tho competition competi-tion for prizes offered In tho league and Individuals for tho cloanost yards, best lawns, flower beds, trees, shrub-bory, shrub-bory, etc. |