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Show SUCCESS OF U. B. I. C. DEPENDS LARGEL1 UEON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Now is Time to Act to Eliminate of As we anticipate the success this be to greater the U. B. I. C. Obnoxious Weeds vear than ever, and the pleas--mi lire to be derived from mee mg so large a group, we must pause woand give credit to the men and ct their men who have given freely time and money to make the U. U. I. C. possible. Strenuous work ha? been done by commitevery one of the executive tell-- , tee. Space will not permit the each. of work ing of the detailed President J. P. May, Secretary J. H. Crickenberger, Vice President F. A. Gross, E. Peterson, Ray E. Campbell Litster. Stella Richards. Mrs. N. W. Irsfield, Mrs. G. H. Harrison, N. W. Irsfield, Robert Porter and J. A. Cheney, with William Wash, John Starr and Dick Wash of the Indian committee. Also the many communities are to be congratulated upon the ready response for finances. By E. PETERSON, Uintah County Agent. all that has been said In spite wiih reference to obnoxious "weed control, a great many weeds are maturing and unless, immediate measures are taken, thousands of acres of good land in the Uintah Basin will soon be infected. A great deal of this may be prevented by the use of the mower and scythe dong the roadside ditch banks and fence corners. The plow and cultivator should be used more vigorously now than ever to prevent the weeds going to seed on the farm. It has been that nearly every town in the Basin has obnoxious weeds growing on their streets and in the These are city and town gardens. and should recounty problems of ceive the immediate attention every city council in incorporated towns and the board of county commissioners in unincorporated towns. Right now all wool producers, large and small, should be Interested to see that no cockleburrs. burdock or any other burr bearing A Diants is allowed to mature. few dollars now spent in time and labor will return every farmer and wool producer many dollars in increased check received from the proceeds of the wool clip. o-- low-wat- i er CASH j 'Pro. Lowry kelson CENTS POUND FOR BUTTERFAT Dill-ma- n, ob-srv- ed Can use 6 or 7 tons a day more at this price. CALDER WATER SUPPLY OF UINTAH BASIN', UTAH AND ITS UTILIZATION' The Uintah Basin is a relatively unsettled area of about 6,600 square miles in northeastern Utah and northwestern Colorado. Because of sparse and scattered population the natural resources of the basih are not fully developed and the problem of the mcst efficient util-- 1 ization of its water supply is at present not serious. To provide a means of estimat- ing the possible extent of development of resources development or resources dependent cn water supply and of planning the best methods of development, an investigation was made by the department of the interior, and a report of this investigation entitled Water supply of Uintah Basin and Its Utilization has been prepared by Ralf R. Wool-lehydraulic engineer of the Geological Survey, and the late C. C. Jacob, for several years water master of the Uintah Basin. This report considers the present utilization of the water supply of the Basin for both irrigation and power and proposes plans for the future utilization for both purposes. It shows that at 16 sites on the streams within the Basin the potential power of existing flow, at an overall plant efficiency of 70 per SECRETARY JARDIXE VISITS HIS ALMA MATER W. M. Jardine, seretary of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, and a graduate eof the Utah Agricultural College with the class of 1904 visited the College during the Commencement week and delivered the address to the graduates Tie emphasized the need of leadership in every field of human en- y, deavor. Following are some of Secretary Jardines salient points: College graduates have a special responsibility for public service. The first thing that will be demanded of a leader of tomorrow is a knowledge of the facts connected with the problems upon which one expects to work. A second characteristic will be a set of habits of hard work. Here is what some of the worlds leaders have said about hard work. "Be dependable. Have a conDo not squanstancy of purpose.1 Love your job. der time. A third characteristic of the leader of will be the ability to cooperate with other persons. Other characteristics demanded will be and a complete constant seeker after new truths. open-mindedne- for cent is abnut'56,000 horsepower about and 90 per cent of the time 50 rer ce t 110 000 horsepower for This power can be of the time. increased considerably by providing storage to supplement the res- How; and the report .describes, for utilized be ervuir sites that can that purpose. SAVE THE MIDDLEMANS PROFIT by buying SADDLES direct from the manufacturer. Send for our free illustrated catalog The Western Saddle Mfg. Co. 1711 Larimer St. Denver, . - Colorado ss, BE SURE to register at the U. B. I. C. and get a number for prize. BROTHERS Prof. Lowry Nelson, director of; the Extension Division, Brigham Cream ery , Young University, will give his adProb-the Community House dress, on the iems, as the second speaker VERNAL, UTAH Prof, morning of the third day. Nelson will also help with some of the instruction, COUPON GOOD FOR 100 FREE VOTES The Roosevelt Standard and The Uintah Basin Farmer Popularity Contest No coupon will be transferred from one candidate to another after being received at the office of the Standard. Fill in and mail or bring to the Standard office. VOID AFTER AUGUST 28 It Pays to Ride in a WE ARE THE AUTHORIZED-AGENT- S FOR i , LINCOLNS FORDSONS FORD PARTS IVe Supply the Demand We want nothing to influence you but the judgment of your own ears. THE WORLD S GREATEST VALUE IN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TERMS TJ Uintah Basin Motor Co. SUIT Vernal Confectionery Prof. H. V. Hoyt, professor Economics and marketing, specialist of the Brigham Young University, Provo, who will give a short talk on marketing in each session of the BE SURE to register at the U B. I. C. and get a number for prize. ilepartmental ! sessjois. T. HALL, Manager iporafy Sales Quarters: Roosevelt Implement Co. Roosevelt, Utah |