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Show .With.Alllts.Convenioncos IT IS TIME TO SPEAK:: "V po IT NOW Mr, J. A. Jones, construction engineer of the Utility Construction Company of Canton. Ohio, isnnwin the city and a canvas is Jbeinj made to. ascertain how many property owners will agree to use the gas and products of the Company. Contracts are being signed. It depends on the people of the citywhether a plant will be here. - placed A" GAS PLANT IS A NEEDED IMPROVEMENT . . TESTIMONIALS THE TOGGERY . JIarry J. Peterson.' POCATELL- O- IDAHO. ' - P. 0. Box 247. 12. Air. J. A Jones, . Pocatello, Idaho. Dear Sir: AVish at this time to compliment you on the manner in which you have conducted the installing of your Gas System, and, as a member of the Council, wish to say that I shall be pleased to indorSTyou at any. time. Yours- - truly. (Signed) II. J. PETERSON. testimonials' : The undersigned hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase one (1) share of full paid, and capital stock of a gas - company to be formed in Provojhepar yalie of each share to be One IluudreJ ($100) dollars., In consideration of the above purchase of stoek, The Utility Construction Company, of Canton, Ohio, agrees to furnish and install, free of charge to said purchaser for each'sliaro of stock so purchased, -one No. 160 New Method Gas Range, and without cost to said pur- chaser, make all necessary .connections between the street mains and" ' r--: said gas range. Upon the organization bf said Gas Company, I agree to pay and deposit in State Bank of Provo 25 per cent of this subscription,- - and within thirty days thereafter, 25 per cent more; and upon the com- pletion of the building and the delivery and distribution of pipe mains, another 25 per cent, and the remaining 25 per cent upon the ' furnishing of gas to premises No. . Dated at Provo, Utah, this day of . ... . , A H. K. HIGSON & BRO. le , - 245 AVest (Renter Streep Pocatello, Idaho, CO.VTRACT t Shop For Men te - - - Shoes and Gents Furnishings Pocatello, Idaho, To AVhom'It Alay Concern T2. s - . : I was a member of the City Council of Pocatello when the franchise for Gas AYorks was granted Mr. J. A. Jones, and will slate that Mr. Jones his agreement in every particular. . has-fulfill- ed AVe are using the gas, and it is very satisfactory, and I cheerfully recommend Mr. J. A. Jones as a busi- first class, straightforward tt nes3 -- 1912. r Mens Suits to Order. - - ' ' . ----- --- Respectfully, (Signed, II. K. lllGSON. - . r. the people of Provo want to have $250,000 expended on improvements in this city this Summer? That is jwhat a gas plant and equipment means. New Method Gas Range on exhibition at office of W. H. Ray & Co. Do , IL The Utah Boosters Give Excellent Ad- dresses Thursday (Continued From Page One.) "confined to any one part of the state but are general, and in seeking the support of the citizens of our state, we ' feel that only through publicity can we arouse your enthuiasm to the extent necessary. Our first duty is to keep our people already in the state interested, get your young farmer to take up land m his ownsfate, it and live on it, then he is helping 41s accomplish our -p- urpose. ini-pro- And we must have more population here, more people, and with the increase in poulation it means increased prosperity for us, and I will give you my idea and views regarding this great question. It is only within the last few years that the" advantages of publicity work done by tho commercial organizations as applied to state and city building have been at all appreciated, but today the advantages gained have proven so grisat that it has. become a neccs-eitand thu town that is without -- her boosting club is a dead one. little town of Port Ange-ljl- s 'The i u AYa shj agton, .with hut.J2Q0 people, spent $11,000 for one years publicity work, the amount being raised by subscription in y, -- .two weeks time. The remarkable growth of southern California is due to a united effort of the citizens in a continuous and persistent boosting ' campaign. !The Los Angeles .Chamber of Commerce expends a quarter of a million dollars annually keeping a permanent exhibit of the states resources there. The Salt Lake Commercial club, a nymibei of the Development League, is spending $20,000 a year advertising the state of Utah. This $20,00U is beiiig 'spent fur your benefit as much as any other population. From now until 1915, the year part of the state. But &re yu of investthe Pacific Panama Exposition taking advantage of this ment! IIow. much capital, thought is our opportunity, and thousands of people will visit our state and labor are you adding? -' The- reasoif'arid wisdomf 011 their way to and from Califorspending Tthese vast amounts in nia, with the right kind of adverpublicity-work- ," has beeir proven tising done. Are you with us? Shall we in each of these districts by the make one great unied, continuous, great results