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Show PAGE THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER TWENTY-FOU- R The resoikrces of the state cf Utah are by no means all represented hy her vast stores of material assets. We are apt to overemphasize these material assets with cur literature and other channels of publicity and to overlook our much more valuable resources residing in our native born citizens whose enterprise and energy give useful form to our material assets and whose activities in civic, educational, religious and social affairs give form and stability to the state. Among the many such citizens whose talents and activities have placed them in the forefront of leadership the name of Don. Byron Ccl-to- n stands well up in the list. Born in Juab county, September 15, 1876, he removed with his parents to Vernal at three years of age. He attended the Vernal public school, the Uintah Academy. Brigham Young University at Provo and completed his education in the Ann Arbor law school. His school life developed the trait of his character which has been the foundation of his subsequent success the habit of winning success by his slow but certain process of hard, earnest, persistent elort, rather than by brilliant exhibitions of unusual talent. His mental processes demand that every step taken be made certain and sure as the foundation for the next step and the final success with no necessity for going back to repair the track. This process inspires not only iself confidence but results in inspiring the confidence of his neighbors and associates which has spread and taken deep root in the form cf state wide public confidence. Yes, it reaches farther than that. It reaches into the halls of our National Congress, where no member stands higher In the esteem and confidence of bis fellow workers than this same Uintah Basin farm boy, who has served his state the past three terms in CRESCENT FARM Chester H. Hartman, Prop Breeder of Purebred Cotswold Sleep and Barred Rock Chickens MT. EMMONS, UTAH He served two years as public school teacher, two years as principal of the Uintah Academy, established a profitable lajw practice, served nine years as receiver of the U. S. public land office at Vernal, served in the state legislature in in the state 1991 and in 1915-191- 7 senate, two sessions, president of the local telephone company, interested in building the high line canal at Vernal, vice president of the Ashp and president of the Verley nal Publishing Company. In order to not waste his surplus energies on these occupations he has been engaged also in the sheep business. He was first elected to congress in 1920 and has since been twice re- elected. Each time by an increased Co-o- majority. In congress he is a member of the Public Lands committee, the Mines and Mining committee, the Public Roads committee and is chairman or the Committee on Elections. career was His congressional so much not hy a desire prompted for political preferment as by the desire on his part to assist in solving the problems of conservation of forest ranges, reclamation of desert lands, irrigation and the complicated mad problems confronting the West. c VII of thee problems were The Utah. in acute iallv long veers Mr. Coltcn had spent in pub- service before entering congress ad epemully qualified him to an important factor in the settlement of these vital problems and had demonstrated that the only place where they could be settled was in the halls of congress, since they were National questions vitally affecting Western interests questo tions which presented phases Eastern and Southern congressmen 50 widely separated from any of fheir experience as to be incomprehensible to them except when presented bv one personally familiar with all their complicated factors. As the champion of the Western interests, Mr. Colton has been so earnest and persistent as to be designated bv his fellow congressmen the 4R chief Reclamation, Roads, Ranges and Rivers. Mr Colton was married to Miss Grace Stringham in 19 OS and four 'hildmn have blesspd their heme. They had one of the lovely homes in Vernal and when free from public duties their home was the center of many social activities which endeared them to their neighbors. Mrs. .Colton has taken a keen and active interest in the public career of her distinguished husband and no small part of his success is due to her guiding influence. The Ccltons are just in the prime of life and also in primp health and strength, which guarantees, them many years of still greater usefulness as builders of the Uintah Basin and Utah. es-n- be-o- ne Where Epicure us would be tempted to overeat. chanted Valley, Uintah Basin. Products of the -- Kelly Merc Co. BENJ. P. KELLY, Mgr m Delco-Ligh- THE STORE WITH t A For Dependable Farm Electric Service SERVICE FRIGID AIRE ( Elect r ioal I)-- L Ref r igera tion ) Water Service See Us at the U. B. I. C. W. M. Taylor Dealer for Uintah Basin HEADgUARTERS AT VERNAL, UTAH JENSEN UTAH Delco-Lig- ht Phone Pink 582 En- |