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Show Intermountain News Briefly told for Busy Readers GLORIFY OLD TRAIL ROAD IS COMPLETED WEATHER IS SUPERB BATTLING MOSQLITOES GOLD CROP DECREASES LOG AX, UT. Dr. Knowlton of the Utah State Agricultural college col-lege experiment station and state director of the 0 W A pest mosquito control project, reports 1018 men actively ac-tively employed in mosquito drainage drain-age operations in the state. This figure, Dr. Knowlton says, is just one man short of the Utah quota. Pest mosquito drainage, especially during the winter, was something new for Utah and many people were Skeptical concerning its benefits. However, favorable comments ara being received by supervisors In charge of the work. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Gold production In Utah and 12 other western states decreased 35,506 ounces in 1933 compared with 1932. GOODING, IDA. The six-mile link of the Gooding-Fairfield road has been finished, highway officials have reported. A crew has been employed em-ployed several months, grading and graveling this link as an extension of similar improvements made on the balance of the highway the last two years, giving Camas Prairie residents a winter outlet to Gooding. Good-ing. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Jan-nary Jan-nary bids fair to be one of Utah's banner months. The sun has shone B4 per cent of the possible time. . The average over a period of 60 years is 45 per cent. ' MAPLETON, UT. The state engineer en-gineer has approved the application of Mapleton town for the appropriation appropri-ation of one-fourth second-foot ot water from two springs, known as Right Hand Fork springs, above the city In the canyon of Maple creek. . CHEYENNE, WYO An automobile automo-bile road to the point where westward west-ward bound covered wagons on the Old Oregon Trail clearly wrote their signatures, has been approved by the Civil Works Administration for Wyoming. On the south side of the North Platte river, opposite the town of Guernsey, the pioneer Oregon Trail crossed a sandstone ridge, in which the wheels of the covered wagons cut grooves several feet in depth. At no other place along the ISOO-mile route is the Oregon Trail so clearly defined. SALT LAKE CITY, UT.-The pvihlic works administration has allotted al-lotted $478,000 for four non-federal projects in Utah. The projects and the amount for each follow : Or-angeville, Or-angeville, loan and grant supplementing supple-menting a previous allotment, for waterworks, $2000 ; Brigbam City, loan and grant, for schools, $175,-000 $175,-000 ; Carbon county, loan and grant, for schools, $293,0C0; Perry, loan and grant, for reservoir, $8000. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Support Sup-port of a bill placing surface rights on the Salt Lake watershed under the jurisdiction of the forest service ser-vice has been given by the chamber of commerce board of governors. Letters advising the Utah congressional congres-sional delegation of the action were forwarded to Washington. The bill is designed primarily to prevent mining operations from injuring timber stands on the watersheds in the Wasatch national forest. A similar measure was presented at the last session of congress, but failed to pass because of the press of other business. ST. GEORGE, UT The major projects for the 1934 campaign of the Associated Civic Clubs of Southern Utah adopted at a two day convention here, include the Improvement of the Salina canyon road from Price to Salina to standard stand-ard specifications, the inclusion by the federal government of Wayne Wonderland as a national park and to establish a better understanding between Salt Lake and northern Utah interests through the Salt Lake chamber of commerce, of southern Utah conditions and their relationship to the state as a whole. The completion of highway S9 near Thistle also was included as a part of the Salina canyon project. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Tomato growers of Utah received prices for their product In 1933 that was equivalent to $8.95 a ton for all tomatoes to-matoes received at the factories on a graded basis. The 27096 tons Inspected, In-spected, which were delivered to 13 out of the 14 factories operated in the state last fall, would thus yield $242,500 for the season, it is calculated calcu-lated from the government report. POCATELLO, IDA. 45 different orders for building supplies will be placed by the county purchasing agent for schools In the county where C W A workers will be engaged, en-gaged, as soon as snow halts road work. The material will be purchased purchas-ed from local Institutions. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Tax collections for 1933 showed a decrease de-crease as compared to collections in 1932. Collections in 1933 thus far have been 77.5 per cent of the amount levied as compared to 79.7 per cent in 1932. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Disabled Disab-led veterans owning property in Utah, and the widows and minor orphans of veterans have obtained exemption from taxation of property valued at $1,2C1,3C0 during 1933, It is shown in a statement prepared for the state tax commission. |