| Show 1 commercial CLUBS DO GOOD commercial clubs yes these d commercial clubs I 1 doi dont nt see what good these club sire they dont arno amount to anything and they dont do much yes I 1 own a acres of land and you let im inter ested in the increasing value property ot of course but I 1 cant see anything in these clubs my land lips has just in value naturally it help it no these corn com mycral clubs dont amount to anything at all I 1 dont need exa era I 1 many a time have I 1 heard some s as above quoted I 1 many farmers living near the principal trading centers of the basin ii anve ve little or no a interest in such centers altho such town must provide amusements and nd be the center tor for much activity and is also the center i to which many people gather often for religious advise and instruction I 1 any live commercial club with a reasonable support from the co ammu I 1 anity arnd from farms near by can increase tile ithe value of the farm land at least per acre per atil annum lual I 1 after givins giving the matter any in ir con 1 de Me ration the he anti commercial club cople and the luke warm dont care 1 people would admit that this estima I 1 tion of the value of the good commercial corn club is rated very low tile the clubs of the uintah basin basina arring 1917 have mailed out re replies 1 l I 1 esl to personal letters amounting to several thousand these clubs lie sent out a very much larger number of pamphlets and ia filets to chope who were more or less interested lit in miny many interesting features of this inland empire the people who have been doing this hard work have received nothing for it the average citizen does not realize what has been done and tile the wort worst of it is he does not care I 1 disinterest dis interest is the curse of any free government and it is certainly one weak polut point in our mutually developing ve the uintah basin this letter is written tor for tile press of the basin with the hope that many of those who will read it shall think over the facts above stated A farmer living five miles from vernil or myton or duchesne will scratch hit hii head and then shake that necessary art of his anatomy showing a doubtful and pessimistic countenance 1 w when hen you ask him for per month to be spent in helping to make himself worth moret money the writer knows that our local club has hasa in 1917 increased the value of land per acre within a radius of six miles we have carefully noted the many results of our efforts and we know that farmers and the citizens generally do not appreciate the necessity for a commercial club in each community on election day were it not for the politicians any citizens would not vote in municipal elections for instance in 1917 in the uintah basin there is a woeful lack of interest the average man or woman will readily admit talat that the greatest enemy I 1 0 of f a tree free government go is the nonvoting v class it may truly be said that even tho we are working hard under tinder great disadvantages the first duty in public activity Is to take in terest in such activities what we need most right now is fg a per cent increase in public work being performed by the com I 1 mercial clubs of the basin there may be men in charge of the affairs la in some cases who do not draw the support of a majority or perhaps a club Is not run to cult a large num ber of people it Is some times that the less worthy and the less moral forces have charge of all commercial club busin business esc some people think it la is all right to let such peo pie go ahead and run tile the c lub club andi and do whatever they can often times one feels as tho a common critic i says let cm am go ahead and have their club and it if they do some good all right but ill keep out of it wo we dont know of anything immor 1 al or unmanly and therefore e noth i I 1 ing un nil american taking ng place in our I 1 commercial clubs if there should I 1 be great compunctions of conscience aroused against a club it is the auty ot of those so inclined ned to object in an operating commercial clubs clubs that Is ahe the e crowd r 0 wd hangs back most of them showing a I 1 listless dl disinterest dis interest rite rest a f few e sho showing radical while a few lead out aud and do something I 1 fellow fello p citizens lets look at this a matter ater as s intelligent s ot of a tree free democracy lets get together more in that non nonreligious religious and non political roli atmosphere ot of a commercial club we may not be able to commune ifune together under such auspices but surely we can talk over the welfare of our districts and this great inland section kind reader give tile the matter a little bringing baingi ng a few capitalists into the basin along the main road may or may not be readily converted into increased values etc but bringing from one to three thousand farmers each year will bring all that we ask tor for and in a very short time the above facts are not overdrawn and they seem to us quite self evident anyway visit your commercial club and no doubt by kakine some interest yourself you can do ao some good instead of staying home and sulking about how hard lite life ls Is respectfully submitted by J P MAY secretary confederate Con federated d commercial clubs |
