Show Paternalism Federal Bureaucracy Has Us UsI I oOn nf n r A Home In The Th e Uintah Basin J i f j. j More ore People Needed to Fal Farm 1 the Lands now v Re Re- claimed Every additional honl maker home Will ViII Give Cheer and Stability to Two Now T Here It is no time to talk about 4 thousands of people coming into the Ithe basin right now yet fellow fello citizens by the force of hard times we estimate more than 1000 people cople have come this year Many lead been here before and many are new citizens People slowly learn that something something something some some- thing to eat and a home in which to live are the fir first t requisites Clothing comes next Any man who knows vs how to use water to farm fann to make a home may se secure secure secure se- se cure these necessities in the Uintah Uintah Uin Uin- tah Basin for less money or its equivalent than in any other part of the west Fair intelligence and the Zhe employment of ordinary sense In Jn cooperation with experts county county county coun coun- ty agents and others hired for for- tHe purpose will pay taxes and other costs and insure a living Making a home out of raw desert desert des des- des j ert crt land or the improving of many to be purchased on easy terms and for very low cost is interesting Not every man makes maltes a a. success The writer knows many reany a man who has come into the basin without any money has got down to work worle and in five to I ten years became comparatively independent Others living near may have faile failed Why may certain certain certain tain types of men make money on r ordinary farm land while others fail tail This is an old question We Ve have ve heard it all aU our lives no matter where we once resided Encouragement is written with the fact that people are slowly coming b back ck and strangers are joining this coming back group The Th drift to the city has been given given given en a jolt Big business is rapidly changing Millions will leave the large cities and seek homes along with industries industries industries indus indus- tries that are changing getting away from congestion high taxes I and much that tends toward In- In in in- efficiency One Ona to two underground underground underground under under- ground railroads one to two overhead overhead overhead over over- head railroads and buildings that have thousands of workers in each one have reached a limit Life is too much modified by handicaps Some Sonic of this same spirit is reach reaching reaching reaching I ing out into this basin far away as it it Our isolation with trucks hauling fifteen tons each with radio good phone service electric service all help us to overcome the disadvantages The Uintah Basin Is g growing owing increasing in population population population tion in spite of much that is contrary contrary contrary con con- to justice and right involving involving involving ing policies of government and lo local local local lo- lo cal leadership Against a drouth the worst Utah has ever known people in inthis inthis inthis this basin have just cause to be optimistic If It you are just juat an ordinary ordinary or or- man all you have to do is isto isto isto to go to Salt Lake City right now We believe we are hard hit but study other sections of the west If you could take talce a trip around say 1000 miles In ten days you would be more optimistic and a better booster The press Is not justified In telling the worst side of it Thousands put out of work right here in Utah in iii worse condition condition condition con con- than we may find here and with winter staring them In the face will make many a man wish he were here It should cause you to be a better citizen of the Uintah Uintah Uin Uin- tah tali Basin the largest and least developed part of the entire west And it is the best too I BLUEBELL YOU SURE FOOLED US The base ball game scheduled for Last Sunday between Bluebell and Duchesne in which they were to pl play y off a dispute as to who were really the superior in this sport of Americans must have overslept it being Sunday and a aday aday aday day of rest rest rest-at at any rate the large crowd which had gathered to witness witness witness wit wit- ness this struggle of the mightier milled around the lott the Duchesne boys decided to to have havea a game game all all its own own between between the married men and the single men len It was wan some game game no no some game An say those kids sure made the old gents step up and take it Of course like most married men do because most of them had their better bettor halves there inthe In Inthe Inthe the grand stand watching just I run away with things thIng until the kids perked up as If it to say Say dad youve you've carried this oke loke far enough Well the only things wrong with the kid was they didn't perk perle up soon enough they enough they lost by a slight margin of a few runs The kid on first base George Kohl played the headiest game of ot the day fine and p ne can well be proud of the the- growing talent n n our t. t We Ve enjoyed the tho game gamo to the limit limit limit lim lim- it and present h herewith a few of the major scorings MARRIED MEN G. G Bates 4 4 R. R Sexton ex o v 1 l. l E. E 3 3 C. C Burdick 3 3 S. S Thompson 2 2 D. D Bench 1 1 Van Killian 1 1 1 S. S Hair Hal r 0 0 B. B Bancroft O 0 0 Total 15 i k DS TI THE KIDS K Casper 4 4 R. R Wood V O 0 0 G. G Kohl 0 L. L Curran 1 1 G. G Davis 1 1 D. D Smith th 1 1 L. L Wall Vall 1 1 F. F Belt Bel t 2 2 Kid Case 1 1 To Total taJ 11 11 Kid Case Cas made mad a n home hemp run on three strikes and from there out it was VIas just julit keep up If you youcan youcan youcan can for the od folks I TEACHERS tl I HILL MEET AT Annual Gathering of Educators For Instruction Association l an and Business Saturday e evening Ing school teachers teachers' teachers teachers' teachers teach teach- ers ers' of Duchesne county met in a combination business all and l social convention which marked the opening opening opening op op- op- op ening of the Teachers Institute in Duchesne county G. G M. M Webb of the D. D C. C H. H S. S led the congregation congregation congregation congre congre- gation in community songs Miss Ailsa Eva Jeppson