gained. No individual enterprise, no persistent, effort, matter how great, could' accom- raise money by taxation as other plish anything along' this line, states (that have- doubled and but what individual brains and trebled .their population) have money could not accomplish has done, and put this state where it been accomplished in these differ- belongs one of the first. Mr. Farrell Speaks. ent places by a united Mr. Farrell was the next speakeffort oh the part of the citizens and commercial clubs of the dif- er, who stated that he was a Utah ferent places. . - . product through- - and through, - Most of our western- states and reminiscently referred to his have laws which provide for the boyhood days in Utah. He spoke levying of a county tax for the of the advantages and the many na- resources of our state' and the purpose of advertising their tural resources, Tho day " when necessity of development. . Do you know, ladies and the expense of entertaining conventions and furnishing money gentlemen, that - right here on Provo Bench you have enough refor state functions by a few men has passed, and sources to support all of the peothe state now must carry their ple of Utah multiplied by a thous- own rightful burdens along theandt! asked. Mr. Farrel.. He drew his audiencos attenlines! . In California large Sums are tion to the early development. of raised annually this way. In Ala- the Anglo-Saxopeople and . of meda county the eitizens are tax- how theyrtook possession of Enged $10,000 yearly for publicity land and grew and expanded until fair to' be . riow the world bids purposes. AVe controlled AVe are too conservative. by' those people who have had" no organized body of worked, developed and expanded boosters until recently,- - to adver to all corners of the glober '"'" tise our resources, and .tell of the As an example mf what can be wonders here, as have California, done by a live community, Air. Oregon atuLAVasliingtoin- - For ex- Farrell referred to theMurray ample, compare Utah with New Commercial club and of the exEngland, which Jias 66,465 square periences of Air. McHenry in esmiles and 6,550,000 people. New tablishing a canning, factory for He stated that only a York has 49,170 square miles, and that-cil1 few 9.1 3.000 people, years ago this thriving little Pennsylvania which liqs 45,215 square miles and town bad no Commercial club. 7.665.000 people, with Denmark Two years ago, they finally organwhich has 15,592 square miles and ized and placed, Air. AMIenry at with France the headof the club, who immed2.805.000 people, which has 207, 000 square miles iately saw the advantages of home ami 39,252,000 people, while .Utah industry and The 'nece.ssify'r7)f a has 85,000 square "miles and only canning factory in thafeity. Ho ' 337,351 people. immediately 'proceeded to secure These few figures are given to subscription for stock in a comshow that Utah has territory pany and upon approaching a enough to support a mrmh. larger ... - vised them that $5,000 would have to be raised immediately in order to organize and proceed with the work. $5,000 was a tremendous amount and considered an impossibility by most of the people of that place, but Air McHenry got busy and the following day after he had Undertook his task of raising the amount necessary, he drove into his yard tired and weary, but with $2,500 subscribed. This, Mr. Farrell- said, should give encouragement and only goes to show what can be done by honest effott in a just cause. We must have men, said Mr. Farrell, men who are not afraid to do things arid to emphasize his remarksTho" quoted the following verse by John O. Holland. GOD GIVE US MEN? God give us men. The time de- - - mands Mingle in selfish strife; lo! FreeStrong minds, great hearts, true dom weeps ! faith and willing hands; Wrong rules the land, aud waiting Men whom of -- office justice sleeps! do,es not kill: - Mr. Farrell stated that he could Men whom the spoils of "office cannot. buy; - gojori relating experiences and inMen who possess opinions aud a stances indefinitely of how things will : have been done in the past and Men who have honor; men who how they can be done in the future will not lie, .. .. L with organized effort. Men who can stand before a the-lus- t - demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking; Tall men, sun crowned, who live above the fog In public duty and private think- f . - ing! For while the rabble with their r thorn worn creeds- Their large professions and their little deeds, Account Oolorado-Uta- h Good Roads Convention to be held at Grand Junction May 2nd and 3rd, 1912, the D. & IL O. will make rate of one fare for the round trip from all points in Utah to Gran t Junction. Tickets' on sale May 1st and 2nd, good returning May 4 th. Stopovers permitted either direction within limit. n 553252- - public-sp- irited -- it y, -- jr 1 f X n it T $ $ MT? -- yv OF 'INDIAN SQUAWS'WITiriOl RANCH REAL WILD WEST SHOW, HERE MAY 8 |