also of the high school at Roosevelt gave a very i entertaining reading a violin solo was rendered by Lavelle Johnson of Duchesne high school Miss Helen Olcan Ohan of Roosevelt gave a n solo sola The speaker of ot tho the evening was war D. D W. W executive executive executive tive secretory secretary of the UE A A. Mr Parra told of of the accomplishments accomplish accomplish- ments of the tho U. U E. E A A. and discussed discussed discussed discus discus- sed plans of the organization and what they expect to do o in the fu fu- fu ture Superintendent C. C M. M Iverson Iverson Iverson Iver- Iver son g gave ve a few instructions to teachers f fA fA A re-or re of the Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne Teachers Association wa was held at the Friday night meeting G. G A. A Stromberg was as elected provident prow pro ident M. M r r. r M. M Edwards vice vic president dent and Ruby Roby and trea treasurer ur r J Tip The 1 od old officers I Clif C JU fv ro offitt I al and d LeRpy LeRAY parks were released i ir I Ir r- r r with ith appreciation for their efficient efficient efficient ent service The P. P T. T 1 A A. plans to assume responsibility for the welfare welfare wel- wel fare faie of local teachers and look to their needs It was decided that all teachers in the county should become members of local state and national teachers' teachers Charles Charle of Roosevelt was elected as a member to represent represent represent rep rep- resent this district at the house of delegates at U. U E. E A. A Tho The remainder of the evening was as spent in dancing Saturday morning all principals of the district met in a special session The main purpose of the meeting was to familiarize them with the policies of the district They iere were also given instructions and a advised as to changes in vari various various yari- yari ou ous f forms of report blanks A Aro ro table n table discussion was held in which uniformity of policy thru- thru out the county was stressed In the afternoon all teachers dispersed dispersed dis ilis- persed to their respective towns where faculty me meetings wore were held Monday S September 7 school began began began be be- gan tn in n every overy district including two high schools of ot year 4 courses and and- andone andon one affording three three years andone and andone one more mort having a n ninth grade Uintah Ba Basin in in Federal Federa Grasp State Rights Given Over to Washington Neither State Nor o Nation Does Anything b Ih This J Uintah Basin in is in the like grip vise of federalism During During During Dur Dur- ing the last twenty-five twenty years a marked tendency to increase the national power within the states has been evident The Spanish Spanish- American was increased this re re- Then came the World War and that surely gave federalism federalism federalism feder feder- a 0 boost Today in the basin more L than thanin an in other sections generally this ii is 1 to be found on every hand 1 While re i is a lot of go goof good oJ in a paternalism wherein the national government st steps ps in ill and does the things thing's that st st. state should do do there considerably considerable danger as well as harm harco Great ar areas s are under forest control the real power at Washington ton and along with this the most mot worthy phase of it we have vast areas withdrawn as proposed propose reclamation projects Much of the basin asin in Utah was once an Indian reservation In 1905 it was opened to settlement About twelve velve hundred aborigines aborigine pure and blood bloed were ere given about acres of farm lands lauds I and approximately acres of grazing land Some of this farmland farm farmland i land has been sold perhaps because because be be- beI I cause a up check-up disclosed the fact that instead of nearly 2000 Utes I there were only about 1200 But t some of the land was not really good farm land Nevertheless the excess was sold to some extent and an all irrigation project spent neatly nearly one million dollars to irrigate irrigate irrigate gate the Indian farm lands But no rho land has bt be 1 n i holU This Indian land laud was a necessity necessity necessity sity and hence a form of federalIsm federalism federalism federal federal- ism peculiar to the basin No one wants to see the Utes get less than a fai fair and square deal But when the excess of farm farmlands farmlands farmlands lands was discovered why did the government not turn it back for homesteaders That is at least half of it The answer is partly in the fact that money had been spent to reclaim the land A priority priority priority of water right was decreed for all the land reclaimed about I acres No one has objected and the matter will remain as it is At least acres of fairly good farm land however is tied up in big proposals such as the South My Myton ton Castle Peak the Ouray Reservoir deal and the Dead Mans Man's bench This land is the lowest in elevation elevation eleva eleva- tion has the longest growing season season season sea sea- son of the entire basin that really extends from the Moffat tunnel to the Wasatch divide It is a great reservoir of agricultural wealth Yet it is held firmly in federal grasp For how long When will the Washington chiefs do something or let some private in initiative initiative initiative in- in take a hand Mammoth with with of hydro-carbon hydro lands has has' been made This acreage Is one of real magna- magna tude and seldom conflicts with the land farm-land deals held up How long 0 O Lord how long shall we wait Bureaucracy sure has us Utah Utahn as a state seems al almost almost almost al- al most nothing out here her if area and wealth considered d. d Our enabling act under which we came into the Union gives the federal federa govern- govern nent certain primary rights which we accepted But this federalism has been carried on and on A highly centralized centralized- paternalism centralized paternalism ls' ls s' s indicated Thus the Uintah Basin has the federalism minus the pa- pa Now under these conditions w we e ask as a simple and elementary r right that the fatherly care of Washington be manifested in keeping with the assumption the acts of congress |